Block Salary

💰 $169K–$269K salary range

Median: $200K  ·  Based on 120 public Block job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026

This Block salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Block

• Principal Security Engineer — $319K–$479K · 10404 Engineering - Information Security
• Principal Engineer, AI Systems — $319K–$479K · 10409 Engineering - AIDA
• Head of Product, Trust (Risk/Identity) — $305K–$457K · 10528 Business - Product - Square
• Principal Designer, TIDAL — $305K–$457K · 13005 TIDAL Design
• Design Director, Core Experience — $305K–$457K · 10101 Design - Cash App
• Director of Field Sales, Central Region — $304K–$456K · 20249 S&M - Sales - Square Field Sales
• Head of US Public Policy and Government Relations — $290K–$435K · 20114 Foundational - Counsel - Policy & Gov Relations
• Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Modeling), Support — $277K–$415K · 11003 Risk - Prod Dev - Square
• Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Underwriting and Credit — $277K–$415K · 11003 Risk - Prod Dev - Square
• Staff Applied Machine Learning Engineer - Fraud & Abuse — $277K–$415K · 10409 Engineering - AIDA

Block salary by department

• 20249 s&m - sales - square field sales: $380K median · $456K top base — Director of Field Sales, Central Region (14 roles)
• 10102 engineering - cash app: $293K median · $395K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Cash App Banking (8 roles)
• 20230 s&m - sales - commerce operations: $204K median · $297K top base — Partner Development Lead, Commerce: Afterpay & Cash App (10 roles)
• 20213 s&m - sales - square outside: $186K median · $272K top base — Manager, Mid-Market Sales (12 roles)
• 20405 s&m - sales - square account management: $169K median · $270K top base — Manager, SMB Account Management, Food and Beverage (18 roles)

Block salary by seniority

• Mid: $186K median · $270K top base — Software Engineer, Finance Applications (8)
• Senior: $212K median · $415K top base — Senior Litigation Counsel (30)
• Staff: $330K median · $479K top base — Principal Security Engineer (20)

Block salary — lead & management

• Lead: $220K median · $327K top base — Compliance Issues Management Advisory Lead (8)
• Manager: $169K median · $359K top base — Product Manager, GTM Automation (40)
• Director: $380K median · $457K top base — Head of Product, Trust (Risk/Identity) (13)

Block salary by location

• Remote: $200K median · $479K top base — Principal Engineer, AI Systems (102 roles)
• New York: $220K median · $327K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Square Financial Services (4 roles)
• Chicago: $186K median · $270K top base — Manager, SMB Account Management, Food and Beverage (3 roles)

Remote work at Block

100% of Block's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Block looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (16) · AWS (14) · Java (13) · Kotlin (13) · Kafka (9) · MySQL (8) · SQL (7) · CI/CD (6) · Snowflake (6) · PyTorch (5).

Benefits & perks at Block

Commonly listed: medical (102) · 401k (102) · dental (3) · mental-health (3) · hsa-fsa (3) · life-ins (3) · pto (3) · gym (3).

About Block

Block is Public stage · founded 2009 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Block

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 17 that do, Bachelor's and PhD and Master's are 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; 73% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Block total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 3% of roles list a bonus; 3% include commission; common structures: hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Block hiring activity

Block has 120 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 120 public job postings with disclosed pay. 51 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (109 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 7 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Block pay?
The median pay is $200K, with a typical range of $169K–$269K, based on 120 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Block?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Principal Security Engineer, at $319K–$479K base.

Which team pays the most at Block?
The 20249 s&m - sales - square field sales team, at a $380K 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 120 public Block 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 July 1, 2026.

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