FanDuel Salary

💰 $139K–$209K salary range

Median: $173K  ·  Based on 127 public FanDuel job postings  ·  Updated June 9, 2026

This FanDuel 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 FanDuel

• Software Engineering Vice President - Sportsbook Product — $267K–$356K · Engineering Leadership
• Senior Director, AI Platforms & Ops — $247K–$309K · Software Engineering
• Marketing Sciences Vice President — $228K–$304K · Marketing
• Regulatory Counsel Vice President — $228K–$304K · Legal
• Director, Threat Detection & Response — $228K–$299K · Cyber Security
• Principal Software Engineer — $214K–$281K · Software Engineering

FanDuel salary by department

• Cyber Security: $210K median (16 roles)
• Risk & Trading: $205K median (3 roles)
• Software Engineering: $195K median (21 roles)
• Data Engineering: $182K median (9 roles)
• Data Analytics: $176K median (4 roles)
• Platform Engineering: $173K median (5 roles)
• Product: $171K median (14 roles)
• Legal: $158K median (3 roles)

FanDuel salary by seniority

• Mid: $152K median (27)
• Senior: $182K median (50)
• Staff: $213K median (14)
• Manager: $155K median (26)
• Director: $214K median (7)

FanDuel salary by location

• New York: $159K median (67 roles)
• Remote: $100K median (4 roles)

Remote work at FanDuel

4% of FanDuel's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What FanDuel looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (24) · AWS (19) · Java (12) · Terraform (10) · Kubernetes (9) · Go (8) · Databricks (7) · CI/CD (7) · Docker (7) · GCP (6).

Benefits & perks at FanDuel

Commonly listed: dental (64) · mental-health (64) · 401k (64) · bonus (64) · commuter (64) · life-ins (64) · pto (64) · gym (64).

About FanDuel

FanDuel is Series E stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2007 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at FanDuel

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 28 that do, Bachelor'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; 6% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

FanDuel total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

FanDuel hiring activity

FanDuel has 86 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 127 public job postings with disclosed pay. 82 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (106 in the last 90).

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Compare FanDuel's pay with other Series E companies:

• Crusoe — median $184K
• Astranis — median $175K
• Socure — median $190K
• Abridge — median $248K
• Commure — median $160K
• Verkada — median $180K

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Common questions

What does FanDuel pay?
The median base salary is $173K, with a typical range of $139K–$209K, based on 127 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at FanDuel?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Software Engineering Vice President - Sportsbook Product, at $267K–$356K base.

Which team pays the most at FanDuel?
The Cyber Security team, at a $210K 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 127 public FanDuel 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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