GoCardless Salary

💰 $165K–$210K salary range

Median: $190K  ·  Based on 23 public GoCardless job postings  ·  Updated June 9, 2026

This GoCardless 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 GoCardless

• Engineering Manager — $230K–$300K · Engineering
• Software Engineer - Backend — $165K–$260K · Engineering
• Head of Recruiting — $170K–$230K · Recruiting
• Head of Fraud Operations — $170K–$230K · Risk
• Payment Platform Manager — $160K–$200K · Operations
• Fraud Strategy Manager / Senior Manager (Onboarding) — $150K–$210K · Risk

GoCardless salary by department

• Engineering: $260K median (3 roles)
• Risk: $210K median (4 roles)
• Operations: $190K median (5 roles)
• Customer Experience: $170K median (3 roles)
• Finance: $150K median (3 roles)

GoCardless salary by seniority

• Mid: $200K median (6)
• Lead: $150K median (5)
• Manager: $180K median (6)

GoCardless salary by location

• San Francisco: $190K median (23 roles)

Remote work at GoCardless

0% of GoCardless's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What GoCardless looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Snowflake (3) · Python (2) · Java (1).

Benefits & perks at GoCardless

Commonly listed: dental (22) · 401k (22) · commuter (22) · pto (22) · parental (22) · relocation (8) · food (2).

About GoCardless

GoCardless is Series G stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2011 · HQ London, England. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at GoCardless

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 4 that do, Bachelor's is 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; 13% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

GoCardless hiring activity

GoCardless has 22 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 23 public job postings with disclosed pay. 13 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (17 in the last 90).

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• Anthropic — median $380K
• Harvey — median $250K
• Airwallex — median $251K
• WHOOP — median $175K
• Faire — median $226K
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Government wage data

For corroboration, U.S. Department of Labor certified wage filings (FY2023) for GoCardless show a median of $125K, ranging $125K–$129K, across 6 filings. Reported separately from — never blended with — the job-posting median above.

Common questions

What does GoCardless pay?
The median base salary is $190K, with a typical range of $165K–$210K, based on 23 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at GoCardless?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Engineering Manager, at $230K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at GoCardless?
The Engineering team, at a $260K 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 23 public GoCardless 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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