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Vapi Salary

Vapi Salary

Vapi pays a median of $230K ($168K–$240K) across 39 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $168K–$240K salary range

Median: $230K  ·  Based on 39 public Vapi job postings  ·  Updated June 20, 2026


This Vapi 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

Vapi · pay benchmark · updated June 20, 2026
$230K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$168K–$240K
Typical range
$300K view JD
Highest base · Enterprise Account Executive, NYC
39
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+28
39 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 95% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$163K (10)
Senior
$230K (19)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering, product & design
$235K · $280K top (15)
go-to-market
$210K · $300K top (13)
g&a
$165K · $275K top (6)
post sales
$145K · $160K top (5)
Pay by location
Remote $228K (29)San Francisco $235K (9)
Highest-paying skills
React $240KAWS $240KKubernetes $240KTypeScript $233KLLMs $230KGo $215K

Highest-paying open roles at Vapi

Vapi salary by department

  • engineering, product & design: $235K median · $280K top base — Member of Technical Staff, QA (view JD) (15 roles)
  • go-to-market: $210K median · $300K top base — Enterprise Account Executive, NYC (view JD) (13 roles)
  • g&a: $165K median · $275K top base — Head of Legal (view JD) (6 roles)
  • post sales: $145K median · $160K top base — Agent Strategist - NYC (view JD) (5 roles)

Vapi salary by seniority

  • Mid: $163K median · $300K top base — Enterprise Account Executive, NYC (view JD) (10)
  • Senior: $230K median · $280K top base — Member of Technical Staff, QA (view JD) (19)

Vapi salary by location

  • Remote: $228K median · $300K top base — Enterprise Account Executive, NYC (view JD) (29 roles)
  • San Francisco: $235K median · $280K top base — Member of Technical Staff, Infrastructure (view JD) (9 roles)

Remote work at Vapi

85% of Vapi's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $170K median vs $240K onsite.

What Vapi looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: TypeScript (9) · React (5) · Node.js (5) · Kubernetes (5) · JavaScript (4) · Python (4) · MongoDB (4) · Redis (4) · AWS (4) · Go (3).

Benefits & perks at Vapi

Commonly listed: dental (33) · food (33) · learning (30).

About Vapi

Vapi is Series B stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2021 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Vapi

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 2 that do, Master'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.

Vapi total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 52% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Vapi hiring activity

Vapi has 39 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 39 public job postings with disclosed pay. 28 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (39 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs VapiStage
Fluidstack$205K↓ -11%Late Stage
Decagon$265K↑ +15%Series D
Metropolis Technologies$160K↓ -30%Series D
Mercor$215K↓ -7%Series C
Baseten$248K↑ +8%Series E
Runway Ml$245K↑ +7%Venture-backed

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Common questions

What does Vapi pay?
The median pay is $230K, with a typical range of $168K–$240K, based on 39 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Vapi?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Enterprise Account Executive, NYC, at $150K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at Vapi?
The engineering, product & design team, at a $235K 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 39 public Vapi 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 20, 2026.

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