Google Salary

💰 $170K–$236K salary range

Median: $200K  ·  Based on 2,032 public Google job postings  ·  Updated June 18, 2026

This Google salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Google

• Senior Director, Software Engineering, TV — $364K–$510K · Google
• Senior Director, Enterprise Data Platform and Governance, Engineering — $364K–$510K · Google
• Senior Engineering Director, AI Data Infrastructure — $364K–$510K · Google
• Senior Director, UX, Android and Pixel — $323K–$450K · Google
• Senior Director, UX, YouTube Emerging Experience and Community — $323K–$450K · YouTube
• Senior Director, Chief of Staff, Strategy and Operations — $310K–$432K · Google
• Senior Director, Strategy and Operations, Google Education — $310K–$432K · Google
• Director, Engineering, Gemini on Devices, DeepMind — $307K–$428K · DeepMind
• Director, Data Science, Personalization, Gemini App, DeepMind — $384K–$428K · DeepMind
• Director, Engineering, AI Accelerator Cluster Systems — $307K–$428K · Google

Google salary by department

• deepmind: $232K median · $428K top base — Director, Engineering, Gemini on Devices, DeepMind (view JD) (59 roles)
• youtube: $214K median · $450K top base — Senior Director, UX, YouTube Emerging Experience and Community (view JD) (105 roles)
• google: $195K median · $510K top base — Senior Director, Software Engineering, TV (view JD) (1868 roles)

Google salary by location

• New York: $179K median · $379K top base — Global Media Sales Director (view JD) (189 roles)
• San Francisco: $187K median · $383K top base — Director, User Experience, Google One (view JD) (92 roles)
• Chicago: $171K median · $315K top base — Associate Product Counsel, Payments Products (view JD) (66 roles)
• Seattle: $195K median · $428K top base — Director, Engineering, AI Accelerator Cluster Systems (view JD) (60 roles)
• Austin: $195K median · $365K top base — Senior Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Product Architecture (view JD) (55 roles)
• Atlanta: $184K median · $356K top base — Director, DCDE Construction Delivery, NASA East (view JD) (43 roles)
• Denver: $191K median · $301K top base — Software Engineer Manager II, Firmware Laptops and Tablets (view JD) (22 roles)
• Washington DC: $210K median · $352K top base — Regulatory Counsel, Competition Advisory (view JD) (20 roles)
• Los Angeles: $170K median · $301K top base — Software Engineering Manager, Home Infrastructure (view JD) (18 roles)
• Raleigh: $214K median · $301K top base — Technical Lead, Storage Distributed and Sovereign Cloud (view JD) (14 roles)
• San Diego: $179K median · $301K top base — Software Engineering Manager, SensAI (view JD) (10 roles)
• Miami: $214K median · $301K top base — Software Engineer Manager II, Engineering Productivity (view JD) (3 roles)

About Google

Google is Public stage · 11–50 employees · founded 1998 · HQ Mountain View, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Google

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1384 that do, Bachelor's and PhD and Master's and Associate's are 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. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Google hiring activity

Google has 2,032 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 2,032 public job postings with disclosed pay. 2,032 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (2,032 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Google pay?
The median pay is $200K, with a typical range of $170K–$236K, based on 2,032 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Google?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Director, Software Engineering, TV, at $364K–$510K base.

Which team pays the most at Google?
The deepmind team, at a $232K 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 2,032 public Google 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 18, 2026.

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