8 Active Listings Updated February 2026

Vision Language Models Salary Data

Real compensation packages for Vision Language Models developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.

Median Salary

$150,000

/year

Based on 8 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$150,000-$180,000

Top Earners (Max)

$180,000

Entry ($100,000)MedianTop ($180,000)

Top Companies Hiring

VLM Run7 jobs
PrairieLearn1 jobs

Location Distribution

Other100%

verified_listings

VLM Run

Founding AI Engineer / Founding ML Researcher

[F]CRUNCH

$180,000 - $220,000

Vision Language Models ML Infrastructure Autonomous Driving Ar/vr

VLM Run

Founding CV / ML Engineer

[F]CRUNCH

$180,000 - $220,000

Vision Language Models ML Infrastructure Autonomous Driving Ar/vr

VLM Run

Founding CV/ML Engineer

[F]CRUNCH

$180,000 - $220,000

Vision Language Models ML Infrastructure Autonomous Driving Ar/vr

VLM Run

Founding AI Engineer

[F]CRUNCH

$150,000 - $220,000

Vision Language Models ML Infrastructure Autonomous Driving Ar/vr

VLM Run

Member of Technical Staff, ML Systems

[E]CRUNCH

$150,000 - $220,000

Vision Language Models Llms Temporal/video Models Wnb Huggingface

VLM Run

Member of Technical Staff, ML Systems, Developer Relations

[E]CRUNCH

$150,000 - $220,000

Vision Language Models Llms Temporal/video Models Wnb Huggingface

VLM Run

Founding Engineer / Member of Technical Staff

[F]CRUNCH

$150,000 - $220,000

Vision Language Models ML Systems Autonomous Driving Ar/vr

PrairieLearn

Full-Stack Software Engineer

[F]grind

$100,000 - $140,000

TypeScript PostgreSQL React Node.js AWS

COMPANY	ROLE		VIBE	STACK
VLM Run	Founding AI Engineer / Founding ML Researcher	$180,000 - $220,000	[F]CRUNCH	Vision Language Models ML Infrastructure Autonomous Driving+1	Y
VLM Run	Founding CV / ML Engineer	$180,000 - $220,000	[F]CRUNCH	Vision Language Models ML Infrastructure Autonomous Driving+1	Y
VLM Run	Founding CV/ML Engineer	$180,000 - $220,000	[F]CRUNCH	Vision Language Models ML Infrastructure Autonomous Driving+1	Y
VLM Run	Founding AI Engineer	$150,000 - $220,000	[F]CRUNCH	Vision Language Models ML Infrastructure Autonomous Driving+1	Y
VLM Run	Member of Technical Staff, ML Systems	$150,000 - $220,000	[E]CRUNCH	Vision Language Models Llms Temporal/video Models+12	Y
VLM Run	Member of Technical Staff, ML Systems, Developer Relations	$150,000 - $220,000	[E]CRUNCH	Vision Language Models Llms Temporal/video Models+10	Y
VLM Run	Founding Engineer / Member of Technical Staff	$150,000 - $220,000	[F]CRUNCH	Vision Language Models ML Systems Autonomous Driving+1	Y
PrairieLearn	Full-Stack Software Engineer	$100,000 - $140,000	[F]grind	TypeScript PostgreSQL React+4	Y

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Commonly Paired With

Autonomous Driving 63%Ar/vr 63%ML Infrastructure 50%

## Market Signal (February 2026)

Top Hirers: VLM Run leads hiring for Vision Language Models roles with 7 active posts, followed by PrairieLearn.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 63% of Vision Language Models jobs also require Autonomous Driving, and 63% mention Ar/vr.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Vision Language Models developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $180,000.