Profound Salary

💰 $154K–$200K salary range

Median: $171K  ·  Based on 83 public Profound job postings  ·  Updated August 4, 2026

This Profound 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 Profound

• Head of Talent — $250K–$375K · General & Administrative
• Software Engineer, Infrastructure — $140K–$300K · EPDD
• Product Manager, Platform — $200K–$300K · EPDD
• Product Manager, Content Management System — $200K–$300K · EPDD
• Product Manager, Core Product — $200K–$300K · EPDD
• VP of Account Management — $200K–$300K · Sales
• AI Strategist, Team Lead — $180K–$280K · Research
• Tech Lead Manager, Context — $230K–$275K · EPDD
• Security GRC Specialist — $230K–$275K · EPDD
• Software Engineer, Rust, Agent Runtime — $140K–$260K · EPDD

Profound salary by department

• epdd: $200K median · $300K top base — Software Engineer, Infrastructure (view JD) (26 roles)
• general & administrative: $166K median · $375K top base — Head of Talent (view JD) (12 roles)
• marketing: $160K median · $250K top base — Demand Generation Lead (view JD) (11 roles)
• sales: $155K median · $200K top base — GTM Engineer, Post-Sales (view JD) (17 roles)
• customer success: $135K median · $220K top base — Manager, Support Engineering (view JD) (11 roles)

Profound salary by seniority

• Junior: $135K median · $200K top base — GTM Strategy & Operations (view JD) (7)
• Mid: $165K median · $250K top base — Design Engineer (view JD) (27)
• Senior: $200K median · $300K top base — Software Engineer, Infrastructure (view JD) (10)

Profound salary — lead & management

• Manager: $170K median · $300K top base — Product Manager, Platform (view JD) (30)

Profound salary by location

• New York: $170K median · $375K top base — Head of Talent (view JD) (77 roles)
• San Francisco: $251K median · $300K top base — Product Manager, Platform (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Profound

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

What Profound looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (14) · AWS (11) · SQL (7) · PostgreSQL (6) · Rust (5) · TypeScript (5) · JavaScript (4) · Sourcing (4) · Demand Generation (4) · GCP (4).

About Profound

Profound is Series C stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2024 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Profound

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, Associate's is 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; 64% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Profound total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Profound hiring activity

Profound has 83 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 83 public job postings with disclosed pay. 9 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (25 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Profound pay?
The median pay is $171K, with a typical range of $154K–$200K, based on 83 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Profound?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Talent, at $250K–$375K base.

Which team pays the most at Profound?
The epdd team, at a $200K 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 83 public Profound 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 August 4, 2026.

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