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AppLovin Salary

AppLovin Salary

AppLovin pays a median of $189K ($142K–$207K) across 26 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $142K–$207K salary range

Median: $189K  ·  Based on 26 public AppLovin job postings  ·  Updated October 23, 2026


This AppLovin 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

AppLovin · pay benchmark · updated October 23, 2026
$189K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$142K–$207K
Typical range
$331K view JD
Highest base · Software Engineer, Machine Learning
26
Open roles
~3 yrs
Typical exp.
+7
15 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 88% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
growth marketing
$207K · $243K top (8)
business development - consumer
$191K · $250K top (5)
platform engineering
$176K · $331K top (8)
Pay by location
Remote $177K (7)New York $207K (4)
Highest-paying skills
REST $207KPosthog $192KPython $148K

Highest-paying open roles at AppLovin

AppLovin salary by department

  • growth marketing: $207K median · $243K top base — Creative Producer, Growth Marketing (view JD) (8 roles)
  • business development - consumer: $191K median · $250K top base — Director of Business Development (view JD) (5 roles)
  • platform engineering: $176K median · $331K top base — Software Engineer, Machine Learning (view JD) (8 roles)

AppLovin salary by location

  • Remote: $177K median · $243K top base — Social Media Manager, Growth Marketing (view JD) (7 roles)
  • New York: $207K median · $250K top base — Director of Business Development (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at AppLovin

88% of AppLovin's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What AppLovin looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: SQL (6) · Python (5) · Content Marketing (3) · Looker (2) · JavaScript (1) · PyTorch (1) · TensorFlow (1) · Feature Engineering (1) · Go (1) · GCP (1).

Benefits & perks at AppLovin

Commonly listed: medical (23) · dental (23) · 401k (23) · pto (23).

About AppLovin

AppLovin is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2012 · HQ Palo Alto, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at AppLovin

Roles typically ask for around 3 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 4 that do, Bachelor's is most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 88% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

AppLovin hiring activity

AppLovin has 26 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 26 public job postings with disclosed pay. 7 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (15 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 1 contract role in the mix.

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Common questions

What does AppLovin pay?
The median pay is $189K, with a typical range of $142K–$207K, based on 26 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at AppLovin?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Software Engineer, Machine Learning, at $221K–$331K base.

Which team pays the most at AppLovin?
The growth marketing team, at a $207K 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

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 26 public AppLovin 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 October 23, 2026.

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