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Sweetgreen Salary

Sweetgreen Salary

Sweetgreen pays a median of $90K ($83K–$124K) across 35 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $83K–$124K salary range

Median: $90K  ·  Based on 35 public Sweetgreen job postings  ·  Updated October 8, 2026


This Sweetgreen 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

Sweetgreen · pay benchmark · updated October 8, 2026
$90K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$83K–$124K
Typical range
$229K view JD
Highest base · Head of Culinary
35
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+12
26 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 6% of roles mention equity · options
Pay by location
Los Angeles $144K (12)New York $90K (4)
Highest-paying skills
Inventory Management $82KFood Safety $82KServSafe $82K

Highest-paying open roles at Sweetgreen

Sweetgreen salary by location

  • Los Angeles: $144K median · $229K top base — Head of Culinary (view JD) (12 roles)
  • New York: $90K median · $150K top base — Sr. People Business Partner (HRBP) (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Sweetgreen

13% of Sweetgreen's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Sweetgreen looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Inventory Management (12) · P&L (4) · Team Leadership (3) · SQL (2) · Merchandising (1) · Catering (1) · Guest Service (1) · Premiere Pro (1) · After Effects (1) · Video Editing (1).

Benefits & perks at Sweetgreen

Commonly listed: dental (35) · 401k (35) · pto (35) · parental (21) · vision (15) · medical (14) · hsa-fsa (14).

About Sweetgreen

Sweetgreen is Public stage · 5,001–10,000 employees · HQ Washington, District of Columbia. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Sweetgreen

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 2 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; 6% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Sweetgreen total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 60% of roles list a bonus; 20% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Sweetgreen hiring activity

Sweetgreen has 35 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 35 public job postings with disclosed pay. 12 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (26 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs SweetgreenStage
CookUnity$133K↑ +47%Late Stage
Apple$214K↑ +138%Public
Rocket Lab$139K↑ +54%Public
Samsung Electronics$125K↑ +39%Public
Adyen$212K↑ +135%Public
IonQ$168K↑ +87%Public

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Common questions

What does Sweetgreen pay?
The median pay is $90K, with a typical range of $83K–$124K, based on 35 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Sweetgreen?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Culinary, at $160K–$229K 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 35 public Sweetgreen 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 October 8, 2026.

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