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Chalk Salary

Chalk pays a median of $220K ($190K–$225K) across 12 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $190K–$225K salary range

Median: $220K  ·  Based on 12 public Chalk job postings  ·  Updated June 22, 2026


This Chalk 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

Chalk · pay benchmark · updated June 22, 2026
$220K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$190K–$225K
Typical range
$350K view JD
Highest base · Engineering Manager
12
Open roles
~4 yrs
Typical exp.
+12
12 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 92% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$225K · $350K top (6)
Pay by location
San Francisco $225K (7)New York $218K (4)
Highest-paying skills
Python $225KRust $220KMachine Learning $220K

Highest-paying open roles at Chalk

Chalk salary by department

  • engineering: $225K median · $350K top base — Engineering Manager (view JD) (6 roles)

Chalk salary by location

  • San Francisco: $225K median · $350K top base — Engineering Manager (view JD) (7 roles)
  • New York: $218K median · $280K top base — Software Engineer (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Chalk

0% of Chalk's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Chalk looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Rust (6) · Python (2) · TypeScript (1) · React (1).

Benefits & perks at Chalk

Commonly listed: dental (8) · vision (8) · hsa-fsa (8) · 401k (8) · commuter (8) · pto (8) · parental (8).

About Chalk

Chalk is Series A stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2022 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Chalk

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience (up to 5+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, Bachelor's 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; 92% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Chalk hiring activity

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

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Chalk's pay with companies in the same space:

CompanyMedian payvs ChalkStage
Atlas AI$140K↓ -36%Series A
Fiddler AI$211K↓ -4%Series C
Anthropic$353K↑ +60%Series H
Palantir$168K↓ -24%Public
Fluidstack$210K↓ -5%Late Stage
Glean$208K↓ -6%Series F

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Common questions

What does Chalk pay?
The median pay is $220K, with a typical range of $190K–$225K, based on 12 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Chalk?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Engineering Manager, at $200K–$350K base.

Which team pays the most at Chalk?
The engineering team, at a $225K 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 12 public Chalk 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 22, 2026.

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