Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-28

Modal salaries 2026: posted ranges by role and level

32 open roles at Modal publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $175k to $278k; the highest posted maximum is $350k. Ranges come from Modal's own postings on its careers site, refreshed every 6 hours. All Modal roles.

By function

Function	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Research	13	$200k	$300k	$260k	$350k
Product & Design	3	$200k	$275k	$238k	$350k
Infrastructure	2	$175k	$285k	$230k	$300k
Engineering	5	$180k	$250k	$212k	$330k
Go-to-market	5	$160k	$220k	$190k	$280k
Operations	3	$140k	$165k	$152k	$190k

By level

Level	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Lead / Manager	8	$235k	$315k	$275k	$350k
Staff+	12	$155k	$300k	$250k	$350k
Senior	2	$190k	$240k	$215k	$280k
Unspecified	10	$150k	$250k	$210k	$275k

By role

The most posted roles first.

Role	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Member Of Technical Staff	13	$200k	$300k	$260k	$350k
Systems Engineering Manager	2	$225k	$290k	$258k	$330k
Forward Deployed Engineer	2	$180k	$245k	$212k	$250k

Highest posted ranges at Modal

One row per role.

Role	Level	Range	Location
Inference Engineering and Product Lead	Lead / Manager	$300k to $350k	San Francisco
Systems Engineering Manager	Lead / Manager	$275k to $330k	New York
Member of Technical Staff - Lead, Machines	Lead / Manager	$270k to $330k	New York

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 · Modal jobs.