ACLU Salary

💰 $113K–$214K salary range

Median: $168K  ·  Based on 56 public ACLU job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This ACLU salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at ACLU

• Director, National Campaigns, Abuse of Power — $229K · National Political & Advocacy
• Director of Engineering, Data — $229K · Technology
• Director, Cyber Security Operations — $229K · Administration and Finance
• Fellowship Sponsorship, Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative (ACDI) — $210K–$214K · Reproductive Freedom Project
• Fellowship Sponsorship, Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief — $210K–$214K · Program on Freedom of Religion & Belief
• Fellowship Sponsorship, Criminal Law Reform Project — $210K–$214K · Criminal Law Reform Project

ACLU salary by department

• Immigrants' Rights Project: $214K median (3 roles)
• Voting Rights Project: $214K median (3 roles)
• Legal: $212K median (8 roles)
• Technology: $182K median (4 roles)
• National Political & Advocacy: $170K median (4 roles)
• Product & Technology: $143K median (3 roles)
• Communications & Marketing: $143K median (3 roles)
• Administration and Finance: $128K median (8 roles)

ACLU salary by seniority

• Mid: $143K median (28)
• Senior: $155K median (6)
• Staff: $214K median (5)
• Manager: $143K median (8)
• Director: $213K median (6)

ACLU salary by location

• New York: $168K median (44 roles)
• San Francisco: $214K median (4 roles)

Remote work at ACLU

4% of ACLU's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What ACLU looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Azure (4) · Python (3) · AWS (2) · Terraform (2) · CI/CD (2) · PHP (1) · GCP (1) · Docker (1) · JavaScript (1) · Airflow (1).

Benefits & perks at ACLU

Commonly listed: dental (54) · vision (54) · 401k (54) · parental (54) · mental-health (2).

About ACLU

ACLU is Seed stage · 251–500 employees · founded 1920 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at ACLU

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 7 that do, Associate's and Bachelor's are most common.

Base salary vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 98% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

ACLU total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

ACLU hiring activity

ACLU has 55 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 56 public job postings with disclosed pay. 27 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (56 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does ACLU pay?
The median base salary is $168K, with a typical range of $113K–$214K, based on 56 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at ACLU?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director, National Campaigns, Abuse of Power, at $229K base.

Which team pays the most at ACLU?
The Immigrants' Rights Project team, at a $214K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

USD base salary aggregated from 56 public ACLU job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 10, 2026.

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