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Decagon Salary

Decagon Salary

Decagon pays a median of $221K ($185K–$300K) across 100 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $185K–$300K salary range

Median: $221K  ·  Based on 100 public Decagon job postings  ·  Updated October 24, 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 October 24, 2026
$221K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$185K–$300K
Typical range
$430K view JD
Highest base · Engineering Manager, Research
100
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+15
64 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 72% of roles mention equity · rsu, options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$201K (20)
Senior
$300K (25)
Staff
$300K (5)
Management pay by function
Engineering
$355K (4)
Product
$261K (2)
Customer Team
$190K (5)
Marketing
$185K (3)
Sales
$185K (3)
Deployment Strategists
$178K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$300K · $430K top (26)
people
$215K · $280K top (9)
customer team
$200K · $320K top (12)
finance
$200K · $275K top (8)
deployment strategists
$185K · $215K top (7)
sales
$185K (21)
marketing
$184K · $225K top (6)
founders office
$180K · $300K top (5)
Pay by location
San Francisco $215K (71)New York $238K (19)Remote $238K (7)
Highest-paying skills
MEDDPICC $378KPython $300KTypeScript $300KGCP $300KKubernetes $300KCI/CD $300KSoc 2 $300KConversational AI $300K

Highest-paying open roles at Decagon

Decagon salary by department

  • engineering: $300K median · $430K top base — Engineering Manager, Research (view JD) (26 roles)
  • people: $215K median · $280K top base — Head of Real Estate and Workplace Experience (view JD) (9 roles)
  • customer team: $200K median · $320K top base — Director of Agent Deployment Engineering (view JD) (12 roles)
  • finance: $200K median · $275K top base — Strategic Finance, GTM (view JD) (8 roles)
  • deployment strategists: $185K median · $215K top base — Agent Data Scientist (view JD) (7 roles)
  • sales: $185K median (21 roles)
  • marketing: $184K median · $225K top base — Growth Engineer, Web & Growth Products (view JD) (6 roles)
  • founders office: $180K median · $300K top base — Business Development, Healthcare (view JD) (5 roles)

Decagon engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $201K median · $330K top base — Software Engineer, Platform Security (view JD) (20)
  • Senior: $300K median · $400K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Product (view JD) (25)
  • Staff: $300K median · $400K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Platform Security (view JD) (5)

Decagon salary by location

  • San Francisco: $215K median · $430K top base — Engineering Manager, Research (view JD) (71 roles)
  • New York: $238K median · $430K top base — Engineering Manager, Agent Product (view JD) (19 roles)
  • Remote: $238K median · $300K top base — Senior Commercial Counsel (view JD) (7 roles)

Remote work at Decagon

7% of Decagon's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $275K median vs $238K onsite.

What Decagon looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (18) · SQL (7) · TypeScript (6) · AWS (3) · GCP (3) · Kubernetes (3) · Terraform (3) · MEDDPICC (3) · Go (2) · Figma (2).

Benefits & perks at Decagon

Commonly listed: dental (100) · 401k (100) · retirement (100) · life-ins (100) · parental (100).

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 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 8 that do, Bachelor'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; 72% of these postings reference equity (rsu, options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Decagon total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 2% of roles list a bonus; 100% include commission; on-target earnings run about $220K where stated (5 roles); common structures: stipend. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Decagon hiring activity

Decagon has 100 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 100 public job postings with disclosed pay. 15 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (64 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Decagon pay?
The median pay is $221K, with a typical range of $185K–$300K, based on 100 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, Research, 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 100 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 October 24, 2026.

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