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Block Salary

Block pays a median of $208K ($191K–$272K) across 123 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $191K–$272K salary range

Median: $208K  ·  Based on 123 public Block job postings  ·  Updated September 9, 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

Block · pay benchmark · updated September 9, 2026
$208K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$191K–$272K
Typical range
$579K
Highest base · Head of Strategic Product Sales
123
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+43
94 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 76% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$194K (20)
Senior
$231K (33)
Staff
$300K (26)
Management pay by function
20213 S&M - Sales - Square Outside
$315K (5)
20249 S&M - Sales - Square Field Sales
$248K (7)
20408 S&M - Sales - Square RevOps & Enablement
$191K (3)
20405 S&M - Sales - Square Account Management
$169K (6)
Salary by department · median & top base
10109 risk - risk ml & ds
$300K · $359K top (6)
10102 engineering - cash app
$293K · $395K top (8)
20408 s&m - sales - square revops & enablement
$257K · $579K top (9)
10416 engineering - business platform
$212K · $395K top (7)
20213 s&m - sales - square outside
$195K · $395K top (16)
20249 s&m - sales - square field sales
$194K · $297K top (21)
20405 s&m - sales - square account management
$169K · $270K top (6)
Highest-paying skills
PyTorch $346KMachine Learning $269KSQL $264KSnowflake $256KAWS $256KKubernetes $256KKafka $256KKotlin $256K

Highest-paying open roles at Block

Block salary by department

  • 10109 risk - risk ml & ds: $300K median · $359K top base — Staff Product Data Scientist, Lending (6 roles)
  • 10102 engineering - cash app: $293K median · $395K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Cash App Banking (8 roles)
  • 20408 s&m - sales - square revops & enablement: $257K median · $579K top base — Head of Strategic Product Sales (9 roles)
  • 10416 engineering - business platform: $212K median · $395K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI (7 roles)
  • 20213 s&m - sales - square outside: $195K median · $395K top base — Enterprise Account Executive, Remote US (16 roles)
  • 20249 s&m - sales - square field sales: $194K median · $297K top base — Manager, Field Sales - Los Angeles (21 roles)
  • 20405 s&m - sales - square account management: $169K median · $270K top base — Manager, SMB Account Management, Food and Beverage (6 roles)

Block salary by seniority

  • Mid: $194K median · $270K top base — Software Engineer, Justice Engineering (20)
  • Senior: $231K median · $377K top base — Senior Director, Global Tax Planning & Controversy (33)
  • Staff: $300K median · $479K top base — Principal Security Engineer (26)

Block salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $180K median · $359K top base — Product Manager, GTM Automation (26)
  • Director: $315K median · $579K top base — Head of Strategic Product Sales (12)

Block salary by location

  • Remote: $208K median · $579K top base — Head of Strategic Product Sales (121 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: SQL (23) · Python (17) · AWS (17) · Kotlin (16) · Java (15) · Snowflake (14) · Looker (11) · MySQL (9) · CI/CD (8) · Airflow (8).

Benefits & perks at Block

Commonly listed: medical (121) · 401k (121) · dental (7) · mental-health (7) · hsa-fsa (7) · life-ins (7) · pto (7) · gym (7).

About Block

Block is Public stage · 10,001+ employees · founded 2009 · HQ San Francisco, CA. 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 34 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD 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; 76% 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: 6% of roles list a bonus; 31% include commission; on-target earnings run about $125K where stated (3 roles); common structures: hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Block hiring activity

Block has 123 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 123 public job postings with disclosed pay. 43 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (94 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 4 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Block pay?
The median pay is $208K, with a typical range of $191K–$272K, based on 123 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 Head of Strategic Product Sales, at $386K–$579K base.

Which team pays the most at Block?
The 10109 risk - risk ml & ds team, at a $300K 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 123 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 September 9, 2026.

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