DEPT Salary

💰 $108K–$154K salary range

Median: $131K  ·  Based on 44 public DEPT job postings  ·  Updated August 4, 2026

This DEPT 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 DEPT

• Executive Director, Motion Design — $229K–$343K · Creative Content
• VP, Creative — $261K–$335K · Creative Design
• VP, Client Partnership - BFSI Experience needed - NYC ONLY — $220K–$325K · Clients
• Executive Director, Creative — $225K–$282K · Brand Creative
• Executive Director, Client Partnership - B2B Expert - West Coast ONLY — $175K–$225K · Clients
• Principal, Art Direction - GenAI — $155K–$200K · Emerging Technology
• Architect, Software Engineer (Adobe - AJO, AEP, RTCDP) — $138K–$183K · Engineering
• Director, Communications Planning — $138K–$175K · xPaid Media
• Director, Data Analyst/BI Engineer — $138K–$175K · Data Engineering
• Architect, Software Engineering (Adobe - AEM/WorkFront) — $138K–$170K · Engineering

DEPT salary by department

• programmatic: $113K median · $155K top base — Director, Programmatic (view JD) (6 roles)
• creative design: $113K median · $335K top base — VP, Creative (view JD) (5 roles)
• creative content: $93K median · $343K top base — Executive Director, Motion Design (view JD) (5 roles)

DEPT salary by seniority

• Senior: $83K median · $170K top base — Senior Architect, Software Engineering (Adobe - Commerce) (view JD) (5)
• Staff: $127K median · $200K top base — Principal, Art Direction - GenAI (view JD) (13)

DEPT salary — lead & management

• Director: $146K median · $343K top base — Executive Director, Motion Design (view JD) (19)

DEPT salary by location

• Remote: $118K median · $200K top base — Principal, Art Direction - GenAI (view JD) (38 roles)

Remote work at DEPT

88% of DEPT's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $118K median vs $286K onsite.

What DEPT looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: OpenAI (31) · Team Leadership (6) · Figma (3) · Snowflake (3) · BigQuery (3) · AWS (3) · Looker (3) · Tableau (3) · Budgeting (2) · Strategic Planning (2).

Benefits & perks at DEPT

Commonly listed: dental (42) · vision (42) · 401k (42) · pto (42) · parental (42).

About DEPT

DEPT is Late Stage stage · 4,661–4,661 employees · founded 2016 · HQ Amsterdam, Noord-Holland. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at DEPT

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 5 that do, Associate's and Master's and Bachelor'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; 95% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

DEPT hiring activity

DEPT has 44 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 44 public job postings with disclosed pay. 11 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (44 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 4 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does DEPT pay?
The median pay is $131K, with a typical range of $108K–$154K, based on 44 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at DEPT?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Executive Director, Motion Design, at $229K–$343K base.

Which team pays the most at DEPT?
The programmatic team, at a $113K 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 44 public DEPT 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 August 4, 2026.

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