Datadog Salary

💰 $117K–$216K salary range

Median: $151K  ·  Based on 222 public Datadog job postings  ·  Updated October 24, 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
• Senior Director, Product Marketing — $300K–$400K · Product Marketing
• VP, Investor Relations — $275K–$400K · Finance
• Staff Research Scientist - Post-Training for Agents — $320K–$400K · Dev Eng
• Staff Research Scientist - Foundation & World Models — $320K–$400K · Dev Eng
• Senior Director, Product Management - Platforms — $280K–$350K · Product Management
• Staff Applied Scientist - Dashboards — $276K–$345K · Dev Eng
• Staff Applied Scientist - Agentic Interfaces — $276K–$345K · Dev Eng
• Director, Technical Program Management - Technical Solutions Operations — $281K–$330K · Technical Solutions Operations

Datadog salary by department

• dev eng: $275K median · $400K top base — AI Research Scientist - Datadog AI Research (DAIR) (view JD) (20 roles)
• product design: $230K median · $255K top base — Senior Design Manager - Design Systems (view JD) (5 roles)
• leadership: $216K median · $305K top base — Manager II, Engineering - Database Monitoring (AI) (view JD) (8 roles)
• product management: $216K median · $350K top base — Senior Director, Product Management - Platforms (view JD) (17 roles)
• security: $216K median · $240K top base — Engineering Manager I, Commercial Audit (view JD) (6 roles)
• channels & alliances: $184K median · $246K top base — Principal Partner Program Manager - Resellers (view JD) (5 roles)
• enterprise sales engineering: $174K median · $240K top base — Director, Enterprise Sales Engineering - US Central (view JD) (14 roles)
• community: $164K median · $270K top base — Head of Competitive Intelligence (view JD) (7 roles)

Datadog engineering & product salary by seniority

• Mid: $176K median · $305K top base — Group Product Manager - Code Security (view JD) (18)
• Senior: $216K median · $400K top base — AI Research Scientist - Datadog AI Research (DAIR) (view JD) (37)
• Staff: $275K median · $440K top base — Distinguished Architect, AI (view JD) (14)

Datadog engineering & product management salary

• Manager: $225K median · $305K top base — Manager II, Engineering - Database Monitoring (AI) (view JD) (13)

Datadog salary by location

• New York: $176K median · $440K top base — Distinguished Architect, AI (view JD) (100 roles)
• Remote: $174K median · $265K top base — Manager II, Developer Advocacy (view JD) (32 roles)
• Denver: $107K median · $205K top base — Senior Services Architect (view JD) (17 roles)
• San Francisco: $164K median · $284K top base — Product Strategy and Corporate Development Lead, AI (view JD) (7 roles)

Remote work at Datadog

15% of Datadog's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Datadog looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: MEDDPICC (54) · Kubernetes (29) · AWS (25) · GCP (25) · Azure (25) · Python (21) · Go (21) · Spring (12) · Java (11) · CI/CD (11).

Benefits & perks at Datadog

Commonly listed: 401k (220) · pto (212) · mental-health (210) · dental (209) · medical (44) · retirement (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 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 19 that do, PhD and Bachelor's and Associate'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; 98% of these postings reference equity (rsu, espp). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Datadog hiring activity

Datadog has 222 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 222 public job postings with disclosed pay. 69 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (135 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 16 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Datadog pay?
The median pay is $151K, with a typical range of $117K–$216K, based on 222 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 222 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 October 24, 2026.

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