Scale AI solutions engineering salaries

Across 21 open solutions engineering postings at Scale AI that state a range, the middle half pays $203k–$239k a year, with a median of $210k. The lowest posted floor is $138k and the highest ceiling $345k. This is base pay as posted by Scale AI, converted to US dollars; equity and bonus are not included.

From pay ranges in open postingsRebuilt 16 Oct 2026

The range

Lowest floor$138k
25th percentile$203k
Median$210k
75th percentile$239k
Highest ceiling$345k

Postings by the midpoint of the posted range, in steps of $20k

Middle halfMedian bucket

Median by team at Scale AI

Engineering leadership$279k
Backend engineering$243k
Sales$220k
Solutions engineering$210k
Product management$208k
Marketing$185k

Postings with a stated range: Engineering leadership 7 · AI and machine learning 20 · Backend engineering 17 · Sales 9 · Solutions engineering 21 · Product management 11 · Marketing 5

Solutions engineering pay by level

LevelPostingsMedianMiddle half
Senior6$241k$231k–$263k
Staff and principal8$208k$192k–$239k

Best-paid open solutions engineering roles

Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)
New York · San FranciscoStaff and principal
$252k–$315kMay 15
$210k–$345kJul 14
$240k–$300kMar 13
$216k–$270kMay 15
Field Engineer, Data Engine
Washington · Colorado Springs
$190k–$290kJan 19
Solutions Architect, Enterprise
New York · San FranciscoStaff and principal
$212k–$265kApr 22

30 solutions engineering roles open at Scale AI now

21 of them show the pay range on the posting.

Questions

How much does Scale AI pay for solutions engineering roles?

The median of the 21 posted ranges is $210k a year; the middle half sits between $203k and $239k.

Is this base salary or total compensation?

Base salary as written in the posting. Many US employers post ranges under state pay transparency laws (California, New York, Washington, Colorado and others); equity and bonus are not part of these figures.

Why posted ranges and not self-reported salaries?

A posted range is what the employer commits to for a role it has open today. It is fresher than a survey and cannot be inflated by respondents. Each posting counts once, at the midpoint of its range.

Which level pays most?

Senior roles have the highest median here: $241k a year across 6 postings.

Source: the pay ranges of 21 open postings on Scale AI's careers board; the midpoint of each rangeUpdated 16 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0