Substack Salary

💰 $181K–$233K salary range

Median: $205K  ·  Based on 14 public Substack job postings  ·  Updated September 11, 2026

This Substack 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 Substack

• Head of Creator Marketing — $250K–$310K · Marketing
• Head of Strategic FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) — $200K–$300K · Operations
• Director, Strategic Business Operations (BizOps) — $200K–$300K · Operations
• Full Stack Software Engineer - Growth — $140K–$260K · Engineering
• Head of Events — $215K–$260K · Communications
• Full Stack Software Engineer - Community — $140K–$260K · Engineering
• Head of News & Politics Partnerships — $190K–$250K · Partnerships
• Sales Manager, Brand Partnerships — $180K–$250K · Sponsorships
• Product Manager - Growth — $190K–$230K · Product
• Head of Business, Tech & Finance Partnerships — $175K–$225K · Partnerships

Substack salary by location

• San Francisco: $200K median · $310K top base — Head of Creator Marketing (view JD) (9 roles)
• New York: $195K median · $260K top base — Head of Events (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Substack

7% of Substack's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Substack looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (2) · TypeScript (2) · React (2) · Node.js (2) · PostgreSQL (2) · Financial Reporting (1) · Budgeting (1) · Forecasting (1) · Team Leadership (1) · JavaScript (1).

About Substack

Substack is Series C stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2020 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Substack

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 2 that do, Master'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; 29% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Substack hiring activity

Substack has 14 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 14 public job postings with disclosed pay. 3 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (8 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Substack pay?
The median pay is $205K, with a typical range of $181K–$233K, based on 14 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Substack?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Creator Marketing, at $250K–$310K 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 14 public Substack 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 11, 2026.

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