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Postman Salary

Postman pays a median of $224K ($190K–$266K) across 62 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $190K–$266K salary range

Median: $224K  ·  Based on 62 public Postman job postings  ·  Updated July 28, 2026


This Postman 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

Postman · pay benchmark · updated July 28, 2026
$224K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$190K–$266K
Typical range
$400K view JD
Highest base · Head of AI Platform Engineering
62
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+17
30 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 97% of roles mention equity · options
Salary by department · median & top base
ai
$266K · $400K top (5)
platform engineering
$231K · $300K top (6)
product engineering
$225K · $310K top (7)
sales
$209K · $380K top (26)
Pay by location
San Francisco $225K (37)Remote $212K (8)New York $225K (7)Austin $172K (5)
Highest-paying skills
Go $275KPython $230KAWS $228KNext.js $225KNode.js $225KTypeScript $220KPostman $205KJavaScript $200K

Highest-paying open roles at Postman

Postman salary by department

  • ai: $266K median · $400K top base — Head of AI Platform Engineering (view JD) (5 roles)
  • platform engineering: $231K median · $300K top base — Principal Offensive Security Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
  • product engineering: $225K median · $310K top base — Staff Software Engineer - Fern (view JD) (7 roles)
  • sales: $209K median · $380K top base — Director, Product Partnerships (view JD) (26 roles)

Postman salary by location

  • San Francisco: $225K median · $400K top base — Head of AI Platform Engineering (view JD) (37 roles)
  • Remote: $212K median · $245K top base — Enterprise Solutions Engineer (view JD) (8 roles)
  • New York: $225K median · $310K top base — Staff Software Engineer - Fern (view JD) (7 roles)
  • Austin: $172K median · $263K top base — Staff Software Engineer- Codegen (view JD) (5 roles)

Remote work at Postman

13% of Postman's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $223K median vs $223K onsite.

What Postman looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (10) · TypeScript (8) · Python (8) · CI/CD (8) · JavaScript (6) · React (5) · Next.js (5) · Node.js (5) · Go (4) · Kubernetes (4).

Benefits & perks at Postman

Commonly listed: medical (61) · mental-health (61) · pto (61) · gym (61).

About Postman

Postman is Series D stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2014 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Postman

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 5 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; 97% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Postman total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 42% include commission; on-target earnings run about $280K where stated (19 roles); common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Postman hiring activity

Postman has 62 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 62 public job postings with disclosed pay. 17 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (30 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 4 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Postman pay?
The median pay is $224K, with a typical range of $190K–$266K, based on 62 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Postman?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Key Account Director, at $370K–$420K base.

Which team pays the most at Postman?
The ai team, at a $266K 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 62 public Postman 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 28, 2026.

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