Thumbtack Salary

💰 $187K–$268K salary range

Median: $242K  ·  Based on 16 public Thumbtack job postings  ·  Updated June 25, 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

Highest-paying open roles at Thumbtack

• Engineering Director, Business Applications — $310K–$402K · Engineering
• Principal Product Designer, Customer Design Lead — $293K–$380K · Design
• Sr. Director, Product & Experience Marketing — $270K–$350K · Marketing
• Sr. Director, Pro & Partner Marketing — $252K–$326K · Marketing
• Director, Public Relations — $228K–$295K · Communications
• Sr. Recruiting Manager, Engineering & Data — $211K–$285K · People
• Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience — $211K–$273K · Engineering
• Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering — $211K–$273K · Engineering
• Senior Enterprise Security Engineer — $211K–$273K · Engineering
• Senior Product Designer, Design Systems — $192K–$249K · Design

Thumbtack salary by department

• engineering: $242K median · $402K top base — Engineering Director, Business Applications (view JD) (5 roles)

Thumbtack salary by location

• San Francisco: $242K median · $402K top base — Engineering Director, Business Applications (view JD) (16 roles)

Remote work at Thumbtack

0% of Thumbtack's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Thumbtack looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (3) · Go (3) · CI/CD (3) · Figma (1) · Prototyping (1) · Accessibility (1) · Design Systems (1) · UI Design (1) · SQL (1) · Brand Strategy (1).

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 6 years of experience (up to 12+ 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. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Thumbtack hiring activity

Thumbtack has 16 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 16 public job postings with disclosed pay. 11 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (15 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Thumbtack pay?
The median pay is $242K, with a typical range of $187K–$268K, based on 16 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 Engineering Director, Business Applications, at $310K–$402K 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 16 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 June 25, 2026.

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