Airwallex Salary

💰 $214K–$290K salary range

Median: $250K  ·  Based on 140 public Airwallex job postings  ·  Updated June 9, 2026

This Airwallex 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 Airwallex

• Head of Corporate Legal — $330K–$450K · Legal & Licensing
• Director, Data Platform Engineering — $380K–$400K · Engineering
• Head of Strategic Accounts, Enterprise, Americas — $300K–$450K · Enterprise Business
• VP, Global Risk — $300K–$400K · Regulatory & Compliance
• Senior Account Executive, Enterprise — $300K–$400K · Enterprise Business
• Director GTM Engineering — $300K–$330K · Engineering

Airwallex salary by department

• Legal & Licensing: $330K median (5 roles)
• Enterprise Business: $315K median (4 roles)
• Regulatory & Compliance: $300K median (10 roles)
• SME & Growth Business: $273K median (10 roles)
• Financial & Strategic Partnerships: $270K median (6 roles)
• Product: $270K median (16 roles)
• Engineering: $260K median (38 roles)
• Merchant Services: $250K median (5 roles)

Airwallex salary by seniority

• Junior: $150K median (6)
• Mid: $200K median (9)
• Senior: $230K median (46)
• Staff: $270K median (19)
• Manager: $213K median (28)
• Director: $300K median (33)

Airwallex salary by location

• Remote: $250K median (130 roles)
• San Francisco: $305K median (8 roles)
• New York: $200K median (4 roles)

Remote work at Airwallex

95% of Airwallex's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $250K median vs $230K onsite.

What Airwallex looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (25) · GCP (14) · Kubernetes (12) · Java (9) · Kotlin (9) · Go (9) · CI/CD (7) · Terraform (7) · AWS (7) · Databricks (7).

About Airwallex

Airwallex is Series G stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2015 · HQ Singapore, Central Region. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Airwallex

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 61 that do, Bachelor's and Associate's and Master's and PhD 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; 18% of these postings reference equity (rsu, espp). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Airwallex total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 1% include commission; common structures: hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Airwallex hiring activity

Airwallex has 144 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 144 public job postings with disclosed pay. 41 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (144 in the last 90).

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Government wage data

For corroboration, U.S. Department of Labor certified wage filings (FY2025) for Airwallex show a median of $220K, ranging $180K–$240K, across 19 filings. Reported separately from — never blended with — the job-posting median above.

Common questions

What does Airwallex pay?
The median base salary is $251K, with a typical range of $214K–$290K, based on 144 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Airwallex?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Corporate Legal, at $330K–$450K base.

Which team pays the most at Airwallex?
The Legal & Licensing team, at a $330K 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 144 public Airwallex 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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