ServiceNow Salary

💰 $174K–$264K salary range

Median: $228K  ·  Based on 123 public ServiceNow job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 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

Highest-paying open roles at ServiceNow

• Vice President, AI & Machine Learning Engineering — $292K–$496K · Engineering, Infrastructure and Operations
• Group Vice President, Americas Field Marketing — $284K–$482K · Marketing, Communications, and Brand
• GVP, Strategic Finance Product — $283K–$481K · Management
• Vice President, Corporate and Product Public Relations (Americas) — $280K–$475K · Marketing, Communications, and Brand
• VP, HR - Global Finance & Strategy — $280K–$475K · Human Resources
• Vice President, CEG Global Partner Strategy and Management — $264K–$449K · Sales
• Distinguished Engineer / Architect - Cloud Platform — Kubernetes, Hyperscalers — $255K–$445K · Engineering, Infrastructure and Operations
• Senior Director, Product Management, Customer Success — $255K–$445K · Digital Technology
• Senior Director, Platform Architecture – Financial Services — $229K–$412K · Sales
• Chief of Staff to SVP and GM, Employee Experience & AI (Moveworks) — $229K–$412K · Product

ServiceNow salary by department

• product: $266K median · $412K top base — Chief of Staff to SVP and GM, Employee Experience & AI (Moveworks) (view JD) (11 roles)
• user experience design: $263K median · $387K top base — Principal Product Designer, Moveworks (view JD) (5 roles)
• engineering, infrastructure and operations: $242K median · $496K top base — Vice President, AI & Machine Learning Engineering (view JD) (21 roles)
• digital technology: $214K median · $445K top base — Senior Director, Product Management, Customer Success (view JD) (8 roles)
• sales: $182K median · $412K top base — Senior Director, Platform Architecture – Financial Services (view JD) (35 roles)
• customer outcomes: $176K median · $303K top base — Director of Strategic Initiatives, AMS Customer Excellence Group (CEG) (view JD) (11 roles)
• marketing, communications, and brand: $157K median · $475K top base — Vice President, Corporate and Product Public Relations (Americas) (view JD) (12 roles)

ServiceNow salary by seniority

• Senior: $174K median · $445K top base — Senior Director, Product Management, Customer Success (view JD) (42)
• Staff: $242K median · $496K top base — Vice President, AI & Machine Learning Engineering (view JD) (47)

ServiceNow salary — lead & management

• Manager: $164K median · $291K top base — Manager, Software Engineering Management (view JD) (9)
• Director: $238K median · $475K top base — VP, HR - Global Finance & Strategy (view JD) (21)

ServiceNow salary by location

• Remote: $174K median · $315K top base — Director, APEX M&A Operations (view JD) (14 roles)
• San Diego: $208K median · $445K top base — Distinguished Engineer / Architect - Cloud Platform — Kubernetes, Hyperscalers (view JD) (11 roles)
• New York: $185K median · $287K top base — Client Director - Financial Services (view JD) (10 roles)
• Chicago: $181K median · $303K top base — Director, Strategic Initiatives (view JD) (6 roles)

Remote work at ServiceNow

37% of ServiceNow's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $168K median vs $228K onsite.

What ServiceNow looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (6) · Kubernetes (5) · Java (4) · GCP (4) · Azure (4) · SQL (4) · Python (4) · JavaScript (3) · Go (2) · Terraform (2).

Benefits & perks at ServiceNow

Commonly listed: hsa-fsa (37) · 401k (37) · parental (37).

About ServiceNow

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

Experience & background at ServiceNow

Roles typically ask for around 9 years of experience (up to 18+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 17 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; 30% 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: 54% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

ServiceNow hiring activity

ServiceNow has 123 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 123 public job postings with disclosed pay. 95 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (121 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does ServiceNow pay?
The median pay is $228K, with a typical range of $174K–$264K, based on 123 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 Vice President, AI & Machine Learning Engineering, at $292K–$496K 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 123 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 July 1, 2026.

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