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Shepherd Salary

Shepherd pays a median of $183K ($176K–$195K) across 18 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $176K–$195K salary range

Median: $183K  ·  Based on 18 public Shepherd job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 2026


This Shepherd 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

Shepherd · pay benchmark · updated June 19, 2026
$183K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$176K–$195K
Typical range
$228K view JD
Highest base · Executive Underwriter
18
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+5
8 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 78% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
epd
$195K · $220K top (5)
underwriting
$183K · $228K top (5)
Pay by location
San Francisco $190K (10)New York $171K (8)
Highest-paying skills
TypeScript $195KPostgreSQL $195KSpark $183KPython $183K

Highest-paying open roles at Shepherd

Shepherd salary by department

  • epd: $195K median · $220K top base — Software Engineer, Applied AI (view JD) (5 roles)
  • underwriting: $183K median · $228K top base — Executive Underwriter (view JD) (5 roles)

Shepherd salary by location

  • San Francisco: $190K median · $220K top base — Software Engineer, Applied AI (view JD) (10 roles)
  • New York: $171K median · $228K top base — Executive Underwriter (view JD) (8 roles)

Remote work at Shepherd

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

What Shepherd looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: PostgreSQL (6) · Python (6) · React (4) · Next.js (4) · GraphQL (4) · Node.js (4) · Redis (4) · AWS (2) · Dbt (2) · Onboarding (1).

Benefits & perks at Shepherd

Commonly listed: dental (18) · 401k (18) · unlimited-pto (18) · pto (18).

About Shepherd

Shepherd is Series B stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2023 · HQ Jacksonville, Florida. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Shepherd

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 7+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, PhD 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; 78% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Shepherd hiring activity

Shepherd has 18 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 18 public job postings with disclosed pay. 5 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (8 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs ShepherdStage
Google$200K↑ +10%Public
Zeta Global$156K↓ -14%Public
Verve$93K↓ -49%Public
Tegna$98K↓ -47%Public
BrightLine$95K↓ -48%Series C
Nexxen$113K↓ -38%Public

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Common questions

What does Shepherd pay?
The median pay is $183K, with a typical range of $176K–$195K, based on 18 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Shepherd?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Executive Underwriter, at $185K–$228K base.

Which team pays the most at Shepherd?
The epd team, at a $195K 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 18 public Shepherd 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 June 19, 2026.

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