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Kalshi Salary

Kalshi Salary

Kalshi pays a median of $200K ($146K–$214K) across 43 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $146K–$214K salary range

Median: $200K  ·  Based on 43 public Kalshi job postings  ·  Updated September 7, 2026


This Kalshi 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

Kalshi · pay benchmark · updated September 7, 2026
$200K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$146K–$214K
Typical range
$400K view JD
Highest base · FP&A Lead
43
Open roles
~4 yrs
Typical exp.
+14
43 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 49% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$125K (5)
Mid
$175K (16)
Senior
$215K (7)
Staff
$240K (6)
Management pay by function
Product
$215K (2)
Finance
$161K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$210K · $280K top (7)
finance
$180K · $400K top (5)
Highest-paying skills
Go $240KAWS $175KSQL $175K

Highest-paying open roles at Kalshi

Kalshi salary by department

  • engineering: $210K median · $280K top base — Software Engineer, Trading Platform (view JD) (7 roles)
  • finance: $180K median · $400K top base — FP&A Lead (view JD) (5 roles)

Kalshi salary by seniority

  • Junior: $125K median · $250K top base — Quant Researcher (view JD) (5)
  • Mid: $175K median · $250K top base — Perps Content Marketer (view JD) (16)
  • Senior: $215K median · $275K top base — UX Researcher (view JD) (7)
  • Staff: $240K median · $300K top base — Software Engineer, Product (view JD) (6)

Kalshi salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $193K median · $270K top base — Product Manager, Payments (view JD) (6)

Kalshi salary by location

  • New York: $200K median · $400K top base — FP&A Lead (view JD) (37 roles)

Remote work at Kalshi

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

What Kalshi looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: SQL (5) · Auditing (4) · Python (3) · AWS (3) · Full-Cycle Recruiting (2) · GAAP (2) · Reconciliation (2) · Kafka (2) · Budgeting (2) · Forecasting (2).

About Kalshi

Kalshi is Series F stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2019 · HQ New York, NY. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Kalshi

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, Bachelor's is 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; 49% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Kalshi total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Kalshi hiring activity

Kalshi has 43 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 43 public job postings with disclosed pay. 14 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (43 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Kalshi pay?
The median pay is $200K, with a typical range of $146K–$214K, based on 43 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Kalshi?
One of the highest-paying open roles is FP&A Lead, at $300K–$400K base.

Which team pays the most at Kalshi?
The engineering team, at a $210K 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 43 public Kalshi 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 September 7, 2026.

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