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Scout AI Salary

Scout AI Salary

Scout AI pays a median of $179K ($138K–$248K) across 20 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $138K–$248K salary range

Median: $179K  ·  Based on 20 public Scout AI job postings  ·  Updated October 23, 2026


This Scout AI 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

Scout AI · pay benchmark · updated October 23, 2026
$179K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$138K–$248K
Typical range
$400K view JD
Highest base · Senior AI Engineer
20
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+9
20 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 95% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$175K (5)
Senior
$275K (7)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$275K · $380K top (5)
hardware
$163K · $297K top (6)
mission operations
$125K · $200K top (5)
Highest-paying skills
Python $280K

Highest-paying open roles at Scout AI

Scout AI salary by department

  • engineering: $275K median · $380K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Core Systems (view JD) (5 roles)
  • hardware: $163K median · $297K top base — Senior Electrical Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
  • mission operations: $125K median · $200K top base — Mission Operator - Flight Test Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)

Scout AI engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $175K median · $280K top base — Software Engineer, Agent Harnessing (view JD) (5)
  • Senior: $275K median · $400K top base — Senior AI Engineer (view JD) (7)

Scout AI salary by location

  • Remote: $295K median · $400K top base — Senior AI Engineer (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Scout AI

20% of Scout AI's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $295K median vs $175K onsite.

What Scout AI looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (5) · PyTorch (2) · Troubleshooting (2) · Regulatory Compliance (1) · Intellectual Property (1) · TensorFlow (1) · Electrical (1) · Soldering (1) · Preventive Maintenance (1) · Procurement (1).

Benefits & perks at Scout AI

Commonly listed: dental (20) · pto (20) · food (20) · relocation (20).

About Scout AI

Scout AI is Series A stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2024 · HQ Sunnyvale, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Scout AI

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 18 that do, Associate'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; 95% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Scout AI 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.

Scout AI hiring activity

Scout AI has 20 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 20 public job postings with disclosed pay. 9 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (20 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs Scout AIStage
SpaceX$143K↓ -20%Series D
True Anomaly$173K↓ -3%Series D
Blue Origin$160K↓ -10%Venture-backed
Boeing$132K↓ -26%Public
Shield AI$192K↑ +7%Series G
K2 Space$160K↓ -10%Series D

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Common questions

What does Scout AI pay?
The median pay is $179K, with a typical range of $138K–$248K, based on 20 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Scout AI?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior AI Engineer, at $200K–$400K base.

Which team pays the most at Scout AI?
The engineering team, at a $275K 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 20 public Scout 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 October 23, 2026.

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