CLEAR Salary

💰 $170K–$340K salary range

Median: $240K  ·  Based on 121 public CLEAR job postings  ·  Updated June 9, 2026

This CLEAR 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 CLEAR

• VP, Sales - GovTech (CLEAR1 - B2B) — $450K–$650K · Sales and Business Development
• VP, Corporate Development — $450K–$650K · Finance
• Director of Engineering, Members — $435K–$535K · Engineering
• Staff Mobile Engineer, iOS — $325K–$500K · Engineering
• VP, People and Performance — $350K–$475K · People
• Senior Corporate Counsel, Commercial — $320K–$400K · Legal

CLEAR salary by department

• Product & Innovation: $350K median (12 roles)
• Sales and Business Development: $340K median (27 roles)
• Security: $300K median (5 roles)
• Legal: $275K median (5 roles)
• Finance: $233K median (10 roles)
• Engineering: $225K median (28 roles)
• People: $170K median (12 roles)
• Aviation: $170K median (9 roles)

CLEAR salary by seniority

• Mid: $180K median (31)
• Senior: $270K median (31)
• Manager: $158K median (22)
• Director: $340K median (33)

CLEAR salary by location

• New York: $220K median (80 roles)
• Austin: $340K median (3 roles)
• Remote: $200K median (3 roles)

Remote work at CLEAR

3% of CLEAR's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $200K median vs $220K onsite.

What CLEAR looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (6) · Python (5) · CI/CD (3) · Java (3) · Kubernetes (3) · Airflow (2) · Kafka (2) · Snowflake (2) · Databricks (2) · Docker (2).

Benefits & perks at CLEAR

Commonly listed: 401k (45) · gym (35) · bonus (6).

About CLEAR

CLEAR is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · 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 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 5 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and Associate's are most common.

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; 37% of these postings reference equity (rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

CLEAR total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 13% of roles list a bonus; 67% 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 56 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 122 public job postings with disclosed pay. 76 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (92 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does CLEAR pay?
The median base salary is $240K, with a typical range of $170K–$340K, based on 122 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 Product & Innovation team, at a $350K 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 122 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 June 10, 2026.

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