Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-29
Perplexity salaries 2026: posted ranges by role and level
105 open roles at Perplexity publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $200k to $290k; the highest posted maximum is $485k. Ranges come from Perplexity's own postings on its careers site, refreshed every 6 hours. All Perplexity roles.
All 105 Perplexity ranges by role and level, plus the other 214 companies, as a spreadsheet-ready CSV: the AI Salary Report, US$29 once. Tables by company, by role title, by function and level, by region and by currency, and the 100 highest ranges. Refreshed four times a day for 12 months from purchase. See 20 sample rows first. Your company or role missing? Reply to the receipt and it is refunded. One payment in US dollars, nothing renews; sold by 2542038 Alberta Ltd., trading as AI Hiring Index.
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| Function | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 32 | $220k | $405k | $312k | $405k |
| Product & Design | 12 | $220k | $315k | $265k | $330k |
| Data | 3 | $175k | $330k | $252k | $330k |
| Engineering | 5 | $200k | $300k | $240k | $405k |
| Infrastructure | 4 | $195k | $245k | $220k | $405k |
| Go-to-market | 28 | $175k | $220k | $201k | $320k |
| Operations | 21 | $170k | $210k | $192k | $290k |
By level
| Level | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff+ | 35 | $220k | $405k | $312k | $405k |
| Lead / Manager | 10 | $195k | $245k | $220k | $405k |
| Unspecified | 41 | $180k | $225k | $210k | $330k |
| Senior | 18 | $175k | $235k | $204k | $300k |
By role
The most posted roles first.
| Role | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member Of Technical Staff | 31 | $220k | $405k | $312k | $405k |
| Product Manager | 6 | $230k | $330k | $280k | $330k |
| Product Marketing Manager | 4 | $205k | $270k | $238k | $290k |
| Engineering Manager | 3 | $300k | $405k | $352k | $405k |
| Member Of Data | 3 | $175k | $330k | $252k | $330k |
5 more Perplexity roles with medians, and the same for every tracked company, in the AI Salary Report, US$29 once.
Highest posted ranges at Perplexity
One row per role; the full list of 105 ranges is in the report.
| Role | Level | Range | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Manager (Multimodal) | Lead / Manager | $300k to $405k | San Francisco; Palo Alto |
| Member of Technical Staff (AI Researcher) | Staff+ | $220k to $485k | San Francisco; Palo Alto; London; Berlin |
| Director, Litigation | Lead / Manager | $275k to $375k | San Francisco |
Method: base-salary ranges parsed from the compensation field or description of each posting; placeholder ranges (top at least 3x the bottom) excluded; medians use the range midpoint; level inferred from the title. All AI companies · Perplexity jobs.
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