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Zendesk Salary

Zendesk Salary

Zendesk pays a median of $239K ($222K–$262K) across 34 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $222K–$262K salary range

Median: $239K  ·  Based on 34 public Zendesk job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026


This Zendesk salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Zendesk · pay benchmark · updated July 1, 2026
$239K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$222K–$262K
Typical range
$510K view JD
Highest base · Enterprise Account Executive
34
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+34
34 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 38% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$237K (17)
Staff
$282K (7)
Pay by location
Austin $239K (6)San Francisco $275K (4)
Highest-paying skills
Go $237KAWS $235KAzure $235KGCP $227KRAG $217K

Highest-paying open roles at Zendesk

Zendesk salary by seniority

  • Senior: $237K median · $344K top base — Commercial Account Executive (Hunter) (view JD) (17)
  • Staff: $282K median · $510K top base — Enterprise Account Executive (view JD) (7)

Zendesk salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $210K median · $330K top base — Product Manager, MarTech & Digital Systems (view JD) (7)

Zendesk salary by location

  • Austin: $239K median · $287K top base — Commercial Account Executive (view JD) (6 roles)
  • San Francisco: $275K median · $510K top base — Enterprise Account Executive (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Zendesk

15% of Zendesk's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Zendesk looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (3) · GCP (3) · Python (2) · FastAPI (2) · Azure (2) · CI/CD (1) · Incident Investigation (1) · Go (1) · Java (1) · Kotlin (1).

About Zendesk

Zendesk is Series D stage · 5,001–10,000 employees · founded 2007 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Zendesk

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 5 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; 38% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Zendesk total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Zendesk hiring activity

Zendesk has 34 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 34 public job postings with disclosed pay. 34 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (34 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Zendesk pay?
The median pay is $239K, with a typical range of $222K–$262K, based on 34 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Zendesk?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Enterprise Account Executive, at $340K–$510K base.

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 34 public Zendesk 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 July 1, 2026.

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