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Credit Acceptance Salary

Credit Acceptance Salary

Credit Acceptance pays a median of $184K ($152K–$247K) across 27 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $152K–$247K salary range

Median: $184K  ·  Based on 27 public Credit Acceptance job postings  ·  Updated November 1, 2026


This Credit Acceptance 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

Credit Acceptance · pay benchmark · updated November 1, 2026
$184K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$152K–$247K
Typical range
$391K view JD
Highest base · Distinguished Software Engineer
27
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+19
22 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 78% of roles mention equity
Highest-paying skills
Machine Learning $224KLLMs $223KAWS $223KDatabricks $222KPython $221KCcpa $176KExpress $164K

Highest-paying open roles at Credit Acceptance

Credit Acceptance salary by location

  • Remote: $179K median · $301K top base — Director, Predictive Modeling and Machine Learning (view JD) (13 roles)

Remote work at Credit Acceptance

59% of Credit Acceptance's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Credit Acceptance looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (7) · SQL (7) · R (4) · Team Leadership (3) · AWS (2) · JavaScript (2) · MLOps (2) · Java (1) · Spring (1) · Kubernetes (1).

Benefits & perks at Credit Acceptance

Commonly listed: dental (22) · 401k (22) · parental (22) · learning (22) · bonus (13).

About Credit Acceptance

Credit Acceptance is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 1972 · HQ Southfield, Michigan. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Credit Acceptance

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 9 that do, Bachelor's and PhD are most common.

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; 78% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Credit Acceptance total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 59% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Credit Acceptance hiring activity

Credit Acceptance has 27 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 27 public job postings with disclosed pay. 19 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (22 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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Paychex$95K↓ -48%Public
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Common questions

What does Credit Acceptance pay?
The median pay is $184K, with a typical range of $152K–$247K, based on 27 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Credit Acceptance?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Distinguished Software Engineer, at $279K–$391K base.

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 27 public Credit Acceptance 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 November 1, 2026.

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