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TransUnion Salary

TransUnion Salary

TransUnion pays a median of $150K ($105K–$188K) across 58 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $105K–$188K salary range

Median: $150K  ·  Based on 58 public TransUnion job postings  ·  Updated September 18, 2026


This TransUnion salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

TransUnion · pay benchmark · updated September 18, 2026
$150K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$105K–$188K
Typical range
$407K view JD
Highest base · Vice President, Cybersecurity Controls & Compliance
58
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+52
55 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 91% of roles mention equity · espp, options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$89K (6)
Senior
$142K (29)
Staff
$188K (10)
Highest-paying skills
AWS $190KProduct Roadmap $173KGCP $158KAgile $157KGit $150KMachine Learning $150KKubernetes $150KPython $130K

Highest-paying open roles at TransUnion

TransUnion salary by seniority

  • Mid: $89K median · $131K top base — Data Scientist - Model Governance (view JD) (6)
  • Senior: $142K median · $313K top base — Senior Director, Technical Product Management, Credit Risk (view JD) (29)
  • Staff: $188K median · $407K top base — Vice President, Cybersecurity Controls & Compliance (view JD) (10)

TransUnion salary by location

  • Chicago: $150K median · $407K top base — Vice President, Global Operations Management & AIOps (view JD) (22 roles)

Remote work at TransUnion

2% of TransUnion's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What TransUnion looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (11) · SQL (9) · GCP (8) · R (5) · Product Roadmap (5) · Agile (5) · AWS (5) · BigQuery (4) · Project Management (4) · Java (3).

Benefits & perks at TransUnion

Commonly listed: dental (52) · vision (52) · hsa-fsa (52) · 401k (52) · commuter (52) · life-ins (52) · pto (52) · parental (52).

About TransUnion

TransUnion is Public stage · 10,001+ employees · HQ Chicago, Illinois. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at TransUnion

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 52 that do, Associate'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; 91% of these postings reference equity (espp, options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

TransUnion total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 81% of roles list a bonus; 83% include commission; common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

TransUnion hiring activity

TransUnion has 58 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 58 public job postings with disclosed pay. 52 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (55 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 contract roles in the mix.

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Harvey$230K↑ +53%Series G
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Kalshi$200K↑ +33%Series F

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Common questions

What does TransUnion pay?
The median pay is $150K, with a typical range of $105K–$188K, based on 58 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at TransUnion?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Vice President, Cybersecurity Controls & Compliance, at $194K–$407K 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 58 public TransUnion 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 September 18, 2026.

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