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Runway Ml Salary

Runway Ml Salary

Runway Ml pays a median of $245K ($195K–$265K) across 41 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $223K–$290K salary range

Median: $270K  ·  Based on 38 public Runway Ml job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026


This Runway Ml 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

Runway Ml · pay benchmark · updated June 13, 2026
$245K
Median base
$195K–$265K
Typical range
$450K view JD
Highest base · Research Science Manager, Foundation Models
41
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate (3 postings cite equity)
Salary by department · median & top base
Research
$320K · $450K top (6)
Engineering
$265K · $340K top (6)
Product
$255K · $280K top (4)
Commercial
$208K · $330K top (6)
Marketing & Creative
$195K · $290K top (8)
Highest-paying skills
Machine Learning $320KPyTorch $318KPython $265KTypeScript $265KClaude $255KGo $225KLess $220K

Highest-paying open roles at Runway Ml

Runway Ml salary by department

  • Research: $320K median · $450K top base — Research Science Manager, Foundation Models (view JD) (6 roles)
  • Engineering: $265K median · $340K top base — Engineering Manager, API (view JD) (6 roles)
  • Product: $255K median · $280K top base — Sr/Staff Product Manager, Core Products (view JD) (4 roles)
  • Commercial: $208K median · $330K top base — Director/ VP Revenue Operations (view JD) (6 roles)
  • Marketing & Creative: $195K median · $290K top base — Creative Director (view JD) (8 roles)

Runway Ml salary by seniority

  • Senior: $265K median · $370K top base — Member of Technical Staff, Research Engineer (Datasets) (view JD) (17)
  • Staff: $245K median · $290K top base — Sr./Staff Product Designer (view JD) (9)
  • Manager: $208K median · $450K top base — Research Science Manager, Foundation Models (view JD) (7)

Runway Ml salary by location

  • Remote: $238K median · $450K top base — Research Science Manager, Foundation Models (view JD) (36 roles)

Remote work at Runway Ml

97% of Runway Ml's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Runway Ml looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: PyTorch (7) · Python (6) · TypeScript (4) · AWS (3) · GCP (3) · Terraform (3) · Azure (2) · Kubernetes (2) · PostgreSQL (1) · Kotlin (1).

About Runway Ml

Runway Ml is 101–250 employees · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Runway Ml

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 8+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, Bachelor's 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.

Runway Ml hiring activity

Runway Ml has 41 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 41 public job postings with disclosed pay. 14 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (41 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Runway Ml pay?
The median pay is $245K, with a typical range of $195K–$265K, based on 41 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Runway Ml?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Research Science Manager, Foundation Models, at $360K–$450K base.

Which team pays the most at Runway Ml?
The Research team, at a $320K 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 41 public Runway Ml 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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