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Automattic Founder / CTO Salary

The average Automattic Founder / CTO earns an estimated $217,141 annually. Automattic's Founder / CTO compensation is $60,576 more than the US average for a Founder / CTO.

The Engineering Department at Automattic earns $25,197 more on average than the IT Department.

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Average Compensation

$217,141: avg. base

Founder / CTO Salaries at Automattic

Founders / CTOs earn $32,537 more than Engineering Managers.

Engineering Manager

$185k*

Principal Engineer

$174k*

Lead Engineer

$170k*

Data Scientist

$157k*

QA Manager

$153k*

DevOps

$137k*

Developer

$135k*

Senior Developer

$129k

$118k*

* estimated salary

Compensation at Automattic by Department

The Engineering Department averages $25,197 more than the IT Department, and $1,625 less than the Product Department

Product

$137,567 Avg. total comp.

+$2k

Engineering

$135,942 Avg. total comp.

$110,745 Avg. total comp.

-$25k

Founder / CTO Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Caucasian Founder / CTO at companies similar size to Automattic reported making $259,000, while the average Hispanic or Latino Founder / CTO at similar sized companies reported making $220,000.

How Founders / CTOs at Automattic Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Founders / CTOs at Automattic believe they're compensated fairly. The vast majority (86%) of Founders / CTOs at Automattic are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Automattic

Do you believe you're paid fairly?

74% Yes

Does your company give annual bonuses?

0% Yes

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

86% Yes

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