Upstart Salary

💰 $169K–$222K salary range

Median: $194K  ·  Based on 81 public Upstart job postings  ·  Updated September 8, 2026

This Upstart 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 Upstart

• Assistant General Counsel - HELOC — $239K–$331K · Legal & Government Affairs Department
• Senior Manager, Machine Learning — $238K–$330K · Machine Learning Department
• Director, Software Engineering, Mobile Platform — $228K–$316K · Engineering Department
• Staff/Principal Machine Learning Engineer — $221K–$300K · Engineering Department
• Senior Manager, Product Design - Design Platform — $199K–$275K · Product Department
• Senior Engineering Manager, Delivery — $195K–$270K · Engineering Department
• Principal Software Engineer, Core Pricing — $195K–$270K · Engineering Department
• Senior Engineering Manager, Servicing — $195K–$270K · Engineering Department
• Principal Software Engineer, Pricing Platform — $195K–$270K · Engineering Department
• Senior Engineering Manager, Distribution Platform — $195K–$270K · Engineering Department

Upstart salary by department

• product department: $224K median · $275K top base — Senior Manager, Product Design - Design Platform (view JD) (8 roles)
• engineering department: $199K median · $316K top base — Director, Software Engineering, Mobile Platform (view JD) (39 roles)
• finance & capital markets department: $183K median · $233K top base — Capital Markets Manager (view JD) (6 roles)
• risk & compliance department: $173K median · $238K top base — Senior Manager, Loan Salability & First-Line Model Governance (view JD) (10 roles)

Upstart salary by seniority

• Mid: $169K median · $197K top base — Software Engineer II, Delivery (view JD) (12)
• Senior: $199K median · $330K top base — Senior Manager, Machine Learning (view JD) (35)
• Staff: $224K median · $331K top base — Assistant General Counsel - HELOC (view JD) (18)

Upstart salary — lead & management

• Manager: $173K median · $233K top base — Capital Markets Manager (view JD) (9)
• Director: $213K median · $316K top base — Director, Software Engineering, Mobile Platform (view JD) (5)

Upstart salary by location

• Remote: $193K median · $331K top base — Assistant General Counsel - HELOC (view JD) (80 roles)

Remote work at Upstart

99% of Upstart's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Upstart looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (19) · Java (15) · Kotlin (13) · AWS (10) · SQL (8) · Ruby (7) · CI/CD (7) · Go (6) · Product Roadmap (5) · Experimentation (5).

Benefits & perks at Upstart

Commonly listed: dental (81) · mental-health (81) · hsa-fsa (81) · 401k (81) · life-ins (81) · pto (81) · parental (81) · vision (1).

About Upstart

Upstart is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2012 · HQ San Mateo, CA. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Upstart

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 14 that do, Bachelor's and PhD 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 (espp). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Upstart total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 5% include commission; common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Upstart hiring activity

Upstart has 81 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 81 public job postings with disclosed pay. 22 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (58 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Upstart pay?
The median pay is $194K, with a typical range of $169K–$222K, based on 81 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Upstart?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Assistant General Counsel - HELOC, at $239K–$331K base.

Which team pays the most at Upstart?
The product department team, at a $224K 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 81 public Upstart 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 8, 2026.

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