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Agile Defense Salary

Agile Defense Salary

Agile Defense pays a median of $130K ($119K–$150K) across 18 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $119K–$150K salary range

Median: $130K  ·  Based on 18 public Agile Defense job postings  ·  Updated June 23, 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 June 23, 2026
$130K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$119K–$150K
Typical range
$265K view JD
Highest base · Senior Solutions Engineering Lead
18
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+12
18 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 17% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$130K (5)
Senior
$144K (10)
Salary by department · median & top base
digital transformation
$130K · $265K top (8)
Highest-paying skills
Azure $153KAWS $143KPython $135KCI/CD $135KDocker $130K

Highest-paying open roles at Agile Defense

Agile Defense salary by department

  • digital transformation: $130K median · $265K top base — Senior Solutions Engineering Lead (view JD) (8 roles)

Agile Defense salary by seniority

  • Mid: $130K median · $155K top base — Data Scientist (view JD) (5)
  • Senior: $144K median · $265K top base — Senior Solutions Engineering Lead (view JD) (10)

Agile Defense salary by location

  • Remote: $130K median · $200K top base — Senior Solutions Architect (view JD) (9 roles)

Remote work at Agile Defense

50% of Agile Defense's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $130K median vs $133K onsite.

What Agile Defense looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (8) · Azure (6) · Python (6) · CI/CD (4) · SQL (4) · Docker (3) · MLflow (3) · Feature Engineering (3) · Terraform (2) · JavaScript (2).

Benefits & perks at Agile Defense

Commonly listed: medical (3) · life-ins (3) · pto (3).

About Agile Defense

Agile Defense is 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 5 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 4 that do, Bachelor's and Associate's 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; 17% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Agile Defense hiring activity

Agile Defense has 18 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 18 public job postings with disclosed pay. 12 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (18 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Agile Defense pay?
The median pay is $130K, with a typical range of $119K–$150K, based on 18 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 Senior Solutions Engineering Lead, at $185K–$265K base.

Which team pays the most at Agile Defense?
The digital transformation team, at a $130K 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 18 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 June 23, 2026.

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