Klaviyo Salary

💰 $154K–$204K salary range

Median: $173K  ·  Based on 114 public Klaviyo job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026

This Klaviyo 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 Klaviyo

• Principal Engineer, Core Infrastructure — $244K–$366K · Engineering
• Principal Engineer, Data Infrastructure — $244K–$366K · Engineering
• Principal Engineer, Security — $244K–$366K · Engineering
• Principal Software Engineer, Enterprise Scalability — $244K–$366K · Engineering
• Director of Engineering, Infrastructure — $244K–$366K · Engineering
• Sr. Director, HR Business Partner — R&D — $224K–$336K · People
• Senior Director, Product Marketing — $224K–$336K · Marketing
• Head of Business Operations — $224K–$336K · Finance & Accounting
• Director, Product Management - Channel Infrastructure & Mobile — $224K–$336K · Product
• Senior Lead AI Software Engineer — $216K–$324K · Engineering

Klaviyo salary by department

• go-to-market operations: $195K median · $234K top base — Sr. Manager of GTM Incentive Compensation (view JD) (5 roles)
• engineering: $185K median · $366K top base — Director of Engineering, Infrastructure (view JD) (31 roles)
• it & security: $177K median · $276K top base — Head of Engineering, Finance Systems (view JD) (14 roles)
• product: $170K median · $336K top base — Director, Product Management - Channel Infrastructure & Mobile (view JD) (7 roles)
• design: $168K median · $264K top base — Lead Product Designer, AI & Analytics (view JD) (5 roles)
• marketing: $165K median · $336K top base — Senior Director, Product Marketing (view JD) (12 roles)
• sales: $160K median · $252K top base — Sales Manager, Large Enterprise (view JD) (22 roles)
• customer success: $140K median · $168K top base — Senior Solutions Architect (view JD) (9 roles)

Klaviyo salary by seniority

• Mid: $160K median · $198K top base — Product Owner, GTM Sales Systems (view JD) (15)
• Senior: $176K median · $336K top base — Sr. Director, HR Business Partner — R&D (view JD) (57)
• Staff: $305K median (7)

Klaviyo salary — lead & management

• Lead: $170K median · $264K top base — Lead Product Designer, AI & Analytics (view JD) (11)
• Manager: $170K median · $264K top base — Engineering Manager - Data Automation (view JD) (18)

Klaviyo salary by location

• Boston: $181K median · $366K top base — Director of Engineering, Infrastructure (view JD) (72 roles)
• San Francisco: $163K median · $336K top base — Senior Director, Product Marketing (view JD) (15 roles)
• Denver: $152K median · $263K top base — Lead Security Engineer, Enterprise Security (view JD) (12 roles)
• New York: $160K median · $192K top base — Account Executive, Large Enterprise (view JD) (3 roles)
• Remote: $170K median · $204K top base — Senior Product Manager, Profiles Platform (view JD) (3 roles)
• Austin: $160K median · $252K top base — Sales Manager, Large Enterprise (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Klaviyo

10% of Klaviyo's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Klaviyo looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (29) · AWS (15) · Kubernetes (12) · Terraform (11) · CI/CD (10) · Kafka (10) · Django (10) · Go (9) · Redis (9) · React (9).

About Klaviyo

Klaviyo is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2012 · HQ Boston, Massachusetts. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Klaviyo

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 3 that do, Bachelor's and Master'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; 85% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Klaviyo total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 43% include commission; common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Klaviyo hiring activity

Klaviyo has 114 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 114 public job postings with disclosed pay. 31 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (81 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Klaviyo pay?
The median pay is $173K, with a typical range of $154K–$204K, based on 114 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Klaviyo?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Principal Engineer, Core Infrastructure, at $244K–$366K base.

Which team pays the most at Klaviyo?
The go-to-market operations team, at a $195K 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 114 public Klaviyo 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 July 1, 2026.

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