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Datadog pays a median base salary of $150K ($109K–$203K) across 208 public job postings (2025–2026).
$210K median · $169K–$250K range · 642 postings analyzed
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| P25 (lower range) | $169K |
| P50 (median) | $210K |
| P75 (upper range) | $250K |
| Department / Role |
|---|
| Engineering |
| Sales |
| Product |
| Marketing |
| Operations |
Datadog · Attentive · Dust · Harvey · EliseAI
Jobs requiring Datadog pay a median of $210K in 2026, based on 642 active postings analyzed by Recruiting from Scratch.
The most common roles listing Datadog are Engineering, Sales, Product, Marketing, Operations positions.
Datadog · Attentive · Dust · Harvey · EliseAI
Salary data is drawn from 642 active job postings listing Datadog as a required or preferred skill, tracked by Recruiting from Scratch. Figures represent the median of posted salary maximums (annual USD only).
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7% of Datadog's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.
Most-required skills across these postings: Go (17) · Python (16) · Kubernetes (12) · CI/CD (10) · AWS (9) · GCP (8) · Azure (8) · Spring (7) · JavaScript (7) · Java (6).
Commonly listed: 401k (73) · dental (72) · mental-health (72) · pto (72) · medical (2) · parental (2) · gym (2).
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.
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 21 that do, PhD and Bachelor's are most common.
The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 35% of these postings reference equity (rsu, espp). Equity is not included in the medians above.
Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 1% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.
Datadog has 199 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 208 public job postings with disclosed pay. 77 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (128 in the last 90).
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What does Datadog pay?
The median base salary is $150K, with a typical range of $109K–$203K, based on 208 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 Director, Product Management - Core Platforms, at $300K–$385K base.
Which team pays the most at Datadog?
The Dev Eng team, at a $288K median.
Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.
USD base salary aggregated from 208 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 June 10, 2026.
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