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Collective Salary

Collective Salary

Collective pays a median of $205K ($170K–$225K) across 16 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $170K–$225K salary range

Median: $205K  ·  Based on 16 public Collective job postings  ·  Updated October 1, 2026


This Collective 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

Collective · pay benchmark · updated October 1, 2026
$205K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$170K–$225K
Typical range
$260K view JD
Highest base · Senior/Staff Security Engineer
16
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+16
16 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 100% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$213K · $260K top (5)
Pay by location
San Francisco $209K (10)Remote $160K (6)
Highest-paying skills
Python $213K

Highest-paying open roles at Collective

Collective salary by department

  • engineering: $213K median · $260K top base — Senior/Staff Security Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)

Collective salary by location

  • San Francisco: $209K median · $260K top base — Senior/Staff Security Engineer (view JD) (10 roles)
  • Remote: $160K median · $240K top base — Director, Member Experience (view JD) (6 roles)

Remote work at Collective

38% of Collective's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Collective looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (5) · Django (3) · Tax Preparation (2) · React (2) · Experimentation (1) · UX Design (1) · UI Design (1) · AWS (1) · Product Roadmap (1) · Full-Cycle Recruiting (1).

Benefits & perks at Collective

Commonly listed: dental (16) · 401k (16) · pto (16) · parental (16).

About Collective

Collective is Series A stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2020 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Collective

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 8+ 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; 100% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Collective total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 6% of roles list a bonus; 100% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Collective hiring activity

Collective has 16 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 16 public job postings with disclosed pay. 16 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (16 in the last 90).

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Stripe$227K↑ +11%Series I
DRW$200K↓ -2%—
Kikoff$213K↑ +4%Series B
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Common questions

What does Collective pay?
The median pay is $205K, with a typical range of $170K–$225K, based on 16 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Collective?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior/Staff Security Engineer, at $195K–$260K base.

Which team pays the most at Collective?
The engineering team, at a $213K 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 16 public Collective 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 October 1, 2026.

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