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Skydio Salary

Skydio Salary

Skydio pays a median of $188K ($168K–$220K) across 137 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $168K–$220K salary range

Median: $188K  ·  Based on 137 public Skydio job postings  ·  Updated October 23, 2026


This Skydio 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

Skydio · pay benchmark · updated October 23, 2026
$188K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$168K–$220K
Typical range
$348K view JD
Highest base · Director of Product Compliance
137
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+38
86 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 53% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$188K (29)
Senior
$205K (33)
Staff
$238K (9)
Salary by department · median & top base
r&d
$220K · $348K top (54)
operations
$172K · $303K top (83)
Highest-paying skills
Deep Learning $224KMachine Learning $224KComputer Vision $223KGo $220KAWS $220KKubernetes $220KTypeScript $213KReact $213K

Highest-paying open roles at Skydio

Skydio salary by department

  • r&d: $220K median · $348K top base — Director of Product Compliance (view JD) (54 roles)
  • operations: $172K median · $303K top base — Lead GTM Platform Engineer (view JD) (83 roles)

Skydio engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $188K median · $278K top base — Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning Model Acceleration (view JD) (29)
  • Senior: $205K median · $303K top base — Lead GTM Platform Engineer (view JD) (33)
  • Staff: $238K median · $285K top base — Staff Product Manager, Telecommunications (view JD) (9)

Skydio engineering & product management salary

  • Manager: $233K median · $325K top base — Senior Manager, Hardware Design Engineering (view JD) (10)

Skydio salary by location

  • Remote: $172K median · $270K top base — Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering - Commercial, Site Security (view JD) (34 roles)

Remote work at Skydio

25% of Skydio's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $172K median vs $182K onsite.

What Skydio looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (33) · Procurement (15) · Supply Chain (9) · SQL (9) · Go (8) · AWS (7) · Databricks (7) · TypeScript (5) · Kubernetes (5) · Go-To-Market (5).

Benefits & perks at Skydio

Commonly listed: relocation (132) · medical (130) · 401k (130) · pto (130).

About Skydio

Skydio is Series F stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2014 · HQ San Mateo, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Skydio

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 19 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and Associate'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; 53% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Skydio total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Skydio hiring activity

Skydio has 137 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 137 public job postings with disclosed pay. 38 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (86 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs SkydioStage
Shield AI$192K↑ +2%Series G
Zoox$224K↑ +19%Series B
Neros Technologies$178K↓ -5%Series C
Mecka$180K↓ -4%Series B
Sees.ai$105K↓ -44%Late Stage
OpenAI$308K↑ +64%Late Stage

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Common questions

What does Skydio pay?
The median pay is $188K, with a typical range of $168K–$220K, based on 137 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Skydio?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director of Product Compliance, at $230K–$348K base.

Which team pays the most at Skydio?
The r&d team, at a $220K 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 137 public Skydio 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 23, 2026.

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