Vast.ai Salary

💰 $133K–$185K salary range

Median: $160K  ·  Based on 136 public Vast.ai job postings  ·  Updated August 1, 2026

This Vast.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

Highest-paying open roles at Vast.ai

• Director, Fluid Systems Test — $203K–$289K · Engineering - Propulsion
• Director, Satellite Engineering — $189K–$268K · Satellite
• Director, Sub Assemblies Manufacturing — $189K–$268K · Manufacturing - Primary & Mechanical Sub-Assemblies
• Director, Mission Engineering & Management — $189K–$268K · Satellite
• Mission Assurance Engineer — $160K–$268K · Flight Safety & Mission Assurance
• Staff DevOps Engineer — $159K–$268K · Engineering - Software
• Staff Flight Software Engineer — $189K–$268K · Engineering - Software
• Director, Loads & Dynamics — $189K–$268K · Engineering - Structures
• Staff Software Engineer, AI Tooling — $160K–$268K · IT
• Senior Software Engineer, Backend — $159K–$267K · IT

Vast.ai salary by department

• engineering - design reliability: $214K median · $265K top base — Propulsion Design Reliability Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)
• engineering - propulsion: $198K median · $289K top base — Director, Fluid Systems Test (view JD) (6 roles)
• it: $188K median · $268K top base — Staff Software Engineer, AI Tooling (view JD) (5 roles)
• engineering - thermal: $185K median · $249K top base — Staff Thermal Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
• satellite: $167K median · $268K top base — Director, Satellite Engineering (view JD) (9 roles)
• engineering - structures: $167K median · $268K top base — Director, Loads & Dynamics (view JD) (9 roles)
• manufacturing - fabrication: $165K median · $230K top base — Tooling Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)
• engineering - avionics: $164K median · $265K top base — Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Avionics (view JD) (15 roles)

Vast.ai salary by seniority

• Junior: $123K median · $230K top base — Dynamics Engineer (view JD) (20)
• Mid: $137K median · $245K top base — Avionics Manufacturing Engineer (view JD) (30)
• Senior: $167K median · $267K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Backend (view JD) (45)
• Staff: $204K median · $268K top base — Mission Assurance Engineer (view JD) (20)

Vast.ai salary — lead & management

• Manager: $157K median · $220K top base — Manager, Thermal Control Systems (view JD) (13)
• Director: $228K median · $289K top base — Director, Fluid Systems Test (view JD) (7)

Remote work at Vast.ai

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

What Vast.ai looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Spring (118) · Python (16) · Supply Chain (9) · Procurement (6) · Full-Cycle Recruiting (3) · Kubernetes (3) · Docker (3) · Scheduling (3) · EHS (3) · AWS (2).

Benefits & perks at Vast.ai

Commonly listed: dental (135) · vision (135) · mental-health (135) · 401k (135) · life-ins (135) · pto (135) · parental (135) · gym (135).

About Vast.ai

Vast.ai is Seed stage · 11–50 employees · HQ Los Angeles, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Vast.ai

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 34 that do, Bachelor'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; 99% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Vast.ai total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 3% include commission; common structures: hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Vast.ai hiring activity

Vast.ai has 136 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 136 public job postings with disclosed pay. 35 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (82 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Vast.ai pay?
The median pay is $160K, with a typical range of $133K–$185K, based on 136 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Vast.ai?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director, Fluid Systems Test, at $203K–$289K base.

Which team pays the most at Vast.ai?
The engineering - design reliability team, at a $214K 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 136 public Vast.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 August 1, 2026.

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