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Thumbtack Salary

Thumbtack Salary

Thumbtack pays a median of $191K ($170K–$236K) across 23 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $170K–$236K salary range

Median: $191K  ·  Based on 23 public Thumbtack job postings  ·  Updated October 21, 2026


This Thumbtack 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

Thumbtack · pay benchmark · updated October 21, 2026
$191K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$170K–$236K
Typical range
$304K view JD
Highest base · Manager, Data Engineering
23
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+10
17 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 65% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$197K (6)
Senior
$242K (6)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$242K · $273K top (6)
Highest-paying skills
Python $226KGo $218K

Highest-paying open roles at Thumbtack

Thumbtack salary by department

  • engineering: $242K median · $273K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience (view JD) (6 roles)

Thumbtack engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $197K median · $260K top base — Product Manager (view JD) (6)
  • Senior: $242K median · $273K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience (view JD) (6)

Thumbtack salary by location

  • Remote: $188K median · $304K top base — Manager, Data Engineering (view JD) (22 roles)

Remote work at Thumbtack

100% of Thumbtack's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Thumbtack looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (7) · Go (4) · TypeScript (3) · React (3) · SQL (3) · CI/CD (2) · PostgreSQL (2) · PHP (2) · Budgeting (2) · Forecasting (2).

About Thumbtack

Thumbtack is Series G stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2008 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Thumbtack

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 8+ for the most senior).

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; 65% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Thumbtack total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Thumbtack hiring activity

Thumbtack has 23 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 23 public job postings with disclosed pay. 10 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (17 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Thumbtack pay?
The median pay is $191K, with a typical range of $170K–$236K, based on 23 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Thumbtack?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Manager, Data Engineering, at $235K–$304K base.

Which team pays the most at Thumbtack?
The engineering team, at a $242K 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 23 public Thumbtack 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 21, 2026.

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