Goodfire Salary

💰 $300K–$400K salary range

Median: $375K  ·  Based on 16 public Goodfire job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Goodfire salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Goodfire

• Head of Engineering, Platform — $300K–$450K · Research and Development
• Security Architect — $250K–$400K · General
• Machine Learning Engineer — $200K–$400K · Research and Development
• Research Scientist — $200K–$400K · Research and Development
• Vertical Lead — $250K–$375K · Field Team
• Demand Generation Lead — $200K–$375K · GTM
• Product Marketing Lead — $200K–$375K · GTM
• Field Team - Member of Technical Staff — $200K–$325K · Field Team
• Forward Deployed Research Scientist (Biology) — $220K–$315K · Research and Development
• Finance Manager — $175K–$300K · General

Goodfire salary by department

• Research and Development: $300K median · $450K top base — Head of Engineering, Platform (view JD) (4 roles)
• GTM: $263K median · $375K top base — Demand Generation Lead (view JD) (4 roles)
• General: $238K median · $400K top base — Security Architect (view JD) (3 roles)

Goodfire salary by location

• San Francisco: $268K median · $450K top base — Head of Engineering, Platform (view JD) (15 roles)

What Goodfire looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: OpenAI (1).

About Goodfire

Goodfire is Series B stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2024 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Goodfire

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 3 that do, PhD is most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 7% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Goodfire hiring activity

Goodfire has 15 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 15 public job postings with disclosed pay. 15 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (15 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Goodfire pay?
The median pay is $268K, with a typical range of $238K–$300K, based on 15 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Goodfire?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Engineering, Platform, at $300K–$450K base.

Which team pays the most at Goodfire?
The Research and Development team, at a $300K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 15 public Goodfire job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 13, 2026.

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