Distinguished Architect, AI
$330k – $440k / year
5 months ago
Datadog salaries
What Datadog advertises, from 281 pay ranges in its own job posts over the last 12 months (220 on roles open now). These are base salaries as published: no equity, bonus or self-reported numbers.
By role
| Role | Median range | Typical spread | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account Executive incl. commission | $113k – $150k | $90k – $150k | 23 |
| Solutions Engineer incl. commission | $149k – $198k | $149k – $200k | 23 |
| Mid-level | $92k – $122k | 9 | |
| Senior | $149k – $198k | 12 | |
| Software Engineer | $192k – $240k | $192k – $265k | 19 |
| Mid-level | $141k – $177k | 4 | |
| Senior | $192k – $240k | 6 | |
| Manager | $192k – $240k | 6 | |
| Product Manager | $192k – $240k | $156k – $240k | 16 |
| Mid-level | $156k – $195k | 6 | |
| Senior | $192k – $240k | 7 | |
| AI & ML Engineer | $244k – $305k | $220k – $400k | 14 |
| Mid-level | $244k – $305k | 3 | |
| Staff & Principal | $276k – $345k | 7 | |
| Sales Representative incl. commission | $110k – $120k | $110k – $130k | 13 |
| Recruiter | $111k – $148k | $98k – $160k | 10 |
| Security Engineer | $164k – $218k | $124k – $240k | 9 |
| Mid-level | $124k – $165k | 4 | |
| Senior | $192k – $240k | 4 | |
| Customer Success Manager | $96k – $120k | $90k – $144k | 8 |
| Mid-level | $90k – $120k | 3 | |
| Manager | $108k – $144k | 3 | |
| Product Designer | $204k – $255k | $204k – $255k | 7 |
| Sales Manager incl. commission | $137k – $165k | $100k – $220k | 6 |
| HR & People Operations | $119k – $159k | $115k – $190k | 6 |
| Revenue Operations | $94k – $125k | $86k – $155k | 5 |
| Accounting | $94k – $125k | $81k – $157k | 5 |
| Finance & FP&A | $99k – $132k | $99k – $147k | 5 |
| Account Manager incl. commission | $101k – $134k | $89k – $150k | 4 |
| Program Manager | $165k – $206k | $146k – $230k | 4 |
| Business Operations incl. commission | $135k – $180k | $100k – $227k | 4 |
| SDR & BDR incl. commission | $50k – $50k | $50k – $50k | 4 |
| Brand & Communications | $94k – $125k | $94k – $165k | 3 |
| Developer Relations | $148k – $179k | $148k – $215k | 3 |
| Demand Generation | $125k – $167k | $125k – $190k | 3 |
| Customer Support | $108k – $144k | $108k – $240k | 3 |
| Legal Counsel | $96k – $128k | $96k – $154k | 3 |
| Partnerships incl. commission | $138k – $184k | $138k – $246k | 3 |
| Product Marketing Manager | $154k – $205k | $154k – $400k | 3 |
| Backend Engineer | $192k – $240k | $192k – $305k | 3 |
| Technical Account Manager | $101k – $134k | $101k – $165k | 3 |
Roles with fewer than 3 published ranges are left out. Level rows appear when a role has ranges at more than one level. “Incl. commission” marks roles whose ranges mostly quote on-target earnings rather than base salary.
By team
| Team | Median range | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Design | $204k – $255k | 9 |
| Engineering | $192k – $240k | 66 |
| Product | $192k – $240k | 19 |
| Operations | $146k – $182k | 17 |
| Marketing | $139k – $185k | 14 |
| People | $118k – $158k | 20 |
| Sales | $116k – $150k | 94 |
| Customer Success | $104k – $138k | 25 |
| Finance & Legal | $99k – $132k | 14 |
Where and how it’s published
| United States | $138k – $180k | 281 |
| Remote roles | $149k – $198k | 47 |
| On-site or hybrid | $135k – $179k | 234 |
- 99% of its 222 open US jobs publish a range (several US states require one).
- 0% of its 211 open jobs outside the US do.
- A typical range’s top is 1.3× its bottom. That’s fairly narrow, so the range is a good guide to an offer.
How Datadog compares
Account Executive: Datadog’s median midpoint is 28% lower than the SaaS median
| Company | Median range | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Datadog | $113k – $150k | 23 |
| Cloudflare | $269k – $370k | 29 |
| Elastic | $113k – $179k | 29 |
| Databricks | $272k – $374k | 26 |
| Snowflake | $134k – $176k | 21 |
| All SaaS companies we track | $160k – $205k | 491 |
Solutions Engineer: Datadog’s median midpoint is 19% lower than the SaaS median
| Company | Median range | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Datadog | $149k – $198k | 23 |
| Databricks | $180k – $248k | 94 |
| Snowflake | $165k – $217k | 23 |
| Cloudflare | $214k – $278k | 14 |
| Fivetran | $180k – $198k | 9 |
| All SaaS companies we track | $180k – $248k | 355 |
Software Engineer: Datadog’s median midpoint is 10% lower than the SaaS median
| Company | Median range | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Datadog | $192k – $240k | 19 |
| Databricks | $190k – $254k | 66 |
| Snowflake | $200k – $288k | 43 |
| Elastic | $146k – $232k | 20 |
| MongoDB | $106k – $246k | 20 |
| All SaaS companies we track | $193k – $285k | 805 |
Companies in the same industry are listed first. Each needs 3 or more published ranges for the role.
Best-paid open roles at Datadog
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$320k – $400k / year
2 years ago
Senior Director, Product Marketing
$300k – $400k / year
1 month ago
VP, Investor Relations
$275k – $400k / year
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Staff Research Scientist – Foundation & World Models
$320k – $400k / year
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Staff Research Scientist – Post-Training for Agents
$320k – $400k / year
1 week ago
Senior Director, Product Management – Platforms
$280k – $350k / year
9 months ago
Staff Applied Scientist – Agentic Interfaces
$276k – $345k / year
5 months ago
Staff Applied Scientist – Dashboards
$276k – $345k / year
4 months ago
Group Product Manager – Bring Your Own Cloud
$244k – $305k / year
4 months ago
Questions about pay at Datadog
How much does Datadog pay?
Across 281 pay ranges in its job posts over the last year, Datadog’s median published range is $138k – $180k (United States). Pay varies by role and level; see the tables above.
Where does this data come from?
Only from pay ranges Datadog publishes in its own job posts, read hourly from its hiring system and kept for 12 months after a job closes. No surveys or self-reported salaries.
Does it include equity, bonus or commission?
Usually not. Published ranges are mostly base salary. Sales roles often add commission, and many companies add equity, so total pay is higher. Self-reported sites show total compensation, which is why their figures differ.
Why don’t all jobs show a salary?
Pay-transparency laws require ranges in job posts in US states such as California, New York, Colorado and Washington, but not in most other countries yet, so coverage outside the US is lower.