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Intercom Salary

Intercom Salary

Intercom pays a median of $203K ($166K–$363K) across 35 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $166K–$363K salary range

Median: $203K  ·  Based on 35 public Intercom job postings  ·  Updated October 23, 2026


This Intercom 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

Intercom · pay benchmark · updated October 23, 2026
$203K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$166K–$363K
Typical range
—
Highest base
35
Open roles
~4 yrs
Typical exp.
+8
24 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 94% of roles mention equity · rsu
Salary by department · median & top base
sales
$294K · $495K top (7)
r&d
$189K · $237K top (5)
customer success & solutions
$170K (13)
Pay by location
Remote $189K (26)San Francisco $317K (5)
Highest-paying skills
Go $226K

Highest-paying open roles at Intercom

Intercom salary by department

  • sales: $294K median · $495K top base — Director, Sales (view JD) (7 roles)
  • r&d: $189K median · $237K top base — Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)
  • customer success & solutions: $170K median (13 roles)

Intercom salary by location

  • Remote: $189K median (26 roles)
  • San Francisco: $317K median · $495K top base — Director, Sales (view JD) (5 roles)

Remote work at Intercom

79% of Intercom's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Intercom looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Ruby (4) · Intercom (4) · Python (4) · Project Management (4) · Onboarding (2) · JavaScript (2) · Account Management (2) · Full-Cycle Recruiting (2) · Sourcing (2) · Rails (1).

Benefits & perks at Intercom

Commonly listed: dental (12) · vision (12) · 401k (12) · pto (12) · parental (12).

About Intercom

Intercom is Series D stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2011 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Intercom

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience (up to 8+ for the most senior).

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; 94% of these postings reference equity (rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Intercom total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 91% include commission; on-target earnings run about $243K where stated (11 roles); common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Intercom hiring activity

Intercom has 35 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 35 public job postings with disclosed pay. 8 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (24 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Intercom pay?
The median pay is $203K, with a typical range of $166K–$363K, based on 35 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Intercom?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director, Sales, at $414K–$495K base.

Which team pays the most at Intercom?
The sales team, at a $294K 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 35 public Intercom 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 October 23, 2026.

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