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Skylo Salary

Skylo Salary

Skylo pays a median of $168K ($150K–$217K) across 14 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $150K–$217K salary range

Median: $168K  ·  Based on 14 public Skylo job postings  ·  Updated June 25, 2026


This Skylo 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

Skylo · pay benchmark · updated June 25, 2026
$168K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$150K–$217K
Typical range
$270K view JD
Highest base · Principal RF Payload Lead Engineer
14
Open roles
~8 yrs
Typical exp.
+2
8 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$150K (7)
Staff
$233K (5)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$150K · $270K top (7)

Highest-paying open roles at Skylo

Skylo salary by department

  • engineering: $150K median · $270K top base — Principal RF Payload Lead Engineer (view JD) (7 roles)

Skylo salary by seniority

  • Senior: $150K median · $175K top base — Senior Manager, Brand and Communications (view JD) (7)
  • Staff: $233K median · $270K top base — Principal RF Payload Lead Engineer (view JD) (5)

Remote work at Skylo

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

What Skylo looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: GCP (3) · CI/CD (2) · Product Roadmap (2) · AWS (2) · Kubernetes (2) · Terraform (2) · ATS (1) · Full-Cycle Recruiting (1) · Sourcing (1) · Go (1).

About Skylo

Skylo is Series C stage · 51–100 employees · founded 2017 · HQ Mountain View, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Skylo

Roles typically ask for around 8 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 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.

Skylo hiring activity

Skylo has 14 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 14 public job postings with disclosed pay. 2 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (8 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs SkyloStage
Zebra Technologies$131K↓ -22%Public
SpaceX$135K↓ -19%Series H
Samsara$160K↓ -4%Public
Versant$120K↓ -28%Public
Aby$119K↓ -29%Venture-backed
nScale$185K↑ +10%Series C

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Common questions

What does Skylo pay?
The median pay is $168K, with a typical range of $150K–$217K, based on 14 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Skylo?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Principal RF Payload Lead Engineer, at $255K–$270K base.

Which team pays the most at Skylo?
The engineering team, at a $150K 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 14 public Skylo 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 25, 2026.

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