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Chainalysis Salary

Chainalysis pays a median of $181K ($158K–$203K) across 22 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $158K–$203K salary range

Median: $181K  ·  Based on 22 public Chainalysis job postings  ·  Updated October 22, 2026


This Chainalysis 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

Chainalysis · pay benchmark · updated October 22, 2026
$181K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$158K–$203K
Typical range
$308K view JD
Highest base · Director, Engineering & Business Systems
22
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+7
16 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 64% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
corporate functions
$197K · $308K top (8)
r&d
$178K · $266K top (8)
sales
$173K · $230K top (6)
Pay by location
Remote $187K (14)New York $152K (7)
Highest-paying skills
Less $163K

Highest-paying open roles at Chainalysis

Chainalysis salary by department

  • corporate functions: $197K median · $308K top base — Director, Engineering & Business Systems (view JD) (8 roles)
  • r&d: $178K median · $266K top base — Manager Engineering, Compliance Core (view JD) (8 roles)
  • sales: $173K median · $230K top base — Head of Sales Enablement (view JD) (6 roles)

Chainalysis salary by location

  • Remote: $187K median · $308K top base — Director, Engineering & Business Systems (view JD) (14 roles)
  • New York: $152K median · $266K top base — Manager Engineering, Compliance Core (view JD) (7 roles)

Remote work at Chainalysis

74% of Chainalysis's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Chainalysis looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (4) · Terraform (4) · SQL (3) · Python (2) · JavaScript (2) · Node.js (2) · Databricks (2) · CI/CD (2) · Talent Acquisition (2) · Team Leadership (2).

About Chainalysis

Chainalysis is Series F stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2014 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Chainalysis

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, PhD is 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; 64% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Chainalysis total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 33% of roles list a bonus; 100% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Chainalysis hiring activity

Chainalysis has 22 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 22 public job postings with disclosed pay. 7 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (16 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Chainalysis's pay with companies in the same space:

CompanyMedian payvs ChainalysisStage
Sardine$180K↓ 0%Series C
Paxos$186K↑ +3%Series D
Coinbase$202K↑ +12%Public
Stripe$227K↑ +26%Series I
Discord$221K↑ +22%Series I
OKX$248K↑ +37%Late Stage

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Common questions

What does Chainalysis pay?
The median pay is $181K, with a typical range of $158K–$203K, based on 22 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Chainalysis?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director, Engineering & Business Systems, at $228K–$308K base.

Which team pays the most at Chainalysis?
The corporate functions team, at a $197K 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 22 public Chainalysis 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 22, 2026.

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