Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-28

Lightning AI salaries 2026: posted ranges by role and level

47 open roles at Lightning AI publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $165k to $220k; the highest posted maximum is $310k. Ranges come from Lightning AI's own postings on its careers site, refreshed every 6 hours. All Lightning AI roles.

By function

Function	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Go-to-market	7	$225k	$260k	$242k	$270k
Research	2	$165k	$310k	$238k	$310k
Product & Design	3	$200k	$250k	$225k	$290k
Data	2	$174k	$260k	$217k	$275k
Engineering	9	$180k	$250k	$215k	$250k
Infrastructure	15	$160k	$210k	$190k	$225k
Operations	9	$140k	$165k	$150k	$220k

By level

Level	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Lead / Manager	9	$225k	$260k	$242k	$290k
Senior	21	$180k	$220k	$200k	$250k
Unspecified	16	$120k	$180k	$165k	$250k

By role

The most posted roles first.

Role	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Software Engineer	4	$193k	$236k	$215k	$250k
Data Center Technician	4	$80k	$90k	$85k	$90k
Research Engineer	2	$165k	$310k	$238k	$310k
Backend Engineer	2	$180k	$250k	$215k	$250k
Infrastructure Engineer	2	$180k	$220k	$200k	$220k

Highest posted ranges at Lightning AI

One row per role.

Role	Level	Range	Location
Head of Product & Solution Marketing	Lead / Manager	$270k to $290k	San Francisco, California, United States
Head of Global Events & Field Marketing	Lead / Manager	$260k to $270k	San Francisco, California, United States
Head of Growth Marketing	Lead / Manager	$260k to $270k	San Francisco, California, United States

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 · Lightning AI jobs.