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Speak Salary

Speak pays a median of $215K ($195K–$215K) across 16 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $195K–$215K salary range

Median: $215K  ·  Based on 16 public Speak job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 2026


This Speak 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

Speak · pay benchmark · updated June 19, 2026
$215K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$195K–$215K
Typical range
$300K view JD
Highest base · Machine Learning Engineer, Assessments
16
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+1
16 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 94% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$215K · $300K top (10)
Highest-paying skills
Python $215K

Highest-paying open roles at Speak

Speak salary by department

  • engineering: $215K median · $300K top base — Machine Learning Engineer, Assessments (view JD) (10 roles)

Speak salary by location

  • Remote: $215K median · $300K top base — Machine Learning Engineer, Assessments (view JD) (14 roles)

Remote work at Speak

93% of Speak's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Speak looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (5) · OpenAI (4) · PyTorch (2) · SQL (2) · React (2) · Node.js (2) · Forecasting (1) · Java (1) · Kotlin (1) · PostgreSQL (1).

About Speak

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

Experience & background at Speak

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, Bachelor's 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; 94% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Speak hiring activity

Speak has 16 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 16 public job postings with disclosed pay. 1 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (16 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs SpeakStage
Hive$125K↓ -42%Series D
Observe.AI$141K↓ -35%Series C
SpaceX$135K↓ -37%Series D
OpenAI$308K↑ +43%Late Stage
Databricks$215K↓ 0%Series J
Crusoe$170K↓ -21%Series E

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Common questions

What does Speak pay?
The median pay is $215K, with a typical range of $195K–$215K, based on 16 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Speak?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Machine Learning Engineer, Assessments, at $200K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at Speak?
The engineering team, at a $215K 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 16 public Speak 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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