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Attentive Salary

Attentive pays a median of $225K ($165K–$335K) across 25 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $165K–$335K salary range

Median: $225K  ·  Based on 25 public Attentive job postings  ·  Updated October 16, 2026


This Attentive 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

Attentive · pay benchmark · updated October 16, 2026
$225K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$165K–$335K
Typical range
$430K view JD
Highest base · Principal Software Engineer, Machine Learning
25
Open roles
~8 yrs
Typical exp.
+12
18 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 100% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$188K (5)
Staff
$340K (7)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$282K · $430K top (16)
Pay by location
New York $335K (7)San Francisco $345K (4)
Highest-paying skills
PostgreSQL $340KMachine Learning $317KPython $311KSpring Boot $311KReact $311KEks $311KDynamodb $311KRedis $311K

Highest-paying open roles at Attentive

Attentive salary by department

  • engineering: $282K median · $430K top base — Principal Software Engineer, Machine Learning (view JD) (16 roles)

Attentive engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Senior: $188K median · $320K top base — Senior Machine Learning Engineer (view JD) (5)
  • Staff: $340K median · $430K top base — Principal Software Engineer, Machine Learning (view JD) (7)

Attentive engineering & product management salary

  • Director: $335K median · $390K top base — Director of Engineering, Marketing Agent Platform (view JD) (5)

Attentive salary by location

  • New York: $335K median · $430K top base — Principal Software Engineer, Machine Learning (view JD) (7 roles)
  • San Francisco: $345K median · $430K top base — Principal Software Engineer, Machine Learning (view JD) (4 roles)

What Attentive looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (11) · Python (10) · Java (10) · Kubernetes (10) · TypeScript (9) · Terraform (9) · TensorFlow (8) · React (7) · GraphQL (7) · Spring (7).

About Attentive

Attentive is Series C stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2016 · HQ Hoboken, New Jersey. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Attentive

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, PhD is 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; 100% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Attentive total compensation signals

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

Attentive hiring activity

Attentive has 25 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 25 public job postings with disclosed pay. 12 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (18 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Attentive pay?
The median pay is $225K, with a typical range of $165K–$335K, based on 25 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Attentive?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Principal Software Engineer, Machine Learning, at $350K–$430K base.

Which team pays the most at Attentive?
The engineering team, at a $282K 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 25 public Attentive 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 October 16, 2026.

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