Raft Salary

💰 $149K–$191K salary range

Median: $168K  ·  Based on 16 public Raft job postings  ·  Updated August 4, 2026

This Raft 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 Raft

• Don’t see the perfect fit, but ready to build what’s next? — $65K–$250K
• Principal Engineer — $180K–$230K · Engineering
• Job Application for Principal Software Engineer — $180K–$230K
• Lead Engineer — $180K–$230K · Engineering
• Engineer — $170K–$220K · Engineering
• Space Force Account Executive — $150K–$200K · Engineering
• Senior Engineer — $150K–$200K · Engineering
• Program/Product Manager — $120K–$180K · Product Management
• Product Manager — $140K–$180K · Product Management

Raft salary by department

• engineering: $178K median · $230K top base — Principal Engineer (view JD) (10 roles)

Raft salary by location

• Remote: $168K median · $230K top base — Lead Engineer (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Raft

33% of Raft's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $168K median vs $160K onsite.

What Raft looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Kubernetes (7) · AWS (5) · Docker (5) · CI/CD (5) · Python (5) · Go (4) · Java (4) · Kafka (4) · Terraform (4) · Azure (3).

Benefits & perks at Raft

Commonly listed: dental (12) · vision (12) · 401k (12) · pto (12).

About Raft

Raft is Series C stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2018 · HQ Reston, Virginia. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Raft

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 8+ for the most senior).

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; 6% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Raft hiring activity

Raft has 16 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 16 public job postings with disclosed pay. 6 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (16 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Raft pay?
The median pay is $168K, with a typical range of $149K–$191K, based on 16 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Raft?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Don’t see the perfect fit, but ready to build what’s next?, at $65K–$250K base.

Which team pays the most at Raft?
The engineering team, at a $178K 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 16 public Raft 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 4, 2026.

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