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Shepherd Salary

Shepherd Salary

Shepherd pays a median of $223K ($194K–$288K) across 23 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $194K–$288K salary range

Median: $223K  ·  Based on 23 public Shepherd job postings  ·  Updated October 21, 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 October 21, 2026
$223K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$194K–$288K
Typical range
$425K view JD
Highest base · Head of Wholesale Underwriting
23
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+7
10 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 65% of roles mention equity · options
Salary by department · median & top base
epd
$285K · $400K top (9)
underwriting
$221K · $425K top (10)
Pay by location
San Francisco $254K (14)New York $220K (9)
Highest-paying skills
TypeScript $285KJavaScript $285KReact $285KNext.js $285KGraphQL $285KNode.js $285KPostgreSQL $285KRedis $285K

Highest-paying open roles at Shepherd

Shepherd salary by department

  • epd: $285K median · $400K top base — Software Engineer, Applied AI (view JD) (9 roles)
  • underwriting: $221K median · $425K top base — Head of Wholesale Underwriting (view JD) (10 roles)

Shepherd salary by location

  • San Francisco: $254K median · $400K top base — Software Engineer, Applied AI (view JD) (14 roles)
  • New York: $220K median · $425K top base — Head of Wholesale Underwriting (view JD) (9 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: TypeScript (6) · PostgreSQL (6) · JavaScript (5) · React (5) · Next.js (5) · GraphQL (5) · Node.js (5) · Redis (5) · SQL (4) · Python (3).

Benefits & perks at Shepherd

Commonly listed: dental (23) · 401k (23) · unlimited-pto (23) · pto (23) · bonus (5).

About Shepherd

Shepherd is Seed stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2021 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Shepherd

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 6 that do, Bachelor'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; 65% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Shepherd total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 31% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Shepherd hiring activity

Shepherd has 23 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 23 public job postings with disclosed pay. 7 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (10 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Shepherd pay?
The median pay is $223K, with a typical range of $194K–$288K, based on 23 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 Head of Wholesale Underwriting, at $350K–$425K base.

Which team pays the most at Shepherd?
The epd team, at a $285K 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 23 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 October 21, 2026.

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