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Average Datadog staff software engineer salary

$170,738yearly

$65.7 hourly rate

Entry-level Datadog staff software engineer salary
$130,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Datadog pay staff software engineers?

The average salary for Datadog staff software engineers is $170,738 per year. Datadog staff software engineer salaries range between $130,000 to $222,000 per year. Datadog staff software engineers earn 25% more than the national average salary for staff software engineers of $136,653.

Location impacts how much a staff software engineer at Datadog can expect to make. Staff software engineers at Datadog make the most in Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, and New York, NY.

How much does Datadog pay staff software engineers by location?

Datadog pays staff software engineers the most in Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Boston and Denver also report highly competitive salaries for staff software engineers at Datadog.

Staff software engineer Datadog salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Seattle, WA$186,557$89.69
2San Francisco, CA$184,755$88.82
3New York, NY$162,993$78.36
4Boston, MA$148,935$71.60
5Denver, CO$148,856$71.57
6Nore, MN$146,738$70.55
7Tony, WI$144,295$69.37
8Enon, OH$142,851$68.68
9Atlanta, GA$142,146$68.34
10Nome, TX$140,941$67.76

Highest-paid Datadog staff software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$185,380$89-
2Software Engineering Manager$181,773$87-
3Chief Software Architect$181,019$87-
4Principal Software Engineer$177,122$85-
5Senior Software Manager$175,899$85-
6Senior Software Engineer Manager$174,444$84-
7Vice President, Software Development$169,887$82-
8Software Leader$166,921$80-
9Principal Developer$163,550$79-
10Senior Software Architect$163,367$79-

Recent salaries for staff software engineers at datadog

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Staff Software Engineer-Source Code and Dependency HealthNew York, NY06/09/2025$234,000
Staff Software Engineer-AAA GovernanceNew York, NY05/26/2025$234,000
Staff Software Engineer-Metrics QueryNew York, NY04/30/2025$234,000
Staff Software Engineer-DashboardsNew York, NY03/26/2025$234,000
Staff Software Engineer-OnboardingBoston, MA03/26/2025$234,000

Staff software engineer salary at Datadog competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Cloudflare$191,477$9264
2Sumo Logic$179,825$863
3Yammer$178,738$86-
4Kaltura$177,637$85-
5Box$176,015$855
6New Relic$169,108$8113
7VMware$168,744$811
8Nutanix$160,516$7774
9Proofpoint$159,679$7717
10Amplitude$157,079$7619
11AutoAlert$152,693$73-
12SkillSurvey$150,745$72-
13Quest Software$146,935$71-
14Spruce Technology$145,173$70-
15Eagle Point Software$143,905$69-
16Marketo$143,021$69-
17Sheshunoff Information Services$139,688$67-
18Numara Software$139,279$67-
19MuleSoft$138,549$67-
20Dynatrace$130,918$63-

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