Short Story Salary

💰 $109K–$183K salary range

Median: $128K  ·  Based on 10 public Short Story job postings  ·  Updated June 20, 2026

This Short Story 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

Highest-paying open roles at Short Story

• Director of HR — $180K–$210K · HR
• Senior Manager of Technical Design — $95K–$200K · Product Development
• Senior Software Engineer, Back-End (San Francisco) — $200K · Engineering
• Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack (US, Canada, SF) — $200K · Engineering
• Founding Recruiter — $60K–$200K · HR
• Merchandise Planner — $65K–$150K · Merchandising
• Senior Technical Designer - Tops & Dresses — $85K–$140K · Product Development
• Senior Webflow Developer & CRO Specialist — $115K–$135K · Marketing
• Warehouse Manager — $90K–$115K · Fulfillment
• Warehouse Supervisor — $65K–$90K · Fulfillment

Short Story salary by location

• San Francisco: $121K median · $210K top base — Director of HR (view JD) (8 roles)

Remote work at Short Story

20% of Short Story's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Short Story looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (2) · PostgreSQL (2) · CI/CD (2) · Onboarding (1) · Employee Relations (1) · Performance Management (1) · Team Leadership (1) · Docker (1) · AWS (1) · Kubernetes (1).

Benefits & perks at Short Story

Commonly listed: dental (7) · pto (7) · 401k (6) · food (4) · vision (1) · unlimited-pto (1) · parental (1).

About Short Story

Short Story is Seed stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2019 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Short Story

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 3 that do, Associate's and Bachelor's and Master's 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. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Short Story hiring activity

Short Story has 10 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 10 public job postings with disclosed pay. 2 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (5 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Short Story pay?
The median pay is $128K, with a typical range of $109K–$183K, based on 10 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Short Story?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director of HR, at $180K–$210K 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 10 public Short Story 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 20, 2026.

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