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Esri Salary

Esri Salary

Esri pays a median base salary of $159K ($141K–$186K) across 438 public job postings (2025–2026).

Esri Jobs — Salary Guide 2026

$146K median · $130K–$174K range · 100 postings analyzed

📊 Salary Range

PercentileSalary
P25 (lower range)$130K
P50 (median)$146K
P75 (upper range)$174K

🏷️ Top Roles Requiring Esri

Department / Role
Engineering
Marketing
Operations
Product
Sales

🏢 Top Companies Hiring for Esri

Esri · Maine State Legislature · Planetlabs · SLR Consulting · CivilGrid

Frequently Asked Questions

What salary do Esri jobs pay?

Jobs requiring Esri pay a median of $146K in 2026, based on 100 active postings analyzed by Recruiting from Scratch.

Which roles require Esri?

The most common roles listing Esri are Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Product, Sales positions.

Which companies hire the most Esri talent?

Esri · Maine State Legislature · Planetlabs · SLR Consulting · CivilGrid

Methodology

Salary data is drawn from 100 active job postings listing Esri as a required or preferred skill, tracked by Recruiting from Scratch. Figures represent the median of posted salary maximums (annual USD only).

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📊 Salary breakdown

Esri · base salary benchmark · updated June 10, 2026
$159K
Median base
$141K–$186K
Typical range
388
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate (383 postings cite equity)
Salary by department
6500 - Global Business Dev
$257K (3)
4210 - Software Product Development
$202K (30)
6512 - Utilities
$179K (16)
6506 - Local/State/Provincial Govt.
$177K (33)
6503 - Commercial
$177K (7)
6510 - Natural Resources
$177K (13)
4855 - Crtv Lb - UX/UI Prod
$177K (4)
4246 - Creative Lab - UX Research
$177K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Rails $166KCcpa $165KGdpr $165KC++ $163KRust $162KCI/CD $162KPostgreSQL $159KCISSP $159K

Highest-paying open roles at Esri

Esri salary by department

  • 6500 - Global Business Dev: $257K median (3 roles)
  • 4210 - Software Product Development: $202K median (30 roles)
  • 6512 - Utilities: $179K median (16 roles)
  • 6506 - Local/State/Provincial Govt.: $177K median (33 roles)
  • 6503 - Commercial: $177K median (7 roles)
  • 6510 - Natural Resources: $177K median (13 roles)
  • 4855 - Crtv Lb - UX/UI Prod: $177K median (4 roles)
  • 4246 - Creative Lab - UX Research: $177K median (3 roles)

Esri salary by seniority

  • Mid: $142K median (191)
  • Senior: $174K median (159)
  • Staff: $166K median (9)
  • Lead: $198K median (9)
  • Manager: $177K median (66)

Esri salary by location

  • Remote: $183K median (21 roles)

Remote work at Esri

7% of Esri's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $183K median vs $153K onsite.

What Esri looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (130) · JavaScript (93) · AWS (78) · Azure (73) · Kubernetes (28) · Java (26) · React (20) · Docker (19) · PostgreSQL (18) · CI/CD (18).

Benefits & perks at Esri

Commonly listed: dental (383) · 401k (383) · life-ins (383) · relocation (87).

About Esri

Esri is 200–200 employees · HQ Redlands, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Esri

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 401 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and Associate's and PhD 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; 87% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Esri total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Esri hiring activity

Esri has 388 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 438 public job postings with disclosed pay. 183 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (438 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Esri pay?
The median base salary is $159K, with a typical range of $141K–$186K, based on 438 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Esri?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Controller, at $209K–$362K base.

Which team pays the most at Esri?
The 6500 - Global Business Dev team, at a $257K 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 438 public Esri 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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