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SandboxAQ Salary

SandboxAQ Salary

SandboxAQ pays a median of $202K ($189K–$235K) across 23 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $189K–$235K salary range

Median: $202K  ·  Based on 23 public SandboxAQ job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026


This SandboxAQ 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

SandboxAQ · pay benchmark · updated July 1, 2026
$202K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$189K–$235K
Typical range
$420K view JD
Highest base · Chief Scientist, Magnets
23
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+23
23 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$191K (10)
Staff
$225K (7)
Salary by department · median & top base
ai simulation
$212K · $420K top (14)
Highest-paying skills
Go $235KPython $202KAWS $202KFine-Tuning $198KMachine Learning $193KPyTorch $193KGCP $189KDeep Learning $175K

Highest-paying open roles at SandboxAQ

SandboxAQ salary by department

  • ai simulation: $212K median · $420K top base — Chief Scientist, Magnets (view JD) (14 roles)

SandboxAQ salary by seniority

  • Senior: $191K median · $306K top base — Staff ML Research Scientist, Co-Folding and Affinity (view JD) (10)
  • Staff: $225K median · $420K top base — Chief Scientist, Magnets (view JD) (7)

Remote work at SandboxAQ

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

What SandboxAQ looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (12) · PyTorch (7) · CI/CD (6) · AWS (5) · GCP (5) · Kubernetes (3) · Terraform (3) · Product Roadmap (3) · Experimentation (3) · Scikit-Learn (3).

Benefits & perks at SandboxAQ

Commonly listed: dental (19) · vision (19) · 401k (19) · pto (19) · parental (19) · learning (2) · bonus (1) · unlimited-pto (1).

About SandboxAQ

SandboxAQ is Series E stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2021 · HQ Palo Alto, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at SandboxAQ

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 14 that do, PhD and Bachelor's and Master's are 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. Equity is not included in the medians above.

SandboxAQ total compensation signals

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

SandboxAQ hiring activity

SandboxAQ has 23 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 23 public job postings with disclosed pay. 23 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (23 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare SandboxAQ's pay with companies in the same space:

CompanyMedian payvs SandboxAQStage
ServiceNow$228K↑ +12%Public
Tanium$181K↓ -11%Series G
OpenAI$308K↑ +52%Late Stage
Socure$186K↓ -8%Series E
Workday$160K↓ -21%Public
Zip$185K↓ -9%Series D

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Common questions

What does SandboxAQ pay?
The median pay is $202K, with a typical range of $189K–$235K, based on 23 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at SandboxAQ?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Chief Scientist, Magnets, at $224K–$420K base.

Which team pays the most at SandboxAQ?
The ai simulation team, at a $212K 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 23 public SandboxAQ 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 July 1, 2026.

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