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Sweetgreen Salary

Sweetgreen Salary

Sweetgreen pays a median of $90K ($81K–$135K) across 33 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $81K–$135K salary range

Median: $90K  ·  Based on 33 public Sweetgreen job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 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 June 19, 2026
$90K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$81K–$135K
Typical range
$230K view JD
Highest base · Senior Director, Communications
33
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+22
33 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 9% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
marketing
$174K · $230K top (5)
Highest-paying skills
Inventory Management $85KFood Safety $83KServSafe $83K

Highest-paying open roles at Sweetgreen

Sweetgreen salary by department

  • marketing: $174K median · $230K top base — Senior Director, Communications (view JD) (5 roles)

Sweetgreen salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $84K median · $160K top base — Internal Audit Manager (view JD) (18)

Sweetgreen salary by location

  • Los Angeles: $135K median · $230K top base — Senior Director, Communications (view JD) (16 roles)

What Sweetgreen looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Inventory Management (8) · Social Media (2) · SQL (2) · Supply Chain (2) · SOX (1) · Tableau (1) · Campaign Management (1) · Brand Strategy (1) · Procurement (1) · Logistics (1).

Benefits & perks at Sweetgreen

Commonly listed: dental (27) · 401k (27) · pto (27) · medical (16) · vision (16) · hsa-fsa (16) · parental (11).

About Sweetgreen

Sweetgreen is Public stage · 5,001–10,000 employees. 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 5 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; 9% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Sweetgreen total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 39% of roles list a bonus; 4% 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 33 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 33 public job postings with disclosed pay. 22 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (33 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs SweetgreenStage
CookUnity$135K↑ +50%Late Stage
IonQ$164K↑ +82%Public
Adyen$190K↑ +111%Public
Twilio$172K↑ +91%Public
HelloFresh$130K↑ +44%Public
Air Apps$120K↑ +33%

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Common questions

What does Sweetgreen pay?
The median pay is $90K, with a typical range of $81K–$135K, based on 33 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 Senior Director, Communications, at $161K–$230K base.

Which team pays the most at Sweetgreen?
The marketing team, at a $174K 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 33 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 June 19, 2026.

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