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Gusto pays a median base salary of $196K ($159K–$220K) across 74 public job postings (2025–2026).
$198K median · $140K–$224K range · 30 postings analyzed
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| P25 (lower range) | $140K |
| P50 (median) | $198K |
| P75 (upper range) | $224K |
| Department / Role |
|---|
| Operations |
| Engineering |
| People |
| Design |
| Product |
Stable · Lattice Materials · Centralize · AKKO · Pear VC
Jobs requiring Gusto pay a median of $198K in 2026, based on 30 active postings analyzed by Recruiting from Scratch.
The most common roles listing Gusto are Operations, Engineering, People, Design, Product positions.
Stable · Lattice Materials · Centralize · AKKO · Pear VC
Salary data is drawn from 30 active job postings listing Gusto as a required or preferred skill, tracked by Recruiting from Scratch. Figures represent the median of posted salary maximums (annual USD only).
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15% of Gusto's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.
Most-required skills across these postings: Ruby (4) · Python (2) · Go (2) · CI/CD (2) · AWS (2) · Kafka (2) · Rails (2) · Java (1) · TypeScript (1) · Kubernetes (1).
Commonly listed: medical (34) · 401k (34) · dental (1) · hsa-fsa (1).
Gusto is Series E stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2011 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.
Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 5 that do, Bachelor's is most common.
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; 46% of these postings reference equity (rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.
Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 12% include commission; on-target earnings run about $151K where stated (4 roles). Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.
Gusto has 53 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 74 public job postings with disclosed pay. 29 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (64 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 contract roles in the mix.
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What does Gusto pay?
The median base salary is $196K, with a typical range of $159K–$220K, based on 74 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.
What is the highest-paying job at Gusto?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of AI and Machine Learning Engineering, at $275K–$305K base.
Which team pays the most at Gusto?
The Security team, at a $247K median.
Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.
USD base salary aggregated from 74 public Gusto 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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