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Agile Defense Salary

Agile Defense Salary

Agile Defense pays a median of $149K ($131K–$173K) across 70 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $131K–$173K salary range

Median: $149K  ·  Based on 70 public Agile Defense job postings  ·  Updated July 30, 2026


This Agile Defense salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Agile Defense · pay benchmark · updated July 30, 2026
$149K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$131K–$173K
Typical range
$280K view JD
Highest base · Platform DevOps Engineer
70
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+16
42 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 9% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$135K (18)
Senior
$144K (26)
Staff
$170K (5)
Management pay by function
Cybersecurity
$185K (2)
Digital Transformation
$153K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
corporate
$188K · $225K top (9)
cybersecurity
$168K · $225K top (22)
data analytics & ai
$153K · $200K top (9)
digital transformation
$135K · $280K top (24)
Highest-paying skills
Zero Trust $190KCISSP $173KAgile $166KAWS $153KAzure $153KPython $150KMachine Learning $149KScikit-Learn $148K

Highest-paying open roles at Agile Defense

Agile Defense salary by department

  • corporate: $188K median · $225K top base — Senior Director of Capture Management (view JD) (9 roles)
  • cybersecurity: $168K median · $225K top base — Splunk Architect Lead (view JD) (22 roles)
  • data analytics & ai: $153K median · $200K top base — Senior Data Scientist/Engineer (view JD) (9 roles)
  • digital transformation: $135K median · $280K top base — Platform DevOps Engineer (view JD) (24 roles)

Agile Defense salary by seniority

  • Mid: $135K median · $170K top base — Data Engineer - NORTHCOM (view JD) (18)
  • Senior: $144K median · $225K top base — Senior Director of Capture Management (view JD) (26)
  • Staff: $170K median · $280K top base — Platform DevOps Engineer (view JD) (5)

Agile Defense salary — lead & management

  • Lead: $170K median · $250K top base — IT Project Lead, SME (view JD) (12)
  • Manager: $165K median · $225K top base — Program Manager (view JD) (5)

Agile Defense salary by location

  • Remote: $136K median · $225K top base — Senior Defense Capture Manager (Air Force) (view JD) (10 roles)

Remote work at Agile Defense

15% of Agile Defense's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $136K median vs $143K onsite.

What Agile Defense looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (12) · Azure (11) · Python (10) · Feature Engineering (6) · Java (6) · Docker (6) · SQL (6) · CI/CD (5) · Spring (4) · Node.js (4).

Benefits & perks at Agile Defense

Commonly listed: pto (2) · dental (1) · vision (1) · 401k (1).

About Agile Defense

Agile Defense is Series A stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 1998 · HQ Reston, Virginia. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Agile Defense

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 27 that do, Bachelor's and Associate's and PhD are 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; 9% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Agile Defense total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 3% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Agile Defense hiring activity

Agile Defense has 70 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 70 public job postings with disclosed pay. 16 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (42 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 13 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Agile Defense pay?
The median pay is $149K, with a typical range of $131K–$173K, based on 70 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Agile Defense?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Platform DevOps Engineer, at $240K–$280K base.

Which team pays the most at Agile Defense?
The corporate team, at a $188K 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 70 public Agile Defense 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 July 30, 2026.

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