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Betterment Salary

Betterment Salary

Betterment pays a median base salary of $200K ($149K–$230K) across 34 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $149K–$230K salary range

Median: $200K  ·  Based on 34 public Betterment job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026


This Betterment 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

Betterment · base salary benchmark · updated June 10, 2026
$200K
Median base
$149K–$230K
Typical range
25
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate (17 postings cite equity)
Salary by department
Engineering
$230K (17)
Product
$143K (3)
Customer Experience
$140K (3)
Highest-paying skills
React $214KJava $200KPython $190KMonday $157K

Highest-paying open roles at Betterment

Betterment salary by department

  • Engineering: $230K median (17 roles)
  • Product: $143K median (3 roles)
  • Customer Experience: $140K median (3 roles)

Betterment salary by seniority

  • Mid: $142K median (6)
  • Senior: $195K median (17)
  • Staff: $238K median (5)
  • Manager: $215K median (5)

Remote work at Betterment

6% of Betterment's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Betterment looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: React (4) · GraphQL (3) · Python (3) · Java (3) · Ruby (3) · TypeScript (2) · CI/CD (1) · Rails (1) · AWS (1).

Benefits & perks at Betterment

Commonly listed: dental (17) · vision (17) · mental-health (17) · hsa-fsa (17) · 401k (17) · commuter (17) · pto (17) · parental (17).

About Betterment

Betterment is Series F stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2008 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Betterment

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, Master's is 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; 50% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Betterment total compensation signals

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

Betterment hiring activity

Betterment has 25 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 34 public job postings with disclosed pay. 18 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (34 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Betterment pay?
The median base salary is $200K, with a typical range of $149K–$230K, based on 34 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Betterment?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Sr. Staff Engineer, at $230K–$270K base.

Which team pays the most at Betterment?
The Engineering team, at a $230K 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 34 public Betterment 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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