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Verkada Salary

Verkada Salary

Verkada pays a median of $195K ($158K–$230K) across 188 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $158K–$230K salary range

Median: $195K  ·  Based on 188 public Verkada job postings  ·  Updated August 2, 2026


This Verkada 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

Verkada · pay benchmark · updated August 2, 2026
$195K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$158K–$230K
Typical range
Highest base
188
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+32
96 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 99% of roles mention equity · rsu
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$143K (25)
Mid
$186K (10)
Senior
$195K (63)
Staff
$250K (31)
Management pay by function
Solutions Engineering
$240K (3)
Product Management
$223K (2)
Channel
$193K (16)
Enablement
$170K (2)
Finance
$169K (2)
Business Ops
$166K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
enterprise sled
$270K (5)
security
$250K (8)
cameras
$233K (10)
core services
$225K (7)
alarms
$205K (8)
solutions engineering
$193K (11)
channel
$193K (16)
finance
$153K (5)
Pay by location
Remote $213K (36)New York $170K (9)Austin $169K (4)Philadelphia $230K (3)
Highest-paying skills
MEDDPICC $260KMEDDIC $260KComputer Vision $240KLess $225KAirflow $220KReact $218KPython $215KAWS $215K

Highest-paying open roles at Verkada

Verkada salary by department

  • enterprise sled: $270K median (5 roles)
  • security: $250K median (8 roles)
  • cameras: $233K median (10 roles)
  • core services: $225K median (7 roles)
  • alarms: $205K median (8 roles)
  • solutions engineering: $193K median (11 roles)
  • channel: $193K median (16 roles)
  • finance: $153K median (5 roles)

Verkada salary by seniority

  • Junior: $143K median (25)
  • Mid: $186K median (10)
  • Senior: $195K median (63)
  • Staff: $250K median (31)

Verkada salary — lead & management

  • Lead: $183K median (8)
  • Manager: $190K median (45)
  • Director: $278K median (6)

Verkada salary by location

  • Remote: $213K median (36 roles)
  • New York: $170K median (9 roles)
  • Austin: $169K median (4 roles)
  • Philadelphia: $230K median · $260K top base — Regional Sales Manager, Mid-Market (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Verkada

25% of Verkada's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $213K median vs $185K onsite.

What Verkada looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (35) · Go (24) · AWS (23) · SQL (20) · MEDDPICC (15) · Demand Generation (11) · Looker (11) · JavaScript (10) · Kubernetes (8) · React (8).

Benefits & perks at Verkada

Commonly listed: dental (184) · mental-health (184) · hsa-fsa (184) · pto (184) · parental (184) · gym (184) · learning (184) · commuter (183).

About Verkada

Verkada is Series E stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2016 · HQ San Mateo, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Verkada

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 52 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; 99% of these postings reference equity (rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Verkada total compensation signals

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

Verkada hiring activity

Verkada has 188 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 188 public job postings with disclosed pay. 32 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (96 in the last 90).

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Palantir$155K↓ -21%Public
Samsara$153K↓ -21%Public
Gartner$136K↓ -30%Public
ServiceNow$205K↑ +5%Public
Workday$152K↓ -22%Public

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Common questions

What does Verkada pay?
The median pay is $195K, with a typical range of $158K–$230K, based on 188 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Verkada?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Director/ VP, People Operations, at $280K–$420K base.

Which team pays the most at Verkada?
The enterprise sled team, at a $270K 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 188 public Verkada 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 August 2, 2026.

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