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Retell AI Salary

Retell AI Salary

Retell AI pays a median of $250K ($221K–$250K) across 18 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $221K–$250K salary range

Median: $250K  ·  Based on 18 public Retell AI job postings  ·  Updated June 23, 2026


This Retell AI 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

Retell AI · pay benchmark · updated June 23, 2026
$250K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$221K–$250K
Typical range
$400K view JD
Highest base · Research Scientist - Audio
18
Open roles
~3 yrs
Typical exp.
+5
18 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 100% of roles mention equity · options
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$263K · $400K top (8)
Highest-paying skills
Python $250KLLMs $250KReact $250K

Highest-paying open roles at Retell AI

Retell AI salary by department

  • engineering: $263K median · $400K top base — Research Scientist - Audio (view JD) (8 roles)

Remote work at Retell AI

0% of Retell AI's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Retell AI looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (7) · React (5) · TypeScript (3) · PyTorch (3) · JavaScript (2) · OpenAI (2) · Team Leadership (1) · Performance Management (1) · AWS (1) · GCP (1).

About Retell AI

Retell AI is Seed stage · 24–24 employees · founded 2023 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Retell AI

Roles typically ask for around 3 years of experience (up to 9+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 2 that do, Master'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; 100% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Retell AI total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Retell AI hiring activity

Retell AI has 18 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 18 public job postings with disclosed pay. 5 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (18 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 1 contract role in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Retell AI's pay with companies in the same space:

CompanyMedian payvs Retell AIStage
Cresta$158K↓ -37%Series D
David AI$205K↓ -18%Late Stage
Anthropic$353K↑ +41%Series H
Fluidstack$210K↓ -16%Late Stage
Decagon$265K↑ +6%Series D
Scale AI$238K↓ -5%Series F

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Common questions

What does Retell AI pay?
The median pay is $250K, with a typical range of $221K–$250K, based on 18 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Retell AI?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Research Scientist - Audio, at $225K–$400K base.

Which team pays the most at Retell AI?
The engineering team, at a $263K 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 18 public Retell AI 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 23, 2026.

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