Klaviyo Salary

💰 $154K–$178K salary range

Median: $163K  ·  Based on 106 public Klaviyo job postings  ·  Updated August 9, 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
• Director, Product Management - Channel Infrastructure & Mobile — $224K–$336K · Product
• Senior Lead AI Software Engineer — $216K–$324K · Engineering
• Senior Lead Software Engineer - Data Platform — $216K–$324K · Engineering
• Sr. Lead Engineer - Customer Agent — $216K–$324K · Engineering

Klaviyo salary by department

• engineering: $185K median (31 roles)
• it & security: $177K median · $263K top base — Lead Security Engineer, Enterprise Security (view JD) (15 roles)
• product: $170K median · $204K top base — Senior Product Manager, Profiles Platform (view JD) (8 roles)
• sales: $160K median · $210K top base — Senior Manager, Partner Sales (view JD) (20 roles)
• go-to-market operations: $155K median · $234K top base — Sr. Manager of GTM Incentive Compensation (view JD) (8 roles)
• marketing: $145K median · $198K top base — Marketing Operations Lead (view JD) (13 roles)
• people: $135K median (5 roles)

Klaviyo salary by seniority

• Mid: $160K median · $198K top base — Product Owner, GTM Sales Systems (view JD) (11)
• Senior: $175K median · $324K top base — Sr. Lead AI Engineer (view JD) (51)
• Staff: $255K median (8)

Klaviyo salary — lead & management

• Lead: $155K median · $263K top base — Lead Security Engineer, Enterprise Security (view JD) (17)
• Manager: $154K median · $264K top base — Engineering Manager - Data Automation (view JD) (12)

Klaviyo salary by location

• Boston: $167K median · $324K top base — Sr. Lead AI Engineer (view JD) (71 roles)
• San Francisco: $160K median · $234K top base — Sr. Manager of GTM Incentive Compensation (view JD) (13 roles)
• Denver: $155K median · $263K top base — Lead Security Engineer, Enterprise Security (view JD) (13 roles)

Remote work at Klaviyo

6% of Klaviyo's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Klaviyo looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (24) · AWS (15) · Terraform (14) · Kubernetes (12) · Django (11) · SQL (10) · Redis (9) · TypeScript (8) · React (8) · Kafka (7).

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 6 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 2 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; 96% 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: 59% 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 106 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 106 public job postings with disclosed pay. 29 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (83 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Klaviyo pay?
The median pay is $163K, with a typical range of $154K–$178K, based on 106 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 engineering team, at a $185K 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 106 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 August 9, 2026.

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