Hercules Salary

💰 $150K–$175K salary range

Median: $175K  ·  Based on 18 public Hercules job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 2026

This Hercules 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 Hercules

• Frontend Engineer — $100K–$250K · Engineering, Product, & Design
• Customer Operations Lead — $130K–$250K · Customer Operations
• Full-stack Engineer — $100K–$250K · Engineering, Product, & Design
• Content & Social Lead — $130K–$250K · Growth & Marketing
• AI Context & Harness Product Manager — $100K–$250K · Engineering, Product, & Design
• Creator Partnerships Lead — $130K–$250K · Growth & Marketing
• Infrastructure Engineer — $100K–$250K · Engineering, Product, & Design
• Channel Partnerships & Affiliates Lead — $130K–$250K · Growth & Marketing
• SEO Content Writer — $100K–$250K · Growth & Marketing
• AI Context & Harness Engineer — $100K–$250K · Engineering, Product, & Design

Hercules salary by department

• engineering, product, & design: $175K median · $250K top base — Frontend Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
• growth & marketing: $150K median · $250K top base — SEO Content Writer (view JD) (10 roles)

Hercules salary — lead & management

• Lead: $150K median · $250K top base — Customer Operations Lead (view JD) (10)

Hercules salary by location

• San Francisco: $175K median · $250K top base — Frontend Engineer (view JD) (13 roles)
• Remote: $150K median · $200K top base — Performance Marketing Lead (Paid Growth) (view JD) (5 roles)

Remote work at Hercules

28% of Hercules's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $150K median vs $175K onsite.

What Hercules looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: TypeScript (8) · React (6) · PostgreSQL (6) · Redis (6) · AWS (6) · Docker (6) · Terraform (6).

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; 89% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Hercules hiring activity

Hercules has 18 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 18 public job postings with disclosed pay.

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Common questions

What does Hercules pay?
The median pay is $175K, with a typical range of $150K–$175K, based on 18 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Hercules?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Frontend Engineer, at $100K–$250K base.

Which team pays the most at Hercules?
The engineering, product, & design team, at a $175K 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 18 public Hercules 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 19, 2026.

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