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Semgrep Salary

Semgrep Salary

Semgrep pays a median of $191K ($171K–$222K) across 22 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $171K–$222K salary range

Median: $191K  ·  Based on 22 public Semgrep job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 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 July 1, 2026
$191K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$171K–$222K
Typical range
$319K view JD
Highest base · Security Research Manager, Coverage Team
22
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+3
22 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering org
$205K · $319K top (9)
marketing org
$137K · $210K top (5)
Highest-paying skills
AWS $205KTypeScript $205KPython $205KLess $199KGo $191KGithub Actions $172K

Highest-paying open roles at Semgrep

Semgrep salary by department

  • engineering org: $205K median · $319K top base — Security Research Manager, Coverage Team (view JD) (9 roles)
  • marketing org: $137K median · $210K top base — Senior Product Marketing Manager (view JD) (5 roles)

Semgrep salary by location

  • San Francisco: $205K median · $319K top base — Security Research Manager, Coverage Team (view JD) (17 roles)

Remote work at Semgrep

9% of Semgrep's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Semgrep looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (6) · Python (6) · CI/CD (5) · React (4) · Kubernetes (4) · GCP (2) · Demand Generation (1) · Azure (1) · Paid Search (1) · Product Roadmap (1).

About Semgrep

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

Experience & background at Semgrep

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 3 that do, Bachelor's and Master's 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. 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 22 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 22 public job postings with disclosed pay. 3 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (22 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

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Corelight$208K↑ +9%Series E
Knowbe 4$135K↓ -29%Series C
SimSpace$190K↓ -1%Venture-backed
Cloudflare$263K↑ +38%Public
SecurityScorecard$173K↓ -10%Series E
Rubrik$194K↑ +2%Public

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Common questions

What does Semgrep pay?
The median pay is $191K, with a typical range of $171K–$222K, based on 22 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 Security Research Manager, Coverage Team, at $255K–$319K base.

Which team pays the most at Semgrep?
The engineering org team, at a $205K 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 22 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 July 1, 2026.

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