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Axon Salary

Axon Salary

Axon pays a median of $175K ($144K–$204K) across 260 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $144K–$204K salary range

Median: $175K  ·  Based on 260 public Axon job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026


This Axon 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

Axon · pay benchmark · updated July 1, 2026
$175K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$144K–$204K
Typical range
$336K view JD
Highest base · Principal NPI Program Manager
260
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+96
182 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 81% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$141K (6)
Mid
$147K (26)
Senior
$171K (138)
Staff
$211K (40)
Management pay by function
4102 Marketing
$220K (4)
Axon EVG_R&D
$195K (2)
4702 Business Intelligence
$192K (4)
1541 COGS Fusus Implementation
$182K (2)
4508 Tax
$152K (4)
2041 Carbyne Development
$139K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
4502 fp&a
$217K · $267K top (5)
2004 sensors - devices
$211K · $270K top (11)
2014 artificial intelligence
$208K · $256K top (7)
3024 sales engineering
$206K · $264K top (5)
2012 sensors - dems
$202K · $270K top (8)
4704 enterprise applications
$193K · $336K top (17)
2006 record management system - sw
$193K · $270K top (6)
2015 real time operations
$193K · $270K top (5)
Pay by location
Seattle $186K (56)Remote $150K (52)Boston $180K (51)New York $179K (30)San Francisco $193K (18)Atlanta $151K (4)Chicago $144K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Angular $219KComputer Vision $208KTensorFlow $208KPyTorch $208KReact $206KMachine Learning $206KScala $193KTypeScript $193K

Highest-paying open roles at Axon

Axon salary by department

  • 4502 fp&a: $217K median · $267K top base — Director, Product Finance (view JD) (5 roles)
  • 2004 sensors - devices: $211K median · $270K top base — Staff AI Embedded Software Engineer - Connected Devices (view JD) (11 roles)
  • 2014 artificial intelligence: $208K median · $256K top base — Senior Machine Learning Scientist (view JD) (7 roles)
  • 3024 sales engineering: $206K median · $264K top base — Senior Sales Engineer II, Enterprise (view JD) (5 roles)
  • 2012 sensors - dems: $202K median · $270K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Justice (view JD) (8 roles)
  • 4704 enterprise applications: $193K median · $336K top base — Senior Director, Enterprise Applications (view JD) (17 roles)
  • 2006 record management system - sw: $193K median · $270K top base — Staff/Principal Full Stack Software Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
  • 2015 real time operations: $193K median · $270K top base — Staff Full Stack Software Engineer (Frontend-Focused) (view JD) (5 roles)

Axon salary by seniority

  • Junior: $141K median · $208K top base — AI Scientist I (view JD) (6)
  • Mid: $147K median · $238K top base — Business Systems Architect – Finance (D365 FO) (view JD) (26)
  • Senior: $171K median · $336K top base — Senior Director, Enterprise Applications (view JD) (138)
  • Staff: $211K median · $336K top base — Principal NPI Program Manager (view JD) (40)

Axon salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $150K median · $287K top base — Video Production Manager (view JD) (35)
  • Director: $217K median · $294K top base — Director, Accounting Strategy & Financial Reporting (view JD) (13)

Axon salary by location

  • Seattle: $186K median · $336K top base — Senior Director, Enterprise Applications (view JD) (56 roles)
  • Remote: $150K median · $273K top base — Director, Talent Acquisition, SG&A (view JD) (52 roles)
  • Boston: $180K median · $323K top base — Principal NPI Program Manager (view JD) (51 roles)
  • New York: $179K median · $300K top base — Assistant General Counsel, M&A (view JD) (30 roles)
  • San Francisco: $193K median · $336K top base — Principal NPI Program Manager (view JD) (18 roles)
  • Atlanta: $151K median · $238K top base — Business Systems Architect – Finance (D365 FO) (view JD) (4 roles)
  • Chicago: $144K median · $198K top base — Director of Sales, Majors Air (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Axon

28% of Axon's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $132K median vs $182K onsite.

What Axon looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (33) · Azure (30) · AWS (29) · SQL (22) · Go (22) · Java (16) · Kubernetes (13) · Snowflake (12) · CI/CD (12) · Reconciliation (12).

Benefits & perks at Axon

Commonly listed: parental (195) · 401k (193) · dental (184) · pto (181) · vision (7) · bonus (6) · mental-health (4) · gym (4).

About Axon

Axon is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 1993 · HQ Scottsdale, Arizona. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Axon

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 13+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 31 that do, Bachelor'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; 81% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Axon total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 3% of roles list a bonus; 12% include commission; common structures: hourly, salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Axon hiring activity

Axon has 260 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 260 public job postings with disclosed pay. 96 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (182 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Axon pay?
The median pay is $175K, with a typical range of $144K–$204K, based on 260 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Axon?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Principal NPI Program Manager, at $210K–$336K base.

Which team pays the most at Axon?
The 4502 fp&a team, at a $217K 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 260 public Axon 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 1, 2026.

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