Cardless Salary

💰 $158K–$198K salary range

Median: $180K  ·  Based on 25 public Cardless job postings  ·  Updated August 4, 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
• Corporate Counsel, Servicing and Litigation — $220K–$270K · Legal
• Software Engineer - Backend — $165K–$260K · Engineering
• Product Manager — $175K–$250K · Product
• Chief of Staff, Office of the CEO — $150K–$235K
• Head of Recruiting — $170K–$230K · Recruiting
• Head of Fraud Operations — $170K–$230K · Risk
• Director, Product Marketing — $175K–$220K · Marketing
• Director, Business Development — $175K–$220K · Business Development
• Director, Communications — $175K–$220K · Marketing

Cardless salary — lead & management

• Manager: $163K median · $300K top base — Engineering Manager (view JD) (9)
• Director: $198K median · $230K top base — Head of Recruiting (view JD) (6)

Cardless salary by location

• San Francisco: $180K median · $300K top base — Engineering Manager (view JD) (24 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: SQL (4) · Python (2) · Product Roadmap (1) · Full-Cycle Recruiting (1) · Sourcing (1) · Logistics (1) · Litigation (1) · Java (1) · Regulatory Compliance (1) · Onboarding (1).

Benefits & perks at Cardless

Commonly listed: dental (24) · 401k (24) · commuter (24) · pto (24) · parental (24) · 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).

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; 16% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Cardless hiring activity

Cardless has 25 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 25 public job postings with disclosed pay. 11 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (20 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Cardless pay?
The median pay is $180K, with a typical range of $158K–$198K, based on 25 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.

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 25 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 August 4, 2026.

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