Head of Legal
$223k – $319k / year
4 weeks ago
Tailscale salaries
What Tailscale advertises, from 32 pay ranges in its own job posts over the last 12 months (27 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 | $150k – $190k | $120k – $300k | 5 |
| Software Engineer | $163k – $226k | $163k – $226k | 4 |
| Solutions Engineer incl. commission | $150k – $200k | $150k – $300k | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $163k – $226k | 14 |
| Sales | $150k – $200k | 9 |
| Marketing | $114k – $145k | 3 |
Where and how it’s published
| United States | $157k – $203k | 32 |
| Canada | CA$201k – CA$268k | 31 |
| United Kingdom | £110k – £146k | 4 |
- 93% of its 29 open US jobs publish a range (several US states require one).
- 87% of its 31 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 Tailscale compares
Account Executive: Tailscale’s median midpoint is 7% lower than the SaaS median
| Company | Median range | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Tailscale | $150k – $190k | 5 |
| Okta | $298k – $410k | 12 |
| Abnormal Security | $145k – $170k | 9 |
| Jamf | $94k – $215k | 6 |
| Vanta | $278k – $327k | 5 |
| All SaaS companies we track | $160k – $206k | 483 |
Software Engineer: Tailscale’s median midpoint is 19% lower than the SaaS median
| Company | Median range | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Tailscale | $163k – $226k | 4 |
| Okta | $170k – $233k | 16 |
| Drata | $192k – $260k | 7 |
| Vanta | $195k – $246k | 6 |
| Jamf | $77k – $140k | 3 |
| All SaaS companies we track | $194k – $285k | 796 |
Solutions Engineer: Tailscale’s median midpoint is 18% lower than the SaaS median
| Company | Median range | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Tailscale | $150k – $200k | 3 |
| Okta | $224k – $308k | 10 |
| Abnormal Security | $134k – $158k | 3 |
| Databricks | $180k – $248k | 94 |
| Datadog | $149k – $198k | 23 |
| All SaaS companies we track | $180k – $248k | 355 |
Companies in the same industry are listed first. Each needs 3 or more published ranges for the role.
Best-paid open roles at Tailscale
All open jobs →Enterprise Account Executive
$250k – $300k / year
2 weeks ago
Enterprise Account Executive
$250k – $300k / year
2 weeks ago
Senior Solutions Engineer, Enterprise
$250k – $300k / year
1 week ago
Engineering Manager, Control Plane
$206k – $257k / year
3 months ago
Forward Deployed Engineer
$150k – $250k / year
2 months ago
Commercial Legal Counsel
$187k – $234k / year
4 weeks ago
Software Engineer, Networking (Dataplane)
$163k – $226k / year
1 month ago
Software Engineer, Strategic Projects
$163k – $226k / year
2 months ago
Software Engineer, Networking (Features)
$181k – $226k / year
2 weeks ago
Questions about pay at Tailscale
How much does Tailscale pay?
Across 32 pay ranges in its job posts over the last year, Tailscale’s median published range is $157k – $203k (United States). Pay varies by role and level; see the tables above.
Where does this data come from?
Only from pay ranges Tailscale 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.