Vast.ai Salary

💰 $132K–$177K salary range

Median: $156K  ·  Based on 147 public Vast.ai job postings  ·  Updated October 22, 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, People Business Partners — $184K–$275K · People Business Partners
• Director, Mission Engineering & Management — $189K–$268K · Satellites
• Staff Software Engineer, Mission Software — $189K–$268K · Mission Software
• Mission Assurance Engineer — $160K–$268K · Flight Safety & Mission Assurance
• Staff Flight Software Engineer — $189K–$268K · Flight Software
• Staff Software Engineer, AI Tooling — $160K–$268K · Information Systems Software Engineering
• Senior Software Engineer, Backend — $159K–$267K · Information Systems
• Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise Applications — $135K–$267K · Information Systems
• Propulsion Design Reliability Engineer — $162K–$265K · Design Reliability
• Avionics Design Reliability Engineer — $162K–$265K · Design Reliability

Vast.ai salary by department

• design reliability: $214K median · $265K top base — Propulsion Design Reliability Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
• information systems: $195K median · $267K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Backend (view JD) (6 roles)
• satellites: $167K median · $268K top base — Director, Mission Engineering & Management (view JD) (12 roles)
• integration: $164K median · $230K top base — Fluids Test Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
• pipeline department - mechanical engineering: $104K median · $122K top base — Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Control Systems (view JD) (6 roles)

Vast.ai engineering & product salary by seniority

• Mid: $154K median · $268K top base — Mission Assurance Engineer (view JD) (59)
• Senior: $167K median · $267K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Backend (view JD) (31)
• Staff: $212K median · $268K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Mission Software (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 (88) · Python (18) · Full-Cycle Recruiting (4) · Procurement (4) · Supply Chain (3) · Team Leadership (3) · Scheduling (2) · HRIS (2) · Total Rewards (2) · Talent Acquisition (2).

Benefits & perks at Vast.ai

Commonly listed: dental (147) · vision (147) · mental-health (147) · 401k (147) · life-ins (147) · pto (147) · parental (147) · gym (147).

About Vast.ai

Vast.ai is Seed stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2018 · 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 4 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 38 that do, Bachelor'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; 100% 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: 2% 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 147 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 147 public job postings with disclosed pay. 36 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (88 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Vast.ai pay?
The median pay is $156K, with a typical range of $132K–$177K, based on 147 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, People Business Partners, at $184K–$275K base.

Which team pays the most at Vast.ai?
The 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 147 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 October 22, 2026.

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