Clay Salary

💰 $165K–$215K salary range

Median: $175K  ·  Based on 58 public Clay job postings  ·  Updated July 30, 2026

This Clay 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 Clay

• Sales Manager (GTME) — $290K–$375K · GTM - Sales
• Commercial Counsel — $250K–$350K · Legal
• Head of ARC (Activation, Research & Community) — $250K–$350K · People
• Site Reliability Engineer — $130K–$300K · Engineering
• Software Engineer, Full Stack — $130K–$300K · Engineering
• Software Engineer, Developer Experience (AI) — $130K–$300K · Engineering
• Security Engineer — $225K–$300K · Engineering
• Software Engineer, Backend — $130K–$300K · Engineering
• Engineering Manager — $175K–$300K · Engineering
• Account Executive (GTME - New Business) — $170K–$280K · GTM - Sales

Clay salary by department

• engineering: $215K median · $300K top base — Site Reliability Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
• people: $188K median · $350K top base — Head of ARC (Activation, Research & Community) (view JD) (5 roles)
• cx: $180K median · $250K top base — Manager, Strategic Growth (Customer Success) (view JD) (5 roles)
• gtm - sales: $175K median · $250K top base — Solutions Engineering Manager (view JD) (8 roles)
• gtm - ops: $170K median · $275K top base — Head of GTM Architecture (view JD) (12 roles)
• finance: $165K median · $240K top base — Strategic Finance (view JD) (7 roles)

Clay salary by seniority

• Junior: $150K median · $180K top base — Marketing Recruiter (view JD) (5)
• Mid: $165K median · $220K top base — Solutions Engineer (view JD) (15)
• Senior: $190K median · $300K top base — Site Reliability Engineer (view JD) (16)
• Staff: $205K median · $350K top base — Commercial Counsel (view JD) (6)

Clay salary — lead & management

• Manager: $175K median · $300K top base — Engineering Manager (view JD) (11)

Clay salary by location

• New York: $180K median · $350K top base — Commercial Counsel (view JD) (54 roles)
• San Francisco: $165K median · $190K top base — ClayDR Manager (SDR Manager) (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Clay

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

What Clay looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (9) · SQL (7) · TypeScript (5) · JavaScript (5) · Terraform (4) · CI/CD (4) · PostgreSQL (3) · Redis (3) · React (3) · Node.js (3).

Benefits & perks at Clay

Commonly listed: medical (1) · dental (1) · vision (1) · mental-health (1) · pto (1).

About Clay

Clay is Series C stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2017 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Clay

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; 91% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Clay total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Clay hiring activity

Clay has 58 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 58 public job postings with disclosed pay. 12 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (58 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Clay pay?
The median pay is $175K, with a typical range of $165K–$215K, based on 58 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Clay?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Sales Manager (GTME), at $290K–$375K base.

Which team pays the most at Clay?
The engineering team, at a $215K 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 58 public Clay 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 July 30, 2026.

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