Data Scientist
$193k – $288k / year
3 weeks ago
Stripe salaries
What Stripe advertises, from 21 pay ranges in its own job posts over the last 12 months (17 on roles open now). These are base salaries as published: no equity, bonus or self-reported numbers.
By role
| Role | Median range | Typical spread | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $190k – $286k | $173k – $286k | 7 |
| Mid-level | $165k – $247k | 4 | |
| Senior | $206k – $286k | 3 |
Roles with fewer than 3 published ranges are left out. Level rows appear when a role has ranges at more than one level. “Incl. commission” marks roles whose ranges mostly quote on-target earnings rather than base salary.
By team
| Team | Median range | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $198k – $286k | 10 |
| Operations | $162k – $216k | 5 |
Where and how it’s published
| United States | $173k – $256k | 21 |
- 5% of its 373 open US jobs publish a range (several US states require one).
- 0% of its 355 open jobs outside the US do.
- A typical range’s top is 1.5× its bottom. That’s fairly narrow, so the range is a good guide to an offer.
How Stripe compares
Software Engineer: Stripe’s median midpoint is about the same than the SaaS median
| Company | Median range | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Stripe | $190k – $286k | 7 |
| Brex | $240k – $285k | 19 |
| Ramp | $168k – $330k | 9 |
| Airwallex | $158k – $250k | 8 |
| Plaid | $143k – $174k | 6 |
| All SaaS companies we track | $194k – $285k | 796 |
Companies in the same industry are listed first. Each needs 3 or more published ranges for the role.
Best-paid open roles at Stripe
All open jobs →Senior Software Engineer
$221k – $286k / year
1 month ago
Senior Software Engineer, Docs Product
$190k – $286k / year
1 month ago
Senior Software Engineer, Product Velocity
$206k – $286k / year
1 month ago
Software Engineer, Backend
$206k – $286k / year
1 month ago
Software Engineer, High Availability and Disaster Recovery
$206k – $286k / year
1 month ago
Product Designer, Growth
$175k – $263k / year
2 months ago
Technical Program Manager, Infrastructure
$173k – $260k / year
2 months ago
Software Engineer
$173k – $260k / year
2 months ago
Offensive Security Engineer
$170k – $256k / year
3 weeks ago
Questions about pay at Stripe
How much does Stripe pay?
Across 21 pay ranges in its job posts over the last year, Stripe’s median published range is $173k – $256k (United States). Pay varies by role and level; see the tables above.
Where does this data come from?
Only from pay ranges Stripe publishes in its own job posts, read hourly from its hiring system and kept for 12 months after a job closes. No surveys or self-reported salaries.
Does it include equity, bonus or commission?
Usually not. Published ranges are mostly base salary. Sales roles often add commission, and many companies add equity, so total pay is higher. Self-reported sites show total compensation, which is why their figures differ.
Why don’t all jobs show a salary?
Pay-transparency laws require ranges in job posts in US states such as California, New York, Colorado and Washington, but not in most other countries yet, so coverage outside the US is lower.