Vanta Salary

💰 $173K–$254K salary range

Median: $216K  ·  Based on 71 public Vanta job postings  ·  Updated September 7, 2026

This Vanta 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 Vanta

• Head of Design — $365K–$513K · Product Design
• VP, Success & Services — $318K–$426K · Revenue
• Principal Software Engineer, Program Structure — $321K–$378K · Software Engineering
• Director, Vanta for Government Partnerships — $298K–$351K · Revenue
• Director of Product, G&C — $286K–$336K · Product Management
• Account Executive, SLED Government — $278K–$327K · Revenue
• Director of Product Design — $275K–$323K · Product Design
• Director, Sales Development (Upmarket) — $271K–$319K · Revenue
• Engineering Manager, App Primitives — $260K–$306K · Software Engineering
• Staff Software Engineer, Foundations Data Platform — $260K–$306K · Software Engineering

Vanta salary by department

• product management: $265K median · $336K top base — Director of Product, G&C (view JD) (5 roles)
• software engineering: $244K median · $378K top base — Principal Software Engineer, Program Structure (view JD) (18 roles)
• security: $229K median · $270K top base — Product GRC Subject Matter Expert, (V4G) (view JD) (7 roles)
• revenue: $175K median · $426K top base — VP, Success & Services (view JD) (21 roles)
• marketing: $158K median · $285K top base — Director of Communications (view JD) (5 roles)

Vanta salary by seniority

• Mid: $105K median · $152K top base — AI Optimization Specialist, Support (view JD) (7)
• Senior: $212K median · $281K top base — Senior Product Manager, Agent Ecosystem (view JD) (36)
• Staff: $265K median · $378K top base — Principal Software Engineer, Program Structure (view JD) (10)

Vanta salary — lead & management

• Manager: $194K median · $306K top base — Engineering Manager, App Primitives (view JD) (9)
• Director: $305K median · $513K top base — Head of Design (view JD) (8)

Vanta salary by location

• Remote: $226K median · $513K top base — Head of Design (view JD) (64 roles)
• San Francisco: $105K median · $202K top base — Manager, Sales Development (view JD) (4 roles)
• New York: $105K median · $319K top base — Director, Sales Development (Upmarket) (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Vanta

90% of Vanta's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Vanta looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: TypeScript (13) · React (10) · Node.js (10) · AWS (8) · MongoDB (6) · CI/CD (5) · Product Roadmap (5) · SQL (5) · Design Systems (4) · MEDDPICC (4).

Benefits & perks at Vanta

Commonly listed: dental (70) · 401k (70) · pto (70) · parental (70) · gym (68) · medical (67) · vision (67) · commuter (67).

About Vanta

Vanta is Series D stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2018 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Vanta

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 2 that do, Master'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; 99% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Vanta total compensation signals

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

Vanta hiring activity

Vanta has 71 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 71 public job postings with disclosed pay. 36 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (54 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Vanta pay?
The median pay is $216K, with a typical range of $173K–$254K, based on 71 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Vanta?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Design, at $365K–$513K base.

Which team pays the most at Vanta?
The product management team, at a $265K 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 71 public Vanta 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 7, 2026.

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