Tern pays a median base salary of $200K, with a range of $178K to $225K, based on 11 public job postings collected in 2025–2026. This is base salary only — equity is separate.

Is this Tern salary base pay or total compensation?

These figures are base salary only, from public job postings. Equity is a separate, often-large component of total compensation and is not included here.

Is this Tern data from placements or job postings?

It is aggregated from public job postings on Tern's career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

What skills pay the most at Tern?

Postings requiring Rails carry a median base of $200K (6 postings).

Roles we hire for

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Tern Salary

Q: Which team pays the most at Tern?

The Engineering team has the highest median base salary at $200K, across 5 postings.

Tern pays a median base salary of $200K ($178K–$225K) across 11 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $178K–$225K salary range

Median: $200K · Based on 11 public Tern job postings · Updated June 10, 2026

This Tern 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

Tern · base salary benchmark · updated June 10, 2026

$200K

Median base

$178K–$225K

Typical range

11

Open roles

~4 yrs

Typical exp.

ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate (8 postings cite equity)

Salary by department

Engineering

$200K (5)

Highest-paying skills

Rails $200KRuby $188KGo $188KPostgreSQL $188KBigquery $188KREST $188K

Highest-paying open roles at Tern

Staff Engineer, R&D AI Tooling — $225K–$250K · Engineering
Finance Product Lead — $200K–$250K · Product & Design
Senior Supplier Integration Lead — $200K–$225K · Engineering
Senior Product Designer — $175K–$225K · Product & Design
Senior Supplier Integration Engineer — $175K–$200K · Engineering
AI & Data Engineer — $175K–$200K · Engineering

Tern salary by department

Engineering: $200K median (5 roles)

Tern salary by location

Remote: $203K median (4 roles)

Experience & background at Tern

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience (up to 5+ for the most senior).

Base salary vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 73% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Tern total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 25% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Tern hiring activity

Tern has 11 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 11 public job postings with disclosed pay. 11 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (11 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Tern pay?
The median base salary is $200K, with a typical range of $178K–$225K, based on 11 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Tern?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Staff Engineer, R&D AI Tooling, at $225K–$250K base.

Which team pays the most at Tern?
The Engineering team, at a $200K 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

USD base salary aggregated from 11 public Tern 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 10, 2026.

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