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Zum Salary

Zum Salary

Zum pays a median of $129K ($105K–$213K) across 21 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $105K–$213K salary range

Median: $129K  ·  Based on 21 public Zum job postings  ·  Updated September 18, 2026


This Zum 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

Zum · pay benchmark · updated September 18, 2026
$129K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$105K–$213K
Typical range
$280K view JD
Highest base · Staff Front End Engineer
21
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+7
12 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 62% of roles mention equity · options
Management pay by function
Sales
$143K (2)
School Bus Yard Operations
$118K (7)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$260K · $280K top (5)
school bus yard operations
$108K · $150K top (9)
Highest-paying skills
Node.js $260KSegment $126K

Highest-paying open roles at Zum

Zum salary by department

  • engineering: $260K median · $280K top base — Staff Front End Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)
  • school bus yard operations: $108K median · $150K top base — Location Manager (view JD) (9 roles)

Zum salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $118K median · $200K top base — Partnerships Manager (New York or Illinois Preferred) (view JD) (10)

Zum salary by location

  • Remote: $110K median · $200K top base — Partnerships Manager (New York or Illinois Preferred) (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Zum

14% of Zum's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $110K median vs $113K onsite.

What Zum looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Logistics (6) · Scheduling (5) · Project Management (3) · Node.js (3) · React (2) · Angular (2) · Python (2) · Java (2) · AWS (2) · OSHA (2).

About Zum

Zum is Series E stage · 51–100 employees · founded 2015 · HQ Redwood City, CA. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Zum

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 3 that do, Bachelor'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; 62% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Zum total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 20% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Zum hiring activity

Zum has 21 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 21 public job postings with disclosed pay. 7 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (12 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Zum pay?
The median pay is $129K, with a typical range of $105K–$213K, based on 21 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Zum?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Staff Front End Engineer, at $240K–$280K base.

Which team pays the most at Zum?
The engineering team, at a $260K 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 21 public Zum 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 18, 2026.

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