Kong Salary

💰 $174K–$260K salary range

Median: $215K  ·  Based on 26 public Kong job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Kong 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 Kong

• Enterprise Account Executive, Southeast — $300K–$400K · All Cost Center
• Enterprise Account Executive, Northeast II — $300K–$400K · All Cost Center
• Enterprise Account Executive, Rockies — $300K–$400K · All Cost Center
• Enterprise Account Executive, Northeast I — $300K–$400K · All Cost Center
• Enterprise Account Executive, Texas — $300K–$400K · All Cost Center
• Director, Global Scaled CS — $250K–$300K · All Cost Center

Kong salary by department

• All Cost Center: $215K median (26 roles)

Kong salary by seniority

• Mid: $400K median (9)
• Staff: $240K median (9)

Kong salary by location

• Remote: $207K median (24 roles)

Remote work at Kong

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

What Kong looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Kubernetes (6) · AWS (5) · GCP (5) · Azure (5) · CI/CD (4) · Python (3) · Java (3) · JavaScript (2) · Go (2) · Terraform (2).

About Kong

Kong is Series E stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2017 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Kong

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 5 that do, Bachelor's and Master's are 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; 12% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Kong hiring activity

Kong has 26 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 26 public job postings with disclosed pay. 15 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (26 in the last 90).

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• Crusoe — median $184K
• Astranis — median $175K
• Socure — median $190K
• Abridge — median $248K
• Commure — median $160K
• Verkada — median $180K

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Common questions

What does Kong pay?
The median base salary is $215K, with a typical range of $174K–$260K, based on 26 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Kong?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Enterprise Account Executive, Southeast, at $300K–$400K base.

Which team pays the most at Kong?
The All Cost Center team, at a $215K 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 26 public Kong 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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