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Decagon Salary

Decagon Salary

Decagon pays a median of $265K ($209K–$300K) across 125 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $209K–$300K salary range

Median: $265K  ·  Based on 125 public Decagon job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 2026


This Decagon 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

Decagon · pay benchmark · updated June 19, 2026
$265K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$209K–$300K
Typical range
$430K view JD
Highest base · Engineering Manager, Agent Orchestration
125
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+64
98 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 100% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$158K (6)
Mid
$249K (16)
Senior
$300K (46)
Staff
$300K (19)
Management pay by function
Engineering
$266K (4)
Product
$261K (5)
Sales
$213K (5)
Finance
$196K (2)
Deployment Strategists
$185K (6)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$300K · $430K top (51)
sales
$240K · $380K top (29)
product
$239K · $290K top (7)
founders office
$210K · $300K top (7)
deployment strategists
$203K · $350K top (15)
people
$170K · $240K top (8)
Pay by location
San Francisco $240K (80)New York $300K (26)Remote $300K (19)
Highest-paying skills
TypeScript $300KPython $300KLLMs $300KA/B Testing $300KGCP $300KTerraform $300KKubernetes $300KAWS $300K

Highest-paying open roles at Decagon

Decagon salary by department

  • engineering: $300K median · $430K top base — Engineering Manager, Agent Orchestration (view JD) (51 roles)
  • sales: $240K median · $380K top base — Strategic Account Director - East (view JD) (29 roles)
  • product: $239K median · $290K top base — Product Manager (view JD) (7 roles)
  • founders office: $210K median · $300K top base — Partnerships, System Integrators Lead (view JD) (7 roles)
  • deployment strategists: $203K median · $350K top base — Senior Director, Strategy and Operations (view JD) (15 roles)
  • people: $170K median · $240K top base — Senior Technical Recruiter, Engineering (view JD) (8 roles)

Decagon salary by seniority

  • Junior: $158K median · $250K top base — Founder's Office, Founder Associate (view JD) (6)
  • Mid: $249K median · $330K top base — Security Engineer (view JD) (16)
  • Senior: $300K median · $400K top base — Senior Research Engineer, Voice + Speech (view JD) (46)
  • Staff: $300K median · $400K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Product (view JD) (19)

Decagon salary — lead & management

  • Lead: $217K median · $300K top base — Partnerships, System Integrators Lead (view JD) (6)
  • Manager: $213K median · $430K top base — Engineering Manager, Agent Orchestration (view JD) (23)
  • Director: $320K median · $380K top base — Strategic Account Director - East (view JD) (9)

Decagon salary by location

  • San Francisco: $240K median · $430K top base — Engineering Manager, Agent Orchestration (view JD) (80 roles)
  • New York: $300K median · $400K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Product (view JD) (26 roles)
  • Remote: $300K median · $400K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Product (view JD) (19 roles)

Remote work at Decagon

16% of Decagon's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $300K median vs $261K onsite.

What Decagon looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (26) · GCP (13) · TypeScript (9) · Kubernetes (8) · CI/CD (7) · Terraform (6) · AWS (6) · Azure (5) · JavaScript (4) · Product Roadmap (3).

Benefits & perks at Decagon

Commonly listed: dental (122) · 401k (122) · life-ins (122) · parental (122).

About Decagon

Decagon is Series D stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2023 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Decagon

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 13 that do, Bachelor's and Associate'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; 100% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Decagon total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 38% include commission; on-target earnings run about $290K where stated (4 roles); common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Decagon hiring activity

Decagon has 125 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 125 public job postings with disclosed pay. 64 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (98 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Decagon pay?
The median pay is $265K, with a typical range of $209K–$300K, based on 125 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Decagon?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Engineering Manager, Agent Orchestration, at $280K–$430K base.

Which team pays the most at Decagon?
The engineering team, at a $300K 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 125 public Decagon 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 19, 2026.

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