nScale Salary

💰 $154K–$233K salary range

Median: $200K  ·  Based on 146 public nScale job postings  ·  Updated August 9, 2026

This nScale salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at nScale

• VP, Physical AI GTM — $370K–$650K · Global GTM & Marketing
• VP, Legal US (Corporate and M&A) — $300K–$600K · Corporate
• VP, Corporate Strategy, Transaction Advisory — $280K–$500K · Strategy & Corporate Development
• Senior Principal Back-End Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure — $270K–$360K · AI Infrastructure Operations
• Software Engineering Manager - Fleet Management — $300K–$350K · Technology
• Director, HPC Systems Software Engineering — $230K–$343K · Product
• Principal Technical Program Manager – GPU Infrastructure — $250K–$320K · Infrastructure
• Director, Deployment Engineering — $240K–$320K · AI Infrastructure Operations
• Staff Software Engineer - Fleet Management — $220K–$320K · Technology
• Director of Cyber Defense & Operations — $275K–$315K · Security

nScale salary by department

• product: $240K median · $343K top base — Director, HPC Systems Software Engineering (view JD) (7 roles)
• design: $230K median · $300K top base — Director, Utility Development (view JD) (5 roles)
• technology: $225K median · $350K top base — Software Engineering Manager - Fleet Management (view JD) (9 roles)
• global gtm & marketing: $215K median · $650K top base — VP, Physical AI GTM (view JD) (13 roles)
• ai infrastructure operations: $213K median · $360K top base — Senior Principal Back-End Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (view JD) (25 roles)
• security: $198K median · $315K top base — Director of Cyber Defense & Operations (view JD) (14 roles)
• deputy presidential leaders: $195K median · $250K top base — Systems Integration Commissioning Manager (view JD) (5 roles)
• data centres management & operations: $185K median · $290K top base — Director, Data Center Development (view JD) (5 roles)

nScale salary by seniority

• Junior: $98K median · $170K top base — Site Reliability Engineer (view JD) (6)
• Mid: $163K median · $260K top base — Data Engineer (view JD) (12)
• Senior: $185K median · $300K top base — Senior Engineer, Storage Services (view JD) (37)
• Staff: $234K median · $360K top base — Senior Principal Back-End Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (view JD) (32)

nScale salary — lead & management

• Lead: $177K median · $270K top base — GTM Enablement Lead (view JD) (11)
• Manager: $150K median · $350K top base — Software Engineering Manager - Fleet Management (view JD) (20)
• Director: $235K median · $650K top base — VP, Physical AI GTM (view JD) (28)

nScale salary by location

• Remote: $160K median · $360K top base — Senior Principal Back-End Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (view JD) (18 roles)
• New York: $218K median · $600K top base — VP, Legal US (Corporate and M&A) (view JD) (10 roles)
• Seattle: $177K median · $204K top base — Procore Functional Lead (view JD) (6 roles)
• San Francisco: $215K median · $300K top base — Director, Rewards Business Partner (view JD) (5 roles)

Remote work at nScale

36% of nScale's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $160K median vs $156K onsite.

What nScale looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (27) · Go (10) · Kubernetes (9) · SQL (7) · AWS (6) · GCP (6) · Azure (6) · Procurement (6) · Team Leadership (6) · Supply Chain (5).

Benefits & perks at nScale

Commonly listed: dental (125) · 401k (125) · pto (125) · parental (125) · vision (7) · bonus (7).

About nScale

nScale is Series C stage · 251–500 employees · HQ London, England. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at nScale

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 14 that do, Bachelor's is most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 86% of these postings reference equity (options, rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

nScale total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 5% of roles list a bonus; 71% include commission; common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

nScale hiring activity

nScale has 146 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 146 public job postings with disclosed pay. 56 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (123 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 21 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does nScale pay?
The median pay is $200K, with a typical range of $154K–$233K, based on 146 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at nScale?
One of the highest-paying open roles is VP, Physical AI GTM, at $370K–$650K base.

Which team pays the most at nScale?
The product team, at a $240K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 146 public nScale job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed August 9, 2026.

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