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Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-28

Kodiak salaries 2026: posted ranges by role and level

42 open roles at Kodiak publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $180k to $225k; the highest posted maximum is $300k. Ranges come from Kodiak's own postings on its careers site, refreshed every 6 hours. All Kodiak roles.

By function

FunctionRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Engineering20$190k$248k$220k$265k
Product & Design5$180k$230k$205k$240k
Infrastructure12$162k$202k$180k$260k
Operations2$132k$152k$142k$155k

By level

LevelRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Staff+10$200k$252k$226k$265k
Lead / Manager5$170k$235k$202k$300k
Senior17$180k$215k$198k$260k
Unspecified10$148k$190k$171k$220k

By role

The most posted roles first.

RoleRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Software Engineer12$188k$238k$212k$265k
Product Manager4$180k$235k$208k$240k
Autonomy Software Engineer3$200k$260k$230k$260k
Autonomy Engineer2$195k$242k$219k$255k

Highest posted ranges at Kodiak

One row per role.

RoleLevelRangeLocation
Technical Lead, Multimodal TransformersLead / Manager$230k to $300kMountain View, CA
Staff Software Engineer, Behavior PlanningStaff+$240k to $265kMountain View, CA
Staff Machine Learning Engineer - DeploymentStaff+$200k to $265kSan Francisco Bay Area

Method: base-salary ranges parsed from the compensation field or description of each posting; placeholder ranges (top at least 3x the bottom) excluded; medians use the range midpoint; level inferred from the title. All AI companies · Kodiak jobs.

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