Is this Sphere salary base pay or total compensation?

These figures are base salary only, from public job postings. Equity is a separate, often-large component of total compensation and is not included here.

Is this Sphere data from placements or job postings?

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

What skills pay the most at Sphere?

Postings requiring Swift carry a median base of $240K (9 postings).

Roles we hire for

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Sphere Salary

Q: What does Sphere pay?

Sphere pays a median base salary of $243K, with a range of $215K to $245K, based on 10 public job postings collected in 2025–2026. This is base salary only — equity is separate.

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

The highest observed base pay is $280K (Lead AI Engineer), from a public job posting. Equity is separate.

Q: Which team pays the most at Sphere?

The Engineering team has the highest median base salary at $245K, across 5 postings.

Sphere pays a median base salary of $243K ($215K–$245K) across 10 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $215K–$245K salary range

Median: $243K · Based on 10 public Sphere job postings · Updated June 11, 2026

This Sphere 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

Sphere · base salary benchmark · updated June 11, 2026

$243K

Median base

$215K–$245K

Typical range

$280K view JD

Highest base · Lead AI Engineer

10

Open roles

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Typical exp.

ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate (7 postings cite equity)

Salary by department · median & top base

Engineering

$245K · $280K top (5)

Highest-paying skills

Swift $240K

Highest-paying open roles at Sphere

Lead AI Engineer — $250K–$280K · Engineering
AI Agent Infrastructure Lead — $230K–$260K · Engineering
Founding Product Engineer — $230K–$260K · Engineering
Senior Full Stack Engineer — $230K–$260K · Engineering
Senior Backend Engineer (Infrastructure) — $230K–$260K · Engineering
Founding Account Executive (Europe) — $220K–$260K · Sales

Sphere salary by department

Engineering: $245K median · $272K top 10% · $280K top base — Lead AI Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)

Sphere salary by location

San Francisco: $245K median · $266K top 10% · $280K top base — Lead AI Engineer (view JD) (8 roles)

Remote work at Sphere

20% of Sphere's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Sphere looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: React (2) · Python (2) · Django (2) · PostgreSQL (1) · AWS (1) · GCP (1) · Azure (1).

About Sphere

Sphere is Series A stage · 1–10 employees · founded 2024 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

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; 70% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Sphere hiring activity

Sphere has 10 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 10 public job postings with disclosed pay.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

Company	Median	vs Sphere	Stage
SpaceX	$135K	↓ -44%	Series D
OpenAI	$308K	↑ +27%	Late Stage
Esri	$126K	↓ -48%	—
Databricks	$215K	↓ -12%	Series J
MedElite	$175K	↓ -28%	—
Crusoe	$168K	↓ -31%	Series E

Common questions

What does Sphere pay?
The median base salary is $243K, with a typical range of $215K–$245K, based on 10 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Sphere?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Lead AI Engineer, at $250K–$280K base.

Which team pays the most at Sphere?
The Engineering team, at a $245K 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 10 public Sphere 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 11, 2026.

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