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First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) is a leading provider of global software and data in the HR technology industry. Enabled by its proprietary technology and AI, First Advantage’s platforms, data, and APIs power comprehensive employment background screening, digital identity solutions, and verification services. With a strong emphasis on innovation, automation, and customer success, First Advantage empowers 80,000 organizations to hire smarter and onboard faster. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, First Advantage serves customers in over 200 countries and territories, modernizing hiring and onboarding on a global scale. For more information, please visit our website at https://fadv.com/. read more

This company is accepting feedback from verified employees EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 1009

TOTAL RATINGS: 29112

CEO: Scott Staples

First Advantage Salaries

How much do people at First Advantage get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at First Advantage is $121,513, or $58 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $123,533, or $59 per hour.

At First Advantage, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $238,409 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $46,642 annually. Average First Advantage salaries by department include: Operations at $73,130, Product at $177,619, Finance at $79,633, and Engineering at $171,300. Half of First Advantage salaries are above $123,533.

1007 employees at First Advantage rank their Compensation in the Top 35% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 2021 ratings) while 1006 employees at First Advantage rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 50% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 2005 ratings).

Salaries contributed from First Advantage employees include job titles like IT Manager. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary records from First Advantage employees.

Last updated 4 days ago.

$72k

$97k

$122k

$171k

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$259k

$269k

$121,513^*

Average Compensation

$123,533^*

Median Compensation

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

First Advantage Salary Averages By Department

Recent First Advantage Salaries Anonymously Contributed

IT Manager

Posted more than 30 days ago · IT Department

$95,000 Salary + Bonus

First Advantage Salaries By Department (13)

Product Department

$177,619 Avg. total comp.

Engineering Department

$171,300 Avg. total comp.

Marketing Department

$123,912 Avg. total comp.

Design Department

$115,938 Avg. total comp.

Operations Department

$73,130 Avg. total comp.

Admin Department

$59,015 Avg. total comp.

Business Development Department

$125,956 Avg. total comp.

Finance Department

$79,633 Avg. total comp.

Customer Support Department

$56,980 Avg. total comp.

HR Department

$162,889 Avg. total comp.

IT Department

$88,778 Avg. total comp.

Legal Department

$154,467 Avg. total comp.

Sales Department

$127,338 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product

$172,653^*

Est. Salary

$97k

$135k

$185k

$250k

$380k

Group Product Manager

$185,056^*

Est. Salary

$97k

$135k

$185k

$250k

$380k

Senior Product Manager

$139,930^*

Est. Salary

$97k

$135k

$185k

$250k

$380k

Product Manager

$109,345^*

Est. Salary

$97k

$135k

$185k

$250k

$380k

Jr Product Manager

$97,429^*

Est. Salary

$97k

$135k

$185k

$250k

$380k

Engineering Department (14)

Director of Engineering

$234,795^*

Est. Salary

$85k

$130k

$165k

$252k

$351k

$450k

Group Engineering Manager

$171,083^*

Est. Salary

$85k

$130k

$165k

$252k

$351k

$450k

Principal Engineer

$181,128^*

Est. Salary

$85k

$130k

$165k

$252k

$351k

$450k

Lead Engineer

$121,779^*

Est. Salary

$85k

$130k

$165k

$252k

$351k

$450k

Engineering Manager

$145,810^*

Est. Salary

$85k

$130k

$165k

$252k

$351k

$450k

Data Scientist

$124,608^*

Est. Salary

$85k

$130k

$165k

$252k

$351k

$450k

Senior Developer

$101,372^*

Est. Salary

$85k

$130k

$165k

$252k

$351k

$450k

DevOps

$117,981^*

Est. Salary

$85k

$130k

$165k

$252k

$351k

$450k

Developer

$104,405^*

Est. Salary

$85k

$130k

$165k

$252k

$351k

$450k

Mobile Developer

$123,533^*

Est. Salary

$85k

$130k

$165k

$252k

$351k

$450k

Sales Engineer

$200,813^*

Est. Salary

$85k

$130k

$165k

$252k

$351k

$450k

Senior QA

$127,419^*

Est. Salary

$85k

$130k

$165k

$252k

$351k

$450k

$95,124^*

Est. Salary

$85k

$130k

$165k

$252k

$351k

$450k

Jr Developer

$75,409^*

Est. Salary

$85k

$130k

$165k

$252k

$351k

$450k

Marketing Department (15)

Director of Marketing

$183,909^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

Senior Marketing Manager

$129,842^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

Marketing Manager

$107,088^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

Brand Manager

$107,138^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

Content Strategist

$79,984^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

SEM Manager

$85,492^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

Social Media Manager

$75,054^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

Marketing Operations

$108,141^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

Email Marketer

$79,367^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

Content Manager

$71,734^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

Community Manager

$74,735^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

Data Analyst

$80,441^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

Business Analyst

$70,643^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

Copywriter

$76,328^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

Marketing Associate

$59,873^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$80k

$107k

$195k

$237k

$370k

$450k

Design Department (9)

Creative Director

$156,079^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$96k

$110k

$160k

$205k

$240k

$259k

Principal Designer

$154,596^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$96k

$110k

$160k

$205k

$240k

$259k

Senior Designer

$130,783^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$96k

$110k

$160k

$205k

$240k

$259k

Senior UI/UX Designer

$124,089^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$96k

$110k

$160k

$205k

$240k

$259k

UI/UX Designer

$96,102^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$96k

$110k

$160k

$205k

$240k

$259k

Designer

$84,302^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$96k

$110k

$160k

$205k

$240k

$259k

Web/Visual Designer

$74,134^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$96k

$110k

$160k

$205k

$240k

$259k

Graphic Designer

$80,488^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$96k

$110k

$160k

$205k

$240k

$259k

Jr Designer

$89,246^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$96k

$110k

$160k

$205k

$240k

$259k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations

$217,592^*

Est. Salary

$31k

$53k

$58k

$96k

$182k

$240k

$241k

Business Analyst

$70,643^*

Est. Salary

$31k

$53k

$58k

$96k

$182k

$240k

$241k

Operations Manager

$103,021^*

Est. Salary

$31k

$53k

$58k

$96k

$182k

$240k

$241k

Office Manager

$52,771^*

Est. Salary

$31k

$53k

$58k

$96k

$182k

$240k

$241k

Admin Department (2)

Executive Assistant

$60,219^*

Est. Salary

$39k

$54k

$58k

$64k

$76k

Admin Assistant

$57,810^*

Est. Salary

$39k

$54k

$58k

$64k

$76k

Business Development Department (3)

Account Executive

$98,838^*

Est. Salary

$49k

$105k

$152k

$270k

$300k

Business Development Manager

$147,393^*

Est. Salary

$49k

$105k

$152k

$270k

$300k

Account Manager

$106,118^*

Est. Salary

$49k

$105k

$152k

$270k

$300k

Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager

$98,377^*

Est. Salary

$30k

$65k

$88k

$120k

$134k

$182k

Senior Accountant

$92,145^*

Est. Salary

$30k

$65k

$88k

$120k

$134k

$182k

Accountant

$61,771^*

Est. Salary

$30k

$65k

$88k

$120k

$134k

$182k

Business Analyst

$70,643^*

Est. Salary

$30k

$65k

$88k

$120k

$134k

$182k

Financial Analyst

$88,639^*

Est. Salary

$30k

$65k

$88k

$120k

$134k

$182k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager

$70,310^*

Est. Salary

$28k

$46k

$76k

$87k

$161k

Technical Support

$71,383^*

Est. Salary

$28k

$46k

$76k

$87k

$161k

CS Rep

$46,642^*

Est. Salary

$28k

$46k

$76k

$87k

$161k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR

$171,321^*

Est. Salary

$77k

$117k

$171k

$250k

HR Manager

$90,802^*

Est. Salary

$77k

$117k

$171k

$250k

Recruiter

$62,275^*

Est. Salary

$77k

$117k

$171k

$250k

IT Department (5)

Project Manager

$110,127^*

Est. Salary

$40k

$65k

$77k

$95k

$110k

$154k

SysAdmin

$75,594^*

Est. Salary

$40k

$65k

$77k

$95k

$110k

$154k

IT Support Engineer

$79,727^*

Est. Salary

$40k

$65k

$77k

$95k

$110k

$154k

Desktop Support

$57,851^*

Est. Salary

$40k

$65k

$77k

$95k

$110k

$154k

Legal Department (3)

General Counsel

$174,186^*

Est. Salary

$58k

$97k

$174k

$270k

$500k

Corporate Counsel

$187,496^*

Est. Salary

$58k

$97k

$174k

$270k

$500k

Paralegal

$58,476^*

Est. Salary

$58k

$97k

$174k

$270k

$500k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales

$238,409^*

Est. Salary

$38k

$96k

$223k

$308k

$450k

Sales Manager

$131,291^*

Est. Salary

$38k

$96k

$223k

$308k

$450k

Sales Engineer

$200,813^*

Est. Salary

$38k

$96k

$223k

$308k

$450k

Sales Rep

$98,905^*

Est. Salary

$38k

$96k

$223k

$308k

$450k

Sales Associate

$64,975^*

Est. Salary

$38k

$96k

$223k

$308k

$450k

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

Culture Ratings from First Advantage Employees

TOP

35%

First Advantage's Compensation scores in the Top 35%
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Do you believe you're paid fairly?

64% Yes

Does your company give annual bonuses?

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

65% Yes

TOP

50%

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