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Semgrep Salary

Semgrep Salary

Semgrep pays a median of $245K ($205K–$258K) across 10 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $205K–$258K salary range

Median: $245K  ·  Based on 10 public Semgrep job postings  ·  Updated September 6, 2026


This Semgrep 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

Semgrep · pay benchmark · updated September 6, 2026
$245K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$205K–$258K
Typical range
$330K view JD
Highest base · Lead Counsel Commercial
10
Open roles
~4 yrs
Typical exp.
+1
5 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 10% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering org
$249K · $319K top (6)
Highest-paying skills
Less $243KGo $224K

Highest-paying open roles at Semgrep

Semgrep salary by department

  • engineering org: $249K median · $319K top base — Senior/Staff Security Researcher (view JD) (6 roles)

Semgrep salary by location

  • San Francisco: $251K median · $330K top base — Lead Counsel Commercial (view JD) (6 roles)

Remote work at Semgrep

22% of Semgrep's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Semgrep looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (3) · React (3) · AWS (3) · Kubernetes (3) · CI/CD (2) · Azure (1) · Contract Drafting (1) · Intellectual Property (1).

About Semgrep

Semgrep is Series D stage · 51–100 employees · founded 2017 · HQ San Francisco, CA. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Semgrep

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience (up to 8+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, Master'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; 10% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Semgrep total compensation signals

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.

Semgrep hiring activity

Semgrep has 10 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 10 public job postings with disclosed pay. 1 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (5 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Semgrep's pay with companies in the same space:

CompanyMedian payvs SemgrepStage
Corelight$257K↑ +5%Series E
Knowbe 4$150K↓ -39%Acquired
Cloudflare$234K↓ -4%Public
Rubrik$198K↓ -19%Public
Chainguard$171K↓ -30%Series D
Dragos$168K↓ -31%Series D

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Common questions

What does Semgrep pay?
The median pay is $245K, with a typical range of $205K–$258K, based on 10 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Semgrep?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Lead Counsel Commercial, at $264K–$330K base.

Which team pays the most at Semgrep?
The engineering org team, at a $249K 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 10 public Semgrep 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 September 6, 2026.

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