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Worldlabs Salary

Worldlabs Salary

Worldlabs pays a median of $288K ($269K–$300K) across 10 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $269K–$300K salary range

Median: $288K  ·  Based on 10 public Worldlabs job postings  ·  Updated September 23, 2026


This Worldlabs 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

Worldlabs · pay benchmark · updated September 23, 2026
$288K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$269K–$300K
Typical range
$350K view JD
Highest base · Research Engineer / Scientist (SLAM)
10
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+10
10 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 10% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
research
$300K · $350K top (5)
Highest-paying skills
Machine Learning $294KPython $288K

Highest-paying open roles at Worldlabs

Worldlabs salary by department

  • research: $300K median · $350K top base — Research Engineer / Scientist (SLAM) (view JD) (5 roles)

Worldlabs salary by location

  • San Francisco: $288K median · $350K top base — Research Engineer / Scientist (SLAM) (view JD) (10 roles)

Remote work at Worldlabs

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

What Worldlabs looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (6) · PyTorch (3) · FastAPI (1) · CI/CD (1) · TensorFlow (1) · TypeScript (1) · React (1) · Go (1).

About Worldlabs

Worldlabs is Series B stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2023 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Worldlabs

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 8+ for the most senior).

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; 10% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Worldlabs hiring activity

Worldlabs has 10 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 10 public job postings with disclosed pay. 10 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (10 in the last 90).

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xAI$220K↓ -23%Series E
Anthropic$363K↑ +26%Series H
Rocket Lab$140K↓ -51%Public
Fluidstack$218K↓ -24%Late Stage
Gartner$147K↓ -49%Public

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Common questions

What does Worldlabs pay?
The median pay is $288K, with a typical range of $269K–$300K, based on 10 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Worldlabs?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Research Engineer / Scientist (SLAM), at $250K–$350K base.

Which team pays the most at Worldlabs?
The research team, at a $300K 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 10 public Worldlabs 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 September 23, 2026.

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