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Drata Salary

Drata Salary

Drata pays a median of $205K ($177K–$234K) across 51 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $196K–$260K salary range

Median: $231K  ·  Based on 67 public Drata job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026


This Drata 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

Drata · pay benchmark · updated June 13, 2026
$205K
Median base
$177K–$234K
Typical range
$299K view JD
Highest base · Staff Applied AI Engineer
51
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate (49 postings cite equity)
Salary by department · median & top base
Product
$244K · $281K top (3)
Sales
$209K · $277K top (10)
Engineering
$205K · $299K top (27)
Customer Success
$158K · $242K top (4)
Highest-paying skills
JavaScript $236KReact $226KTypeScript $226KNode.js $226KCI/CD $216KGCP $209KAWS $207KMySQL $205K

Highest-paying open roles at Drata

Drata salary by department

  • Product: $244K median · $281K top base — Head of Product, Assurance (view JD) (3 roles)
  • Sales: $209K median · $277K top base — Senior Solutions Engineer, Enterprise - West (view JD) (10 roles)
  • Engineering: $205K median · $299K top base — Staff Applied AI Engineer (view JD) (27 roles)
  • Customer Success: $158K median · $242K top base — Senior Manager, Enterprise Customer Success - US Central (view JD) (4 roles)

Drata salary by seniority

  • Mid: $171K median · $231K top base — Solutions Engineer - Central (view JD) (7)
  • Senior: $201K median · $277K top base — Senior Solutions Engineer, Enterprise - West (view JD) (30)
  • Staff: $236K median · $299K top base — Staff Applied AI Engineer (view JD) (9)

Drata salary by location

  • Remote: $205K median · $299K top base — Staff Applied AI Engineer (view JD) (49 roles)

Remote work at Drata

100% of Drata's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Drata looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (20) · TypeScript (16) · AWS (11) · Node.js (10) · React (9) · CI/CD (7) · Terraform (6) · GCP (6) · Snowflake (5) · MySQL (4).

Benefits & perks at Drata

Commonly listed: dental (49) · vision (49) · 401k (49) · parental (49) · gym (49).

About Drata

Drata is Series C stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2020 · HQ San Diego, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Drata

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 4 that do, Bachelor's is 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; 96% of these postings reference equity (rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Drata total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: on-target earnings run about $220K where stated (4 roles); common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Drata hiring activity

Drata has 51 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 51 public job postings with disclosed pay. 40 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (51 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Drata's pay with companies in the same space:

CompanyMedian payvs DrataStage
Diligent Corporation$140K↓ -32%Public
Virtru$180K↓ -12%Series D
AvePoint$133K↓ -35%Public
Armada Labs$177K↓ -14%
Rubrik$219K↑ +7%Public
Tanium$185K↓ -10%Series G

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Common questions

What does Drata pay?
The median pay is $205K, with a typical range of $177K–$234K, based on 51 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Drata?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Enterprise Account Executive - Los Angeles, at $270K–$315K base.

Which team pays the most at Drata?
The Product team, at a $244K 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 51 public Drata 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 13, 2026.

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