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Wikimedia Foundation Salary

Wikimedia Foundation Salary

Wikimedia Foundation pays a median base salary of $132K ($113K–$132K) across 20 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $113K–$132K salary range

Median: $132K  ·  Based on 20 public Wikimedia Foundation job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026


This Wikimedia Foundation 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

Wikimedia Foundation · base salary benchmark · updated June 10, 2026
$132K
Median base
$113K–$132K
Typical range
20
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate (20 postings cite equity)
Salary by department
Product & Technology
$132K (14)
Advancement
$115K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Hive $132KPresto $132KSpark $132KPython $113KGo $113KPHP $113K

Highest-paying open roles at Wikimedia Foundation

Wikimedia Foundation salary by department

  • Product & Technology: $132K median (14 roles)
  • Advancement: $115K median (3 roles)

Wikimedia Foundation salary by seniority

  • Senior: $113K median (8)
  • Manager: $132K median (9)

Wikimedia Foundation salary by location

  • Remote: $132K median (20 roles)

Remote work at Wikimedia Foundation

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

What Wikimedia Foundation looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: PHP (5) · Python (3) · Swift (2) · Go (2) · Redis (2) · BigQuery (1) · Node.js (1) · Kafka (1) · AWS (1) · Kubernetes (1).

About Wikimedia Foundation

Wikimedia Foundation is Venture-backed stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2003 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Wikimedia Foundation

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 7 that do, Bachelor's and PhD and Associate's are most common.

Base salary vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are base salary only. 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.

Wikimedia Foundation hiring activity

Wikimedia Foundation has 20 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 20 public job postings with disclosed pay. 8 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (20 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Wikimedia Foundation pay?
The median base salary is $132K, with a typical range of $113K–$132K, based on 20 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Wikimedia Foundation?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Engineering Manager, Wikimedia Enterprise, at $158K base.

Which team pays the most at Wikimedia Foundation?
The Product & Technology team, at a $132K 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

USD base salary aggregated from 20 public Wikimedia Foundation 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 June 10, 2026.

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