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Adobe is everywhere you look—from movies to advertisements and mobile apps. Our products reach all corners of the world and so will your ideas. Adobe believes creativity empowers transformation. Founded 40 years ago on the simple idea of creating innovative products that change the world, Adobe's groundbreaking technology is empowering everyone, everywhere to imagine, create, and bring any digital experience to life. Our business strategy focuses on unleashing creativity, accelerating document productivity, and powering digital businesses through our three clouds - Adobe Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, and Experience Cloud. Our solutions give customers a real competitive advantage, enabling them to engage their constituents across every digital touch point. Underpinning our clouds, is Firefly and Sensei, our artificial intelligence platform. read more

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Adobe Founder / CTO Salaries in San Francisco

The average Adobe Founder / CTO in San Francisco earns an estimated $153,295 annually. Adobe's Founder / CTO compensation is $3,270 less than the US average for a Founder / CTO.

In San Francisco, The Engineering Department at Adobe earns $10,549 more on average than the Design Department.

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Average Compensation

$153,295: avg. base

Founder / CTO Salaries at Adobe

In San Francisco, Founders / CTOs earn $3,295 more than Lead Engineers, and $11,330 less than DevOps.

Director of Engineering

$301k

Group Engineering Manager

$211k*

$177k

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$165k

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$150k

$141k

Scrum Master

$141k*

Architect

$140k

Mobile Developer

$135k*

Data Scientist

$120k

Developer

$106k

$100k

Automation Engineer

$98k

Jr Developer

$97k

* estimated salary

Compensation at Adobe by Department

In San Francisco, The Engineering Department averages $10,549 more than the Design Department, and $4,519 less than the Product Department

Product

$150,192 Avg. total comp.

+$5k

Engineering

$145,673 Avg. total comp.

Design

$135,124 Avg. total comp.

-$11k

Founder / CTO Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Founder / CTO at companies similar size to Adobe reported making $348,889, while the average male Founder / CTO at similar sized companies reported making $150,259.

Founder / CTO Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Native American Founder / CTO at companies similar size to Adobe reported making $383,333, while the average Caucasian Founder / CTO at similar sized companies reported making $129,159.

How Founders / CTOs at Adobe Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Founders / CTOs at Adobe believe they're compensated fairly. 72% of Founders / CTOs at Adobe say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (96%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Adobe

Do you believe you're paid fairly?

87% Yes

Does your company give annual bonuses?

72% Yes

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

96% Yes

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