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Alarm Com Salary

Alarm Com Salary

Alarm Com pays a median of $131K ($105K–$169K) across 38 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $105K–$169K salary range

Median: $131K  ·  Based on 38 public Alarm Com job postings  ·  Updated September 25, 2026


This Alarm.com salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Alarm Com · pay benchmark · updated September 25, 2026
$131K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$105K–$169K
Typical range
$250K view JD
Highest base · Principal Software Engineer
38
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+17
28 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 8% of roles mention equity · espp
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$100K (6)
Senior
$133K (12)
Staff
$174K (11)
Salary by department · median & top base
software engineering
$165K · $250K top (13)
device engineering
$150K · $193K top (7)
product management
$118K · $157K top (5)
Pay by location
San Diego $150K (3)Boston $168K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Machine Learning $170KSQL $160KKafka $160KJavaScript $143KEmber $143KAzure $126KGit $125KGo $105K

Highest-paying open roles at Alarm Com

Alarm Com salary by department

  • software engineering: $165K median · $250K top base — Principal Software Engineer (view JD) (13 roles)
  • device engineering: $150K median · $193K top base — Engineering Manager - Embedded Firmware (view JD) (7 roles)
  • product management: $118K median · $157K top base — Senior Product Manager (view JD) (5 roles)

Alarm Com salary by seniority

  • Junior: $100K median · $123K top base — Software Engineer II (view JD) (6)
  • Senior: $133K median · $170K top base — Senior Manager, Accounting (view JD) (12)
  • Staff: $174K median · $250K top base — Principal Software Engineer (view JD) (11)

Alarm Com salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $110K median · $193K top base — Engineering Manager - Embedded Firmware (view JD) (6)

Alarm Com salary by location

  • San Diego: $150K median · $165K top base — Senior Device Engineer (view JD) (3 roles)
  • Boston: $168K median · $193K top base — Engineering Manager - Embedded Firmware (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Alarm Com

3% of Alarm Com's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Alarm Com looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: JavaScript (6) · SQL (6) · CI/CD (6) · Kafka (4) · Azure (4) · Python (4) · Go-To-Market (3) · GAAP (3) · React (3) · Angular (3).

Benefits & perks at Alarm Com

Commonly listed: medical (33) · hsa-fsa (33) · 401k (33) · life-ins (33) · pto (28) · dental (2) · parental (2).

About Alarm Com

Alarm Com is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 1991 · HQ reston, VA. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Alarm Com

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 15 that do, Bachelor's and Master'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; 8% of these postings reference equity (espp). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Alarm Com total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 18% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Alarm Com hiring activity

Alarm Com has 38 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 38 public job postings with disclosed pay. 17 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (28 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 4 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Alarm Com pay?
The median pay is $131K, with a typical range of $105K–$169K, based on 38 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Alarm Com?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Principal Software Engineer, at $200K–$250K base.

Which team pays the most at Alarm Com?
The software engineering team, at a $165K 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 38 public Alarm Com 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 September 25, 2026.

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