Planetlabs Salary

💰 $161K–$203K salary range

Median: $181K  ·  Based on 36 public Planetlabs job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Planetlabs 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 Planetlabs

• Visiting Staff Scientist — $232K–$289K · RF, Comms & Electrical Engineering
• Senior Camera Hardware Engineer — $206K–$257K · RF, Comms & Electrical Engineering
• Head of Creative — $183K–$229K · Creative
• Senior Software Engineering Manager — $172K–$229K · D&I Solutions (SWE)
• Director, Americas Regional Marketing — $163K–$203K · Regional, Customer and Events Marketing
• Engineering Program Manager — $163K–$203K · Engineering Program Management

Planetlabs salary by department

• RF, Comms & Electrical Engineering: $181K median (7 roles)
• Talent Acquisition: $161K median (3 roles)

Planetlabs salary by seniority

• Mid: $161K median (14)
• Senior: $203K median (10)
• Manager: $161K median (9)

Planetlabs salary by location

• San Francisco: $181K median (21 roles)
• Remote: $181K median (10 roles)

Remote work at Planetlabs

31% of Planetlabs's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Planetlabs looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (10) · CI/CD (3) · Go (2) · AWS (2) · GCP (2) · Docker (2) · Redis (1) · Elasticsearch (1) · JavaScript (1) · Java (1).

Benefits & perks at Planetlabs

Commonly listed: dental (35) · mental-health (35) · hsa-fsa (35) · commuter (35) · pto (35) · parental (35) · gym (35) · learning (35).

Experience & background at Planetlabs

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 22 that do, Bachelor's and PhD 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; 97% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Planetlabs total compensation signals

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

Planetlabs hiring activity

Planetlabs has 32 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 36 public job postings with disclosed pay. 36 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (36 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 1 contract role in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Planetlabs pay?
The median base salary is $181K, with a typical range of $161K–$203K, based on 36 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Planetlabs?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Visiting Staff Scientist, at $232K–$289K base.

Which team pays the most at Planetlabs?
The RF, Comms & Electrical Engineering team, at a $181K 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 36 public Planetlabs 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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