Drata Salary

💰 $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

Highest-paying open roles at Drata

• Enterprise Account Executive - Los Angeles — $270K–$315K · Sales
• Staff Applied AI Engineer — $221K–$299K · Engineering
• Staff Applied Research Engineer — $221K–$299K · Engineering
• Senior Solutions Engineer, Enterprise - West — $224K–$277K · Sales
• Senior Solutions Engineer, Enterprise - East — $224K–$277K · Sales
• Senior Solutions Engineer, Enterprise — $224K–$277K · Sales

Drata salary by department

• Engineering: $260K median (33 roles)
• Product: $257K median (5 roles)
• Sales: $231K median (12 roles)
• Marketing: $213K median (4 roles)
• Customer Success: $211K median (6 roles)

Drata salary by seniority

• Mid: $210K median (12)
• Senior: $235K median (36)
• Staff: $272K median (9)
• Manager: $170K median (6)

Drata salary by location

• Remote: $231K median (48 roles)
• San Francisco: $243K median (11 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 (48) · vision (48) · 401k (48) · parental (48) · gym (48).

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.

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; 72% of these postings reference equity (rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Drata total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, 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 67 public job postings with disclosed pay. 46 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (67 in the last 90).

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• Owner — median $220K
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Common questions

What does Drata pay?
The median base salary is $231K, with a typical range of $196K–$260K, based on 67 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 Engineering team, at a $260K 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 67 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 10, 2026.

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