Twilio Salary

💰 $132K–$169K salary range

Median: $149K  ·  Based on 53 public Twilio job postings  ·  Updated October 23, 2026

This Twilio 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 Twilio

• Sr AI Architect - Conversational AI — $292K–$365K · Engineering
• Sr Architect - Emerging Technologies — $284K–$355K · Engineering
• Sr. Principal Product Manager — $233K–$259K · Product Management
• Principal Engineer — $188K–$235K · Engineering
• Staff Product Manager — $188K–$235K · Product Management
• Emerging Fraud Researcher — $227K · Ops (Fraud, Compliance, Biz, Prod, Analyst)
• CEO Communications Director — $171K–$214K · Marketing
• Principal Product Manager — $171K–$214K · Product Management
• Executive Communications Director, Chief Product & Technology Officer — $171K–$214K · Marketing
• Staff Mobile Software Engineer (P4) — $171K–$214K · Engineering

Twilio salary by department

• marketing: $159K median · $214K top base — CEO Communications Director (view JD) (7 roles)
• solutions engineering: $156K median · $174K top base — Principal Presales Engineer - ISV (view JD) (5 roles)
• engineering: $156K median · $365K top base — Sr AI Architect - Conversational AI (view JD) (13 roles)
• sales: $124K median · $165K top base — GTM Innovation Account Executive (view JD) (7 roles)

Twilio engineering & product salary by seniority

• Mid: $132K median · $173K top base — Software Engineer - Video (view JD) (6)
• Senior: $145K median · $365K top base — Sr AI Architect - Conversational AI (view JD) (7)
• Staff: $184K median · $259K top base — Sr. Principal Product Manager (view JD) (12)

Twilio salary by location

• Remote: $149K median · $365K top base — Sr AI Architect - Conversational AI (view JD) (53 roles)

Remote work at Twilio

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

What Twilio looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (19) · Azure (13) · Java (11) · GCP (11) · SQL (11) · Tableau (11) · Go (10) · Looker (9) · Python (9) · Kubernetes (7).

Benefits & perks at Twilio

Commonly listed: 401k (52) · parental (52) · retirement (2).

About Twilio

Twilio is Public stage · 5,001–10,000 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 Twilio

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 16+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 11 that do, Bachelor's and Master's are 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; 100% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Twilio hiring activity

Twilio has 53 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 53 public job postings with disclosed pay. 20 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (42 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 3 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Twilio pay?
The median pay is $149K, with a typical range of $132K–$169K, based on 53 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Twilio?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Sr AI Architect - Conversational AI, at $292K–$365K base.

Which team pays the most at Twilio?
The marketing team, at a $159K 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 53 public Twilio 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 23, 2026.

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