Periodic Labs Salary

💰 $220K–$350K salary range

Median: $275K  ·  Based on 23 public Periodic Labs job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Periodic Labs salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Periodic Labs

• Supercompute Engineer — $350K–$450K · Bits: Research, LLMs, machine learning, infra
• Forward Deployed Engineer - LLM Systems — $350K–$400K · Bits: Research, LLMs, machine learning, infra
• ML Systems Engineer — $300K–$400K · Bits: Research, LLMs, machine learning, infra
• Lead Security Engineer — $250K–$350K · Bits: Research, LLMs, machine learning, infra
• Founding HR Leader — $250K–$350K · Business
• Research Engineer - Data — $250K–$350K · Bits: Research, LLMs, machine learning, infra

Periodic Labs salary by department

• Bits: Research, LLMs, machine learning, infra: $350K median (7 roles)
• Business: $300K median (5 roles)
• Atoms: Research Lab, physics, chemistry: $220K median (11 roles)

Remote work at Periodic Labs

5% of Periodic Labs's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Periodic Labs looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (5) · Kubernetes (4) · Terraform (2) · AWS (1) · GCP (1) · Azure (1) · CI/CD (1).

About Periodic Labs

Periodic Labs is Late Stage stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2025 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Periodic Labs

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 18 that do, Bachelor's and PhD and Master's and Associate's are most common.

Base salary vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 13% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Periodic Labs hiring activity

Periodic Labs has 21 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 23 public job postings with disclosed pay. 12 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (14 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 1 contract role in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Periodic Labs pay?
The median base salary is $275K, with a typical range of $220K–$350K, based on 23 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Periodic Labs?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Supercompute Engineer, at $350K–$450K base.

Which team pays the most at Periodic Labs?
The Bits: Research, LLMs, machine learning, infra team, at a $350K 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

USD base salary aggregated from 23 public Periodic Labs 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 June 10, 2026.

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