WHOOP Salary

💰 $140K–$185K salary range

Median: $168K  ·  Based on 146 public WHOOP job postings  ·  Updated October 7, 2026

This WHOOP 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 WHOOP

• Vice President, Hardware Quality — $200K–$300K · Global Supply Chain & Operations
• Principal AI/ML Researcher — $270K–$300K · Machine Learning & AI Research
• Director of Product Security — $220K–$270K · Software
• Senior Director, Healthcare Product — $230K–$270K · Product
• Assistant General Counsel, Litigation — $220K–$250K · Legal
• Director of Product Management, Hardware — $210K–$250K · Product
• Director, Clinical Science — $220K–$245K · Digital Health
• Director, Security Engineering & Operations — $220K–$245K · Information Security
• Director of Battery Technology — $210K–$245K · Hardware
• AVP, North America Sales — $180K–$245K · Business Development

WHOOP salary by department

• machine learning & ai research: $200K median · $300K top base — Principal AI/ML Researcher (view JD) (7 roles)
• product: $185K median · $270K top base — Senior Director, Healthcare Product (view JD) (10 roles)
• global supply chain & operations: $173K median · $300K top base — Vice President, Hardware Quality (view JD) (17 roles)
• hardware: $168K median · $245K top base — Director of Battery Technology (view JD) (21 roles)
• information security: $163K median · $245K top base — Director, Security Engineering & Operations (view JD) (8 roles)
• business systems & it: $153K median · $215K top base — Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Business Systems) (view JD) (6 roles)
• software: $150K median · $270K top base — Director of Product Security (view JD) (29 roles)
• growth: $148K median · $215K top base — Senior Product Manager, Growth - Retention (view JD) (7 roles)

WHOOP engineering & product salary by seniority

• Mid: $150K median · $195K top base — Component Engineer (view JD) (33)
• Senior: $173K median · $230K top base — Senior AI/ML Researcher (Foundation AI) (view JD) (42)
• Staff: $198K median · $300K top base — Principal AI/ML Researcher (view JD) (9)

WHOOP engineering & product management salary

• Manager: $183K median · $230K top base — Senior Manager, Machine Learning, SaMD (view JD) (8)
• Director: $226K median · $270K top base — Director of Product Security (view JD) (6)

Remote work at WHOOP

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

What WHOOP looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (20) · Java (14) · AWS (13) · PostgreSQL (9) · SQL (9) · Product Roadmap (9) · GCP (8) · React (7) · CI/CD (7) · R (6).

About WHOOP

WHOOP is Series G stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2012 · HQ Boston, Massachusetts. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at WHOOP

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 44 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD 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; 47% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

WHOOP total compensation signals

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

WHOOP hiring activity

WHOOP has 146 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 146 public job postings with disclosed pay. 48 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (96 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does WHOOP pay?
The median pay is $168K, with a typical range of $140K–$185K, based on 146 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at WHOOP?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Vice President, Hardware Quality, at $200K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at WHOOP?
The machine learning & ai research team, at a $200K 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 146 public WHOOP 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 7, 2026.

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