Samsara Salary

💰 $127K–$202K salary range

Median: $171K  ·  Based on 205 public Samsara job postings  ·  Updated October 24, 2026

This Samsara 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 Samsara

• Lead Machine Learning Engineer - ML Infrastructure — $200K–$358K · Safety AI
• Tech Lead Applied Scientist — $200K–$358K · Safety AI
• Enterprise Account Executive — $350K · US Enterprise Sales
• Specialist Seller, Enterprise Select (AI Products — $350K · Product Specialists
• Public Sector Major Account Executive — $350K · US Public Sector
• Select Major Account Executive (CST) — $350K · US Enterprise Sales
• Select Major Account Executive (EST) — $350K · US Enterprise Sales
• Enterprise Account Executive - Public Sector, West — $350K · US Public Sector
• Specialist Seller - Tracking Label - Select Enterprise — $350K · Product Specialists
• Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Edge AI — $179K–$319K · Safety AI

Samsara salary by department

• us enterprise sales: $350K median · $350K top base — Select Major Account Executive (EST) (view JD) (5 roles)
• us public sector: $250K median (5 roles)
• product specialists: $250K median (10 roles)
• us core: $250K median (5 roles)
• safety ai: $241K median · $358K top base — Lead Machine Learning Engineer - ML Infrastructure (view JD) (6 roles)
• stce & maintenance: $226K median · $290K top base — Staff Software Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)
• platform: $207K median · $290K top base — Staff Software Engineer, DevEx (view JD) (10 roles)
• it security: $198K median · $295K top base — Staff Application Security Engineer (view JD) (17 roles)

Samsara engineering & product salary by seniority

• Junior: $81K median · $93K top base — Associate Sales Engineer, SE Desk - Southeast (view JD) (5)
• Mid: $152K median · $350K top base — Specialist Seller, Enterprise Select (AI Products (view JD) (28)
• Senior: $184K median · $358K top base — Lead Machine Learning Engineer - ML Infrastructure (view JD) (42)
• Staff: $226K median · $319K top base — Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Edge AI (view JD) (18)

Samsara salary by location

• Remote: $165K median · $358K top base — Tech Lead Applied Scientist (view JD) (177 roles)
• San Francisco: $222K median · $295K top base — Director, Product Design (view JD) (5 roles)

Remote work at Samsara

87% of Samsara's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Samsara looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (58) · AWS (38) · JavaScript (22) · Go (20) · SQL (20) · Snowflake (17) · Databricks (14) · GCP (12) · BigQuery (10) · CI/CD (8).

Benefits & perks at Samsara

Commonly listed: parental (203) · learning (203) · relocation (25) · pto (13).

About Samsara

Samsara is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2015 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Samsara

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 28 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD are 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; 99% of these postings reference equity (rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Samsara total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 68% include commission; on-target earnings run about $500K where stated (3 roles); common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Samsara hiring activity

Samsara has 205 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 205 public job postings with disclosed pay. 85 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (149 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 7 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Samsara pay?
The median pay is $171K, with a typical range of $127K–$202K, based on 205 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Samsara?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Lead Machine Learning Engineer - ML Infrastructure, at $200K–$358K base.

Which team pays the most at Samsara?
The us enterprise sales team, at a $350K 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 205 public Samsara 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 24, 2026.

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