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Plaud pays a median of $177K ($159K–$210K) across 28 public job postings (2025–2026).
Median: $177K · Based on 28 public Plaud job postings · Updated October 23, 2026
This Plaud 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 Plaud's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.
Most-required skills across these postings: Python (4) · Go (4) · Java (2) · CI/CD (2) · Kubernetes (2) · Contract Drafting (1) · Litigation (1) · Dispute Resolution (1) · Legal Research (1) · Figma (1).
Commonly listed: dental (23) · 401k (23) · unlimited-pto (23) · pto (23) · bonus (22) · commuter (6) · parental (4) · vision (3).
Plaud is Venture-backed stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2021 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.
Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 3 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; 86% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.
Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 88% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.
Plaud has 28 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 28 public job postings with disclosed pay. 6 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (28 in the last 90).
Compare Plaud's pay with companies in the same space:
| Company | Median pay | vs Plaud | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom | $162K | ↓ -9% | Public |
| Read AI | $189K | ↑ +6% | Series B |
| Sandbar | $190K | ↑ +7% | Series A |
| SpaceX | $143K | ↓ -20% | Series D |
| OpenAI | $308K | ↑ +73% | Late Stage |
| Anthropic | $363K | ↑ +105% | Series H |
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What does Plaud pay?
The median pay is $177K, with a typical range of $159K–$210K, based on 28 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.
What is the highest-paying job at Plaud?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Machine Learning Engineer, Speech LLM Training - San Francisco, at $195K–$365K base.
Which team pays the most at Plaud?
The global product r&d center 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.
Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 28 public Plaud 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 October 23, 2026.
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