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Exa Salary

Exa Salary

Exa pays a median of $208K ($166K–$265K) across 29 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $166K–$265K salary range

Median: $208K  ·  Based on 29 public Exa job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026


This Exa 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

Exa · pay benchmark · updated July 1, 2026
$208K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$166K–$265K
Typical range
$350K view JD
Highest base · Software Engineer, Infrastructure
29
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+6
16 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 93% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$170K (7)
Senior
$265K (11)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$265K · $350K top (7)
gtm
$200K · $300K top (8)
marketing
$170K · $220K top (5)
Highest-paying skills
Embeddings $265K

Highest-paying open roles at Exa

Exa salary by department

  • engineering: $265K median · $350K top base — Software Engineer, Infrastructure (view JD) (7 roles)
  • gtm: $200K median · $300K top base — Head of Sales Development (view JD) (8 roles)
  • marketing: $170K median · $220K top base — Enterprise Growth (view JD) (5 roles)

Exa salary by seniority

  • Mid: $170K median · $300K top base — Data Partnerships (view JD) (7)
  • Senior: $265K median · $350K top base — Software Engineer, Infrastructure (view JD) (11)

Exa salary — lead & management

  • Director: $253K median · $350K top base — VP, Finance (view JD) (5)

Exa salary by location

  • San Francisco: $208K median · $350K top base — Software Engineer, Infrastructure (view JD) (28 roles)

Remote work at Exa

0% of Exa's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Exa looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Rust (3) · TypeScript (2) · Kubernetes (1) · Sourcing (1) · Kafka (1) · HRIS (1) · Onboarding (1) · Benefits Administration (1) · FP&A (1) · PyTorch (1).

Benefits & perks at Exa

Commonly listed: dental (24) · gym (23) · parental (10) · vision (1) · 401k (1) · commuter (1) · pto (1).

About Exa

Exa is Series D stage · 51–100 employees · founded 2021 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Exa

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior).

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; 93% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Exa total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus; 100% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Exa hiring activity

Exa has 29 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 29 public job postings with disclosed pay. 6 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (16 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs ExaStage
Anthropic$356K↑ +72%Series H
Fluidstack$210K↑ +1%Series D
Glean$203K↓ -2%Series F
Decagon$265K↑ +28%Series D
Profound$170K↓ -18%Series C
LangChain$208K≈ sameSeries B

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Common questions

What does Exa pay?
The median pay is $208K, with a typical range of $166K–$265K, based on 29 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Exa?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Account Executive, at $200K–$450K base.

Which team pays the most at Exa?
The engineering team, at a $265K 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 29 public Exa 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 July 1, 2026.

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