Datadog vs Zscaler salary
The median posted base pay for tech jobs is $216K a year at Datadog and $191K a year at Zscaler. The median at Datadog is 13% above the median at Zscaler. The numbers come from 72 open jobs at Datadog and 83 open jobs at Zscaler with posted pay.
Datadog and Zscaler: all tech jobs
Datadog: The middle half of the jobs is from $173K to $230K. Zscaler: The middle half of the jobs is from $171K to $214K.
| Measure | Datadog | Zscaler |
|---|---|---|
| Median posted base pay | $216K | $191K |
| Middle half of the jobs | $173K to $230K | $171K to $214K |
| Median posted range | $192K to $240K | $164K to $225K |
| 10th to 90th percentile | $127K to $275K | $145K to $239K |
| Open jobs with posted pay | 72 | 83 |
Datadog vs Zscaler 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 Datadog with Zscaler. One job can have more than one job type.
| Job type | Median at Datadog | Median at Zscaler | Difference | Jobs at Datadog | Jobs at Zscaler |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solutions engineering | $174K | $188K | −8% | 23 | 21 |
| Software engineering | $216K | $203K | +7% | 16 | 16 |
| Infra, platform & SRE | $216K | $185K | +17% | 4 | 25 |
| Product management | $216K | $231K | −7% | 14 | 6 |
Datadog vs Zscaler 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 Datadog | Median at Zscaler | Difference | Jobs at Datadog | Jobs at Zscaler |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $176K | $153K | +16% | 30 | 10 |
| Senior | $193K | $188K | +3% | 26 | 21 |
| Staff | $275K | $178K | +54% | 8 | 26 |
| Director+ | $305K | $261K | +17% | 5 | 5 |
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.
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
Zscaler
- Senior Director, Product Management$231K to $330K
- Architect, Software Development$248K to $310K
- Director, Software Engineering - Common Platform Services$248K to $310K
- Architect, Software Development (Layer 7 Security & Proxy)$217K to $310K
- Senior Director, Sales Engineering - Majors$215K to $308K
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Questions
Which company pays more, Datadog or Zscaler?
Datadog has the higher median posted base pay: $216K a year, against $191K at Zscaler. The median at Datadog is 13% above the median at Zscaler.
What do solutions engineering jobs pay at Datadog and Zscaler?
The median posted base pay for solutions engineering jobs is $174K at Datadog (23 jobs) and $188K at Zscaler (21 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 Datadog and of Zscaler, 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.