Clay Salary

💰 $180K–$250K salary range

Median: $200K  ·  Based on 64 public Clay job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 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

• Commercial Counsel — $250K–$350K · Legal
• Head of Solutions Engineering — $270K–$320K · GTM - Ops
• Product Manager, Enrichment & AI — $240K–$300K · Product & Design
• Security Engineer — $225K–$300K · Engineering
• Product Operations — $220K–$300K · Product & Design
• Product Counsel — $200K–$300K · Legal

Clay salary by department

• Engineering: $300K median (8 roles)
• Legal: $300K median (3 roles)
• Product & Design: $275K median (4 roles)
• Marketing: $220K median (7 roles)
• Finance: $200K median (9 roles)
• GTM - Ops: $200K median (10 roles)
• GTM - Sales: $190K median (7 roles)
• People: $180K median (4 roles)

Clay salary by seniority

• Mid: $200K median (53)
• Manager: $200K median (9)

Clay salary by location

• New York: $200K median (59 roles)
• San Francisco: $160K median (5 roles)

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).

Base salary vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 94% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Clay hiring activity

Clay has 64 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 64 public job postings with disclosed pay. 64 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (64 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Clay pay?
The median base salary is $200K, with a typical range of $180K–$250K, based on 64 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 Commercial Counsel, at $250K–$350K base.

Which team pays the most at Clay?
The Engineering team, at a $300K 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

USD base salary aggregated from 64 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 June 10, 2026.

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