Sila pays a median of $151K, with a range of $128K to $153K, based on 20 public job postings collected in 2025–2026. These are posted-range midpoints; equity is separate and not included.

Is this Sila salary base pay or total compensation?

These figures are the midpoint of each posting's advertised range, from public job postings. Equity is a separate, often-large component of total compensation and is not included here.

Is this Sila data from placements or job postings?

It is aggregated from public job postings on Sila's career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

What skills pay the most at Sila?

Postings requiring Python carry a median base of $151K (7 postings).

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Sila Salary

Q: What is the highest-paying job at Sila?

The highest observed base pay is $211K (Director, R&D Engineering), from a public job posting. Equity is separate.

Sila pays a median of $151K ($128K–$153K) across 20 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $128K–$153K salary range

Median: $151K · Based on 20 public Sila job postings · Updated June 19, 2026

This Sila 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

Sila · pay benchmark · updated June 19, 2026

$151K

inc. eng · sales · ops

All-role median

$128K–$153K

Typical range

$211K view JD

Highest base · Director, R&D Engineering

20

Open roles

~8 yrs

Typical exp.

+20

20 last 90d

New last 30d

ⓘ Base salary only — 100% of roles mention equity · options

IC salary by seniority

Senior

$128K (7)

Staff

$152K (8)

Highest-paying skills

Python $151K

Highest-paying open roles at Sila

Director, R&D Engineering — $211K · R&D Engineering
Senior Manager, Battery Engineering — $185K · Battery Engineering
Senior Staff Battery Engineer — $172K · Battery Engineering
Senior Staff Quality Engineer, Manufacturing — $156K · Manufacturing - CA
Senior Staff Quality Engineer, Battery Manufacturing — $156K · Supply Chain - CA
Software Application Developer, Data Systems — $152K · Data Systems
Staff Battery Engineer — $151K · Battery Engineering
Staff Applied ML Engineer — $151K · Executive Operations
Materials Development Engineer — $151K · Applied R&D
Capital Projects, Quality Manager — $151K · Capital Projects - CA

Sila salary by seniority

Senior: $128K median · $185K top base — Senior Manager, Battery Engineering (view JD) (7)
Staff: $152K median · $172K top base — Senior Staff Battery Engineer (view JD) (8)

Remote work at Sila

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

What Sila looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (7) · FastAPI (2) · Airflow (2) · Dbt (2) · PyTorch (1) · TensorFlow (1) · Scikit-Learn (1) · SQL (1) · Data Pipelines (1) · Employee Relations (1).

About Sila

Sila is Series G stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2011 · HQ Alameda, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Sila

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 14 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD 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; 100% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Sila hiring activity

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

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

Company	Median pay	vs Sila	Stage
Redwood Materials	$191K	↑ +26%	Series E
Silver	$96K	↓ -36%	—
Solid Power	$126K	↓ -16%	Public
SpaceX	$135K	↓ -11%	Series D
Axon	$173K	↑ +15%	Public
BlueHalo	$129K	↓ -14%	—

Common questions

What does Sila pay?
The median pay is $151K, with a typical range of $128K–$153K, based on 20 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Sila?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director, R&D Engineering, at $211K base.

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 Sila 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 19, 2026.

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