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ServiceNow Salary

ServiceNow Salary

ServiceNow pays a median of $162K ($147K–$208K) across 128 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $147K–$208K salary range

Median: $162K  ·  Based on 128 public ServiceNow job postings  ·  Updated September 7, 2026


This ServiceNow 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

ServiceNow · pay benchmark · updated September 7, 2026
$162K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$147K–$208K
Typical range
$387K view JD
Highest base · Principal Inbound Product Manager - MoveWorks - Enterprise Search Platform
128
Open roles
~8 yrs
Typical exp.
+57
126 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 94% of roles mention equity · espp, options
Management pay by function
Engineering, Infrastructure and Operations
$204K (2)
Sales
$152K (2)
Customer Service
$111K (3)
Salary by department · median & top base
product
$266K (12)
engineering, infrastructure and operations
$263K (25)
engineering
$218K (9)
marketing, communications, and brand
$214K (9)
marketing
$188K (6)
sales
$155K (44)
customer service
$131K (5)
Pay by location
Remote $185K (70)San Diego $157K (9)
Highest-paying skills
Java $263KGCP $263KKubernetes $263KAzure $252KLLMs $242KJavaScript $233KREST $223KMachine Learning $222K

Highest-paying open roles at ServiceNow

ServiceNow salary by department

  • product: $266K median (12 roles)
  • engineering, infrastructure and operations: $263K median (25 roles)
  • engineering: $218K median (9 roles)
  • marketing, communications, and brand: $214K median (9 roles)
  • marketing: $188K median (6 roles)
  • sales: $155K median (44 roles)
  • customer service: $131K median (5 roles)

ServiceNow salary by location

  • Remote: $185K median (70 roles)
  • San Diego: $157K median · $301K top base — Senior Engineering Manager - AI Developer Products (view JD) (9 roles)

Remote work at ServiceNow

58% of ServiceNow's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $185K median vs $229K onsite.

What ServiceNow looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (23) · Advisory (17) · AWS (12) · Java (11) · Go (10) · JavaScript (9) · Kubernetes (8) · Azure (7) · SQL (6) · GCP (6).

Benefits & perks at ServiceNow

Commonly listed: hsa-fsa (120) · 401k (120) · parental (120).

About ServiceNow

ServiceNow is Public stage · 10,001+ employees · founded 2004 · HQ Santa Clara, CA. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at ServiceNow

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 25 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD 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; 94% of these postings reference equity (espp, options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

ServiceNow total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 99% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

ServiceNow hiring activity

ServiceNow has 128 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 128 public job postings with disclosed pay. 57 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (126 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs ServiceNowStage
SandboxAQ$198K↑ +22%Series E
OpenAI$309K↑ +90%Late Stage
Glean$213K↑ +31%Series F
Socure$195K↑ +20%Series E
Five9$157K↓ -4%Public
Celonis$177K↑ +9%Series D

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Common questions

What does ServiceNow pay?
The median pay is $162K, with a typical range of $147K–$208K, based on 128 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at ServiceNow?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Director - AI Evaluation Platform, at $279K–$488K base.

Which team pays the most at ServiceNow?
The product 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 128 public ServiceNow 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 September 7, 2026.

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