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Skydio Salary

Skydio Salary

Skydio pays a median of $179K ($150K–$205K) across 96 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $150K–$205K salary range

Median: $179K  ·  Based on 96 public Skydio job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 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 June 19, 2026
$179K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$150K–$205K
Typical range
$300K view JD
Highest base · Full Stack Product Counsel
96
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+35
96 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$141K (6)
Mid
$145K (18)
Senior
$204K (38)
Staff
$224K (16)
Management pay by function
R&D
$201K (2)
Operations
$140K (11)
Salary by department · median & top base
r&d
$205K · $283K top (45)
operations
$155K · $300K top (51)
Highest-paying skills
Deep Learning $224KMachine Learning $224KComputer Vision $223KKubernetes $217KAWS $213KPython $205KTypeScript $205KReact $205K

Highest-paying open roles at Skydio

Skydio salary by department

  • r&d: $205K median · $283K top base — Staff Software Engineer - Embedded (view JD) (45 roles)
  • operations: $155K median · $300K top base — Full Stack Product Counsel (view JD) (51 roles)

Skydio salary by seniority

  • Junior: $141K median · $210K top base — Autonomy Software Engineer (view JD) (6)
  • Mid: $145K median · $240K top base — Electrical Engineer (all levels) (view JD) (18)
  • Senior: $204K median · $278K top base — Senior Software Engineer - Embedded (view JD) (38)
  • Staff: $224K median · $300K top base — Full Stack Product Counsel (view JD) (16)

Skydio salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $140K median · $276K top base — Engineering Manager - Autonomy (view JD) (13)

Skydio salary by location

  • Remote: $179K median · $300K top base — Full Stack Product Counsel (view JD) (61 roles)

Remote work at Skydio

71% of Skydio's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $179K median vs $174K onsite.

What Skydio looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (25) · Go (6) · AWS (6) · TypeScript (6) · Kubernetes (6) · React (5) · GraphQL (5) · Databricks (4) · SQL (4) · Supply Chain (3).

Benefits & perks at Skydio

Commonly listed: relocation (86) · medical (85) · 401k (85) · pto (85).

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 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 11 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. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Skydio 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.

Skydio hiring activity

Skydio has 96 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 96 public job postings with disclosed pay. 35 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (96 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs SkydioStage
BlueHalo$129K↓ -28%
OpenAI$308K↑ +72%Late Stage
Databricks$215K↑ +20%Series J
Anthropic$345K↑ +93%Series H
CoreWeave$184K↑ +3%Public
Socure$185K↑ +3%Series E

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Common questions

What does Skydio pay?
The median pay is $179K, with a typical range of $150K–$205K, based on 96 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 Full Stack Product Counsel, at $225K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at Skydio?
The r&d 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 96 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 June 19, 2026.

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