Docker Salary

💰 $228K–$294K salary range

Median: $268K  ·  Based on 14 public Docker job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Docker 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 Docker

• Account Executive, Strategic (Central) — $238K–$340K · Sales
• Senior Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure — $219K–$352K · Engineering
• Principal Software Engineer, AI Tools and Security (US West Coast) — $198K–$319K · Engineering
• Account Executive, Strategic — $210K–$300K · Sales
• Staff Software Engineer, Data Engineering — $170K–$276K · Engineering
• Staff Backend Engineer, Hub (US East Coast) — $170K–$276K · Engineering

Docker salary by department

• Engineering: $276K median (7 roles)
• Sales: $260K median (5 roles)

Docker salary by location

• Remote: $276K median (10 roles)

Remote work at Docker

83% of Docker's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Docker looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Docker (6) · CI/CD (2) · Go (2) · PostgreSQL (2) · AWS (2) · Kubernetes (2) · Terraform (2) · TypeScript (1) · React (1) · Python (1).

Benefits & perks at Docker

Commonly listed: medical (6) · pto (6) · parental (6) · home-office (6).

About Docker

Docker is Series E stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2013 · HQ Palo Alto, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Docker

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 2 that do, Bachelor's is most common.

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; 86% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Docker hiring activity

Docker has 13 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 14 public job postings with disclosed pay. 4 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (14 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Docker's pay with other Series E companies:

• Crusoe — median $184K
• Astranis — median $175K
• Socure — median $190K
• Abridge — median $248K
• Commure — median $160K
• Verkada — median $180K

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Common questions

What does Docker pay?
The median base salary is $268K, with a typical range of $228K–$294K, based on 14 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Docker?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Account Executive, Strategic (Central), at $238K–$340K base.

Which team pays the most at Docker?
The Engineering team, at a $276K 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 14 public Docker 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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