Scale AI salary data
Scale AI publishes pay ranges on 137 of its open roles. These are the company's own published figures, not estimates or crowd-sourced guesses.
Last checked 19 August 2026
$231k
Median midpoint
$74k
Lowest published
$567k
Highest published
137
Roles with pay
Pay by role at Scale AI
| Role | Openings | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 23 | $179k | $362k |
| Manager | 21 | $98k | $363k |
| Engineer | 11 | $149k | $360k |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 10 | $180k | $331k |
| Product Manager | 10 | $171k | $345k |
| Security Engineer | 6 | $198k | $342k |
| Engineering Manager | 3 | $216k | $315k |
| Account Executive | 3 | $207k | $259k |
| Finance | 3 | $92k | $207k |
| Solutions Engineer | 3 | $180k | $233k |
| Marketing Manager | 2 | $158k | $216k |
Where this comes from. Every figure is taken from Scale AI's own job board and recorded each day. When a range changes, we keep both the old number and the new one — which is how you can see pay moving rather than just where it stands today. Figures above cover annual salaries only; 5 further roles are quoted at an hourly or monthly rate are excluded so they don't distort the ranges.
Roles with published pay
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner Development Manager new | Washington, DC | Public Sector Business Development | $163k – $204k |
| Strategic Finance Manager, Corporate | San Francisco, CA | CFO Team | $148k – $185k |
| Forward Deployed Product Designer | New York, NY; Washington, DC | EPD | $230k – $270k |
| Software Engineer - AI Enablement | San Francisco, CA | Data, Technology & Systems | $180k – $225k |
| Area Manager, Red Team | Dallas, TX | Gen AI Operations | $98k – $122k |
| National Security Policy, Senior Manager | Washington, DC | Policy | $170k – $205k |
| Product Marketing Lead, Enterprise | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Marketing | $173k – $216k |
| Employee Relations Partner | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | People | $173k – $216k |
| Strategic Projects Lead, Public Sector - Cyber | Washington, DC | Public Sector Operations | $139k – $174k |
| Sr. Director, Forward Deployed Engineering | New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $285k – $356k |
| Senior Product Design Manager | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Applications Platform Product | $292k – $292k |
| Engagement Manager, Public Sector (CO Springs) | Colorado Springs, CO | Public Sector | $166k – $249k |
| Senior AI Product Manager, Cybersecurity | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA | Gen AI Product | $206k – $257k |
| Senior AI Product Manager, Code | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA | Gen AI Product | $206k – $257k |
| Senior AI Product Manager, Leaderboard | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA | Gen AI Product | $206k – $257k |
| Chief of Staff, Public Sector Engineering & Security | Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $182k – $228k |
| VP, Research | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Research | $454k – $567k |
| Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI) | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $252k – $315k |
| Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI) | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $216k – $270k |
| Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI) | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $180k – $225k |
| Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector | Austin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Honolulu, HI; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $223k – $279k |
| Communications Senior Manager, Corporate & Product (Enterprise) | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Marketing | $151k – $189k |
| Director of Engineering, Physical AI | San Francisco, CA | Physical AI Engineering | $302k – $378k |
| Director of Product Management, Physical AI | San Francisco, CA | Physical AI Product | $274k – $342k |
| Senior Technician, Robotics | San Francisco, CA | Physical AI Operations | $134k – $168k |
| Associate General Counsel, Commercial | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Legal & GRC | $265k – $331k |
| Manager, Research Scientist | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Research | $290k – $363k |
| Team Lead, ARC Team | San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $252k – $362k |
| Infrastructure Security Engineer, Public Sector | New York, NY; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $198k – $342k |
| Security Engineer, Public Sector | New York, NY; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $218k – $342k |
| Executive Assistant | Washington, DC | Public Sector Operations | $136k – $170k |
| Field Engineer, Public Sector | Austin, TX; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $181k – $227k |
| Head of Engagement Management | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Gen AI Operations | $225k – $281k |
| Engagement Manager (Computer Vision), Public Sector | Washington, DC | Public Sector | $187k – $234k |
| AI Infrastructure Engineer, Sandbox Platform | San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY | Horizontals EPD | $180k – $225k |
| AI Advisory Principal | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Sales | $207k – $259k |
| AI Advisory Consultant | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Sales | $142k – $177k |
| Software Engineering Manager, Public Sector | San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $216k – $270k |
| Staff/Senior Machine Learning Research Engineer | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Applications Platform Engineering | $227k – $284k |
| Forward Deployed Product Manager, Public Sector | New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Product | $276k – $345k |
| Senior Data Engineer, Public Sector | Washington, DC | Data, Technology & Systems | $200k – $250k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack - Gen AI | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY | Gen AI Engineering | $252k – $315k |
| Deployment Strategist | Los Angeles, CA | Public Sector Business Development | $203k – $254k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Identity | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Horizontals EPD | $216k – $270k |
| Security Assurance Lead | Washington, DC | Legal & GRC | $214k – $267k |
| Senior Technical Program Manager, Robotics | San Francisco, CA | Physical AI Operations | $181k – $226k |
| Head of Healthcare GTM | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Sales | $210k – $262k |
| Software Engineer, Identity | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Horizontals EPD | $180k – $225k |
| Head of Field Marketing and Events, Gen AI | San Francisco, CA | Marketing | $190k – $237k |
| Senior AI Product Manager, Healthcare Agents | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Gen AI Product | $206k – $257k |
| Deployment Strategist | Washington, DC | Public Sector | $203k – $254k |
| Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure | New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $186k – $233k |
| IT Systems Engineer | Washington, DC | Data, Technology & Systems | $149k – $186k |
| AI Builder Intern | San Francisco, CA | Data, Technology & Systems | $74k – $93k |
| Safety Coordinator / Lab Lead | San Francisco, CA | Physical AI Operations | $134k – $168k |
| Technical Writer | San Francisco, CA | Physical AI Operations | $134k – $168k |
| Technical Program Manager, Platform | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Applications Platform Engineering | $211k – $264k |
| Technical Program Manager, Enterprise | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $181k – $226k |
| Strategic Projects Lead, Red Team | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Gen AI Operations | $151k – $189k |
| Growth Strategy & Operations Lead | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Gen AI Operations | $181k – $226k |
| Enterprise AI Development Strategist | San Francisco, CA | Enterprise Sales | $80k – $100k |
| Product Manager, Enterprise Core Platform | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA | Enterprise Product | $240k – $300k |
| Technical Program Manager (Germany), Public Sector | Washington, DC | Public Sector | $145k – $181k |
| Research Scientist, Safety Post Training | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Research | $216k – $270k |
| Senior Staff Frontier Agents Engineer | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $288k – $360k |
| Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering) | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $252k – $315k |
| Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering) | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $252k – $315k |
| Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering) | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $180k – $225k |
| Business Development Representative, Partnerships (Physical AI) | New York, NY | Physical AI Sales | $80k – $100k |
| Finance Systems & Automations Manager | San Francisco, CA | Data, Technology & Systems | $166k – $207k |
| Technical Program Manager, Gen AI Operations Planning | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Gen AI Operations | $151k – $189k |
| Engagement Manager, Public Sector | Hampton Roads, VA | Public Sector | $166k – $249k |
| Technical Program Manager (Computer Vision), Public Sector | Washington, DC | Public Sector | $187k – $234k |
| Engagement Manager, Public Sector | Washington, DC | Public Sector | $199k – $249k |
| National Security Hackathon 2026 - General Interest | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $227k – $284k |
| Enterprise Account Executive (Healthcare & Life Sciences) | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA | Enterprise Sales | $207k – $259k |
| Enterprise Account Executive (Financial Services) | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA | Enterprise Sales | $207k – $259k |
| Staff Solutions Engineer, Enterprise | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA | Enterprise Sales | $180k – $225k |
| Engagement Manager (Hawaii), Public Sector | Honolulu, HI | Public Sector | $166k – $249k |
| Engagement Management Lead | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Gen AI Operations | $193k – $241k |
| Engagement Manager | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Gen AI Operations | $161k – $201k |
| Security Engineer, Detection & Response | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $238k – $297k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector | San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $252k – $362k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Public Sector | San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $216k – $311k |
| Research Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Research | $216k – $270k |
| Research Scientist, Agent Robustness | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Research | $216k – $270k |
| Research Scientist, AI Controls and Monitoring | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Research | $216k – $270k |
| DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure & Security | Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $198k – $311k |
| Software Engineer, ARC Team | San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $184k – $259k |
| Forward Deployed Product Manager, Enterprise | New York, NY | Enterprise Product | $206k – $257k |
| Senior Accountant | San Francisco, CA | CFO Team | $92k – $119k |
| Field Marketing & Events Lead, Public Sector | New York, NY; Washington, DC | Marketing | $158k – $198k |
| Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Applications Platform Engineering | $179k – $224k |
| Solutions Engineer (Clearance Required) | Washington, DC | Public Sector | $186k – $233k |
| GTM Architect | San Francisco, CA | Enterprise Sales | $250k – $312k |
| Senior/Staff Machine Learning Research Engineer, General Agents, Enterprise GenAI | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Applications Platform Engineering | $265k – $331k |
| Strategic Projects Lead, Robotics | San Francisco, CA | Physical AI Operations | $152k – $228k |
| Product Security Engineer, Public Sector | New York, NY; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $198k – $342k |
| Senior Software Engineer - Agentic Tooling & Productivity | San Francisco, CA | IT | $216k – $270k |
| Frontier Agent Engineering Manager, Enterprise | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $252k – $315k |
| Lead Counsel, Product and IP | San Francisco, CA | Legal & GRC | $227k – $284k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Horizontals EPD | $252k – $315k |
| Security Engineer, Infrastructure | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC | Horizontals EPD | $238k – $297k |
| Enterprise Account Executive | San Francisco, CA | Enterprise Sales | $207k – $259k |
| Security Engineer, Product Security | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC | Horizontals | $238k – $297k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack – Scale GP | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Gen AI Engineering | $216k – $270k |
| Technical Program Manager, Public Sector | Washington, DC | Public Sector | $187k – $234k |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector | Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $226k – $282k |
| Staff Machine Learning Research Engineer, Agent Post-training - Enterprise GenAI | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $265k – $331k |
| Machine Learning Systems Research Engineer, Agent Post-training - Enterprise GenAI | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $265k – $331k |
| Machine Learning Research Engineer, Agents - Enterprise GenAI | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $265k – $331k |
| Machine Learning Research Engineer, Agent Data Foundation - Enterprise GenAI | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $265k – $331k |
| Engineering Manager, Agent Oversight | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Applications Platform Engineering | $248k – $310k |
| Staff Product Manager, Agentic Platform | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Washington, DC | Public Sector Product | $238k – $297k |
| Tech Lead Manager- MLRE, ML Systems | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Research | $290k – $363k |
| Senior AI Product Manager, Finance Agents | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Gen AI Sales | $205k – $257k |
| AI Product Manager (Coding/Multimodal) | San Francisco, CA | Gen AI Sales | $171k – $214k |
| Principal Architect | Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $298k – $373k |
| Software Engineer, Platform | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Horizontals EPD | $180k – $225k |
| Staff Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise AI | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA | Applications Platform Engineering | $216k – $270k |
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