Datadog Salary

💰 $116K–$216K salary range

Median: $174K  ·  Based on 209 public Datadog job postings  ·  Updated August 9, 2026

This Datadog 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

Highest-paying open roles at Datadog

• Distinguished Architect, AI — $330K–$440K · Product Solutions Architecture
• AI Research Scientist - Datadog AI Research (DAIR) — $320K–$400K · Dev Eng
• Director, Engineering - Cloud Observability — $296K–$370K · Leadership
• Director, Engineering - Detection Platform — $280K–$350K · Leadership
• Director, Product Management - Core Platforms — $280K–$350K · Product Management
• Director, Product Management - AI Observability — $280K–$350K · Product Management
• Staff Applied Scientist - Dashboards — $276K–$345K · Dev Eng
• Staff Applied Scientist - Agentic Interfaces — $276K–$345K · Dev Eng
• Senior Staff GenAI Engineer - Application Performance Monitoring (APM) — $272K–$340K · Dev Eng
• Senior Staff Software Engineer — $272K–$340K · Dev Eng

Datadog salary by department

• dev eng: $275K median · $400K top base — AI Research Scientist - Datadog AI Research (DAIR) (view JD) (16 roles)
• product design: $230K median · $290K top base — Staff Visual Designer, Design Lab (view JD) (6 roles)
• corporate development: $225K median · $284K top base — Senior Corporate Development Lead, AI (view JD) (6 roles)
• leadership: $216K median · $370K top base — Director, Engineering - Cloud Observability (view JD) (10 roles)
• security: $216K median · $305K top base — Staff Application Security Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
• product management: $216K median · $350K top base — Director, Product Management - Core Platforms (view JD) (26 roles)
• community: $179K median · $270K top base — Staff Competitive Intelligence Analyst (view JD) (6 roles)
• channels & alliances: $174K median · $260K top base — Principal Partner Solutions Architect (Public Sector - Fed) (view JD) (11 roles)

Datadog salary by seniority

• Junior: $95K median · $133K top base — GTM Operations Associate (view JD) (8)
• Mid: $105K median · $228K top base — Employment Counsel - AMER (view JD) (33)
• Senior: $174K median · $305K top base — Senior Software Engineer - Bazel Tools (view JD) (77)
• Staff: $244K median · $440K top base — Distinguished Architect, AI (view JD) (32)

Datadog salary — lead & management

• Lead: $152K median · $250K top base — Datadog for Startups Founding Engineering Lead (view JD) (5)
• Manager: $169K median · $315K top base — Manager II, Engineering - Observability Pipelines (view JD) (46)
• Director: $284K median · $370K top base — Director, Engineering - Cloud Observability (view JD) (8)

Datadog salary by location

• New York: $216K median · $440K top base — Distinguished Architect, AI (view JD) (93 roles)
• Boston: $161K median · $370K top base — Director, Engineering - Cloud Observability (view JD) (42 roles)
• Remote: $174K median · $260K top base — Principal Partner Solutions Architect (Public Sector - Fed) (view JD) (19 roles)
• Denver: $105K median · $240K top base — Manager II, Implementation Services Project Manager - Denver (view JD) (14 roles)
• San Francisco: $164K median · $285K top base — Senior Director, Growth Marketing - Organic Growth (SEO/GEO/PLG) (view JD) (11 roles)
• Chicago: $118K median · $205K top base — Manager I, Technical Account Management - Chicago/Denver (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Datadog

10% of Datadog's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Datadog looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: MEDDPICC (41) · AWS (27) · Python (26) · Go (26) · GCP (24) · Azure (24) · Kubernetes (23) · Spring (21) · CI/CD (17) · Ruby (13).

Benefits & perks at Datadog

Commonly listed: 401k (205) · dental (196) · mental-health (196) · pto (196) · medical (31) · parental (1) · gym (1).

About Datadog

Datadog is Public stage · 5,001–10,000 employees · founded 2010 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Datadog

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 26 that do, PhD and Bachelor'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; 98% of these postings reference equity (rsu, espp). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Datadog total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 1% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Datadog hiring activity

Datadog has 209 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 209 public job postings with disclosed pay. 49 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (141 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 4 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Datadog pay?
The median pay is $174K, with a typical range of $116K–$216K, based on 209 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Datadog?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Distinguished Architect, AI, at $330K–$440K base.

Which team pays the most at Datadog?
The dev eng team, at a $275K 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 209 public Datadog 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 August 9, 2026.

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