Zip Salary

💰 $171K–$235K salary range

Median: $195K  ·  Based on 64 public Zip job postings  ·  Updated September 8, 2026

This Zip 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 Zip

• VP, Namer Strategic Sales — $540K–$575K · Sales
• Director, Strategic Sales - East Coast — $360K–$425K · Sales
• Strategic Account Executive - East Coast — $300K–$350K · Sales
• Strategic Account Executive - West Coast — $300K–$350K · Sales
• Strategic Account Executive - Central — $300K–$350K · Sales
• Enterprise Architect — $233K–$336K · Pre-Sales
• Engineering Manager, Online Storage - SF — $270K–$320K · Engineering
• Enterprise Account Executive - Southeast — $250K–$315K · Sales
• Enterprise Account Executive — $250K–$315K · Sales
• Enterprise Account Executive - Central — $250K–$315K · Sales

Zip salary by department

• product: $235K median · $280K top base — Principal Product Manager, Global Payments Platform and Controls (view JD) (7 roles)
• engineering: $200K median · $320K top base — Engineering Manager, Online Storage - SF (view JD) (11 roles)
• sales: $171K median · $315K top base — Enterprise Account Executive (view JD) (20 roles)
• solutions: $150K median (12 roles)

Zip salary by seniority

• Mid: $168K median · $220K top base — Software Engineer, Frontend (All Levels) (view JD) (5)
• Senior: $201K median · $315K top base — Enterprise Account Executive (view JD) (23)
• Staff: $235K median · $280K top base — Principal Product Manager, Global Payments Platform and Controls (view JD) (12)

Zip salary — lead & management

• Manager: $185K median · $320K top base — Engineering Manager, Online Storage - SF (view JD) (15)
• Director: $252K median · $300K top base — Head of Business Data (view JD) (5)

Zip salary by location

• San Francisco: $200K median · $320K top base — Engineering Manager, Online Storage - SF (view JD) (37 roles)
• Remote: $182K median (18 roles)
• New York: $168K median · $190K top base — Manager, PMO (view JD) (8 roles)

Remote work at Zip

29% of Zip's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Zip looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: OpenAI (35) · Snowflake (6) · Databricks (5) · Python (5) · SQL (5) · Product Roadmap (4) · UX Design (3) · React (3) · GraphQL (3) · Kubernetes (3).

Benefits & perks at Zip

Commonly listed: dental (63) · pto (63) · 401k (50) · commuter (40) · parental (14) · gym (14) · home-office (14) · mental-health (6).

About Zip

Zip is Series D stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2020 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Zip

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 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; 81% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Zip total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% include commission; on-target earnings run about $200K where stated (32 roles); common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Zip hiring activity

Zip has 64 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 64 public job postings with disclosed pay. 10 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (59 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Zip pay?
The median pay is $195K, with a typical range of $171K–$235K, based on 64 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Zip?
One of the highest-paying open roles is VP, Namer Strategic Sales, at $540K–$575K base.

Which team pays the most at Zip?
The product team, at a $235K 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 64 public Zip 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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