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Checkr Salary

Checkr Salary

Checkr pays a median of $219K ($158K–$233K) across 45 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $158K–$233K salary range

Median: $219K  ·  Based on 45 public Checkr job postings  ·  Updated August 4, 2026


This Checkr 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

Checkr · pay benchmark · updated August 4, 2026
$219K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$158K–$233K
Typical range
$302K view JD
Highest base · Senior Staff Software Engineer
45
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+22
42 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 82% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$172K (16)
Staff
$227K (13)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$231K · $302K top (8)
product
$213K · $290K top (7)
finance
$190K · $260K top (7)
Pay by location
San Francisco $259K (23)Denver $205K (19)
Highest-paying skills
Go $209KLooker $175K

Highest-paying open roles at Checkr

Checkr salary by department

  • engineering: $231K median · $302K top base — Senior Staff Software Engineer (view JD) (8 roles)
  • product: $213K median · $290K top base — Senior Staff Product Manager, Fraud Hiring Solutions (view JD) (7 roles)
  • finance: $190K median · $260K top base — Revenue Finance & Strategy Senior Manager (view JD) (7 roles)

Checkr salary by seniority

  • Senior: $172K median (16)
  • Staff: $227K median · $302K top base — Senior Staff Software Engineer (view JD) (13)

Checkr salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $207K median (5)

Checkr salary by location

  • San Francisco: $259K median (23 roles)
  • Denver: $205K median · $290K top base — Senior Staff Product Manager, Fraud Hiring Solutions (view JD) (19 roles)

Remote work at Checkr

5% of Checkr's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Checkr looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: SQL (4) · Looker (4) · Ruby (4) · Project Management (3) · Python (3) · React (3) · Tableau (2) · Account Management (2) · Forecasting (2) · SOX (2).

Benefits & perks at Checkr

Commonly listed: dental (37) · vision (37) · pto (37) · gym (37) · childcare (37) · home-office (1).

About Checkr

Checkr is Series E stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2014 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Checkr

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 6 that do, Master's and Bachelor's 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; 82% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Checkr total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 81% include commission; on-target earnings run about $224K where stated (33 roles); common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Checkr hiring activity

Checkr has 45 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 45 public job postings with disclosed pay. 22 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (42 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs CheckrStage
Mercor$205K↓ -6%Series D
Metaview$200K↓ -9%Series B
OpenAI$308K↑ +40%Late Stage
Databricks$216K↓ -1%Series J
Anthropic$306K↑ +40%Series H
Fluidstack$198K↓ -10%Series D

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Common questions

What does Checkr pay?
The median pay is $219K, with a typical range of $158K–$233K, based on 45 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Checkr?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Strategic Account Executive, at $230K–$351K base.

Which team pays the most at Checkr?
The engineering team, at a $231K 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 45 public Checkr 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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