Grindr Salary

💰 $201K–$254K salary range

Median: $240K  ·  Based on 26 public Grindr job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Grindr 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 Grindr

• Senior Staff ML Engineer — $240K–$310K · Engineering
• Senior Staff MLOps Engineer — $190K–$315K · Engineering
• Principal Product Manager, Growth (Woodwork) — $195K–$295K · Product
• Senior Staff Data Scientist — $210K–$270K · Engineering
• Staff ML Engineer — $208K–$265K · Engineering
• Principal Product Marketing Manager, Growth (Woodwork) — $190K–$280K · Product

Grindr salary by department

• Engineering: $251K median (14 roles)
• Product: $215K median (8 roles)
• Finance: $148K median (3 roles)

Grindr salary by seniority

• Senior: $200K median (5)
• Staff: $254K median (17)

Grindr salary by location

• Remote: $230K median (8 roles)
• Chicago: $203K median (4 roles)
• San Francisco: $228K median (4 roles)

Remote work at Grindr

31% of Grindr's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Grindr looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (7) · Python (7) · Snowflake (5) · Kubernetes (4) · Docker (4) · GCP (4) · Kotlin (4) · PyTorch (3) · Spark (3) · Airflow (3).

About Grindr

Grindr is Public stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2009 · HQ West Hollywood, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Grindr

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 2 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; 100% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Grindr hiring activity

Grindr has 26 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 26 public job postings with disclosed pay. 10 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (26 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Grindr pay?
The median base salary is $240K, with a typical range of $201K–$254K, based on 26 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Grindr?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Staff ML Engineer, at $240K–$310K base.

Which team pays the most at Grindr?
The Engineering team, at a $251K 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 26 public Grindr 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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