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Sila Salary

Sila Salary

Sila pays a median of $172K ($159K–$195K) across 32 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $159K–$195K salary range

Median: $172K  ·  Based on 32 public Sila job postings  ·  Updated October 9, 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 October 9, 2026
$172K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$159K–$195K
Typical range
$308K view JD
Highest base · VP, Foundry Operations
32
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+15
24 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 97% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$145K (5)
Senior
$162K (5)
Staff
$171K (10)

Highest-paying open roles at Sila

Sila engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $145K median · $212K top base — Program Manager (view JD) (5)
  • Senior: $162K median · $218K top base — Lead Mechanical Engineer (view JD) (5)
  • Staff: $171K median · $218K top base — Sr Staff Engineer, Automation Controls (view JD) (10)

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 (4) · OSHA (2) · EHS (2) · FP&A (1) · Sourcing (1) · Onboarding (1) · Talent Acquisition (1) · FastAPI (1) · Airflow (1) · Dbt (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 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 15 that do, Bachelor's and PhD 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; 97% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Sila total compensation signals

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

Sila hiring activity

Sila has 32 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 32 public job postings with disclosed pay. 15 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (24 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 5 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs SilaStage
GlobalFoundries$137K↓ -20%Public
Samsung Electronics$125K↓ -27%Public
Form Energy$166K↓ -3%Series G
Jabil$140K↓ -18%Public
Redwood Materials$194K↑ +13%Series E
Semtech$117K↓ -32%Public

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Common questions

What does Sila pay?
The median pay is $172K, with a typical range of $159K–$195K, based on 32 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 VP, Foundry Operations, at $234K–$308K 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 32 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 October 9, 2026.

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