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GitLab Salary

GitLab Salary

GitLab pays a median of $155K ($127K–$193K) across 44 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $127K–$193K salary range

Median: $155K  ·  Based on 44 public GitLab job postings  ·  Updated August 1, 2026


This GitLab 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

GitLab · pay benchmark · updated August 1, 2026
$155K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$127K–$193K
Typical range
$380K view JD
Highest base · Senior Director, People Business Partner
44
Open roles
~4 yrs
Typical exp.
+44
44 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 93% of roles mention equity · espp, options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$128K (11)
Senior
$179K (12)
Salary by department · median & top base
field operations
$174K · $286K top (5)
Highest-paying skills
Go $163KLess $155KGit $116K

Highest-paying open roles at GitLab

GitLab salary by department

  • field operations: $174K median · $286K top base — Director, Pipeline Excellence (view JD) (5 roles)

GitLab salary by seniority

  • Mid: $128K median · $235K top base — AI Transformation Owner, CRO (view JD) (11)
  • Senior: $179K median · $380K top base — Senior Director, People Business Partner (view JD) (12)

GitLab salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $128K median · $259K top base — Engineering Manager, Data Foundations (view JD) (13)

GitLab salary by location

  • Remote: $155K median · $380K top base — Senior Director, People Business Partner (view JD) (41 roles)

Remote work at GitLab

100% of GitLab's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What GitLab looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: SQL (4) · CI/CD (4) · Team Leadership (3) · Tableau (3) · Looker (3) · Python (3) · Account Management (2) · GraphQL (2) · Rails (2) · Customer Health (2).

About GitLab

GitLab is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2014 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at GitLab

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience. Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, Bachelor's is 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; 93% of these postings reference equity (espp, options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

GitLab total compensation signals

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

GitLab hiring activity

GitLab has 44 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 44 public job postings with disclosed pay. 44 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (44 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 6 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare GitLab's pay with companies in the same space:

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MongoDB 🍃$158K↑ +2%Public
Samsara$153K↓ -1%Public
Cloudflare$240K↑ +55%Public
Asana$216K↑ +40%Public
Temporal$271K↑ +75%Series D
Chainguard$171K↑ +10%Series D

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Common questions

What does GitLab pay?
The median pay is $155K, with a typical range of $127K–$193K, based on 44 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at GitLab?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Director, People Business Partner, at $185K–$380K base.

Which team pays the most at GitLab?
The field operations team, at a $174K 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 44 public GitLab 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 August 1, 2026.

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