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Knightscope Salary

Knightscope Salary

Knightscope pays a median of $195K ($178K–$211K) across 19 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $178K–$211K salary range

Median: $195K  ·  Based on 19 public Knightscope job postings  ·  Updated September 8, 2026


This Knightscope 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

Knightscope · pay benchmark · updated September 8, 2026
$195K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$178K–$211K
Typical range
$295K view JD
Highest base · Senior Architect
19
Open roles
~8 yrs
Typical exp.
+4
18 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 100% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$179K (12)
Staff
$205K (5)
Salary by department · median & top base
9oye21 - 215 software engineering
$218K · $295K top (5)
9oye24 - 240 asr software
$195K · $275K top (9)
Highest-paying skills
AWS $200KPython $198K

Highest-paying open roles at Knightscope

Knightscope salary by department

  • 9oye21 - 215 software engineering: $218K median · $295K top base — Senior Architect (view JD) (5 roles)
  • 9oye24 - 240 asr software: $195K median · $275K top base — Staff Perception Engineer – Robotics (view JD) (9 roles)

Knightscope salary by seniority

  • Senior: $179K median · $295K top base — Senior Architect (view JD) (12)
  • Staff: $205K median · $275K top base — Staff Perception Engineer – Robotics (view JD) (5)

Remote work at Knightscope

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

What Knightscope looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (8) · AWS (5) · Docker (3) · TypeScript (2) · React (2) · GraphQL (2) · Node.js (2) · SQL (2) · Kafka (2) · GCP (2).

Benefits & perks at Knightscope

Commonly listed: dental (19) · 401k (19) · pto (19).

About Knightscope

Knightscope is Public stage · 51–100 employees · founded 2013 · HQ Mountain View, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Knightscope

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 11 that do, Master's and Bachelor's and PhD are 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; 100% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Knightscope total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Knightscope hiring activity

Knightscope has 19 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 19 public job postings with disclosed pay. 4 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (18 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Knightscope pay?
The median pay is $195K, with a typical range of $178K–$211K, based on 19 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Knightscope?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Architect, at $240K–$295K base.

Which team pays the most at Knightscope?
The 9oye21 - 215 software engineering team, at a $218K 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 19 public Knightscope 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 September 8, 2026.

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