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Playground Salary

Playground pays a median of $185K ($155K–$235K) across 17 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $155K–$235K salary range

Median: $185K  ·  Based on 17 public Playground job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026


This Playground salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Playground · pay benchmark · updated July 1, 2026
$185K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$155K–$235K
Typical range
$400K view JD
Highest base · VP of SMB Sales
17
Open roles
~4 yrs
Typical exp.
+2
9 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 94% of roles mention equity
Pay by location
New York $191K (12)Denver $160K (5)
Highest-paying skills
Go $218KREST $160K

Highest-paying open roles at Playground

Playground salary by location

  • New York: $191K median · $300K top base — Strategic Projects Lead (view JD) (12 roles)
  • Denver: $160K median · $400K top base — VP of SMB Sales (view JD) (5 roles)

Remote work at Playground

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

What Playground looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: CRM (2) · JavaScript (2) · React (2) · Account Management (1) · TypeScript (1) · Node.js (1) · Python (1) · GAAP (1) · Forecasting (1) · FP&A (1).

Benefits & perks at Playground

Commonly listed: dental (15) · pto (15) · food (15) · learning (15) · childcare (9) · 401k (3).

About Playground

Playground is Seed stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2020 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Playground

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience (up to 10+ 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. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Playground 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.

Playground hiring activity

Playground has 17 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 17 public job postings with disclosed pay. 2 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (9 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

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Blackstone Group$163K↓ -12%Public

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Common questions

What does Playground pay?
The median pay is $185K, with a typical range of $155K–$235K, based on 17 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Playground?
One of the highest-paying open roles is VP of SMB Sales, at $400K 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 17 public Playground 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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