Cresta Salary

💰 $170K–$250K salary range

Median: $195K  ·  Based on 68 public Cresta job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Cresta 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 Cresta

• RVP, Strategic Sales, West — $400K–$430K · Sales
• Director, Enterprise Sales, West — $330K–$380K · Sales
• Strategic Sales Director, East — $320K–$360K · Sales
• Strategic Sales Director, West — $320K–$360K · Sales
• Enterprise Account Executive — $240K–$300K · Sales
• Staff Machine Learning Engineer — $230K–$300K · Engineering

Cresta salary by department

• Engineering: $270K median (10 roles)
• Sales: $230K median (20 roles)
• Product: $190K median (8 roles)
• Marketing: $180K median (20 roles)
• Customer Success: $163K median (6 roles)

Cresta salary by seniority

• Mid: $165K median (15)
• Senior: $250K median (19)
• Manager: $175K median (23)
• Director: $270K median (8)

Cresta salary by location

• Remote: $200K median (58 roles)
• New York: $170K median (5 roles)

Remote work at Cresta

89% of Cresta's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Cresta looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (5) · PyTorch (3) · TensorFlow (3) · Go (2) · AWS (2) · GCP (2) · Azure (2) · TypeScript (1) · React (1) · PostgreSQL (1).

Benefits & perks at Cresta

Commonly listed: dental (47) · parental (46) · pto (40) · vision (37) · 401k (34) · commuter (34) · home-office (10) · gym (5).

About Cresta

Cresta is Series D stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2017 · HQ Sunnyvale, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Cresta

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 8 that do, PhD and 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; 72% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Cresta total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 5% of roles list a bonus; 2% include commission; on-target earnings run about $250K where stated (17 roles); common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Cresta hiring activity

Cresta has 46 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 68 public job postings with disclosed pay. 10 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (68 in the last 90).

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• Waymo — median $213K
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Common questions

What does Cresta pay?
The median base salary is $195K, with a typical range of $170K–$250K, based on 68 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Cresta?
One of the highest-paying open roles is RVP, Strategic Sales, West, at $400K–$430K base.

Which team pays the most at Cresta?
The Engineering team, at a $270K 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 68 public Cresta 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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