Axon vs Datadog salary
The median posted base pay for tech jobs is $176K a year at Axon and $216K a year at Datadog. The median at Axon is 18% below the median at Datadog. The numbers come from 89 open jobs at Axon and 72 open jobs at Datadog with posted pay.
Axon and Datadog: all tech jobs
Axon: The middle half of the jobs is from $161K to $193K. Datadog: The middle half of the jobs is from $173K to $230K.
| Measure | Axon | Datadog |
|---|---|---|
| Median posted base pay | $176K | $216K |
| Middle half of the jobs | $161K to $193K | $173K to $230K |
| Median posted range | $137K to $215K | $192K to $240K |
| 10th to 90th percentile | $134K to $219K | $127K to $275K |
| Open jobs with posted pay | 89 | 72 |
Axon vs Datadog pay by job type
The median for each job type that has 3 or more jobs with posted pay at both companies. The difference compares Axon with Datadog. One job can have more than one job type.
| Job type | Median at Axon | Median at Datadog | Difference | Jobs at Axon | Jobs at Datadog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | $183K | $216K | −15% | 32 | 16 |
| Product management | $171K | $216K | −21% | 24 | 14 |
| Solutions engineering | $156K | $174K | −10% | 10 | 23 |
| ML / AI engineering | $202K | $317K | −36% | 6 | 6 |
| Infra, platform & SRE | $175K | $216K | −19% | 7 | 4 |
| Inference & ML systems | $202K | $360K | −44% | 6 | 5 |
Axon vs Datadog pay by level
The median for each level in the job title that has 3 or more jobs with posted pay at both companies.
| Level | Median at Axon | Median at Datadog | Difference | Jobs at Axon | Jobs at Datadog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $140K | $176K | −21% | 20 | 30 |
| Senior | $179K | $193K | −8% | 56 | 26 |
| Staff | $219K | $275K | −20% | 4 | 8 |
Open jobs with the highest posted pay
The five open jobs with the highest posted pay at each company. Each range is the base pay that the company posted.
Axon
- Sr Director, Software Engineering$220K to $352K
- Sr. Principal Technical Program Manager$207K to $331K
- Senior Director, Product Management (Hardware), Axon 911$311K to $326K
- Senior Staff Software Engineer, Networking$191K to $305K
- Principal Technical Program Management$181K to $290K
Datadog
- Distinguished Architect, AI$330K to $440K
- AI Research Scientist - Datadog AI Research (DAIR)$320K to $400K
- Staff Research Scientist - Foundation & World Models$320K to $400K
- Staff Research Scientist - Post-Training for Agents$320K to $400K
- Director, Engineering - Graphing and Visualization$296K to $370K
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Questions
Which company pays more, Axon or Datadog?
Datadog has the higher median posted base pay: $216K a year, against $176K at Axon. The median at Axon is 18% below the median at Datadog.
What do software engineering jobs pay at Axon and Datadog?
The median posted base pay for software engineering jobs is $183K at Axon (32 jobs) and $216K at Datadog (16 jobs).
Does this pay include stock or a bonus?
No. The numbers are the base pay ranges that the companies posted in their open jobs. Stock, a bonus and benefits are not in the numbers. Total pay at these companies can be much higher than base pay.
Where does the data come from?
We read each open job from the job board of Axon and of Datadog, and we check each job every day. We use only jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars.
How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A company needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay to be in a comparison. A job type or a level needs 3 or more jobs at both companies to be a row. Jobs under the same company name count as one company.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.