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NerdWallet Salary

NerdWallet Salary

NerdWallet pays a median of $183K ($145K–$211K) across 13 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $145K–$211K salary range

Median: $183K  ·  Based on 13 public NerdWallet job postings  ·  Updated June 25, 2026


This NerdWallet 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

NerdWallet · pay benchmark · updated June 25, 2026
$183K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$145K–$211K
Typical range
$294K view JD
Highest base · Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering
13
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+3
13 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 85% of roles mention equity

Highest-paying open roles at NerdWallet

Remote work at NerdWallet

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

What NerdWallet looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (4) · AWS (4) · GCP (3) · Azure (3) · SQL (3) · Product Roadmap (2) · A/B Testing (2) · Looker (2) · TypeScript (2) · Kubernetes (2).

Benefits & perks at NerdWallet

Commonly listed: dental (13) · mental-health (13) · hsa-fsa (13) · 401k (13) · life-ins (13) · gym (13) · home-office (13) · childcare (13).

About NerdWallet

NerdWallet is Public stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2009 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at NerdWallet

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, Master'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; 85% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

NerdWallet total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus; 100% include commission; common structures: hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

NerdWallet hiring activity

NerdWallet has 13 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 13 public job postings with disclosed pay. 3 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (13 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare NerdWallet's pay with companies in the same space:

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Kalshi$175K↓ -4%Series F
Enova$98K↓ -47%Public
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Strava$216K↑ +18%Series F
Brigit$180K↓ -2%Late Stage

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Common questions

What does NerdWallet pay?
The median pay is $183K, with a typical range of $145K–$211K, based on 13 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at NerdWallet?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering, at $160K–$294K base.

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 13 public NerdWallet 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 25, 2026.

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