Deepgram Salary

💰 $195K–$220K salary range

Median: $220K  ·  Based on 55 public Deepgram job postings  ·  Updated June 9, 2026

This Deepgram 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

Highest-paying open roles at Deepgram

• Defense / Edge Tech Lead — $185K–$245K · Engineering
• QA Engineering Manager — $190K–$235K · Engineering
• Billing & Analytics Software Engineer — $180K–$245K · Engineering
• Staff Product Designer (PST) — $180K–$240K · Product
• QA Lead Engineer — $180K–$230K
• Software Engineer, Voice Agents / AI - Deepgram for Restaurants — $160K–$250K · Engineering

Deepgram salary by department

• Research: $250K median (5 roles)
• Engineering: $220K median (27 roles)
• Sales: $173K median (6 roles)

Deepgram salary by seniority

• Mid: $220K median (26)
• Senior: $200K median (8)
• Staff: $240K median (5)
• Manager: $203K median (10)

Deepgram salary by location

• Remote: $220K median (49 roles)

Remote work at Deepgram

89% of Deepgram's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Deepgram looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (17) · Rust (8) · TypeScript (7) · JavaScript (7) · AWS (5) · Kubernetes (4) · CI/CD (3) · PostgreSQL (2) · Go (2) · Docker (2).

Benefits & perks at Deepgram

Commonly listed: dental (43) · mental-health (43) · 401k (43) · unlimited-pto (43) · pto (43) · parental (43) · gym (43) · learning (43).

About Deepgram

Deepgram is Series C stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2015 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Deepgram

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior).

Base salary vs. total compensation

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; 18% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Deepgram total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 2% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Deepgram hiring activity

Deepgram has 43 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 55 public job postings with disclosed pay. 6 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (33 in the last 90).

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• Owner — median $220K
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Common questions

What does Deepgram pay?
The median base salary is $220K, with a typical range of $195K–$220K, based on 55 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Deepgram?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Defense / Edge Tech Lead, at $185K–$245K base.

Which team pays the most at Deepgram?
The Research team, at a $250K 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

USD base salary aggregated from 55 public Deepgram 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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