Descript salary data
Descript publishes pay ranges on 16 of its open roles. These are the company's own published figures, not estimates or crowd-sourced guesses.
Last checked 03 October 2026
$205k
Median midpoint
$100k
Lowest published
$292k
Highest published
16
Roles with pay
Pay by role at Descript
| Role | Openings | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | 3 | $110k | $230k |
| Marketing Manager | 2 | $125k | $170k |
| Product Manager | 2 | $171k | $290k |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $200k | $292k |
Where this comes from. Every figure is taken from Descript's own job board and recorded each day. When a range changes, we keep both the old number and the new one — which is how you can see pay moving rather than just where it stands today.
Roles with published pay
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand Design Lead | San Francisco, CA or Remote, US | Marketing | $140k – $185k |
| Lead Editor Product Manager | San Francisco, CA or Remote, US | Product & Design | $225k – $290k |
| Software Engineer, Infrastructure | San Francisco, CA or Remote, US | Engineering | $220k – $292k |
| Software Engineer, Product | San Francisco, CA or Remote, US | Engineering | $200k – $275k |
| Account Executive | San Francisco, CA or Remote, US | Sales & Business Development | $100k – $125k |
| Applied Research Scientist, AI Research | San Francisco, CA or Remote, US | AI Research | $197k – $262k |
| Product Marketing Manager | San Francisco, CA or Remote, US | Marketing | $125k – $170k |
| Head of Enterprise Marketing | San Francisco, CA or Remote, US | Marketing | $180k – $230k |
| Field Marketing Manager | San Francisco, CA | Marketing | $145k – $160k |
| Lead Data Scientist, Product | San Francisco, CA or Remote, US | Product & Design | $200k – $250k |
| Strategic Finance, GTM | San Francisco, CA or Remote, US | Finance | $160k – $215k |
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