Cardless Salary

💰 $165K–$210K salary range

Median: $190K  ·  Based on 23 public Cardless job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Cardless 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 Cardless

• Engineering Manager — $230K–$300K · Engineering
• Software Engineer - Backend — $165K–$260K · Engineering
• Head of Recruiting — $170K–$230K · Recruiting
• Head of Fraud Operations — $170K–$230K · Risk
• Credit Risk Strategy Manager / Senior Manager — $150K–$210K · Risk
• Payment Platform Manager — $160K–$200K · Operations

Cardless salary by department

• Engineering: $260K median (3 roles)
• Risk: $210K median (4 roles)
• Operations: $190K median (5 roles)
• Customer Experience: $170K median (3 roles)
• Finance: $150K median (3 roles)

Cardless salary by seniority

• Mid: $200K median (6)
• Lead: $150K median (5)
• Manager: $180K median (6)

Cardless salary by location

• San Francisco: $190K median (23 roles)

Remote work at Cardless

0% of Cardless's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Cardless looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Snowflake (3) · Python (2) · Java (1).

Benefits & perks at Cardless

Commonly listed: dental (22) · 401k (22) · commuter (22) · pto (22) · parental (22) · relocation (8) · food (2).

About Cardless

Cardless is Series C stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2019 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Cardless

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 4 that do, Bachelor'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; 13% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Cardless hiring activity

Cardless has 22 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 23 public job postings with disclosed pay. 13 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (17 in the last 90).

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Compare Cardless's pay with other Series C companies:

• Mercor — median $300K
• Owner — median $220K
• Profound — median $200K
• 1Password — median $153K
• Varda — median $170K
• Notion — median $230K

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Common questions

What does Cardless pay?
The median base salary is $190K, with a typical range of $165K–$210K, based on 23 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Cardless?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Engineering Manager, at $230K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at Cardless?
The Engineering team, at a $260K 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 23 public Cardless 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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