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American Express Salaries

How much do people at American Express get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at American Express is $117,840, or $56 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $110,621, or $53 per hour.

At American Express, the highest paid job is a Corporate Counsel at $290,000 annually and the lowest is an Executive Assistant at $48,806 annually. Average American Express salaries by department include: Sales at $172,056, Operations at $99,170, Customer Support at $137,038, and Communications at $275,437. Half of American Express salaries are above $110,621.

379 employees at American Express rank their Compensation in the Top 25% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 1167 ratings) while 355 employees at American Express rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 20% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 393 ratings).

Salaries contributed from American Express employees include job titles like Director of Engineering, Lead Engineer, Data Scientist, and Senior Developer. Comparably data has a total of 69 salary records from American Express employees.

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$69k

$90k

$110k

$166k

$223k

$275k

$290k

$117,840^*

Average Compensation

$110,621^*

Median Compensation

^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

American Express Salary Averages By Department

Recent American Express Salaries Anonymously Contributed

Developer

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$195,000 Salary + Bonus

Director of Security

Posted more than 30 days ago · IT Department

$150,000 Salary + Bonus

Developer

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$136,500 Salary + Bonus

Lead Engineer

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$130,000 Salary + Bonus

Senior Developer

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$216,000 Salary + Bonus

Product Manager

Posted more than 30 days ago · Product Department

$90,825 Salary + Bonus

Senior Product Manager

Posted more than 30 days ago · Product Department

$138,000 Salary + Bonus

Senior Developer

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$145,000 Salary + Bonus

Director of Engineering

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$260,000 Salary + Bonus

Data Scientist

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$110,000 Salary + Bonus

Product Manager

Posted more than 30 days ago · Product Department

$184,800 Salary + Bonus

Developer

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$138,000 Salary + Bonus

American Express Salaries By Department (14)

Product Department

$178,545 Avg. total comp.

Engineering Department

$150,117 Avg. total comp.

Marketing Department

$99,485 Avg. total comp.

Design Department

$97,508 Avg. total comp.

Operations Department

$99,170 Avg. total comp.

Admin Department

$51,286 Avg. total comp.

Business Development Department

$159,176 Avg. total comp.

Finance Department

$98,952 Avg. total comp.

Customer Support Department

$137,038 Avg. total comp.

HR Department

$100,323 Avg. total comp.

IT Department

$124,077 Avg. total comp.

Legal Department

$105,322 Avg. total comp.

Sales Department

$172,056 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (6)

Group Product Manager

$215,282^*

Est. Salary

$115k

$148k

$248k

$350k

$433k

Senior Product Manager

Sr Product Marketing Manager

Jr Product Manager

$90,765^*

Est. Salary

$115k

$148k

$248k

$350k

$433k

Engineering Department (16)

Director of Engineering

$206,797^*

Est. Salary

$99k

$130k

$163k

$223k

$235k

$337k

$370k

Group Engineering Manager

$202,681^*

Est. Salary

$99k

$130k

$163k

$223k

$235k

$337k

$370k

Engineering Manager

$173,028^*

Est. Salary

$99k

$130k

$163k

$223k

$235k

$337k

$370k

Sales Engineer

$166,027^*

Est. Salary

$99k

$130k

$163k

$223k

$235k

$337k

$370k

Scrum Master

$110,759^*

Est. Salary

$99k

$130k

$163k

$223k

$235k

$337k

$370k

Marketing Department (17)

Director of Marketing

Senior Marketing Manager

Marketing Manager

$106,681^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

Brand Manager

$110,302^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

Content Strategist

$105,644^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

SEM Manager

$84,706^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

Social Media Manager

$80,579^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

Marketing Operations

$106,515^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

SEO Specialist

$76,456^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

Email Marketer

$77,696^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

Content Manager

$89,571^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

Community Manager

$75,828^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

Data Analyst

$68,755^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

Business Analyst

$96,482^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

Copywriter

$93,879^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

Event Planner

$94,385^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

Marketing Associate

$99,318^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$78k

$95k

$184k

$260k

$300k

$364k

Design Department (9)

Creative Director

$159,523^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$61k

$70k

$120k

$168k

$215k

$220k

Principal Designer

$189,089^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$61k

$70k

$120k

$168k

$215k

$220k

Senior Designer

$120,071^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$61k

$70k

$120k

$168k

$215k

$220k

Senior UI/UX Designer

$136,246^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$61k

$70k

$120k

$168k

$215k

$220k

UI/UX Designer

$117,367^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$61k

$70k

$120k

$168k

$215k

$220k

Designer

$98,143^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$61k

$70k

$120k

$168k

$215k

$220k

Web/Visual Designer

$100,201^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$61k

$70k

$120k

$168k

$215k

$220k

Graphic Designer

$76,599^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$61k

$70k

$120k

$168k

$215k

$220k

Jr Designer

$70,441^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$61k

$70k

$120k

$168k

$215k

$220k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations

Business Analyst

$96,482^*

Est. Salary

$48k

$71k

$84k

$125k

$195k

$203k

Operations Manager

$110,621^*

Est. Salary

$48k

$71k

$84k

$125k

$195k

$203k

Office Manager

$71,674^*

Est. Salary

$48k

$71k

$84k

$125k

$195k

$203k

Admin Department (2)

Admin Assistant

$51,432^*

Est. Salary

$32k

$49k

$51k

$72k

Business Development Department (5)

Director of Business Development

$198,247^*

Est. Salary

$48k

$120k

$134k

$198k

$243k

$290k

Strategic Accounts Manager

Account Executive

$134,220^*

Est. Salary

$48k

$120k

$134k

$198k

$243k

$290k

Business Development Manager

$160,553^*

Est. Salary

$48k

$120k

$134k

$198k

$243k

$290k

Account Manager

$124,462^*

Est. Salary

$48k

$120k

$134k

$198k

$243k

$290k

Finance Department (5)

Senior Accountant

$93,151^*

Est. Salary

$63k

$71k

$93k

$195k

$550k

Accountant

$68,278^*

Est. Salary

$63k

$71k

$93k

$195k

$550k

Business Analyst

$96,482^*

Est. Salary

$63k

$71k

$93k

$195k

$550k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager

$74,072^*

Est. Salary

$83k

$120k

$184k

$300k

Technical Support

$82,864^*

Est. Salary

$83k

$120k

$184k

$300k

HR Department (3)

HR Manager

$103,631^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$116k

$145k

$165k

Recruiter

$97,089^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$116k

$145k

$165k

IT Department (7)

IT Manager

$142,384^*

Est. Salary

$70k

$100k

$140k

$160k

$204k

$237k

SysAdmin

$111,460^*

Est. Salary

$70k

$100k

$140k

$160k

$204k

$237k

IT Support Engineer

$88,096^*

Est. Salary

$70k

$100k

$140k

$160k

$204k

$237k

Desktop Support

$63,652^*

Est. Salary

$70k

$100k

$140k

$160k

$204k

$237k

Legal Department (4)

General Counsel

$204,210^*

Est. Salary

$40k

$56k

$120k

$220k

$290k

$300k

Contracts Specialist

$116,849^*

Est. Salary

$40k

$56k

$120k

$220k

$290k

$300k

Paralegal

$69,034^*

Est. Salary

$40k

$56k

$120k

$220k

$290k

$300k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales

$233,612^*

Est. Salary

$48k

$112k

$154k

$242k

$325k

$389k

$420k

Sales Manager

$182,881^*

Est. Salary

$48k

$112k

$154k

$242k

$325k

$389k

$420k

Sales Engineer

$166,027^*

Est. Salary

$48k

$112k

$154k

$242k

$325k

$389k

$420k

Sales Rep

$155,069^*

Est. Salary

$48k

$112k

$154k

$242k

$325k

$389k

$420k

Sales Associate

$92,279^*

Est. Salary

$48k

$112k

$154k

$242k

$325k

$389k

$420k

^† Employer contributed salary^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

American Express Average Salaries by City

Executive Salaries at American Express

Name

Title

Salary

Total Comp Total Compensation includes both short-term and long-term benefits, option grants, salary, bonuses, company perks, etc. that can be used to determine financial benefits. An executive may or may not realize all of the Total Co mpensation during their tenure at the Company. Values of the benefits may change over time.