Automattic Salary

💰 $170K–$200K salary range

Median: $180K  ·  Based on 26 public Automattic job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Automattic 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 Automattic

• Applied AI Product Manager (New York) — $250K · Product Manager
• Forward Deployed Engineer — $180K–$230K · Growth Engineering
• Applied AI Engineer (New York) — $170K–$230K · Code Wrangling
• Applied AI Engineer, Internal Tooling (New York) — $170K–$230K · Code Wrangling
• Solutions Engineer, WordPress VIP — $150K–$200K · Growth Engineering
• Merchant Sales & Solution Engineer — $160K–$185K · Growth Engineering

Automattic salary by department

• Growth Engineering: $193K median (4 roles)
• Partnerships Manager: $170K median (3 roles)
• Code Wrangling: $170K median (6 roles)
• Account Executive: $160K median (3 roles)
• Technical Account Manager: $130K median (3 roles)

Automattic salary by seniority

• Mid: $170K median (11)
• Senior: $180K median (5)
• Manager: $170K median (8)

Automattic salary by location

• Remote: $175K median (24 roles)

Remote work at Automattic

92% of Automattic's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Automattic looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: PHP (9) · JavaScript (4) · Python (2) · MySQL (2) · TypeScript (2) · Node.js (1) · Kubernetes (1) · Docker (1) · React (1).

Benefits & perks at Automattic

Commonly listed: dental (3) · home-office (3) · 401k (2) · life-ins (1) · parental (1) · childcare (1).

About Automattic

Automattic is Series E stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2005 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Automattic

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 8+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 2 that do, Master'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; 23% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Automattic total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 14% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Automattic hiring activity

Automattic has 25 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 26 public job postings with disclosed pay.

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Automattic's pay with other Series E companies:

• Crusoe — median $184K
• Astranis — median $175K
• Socure — median $190K
• Abridge — median $248K
• Commure — median $160K
• Verkada — median $180K

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Common questions

What does Automattic pay?
The median base salary is $180K, with a typical range of $170K–$200K, based on 26 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Automattic?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Applied AI Product Manager (New York), at $250K base.

Which team pays the most at Automattic?
The Growth Engineering team, at a $193K 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 26 public Automattic 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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