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Otter pays a median of $199K ($148K–$209K) across 20 public job postings (2025–2026).
Median: $199K · Based on 16 public Otter job postings · Updated June 11, 2026
This Otter 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.
0% of Otter's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.
Most-required skills across these postings: Java (3) · PostgreSQL (2) · MongoDB (2) · Redis (1) · AWS (1) · GCP (1) · Azure (1) · Budgeting (1) · Forecasting (1) · Go (1).
Commonly listed: dental (6) · vision (6) · hsa-fsa (6) · 401k (6) · life-ins (6) · parental (6) · childcare (6).
Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, Bachelor's is most common.
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; 21% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.
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.
Otter has 20 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 20 public job postings with disclosed pay. 28 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (28 in the last 90).
Compare Otter's pay with companies in the same space:
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|---|---|---|---|
| Replit | $218K | ↑ +10% | Series D |
| Zip | $194K | ↓ -2% | Series D |
| Anaplan | $170K | ↓ -15% | Public |
| OpenAI | $308K | ↑ +55% | Late Stage |
| Databricks | $215K | ↑ +8% | Series J |
| Anthropic | $345K | ↑ +74% | Series H |
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What does Otter pay?
The median pay is $199K, with a typical range of $148K–$209K, based on 20 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.
What is the highest-paying job at Otter?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Staff Software Engineer - Menu Platform - Mountain View, CA, at $224K–$284K base.
Which team pays the most at Otter?
The ENG System of Record team, at a $209K median.
Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.
Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 20 public Otter 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 13, 2026.
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