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CLEAR Salary

CLEAR Salary

CLEAR pays a median of $250K ($165K–$313K) across 39 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $165K–$313K salary range

Median: $250K  ·  Based on 39 public CLEAR job postings  ·  Updated August 1, 2026


This CLEAR salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

CLEAR · pay benchmark · updated August 1, 2026
$250K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$165K–$313K
Typical range
$650K view JD
Highest base · VP, Sales - GovTech (CLEAR1 - B2B)
39
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+16
37 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 95% of roles mention equity · rsu
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$200K (7)
Senior
$250K (11)
Staff
$316K (5)
Management pay by function
Product & Innovation
$325K (3)
Engineering
$313K (3)
Salary by department · median & top base
sales and business development
$318K · $650K top (7)
engineering
$263K · $535K top (14)
security
$130K · $300K top (5)
Highest-paying skills
TypeScript $263KReact $263KDocker $263KJava $254KSwift $254KKubernetes $254KAWS $245KPython $210K

Highest-paying open roles at CLEAR

CLEAR salary by department

  • sales and business development: $318K median · $650K top base — VP, Sales - GovTech (CLEAR1 - B2B) (view JD) (7 roles)
  • engineering: $263K median · $535K top base — Director of Engineering, Members (view JD) (14 roles)
  • security: $130K median · $300K top base — Senior Product Security Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)

CLEAR salary by seniority

  • Mid: $200K median · $220K top base — Machine Learning Engineer II (view JD) (7)
  • Senior: $250K median · $300K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Java (view JD) (11)
  • Staff: $316K median · $500K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack (view JD) (5)

CLEAR salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $313K median · $350K top base — Engineering Manager, CLEAR1 (B2B) (view JD) (7)
  • Director: $294K median · $650K top base — VP, Sales - GovTech (CLEAR1 - B2B) (view JD) (7)

CLEAR salary by location

  • New York: $250K median · $535K top base — Director of Engineering, Members (view JD) (33 roles)

Remote work at CLEAR

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

What CLEAR looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (13) · Python (10) · Kubernetes (8) · React (7) · TypeScript (6) · CI/CD (6) · Java (5) · Docker (5) · Terraform (4) · Team Leadership (2).

Benefits & perks at CLEAR

Commonly listed: 401k (38) · gym (28) · bonus (7).

About CLEAR

CLEAR is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2021 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at CLEAR

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 15+ 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; 95% of these postings reference equity (rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

CLEAR total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 18% of roles list a bonus; 60% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

CLEAR hiring activity

CLEAR has 39 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 39 public job postings with disclosed pay. 16 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (37 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 4 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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Okta.$214K↓ -14%Public
Zscaler$185K↓ -26%Public
Figma$236K↓ -6%Public
Cloudflare$240K↓ -4%Public
Socure$193K↓ -23%Series E
Horizon3.ai$199K↓ -20%Series D

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Common questions

What does CLEAR pay?
The median pay is $250K, with a typical range of $165K–$313K, based on 39 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at CLEAR?
One of the highest-paying open roles is VP, Sales - GovTech (CLEAR1 - B2B), at $450K–$650K base.

Which team pays the most at CLEAR?
The sales and business development team, at a $318K 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 39 public CLEAR 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 1, 2026.

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