Scaleai Salary

💰 $225K–$311K salary range

Median: $270K  ·  Based on 114 public Scaleai job postings  ·  Updated June 9, 2026

This Scaleai 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 Scaleai

• Manager, Machine Learning Research Scientist, GenAI — $498K · Research
• Director and Associate General Counsel, Compliance — $378K · Legal & GRC
• Senior / Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, Agents — $378K · Research
• Principal Architect — $373K · Public Sector Engineering
• Director, Enterprise Machine Learning & Research — $362K · Enterprise Engineering
• Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector — $362K · Public Sector Engineering

Scaleai salary by department

• Legal & GRC: $331K median (6 roles)
• Enterprise Engineering: $315K median (21 roles)
• Enterprise Product: $300K median (3 roles)
• Horizontals EPD: $297K median (3 roles)
• Public Sector Engineering: $293K median (11 roles)
• Research: $270K median (15 roles)
• Gen AI EPD: $270K median (5 roles)
• AVCV / Robotics EPD: $268K median (4 roles)

Scaleai salary by seniority

• Mid: $250K median (42)
• Senior: $270K median (14)
• Staff: $315K median (16)
• Lead: $190K median (11)
• Manager: $260K median (30)
• Director: $302K median (7)

Scaleai salary by location

• San Francisco: $268K median (90 roles)
• New York: $297K median (16 roles)

Remote work at Scaleai

6% of Scaleai's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Scaleai looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (38) · AWS (27) · GCP (25) · Azure (20) · Kubernetes (20) · Docker (9) · TypeScript (8) · React (7) · PyTorch (5) · Terraform (5).

Benefits & perks at Scaleai

Commonly listed: dental (114) · vision (114) · 401k (114) · pto (114) · gym (1).

Experience & background at Scaleai

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 7 that do, Master's and Bachelor'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; 93% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Scaleai total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 2% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Scaleai hiring activity

Scaleai has 122 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 122 public job postings with disclosed pay. 122 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (122 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 12 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Scaleai's pay with companies with similar pay:

• Docker — median $268K
• Vapi — median $270K
• Vercel — median $270K
• Superhuman — median $270K
• SecurityScorecard — median $270K
• Runway Ml — median $270K

Browse all company salary pages →

Common questions

What does Scaleai pay?
The median base salary is $268K, with a typical range of $225K–$308K, based on 122 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Scaleai?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Manager, Machine Learning Research Scientist, GenAI, at $498K base.

Which team pays the most at Scaleai?
The Legal & GRC team, at a $331K 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 122 public Scaleai 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.

Hiring like Scaleai? Talk to Recruiting from Scratch →