RunPod Salary

💰 $164K–$213K salary range

Median: $183K  ·  Based on 16 public RunPod job postings  ·  Updated June 23, 2026

This RunPod 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 RunPod

• Principal Security Engineer — $200K–$320K · Engineering
• Head of People Operations — $200K–$250K · People
• Director, Revenue Operations — $180K–$250K · Sales
• Director of Marketing Operations — $200K–$250K · Marketing
• Engineering Manager - Product & Platform Delivery — $175K–$250K · Engineering
• Manager, HPC Storage Engineer — $150K–$240K · Engineering
• Senior Product Marketing Manager — $150K–$230K · Marketing
• Senior Product Manager — $175K–$225K · Product
• Software Engineer (Full-Stack) — $130K–$200K · Engineering
• Site Reliability Engineer — $150K–$200K · Infrastructure

RunPod salary by department

• engineering: $185K median · $320K top base — Principal Security Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)

RunPod salary by location

• Remote: $175K median · $320K top base — Principal Security Engineer (view JD) (14 roles)

Remote work at RunPod

100% of RunPod's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What RunPod looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (7) · Go (7) · Docker (5) · JavaScript (3) · React (3) · Node.js (2) · Django (2) · PyTorch (2) · PostgreSQL (2) · MySQL (2).

Benefits & perks at RunPod

Commonly listed: pto (14) · dental (12) · home-office (12).

About RunPod

RunPod is Seed stage · 51–100 employees · founded 2022 · HQ Mount Laurel, New Jersey. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at RunPod

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 2 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; 88% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

RunPod hiring activity

RunPod has 16 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 16 public job postings with disclosed pay. 4 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (16 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 3 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does RunPod pay?
The median pay is $183K, with a typical range of $164K–$213K, based on 16 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at RunPod?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Principal Security Engineer, at $200K–$320K base.

Which team pays the most at RunPod?
The engineering team, at a $185K 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 RunPod 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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