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Carta Salary

Carta Salary

Carta pays a median of $168K ($121K–$199K) across 31 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $121K–$199K salary range

Median: $168K  ·  Based on 31 public Carta job postings  ·  Updated October 6, 2026


This Carta 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

Carta · pay benchmark · updated October 6, 2026
$168K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$121K–$199K
Typical range
$317K view JD
Highest base · Senior Lawyer - Venture Financings
31
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+14
23 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 100% of roles mention equity
Management pay by function
Product Marketing
$199K (3)
Demand Generation
$154K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
carta law contracts
$134K · $187K top (5)
Pay by location
San Francisco $176K (12)New York $184K (9)

Highest-paying open roles at Carta

Carta salary by department

  • carta law contracts: $134K median · $187K top base — Counsel (view JD) (5 roles)

Carta salary by location

  • San Francisco: $176K median · $317K top base — Senior Lawyer - Venture Financings (view JD) (12 roles)
  • New York: $184K median · $250K top base — Senior Software Engineer II, KYC (view JD) (9 roles)

What Carta looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Demand Generation (4) · Looker (2) · Python (2) · Java (2) · AWS (2) · Tax Preparation (2) · Reconciliation (1) · Payroll (1) · Kubernetes (1) · Docker (1).

About Carta

Carta is Series G stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2012 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Carta

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ 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; 100% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Carta total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 90% include commission; on-target earnings run about $290K where stated (4 roles); common structures: hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Carta hiring activity

Carta has 31 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 31 public job postings with disclosed pay. 14 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (23 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 6 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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CompanyMedian payvs CartaStage
Gusto$184K↑ +9%Series F
Groundswell$136K↓ -19%Seed
Maybern$176K↑ +5%Series B
Stripe$225K↑ +33%Series I
Addepar$142K↓ -16%Series G
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Common questions

What does Carta pay?
The median pay is $168K, with a typical range of $121K–$199K, based on 31 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Carta?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Account Executive, Private Equity, Fund Administration, at $325K–$355K base.

Which team pays the most at Carta?
The carta law contracts team, at a $134K 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 31 public Carta 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 October 6, 2026.

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