Growth Engineer salary: $205K median
The median advertised Growth Engineer salary is $205K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $175K to $242K: counted from 97 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $99 an hour or $17,083 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $312K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll growth engineer jobs
$205Kmedian advertised salary
$175K – $242Kmiddle half of roles
$214Kaverage advertised salary
97roles counted
Growth Engineer salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $233K, 15% more than senior roles ($202K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $202K | $192K–$229K | 21 |
| Lead and above | $233K | $216K–$283K | 16 |
| No level in the title | $195K | $160K–$245K | 59 |
Growth Engineer salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $225K | 48 |
| 🇺🇸California | $225K | 48 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $206K | 92 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $199K | 24 |
Skills that pay more for Growth Engineer roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotlin | $221K | +$16K | 10 |
| Python | $220K | +$15K | 28 |
| Kubernetes | $218K | +$14K | 10 |
| Docker | $218K | +$14K | 10 |
| Next.js | $206K | +$1K | 12 |
Top-paying companies
Highest-paying open Growth Engineer roles
All growth engineer jobs- Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Notifications & Growth PlatformPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US$209K - $429KRemoteLead and aboveGenerative AIOKRs
- Staff Software Engineer, GrowthAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$320K - $405KLead and aboveReactA/B testingPerformance marketing
- Software Engineer, GTM Growth EngineeringOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$266K - $405K
- Applied AI Software Engineer, GTM Growth EngineeringOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$266K - $405KPythonLLMAI
- Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Computer Growth)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KPythonTypeScriptReact
- Member of Technical Staff (Android Engineer, Computer Growth)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KHybridKotlinAndroidJetpack Compose
- Growth Engineer - GlobalizationEmbedding Vc · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area$300K - $400KTypeScriptReactNext.js
- Software Engineer - Growth & MonetizationFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$153K - $376KGoPythonTypeScript
- Member of Technical Staff, Growth EngineeringGc Ai · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California$165K - $350KRemoteTypeScriptReactSQL
- Backend Engineer, Growth and DataHebbia Ai · 🇺🇸NYC$160K - $350KPythonJavaPostgreSQL
- Senior Staff Engineer, GrowthHinge Health · 🇺🇸San Francisco-HQ$240K - $330KHybridLead and aboveReactNext.jsData quality
- Software Engineer, GrowthNotion · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$272K - $320KHybridReactA/B testing
- Staff Software Engineer, Onsite Customer GrowthAttentive · 🇺🇸New York, NY (Hybrid)$208K - $312KHybridLead and aboveTypeScriptJavaDocker
- Software Engineer, GrowthGamma · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $310KTypeScriptReactNode.js
- Software Engineer, Backend, GrowthRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$200K - $310KHybridPythonData modelingPerformance marketing
- Software Engineer, Frontend, GrowthRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$200K - $310KHybridReactNext.jsSEO
- Staff Engineer, GrowthChime · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, USA$223K - $308KLead and aboveLLM
- Staff Software Engineer, Growth (Self Serve)Vanta · 🇺🇸Remote U.S.$260K - $306KRemoteLead and aboveTypeScriptReactNode.js
- Software Engineer, GrowthSuno · 🇺🇸NYC$189K - $301KSEOCRM
- Staff Software Engineer, Growth & ExperimentationHercules · 🇺🇸San Francisco$100K - $300KHybridLead and aboveTypeScriptReactSQL
Questions about Growth Engineer pay
- What is the average Growth Engineer salary?
- $214K a year on average and $205K at the median, across 97 open Growth Engineer postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $175K to $242K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Growth Engineer pay?
- OpenAI ($330K), Perplexity ($312K), Ramp ($255K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a growth engineer a high-paying job?
- The median Growth Engineer posting advertises $205K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 18% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a growth engineer?
- A tenth of the postings offer $312K a year or more; the highest open Growth Engineer role advertises up to $429K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Growth Engineer salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $205K a year is about $99 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $17,083 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $84 to $117 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Growth Engineer roles?
- Postings that ask for Kotlin (+$16K, 10 postings), Python (+$15K, 28 postings), Kubernetes (+$14K, 10 postings) advertise more than the $205K median of all Growth Engineer postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Growth Engineer roles at companies is $205K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $175K to $242K. Counted from 97 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/growth-engineer/
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