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EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 262

TOTAL RATINGS: 2286

CEO: Dennis Maple

First Student Salaries

How much do people at First Student get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at First Student is $131,536, or $63 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $130,240, or $62 per hour.

At First Student, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $227,263 annually and the lowest is a Receptionist at $38,566 annually. Average First Student salaries by department include: Admin at $58,504, Finance at $107,319, Product at $161,175, and IT at $119,517. Half of First Student salaries are above $130,240.

116 employees at First Student rank their Compensation in the Bottom 15% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 344 ratings) while 114 employees at First Student rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 5% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 115 ratings).

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$131,536^*

Average Compensation

$130,240^*

Median Compensation

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

First Student Salary Averages By Department

First Student Salaries By Department (14)

Product Department

$161,175 Avg. total comp.

Engineering Department

$141,471 Avg. total comp.

Marketing Department

$107,952 Avg. total comp.

Design Department

$116,235 Avg. total comp.

Operations Department

$99,314 Avg. total comp.

Admin Department

$58,504 Avg. total comp.

Business Development Department

$161,226 Avg. total comp.

Finance Department

$107,319 Avg. total comp.

Communications Department

$103,837 Avg. total comp.

Customer Support Department

$68,870 Avg. total comp.

HR Department

$125,288 Avg. total comp.

IT Department

$119,517 Avg. total comp.

Legal Department

$199,084 Avg. total comp.

Sales Department

$145,038 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product

$211,148^*

Est. Salary

$78k

$119k

$136k

$241k

$375k

$415k

$506k

Group Product Manager

$218,847^*

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$78k

$119k

$136k

$241k

$375k

$415k

$506k

Senior Product Manager

$166,381^*

Est. Salary

$78k

$119k

$136k

$241k

$375k

$415k

$506k

Product Manager

$136,591^*

Est. Salary

$78k

$119k

$136k

$241k

$375k

$415k

$506k

Jr Product Manager

$97,609^*

Est. Salary

$78k

$119k

$136k

$241k

$375k

$415k

$506k

Engineering Department (10)

Director of Engineering

$216,296^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$97k

$135k

$255k

$280k

$473k

$500k

Principal Engineer

$166,606^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$97k

$135k

$255k

$280k

$473k

$500k

Lead Engineer

$147,462^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$97k

$135k

$255k

$280k

$473k

$500k

Engineering Manager

$172,916^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$97k

$135k

$255k

$280k

$473k

$500k

Data Scientist

$134,823^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$97k

$135k

$255k

$280k

$473k

$500k

Senior Developer

$153,173^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$97k

$135k

$255k

$280k

$473k

$500k

DevOps

$120,339^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$97k

$135k

$255k

$280k

$473k

$500k

Developer

$118,004^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$97k

$135k

$255k

$280k

$473k

$500k

QA Manager

$129,244^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$97k

$135k

$255k

$280k

$473k

$500k

$96,994^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$97k

$135k

$255k

$280k

$473k

$500k

Marketing Department (10)

Director of Marketing

$191,714^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$85k

$179k

$200k

$350k

$375k

Global Marketing Manager

$151,831^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$85k

$179k

$200k

$350k

$375k

Senior Marketing Manager

$157,804^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$85k

$179k

$200k

$350k

$375k

Marketing Manager

$110,395^*

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$50k

$60k

$85k

$179k

$200k

$350k

$375k

Brand Manager

$114,987^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$85k

$179k

$200k

$350k

$375k

Marketing Operations

$107,348^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$85k

$179k

$200k

$350k

$375k

SEO Specialist

$73,304^*

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$50k

$60k

$85k

$179k

$200k

$350k

$375k

Business Analyst

$87,452^*

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$50k

$60k

$85k

$179k

$200k

$350k

$375k

Copywriter

$83,675^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$85k

$179k

$200k

$350k

$375k

Marketing Associate

$73,541^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$85k

$179k

$200k

$350k

$375k

Design Department (4)

Senior Designer

$136,862^*

Est. Salary

$58k

$101k

$132k

$170k

$293k

Designer

$101,410^*

Est. Salary

$58k

$101k

$132k

$170k

$293k

Web/Visual Designer

$95,187^*

Est. Salary

$58k

$101k

$132k

$170k

$293k

Graphic Designer

$77,684^*

Est. Salary

$58k

$101k

$132k

$170k

$293k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations

$174,365^*

Est. Salary

$36k

$62k

$174k

$340k

$350k

Business Analyst

$87,452^*

Est. Salary

$36k

$62k

$174k

$340k

$350k

Operations Manager

$115,153^*

Est. Salary

$36k

$62k

$174k

$340k

$350k

Office Manager

$60,669^*

Est. Salary

$36k

$62k

$174k

$340k

$350k

Admin Department (4)

Executive Assistant

$70,366^*

Est. Salary

$32k

$38k

$46k

$70k

$98k

$162k

Admin Assistant

$48,201^*

Est. Salary

$32k

$38k

$46k

$70k

$98k

$162k

Secretary

$46,417^*

Est. Salary

$32k

$38k

$46k

$70k

$98k

$162k

Receptionist

$38,566^*

Est. Salary

$32k

$38k

$46k

$70k

$98k

$162k

Business Development Department (4)

Director of Business Development

$214,047^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$114k

$214k

$306k

$390k

Account Executive

$110,076^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$114k

$214k

$306k

$390k

Business Development Manager

$158,504^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$114k

$214k

$306k

$390k

Account Manager

$114,361^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$114k

$214k

$306k

$390k

Finance Department (5)

Director of Finance

$178,311^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$69k

$70k

$225k

$310k

$600k

Accounting Manager

$118,628^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$69k

$70k

$225k

$310k

$600k

Senior Accountant

$90,112^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$69k

$70k

$225k

$310k

$600k

Accountant

$69,501^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$69k

$70k

$225k

$310k

$600k

Financial Analyst

$89,400^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$69k

$70k

$225k

$310k

$600k

Communications Department (2)

Director of PR

$180,027^*

Est. Salary

$30k

$96k

$200k

$256k

Editor

$88,393^*

Est. Salary

$30k

$96k

$200k

$256k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager

$90,485^*

Est. Salary

$32k

$47k

$105k

$165k

$200k

Technical Support

$68,388^*

Est. Salary

$32k

$47k

$105k

$165k

$200k

CS Rep

$47,250^*

Est. Salary

$32k

$47k

$105k

$165k

$200k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR

$182,532^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$71k

$102k

$205k

$292k

$430k

HR Manager

$122,585^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$71k

$102k

$205k

$292k

$430k

Recruiter

$102,284^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$71k

$102k

$205k

$292k

$430k

IT Department (6)

Director of IT

$188,003^*

Est. Salary

$42k

$85k

$115k

$193k

$290k

$320k

$400k

IT Manager

$133,477^*

Est. Salary

$42k

$85k

$115k

$193k

$290k

$320k

$400k

Project Manager

$116,383^*

Est. Salary

$42k

$85k

$115k

$193k

$290k

$320k

$400k

SysAdmin

$96,701^*

Est. Salary

$42k

$85k

$115k

$193k

$290k

$320k

$400k

IT Support Engineer

$88,822^*

Est. Salary

$42k

$85k

$115k

$193k

$290k

$320k

$400k

Desktop Support

$55,949^*

Est. Salary

$42k

$85k

$115k

$193k

$290k

$320k

$400k

Legal Department (2)

General Counsel

$211,317^*

Est. Salary

$93k

$142k

$210k

$370k

$387k

Corporate Counsel

$195,618^*

Est. Salary

$93k

$142k

$210k

$370k

$387k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales

$227,263^*

Est. Salary

$63k

$130k

$227k

$340k

$409k

$480k

Sales Manager

$148,937^*

Est. Salary

$63k

$130k

$227k

$340k

$409k

$480k

Sales Engineer

$150,073^*

Est. Salary

$63k

$130k

$227k

$340k

$409k

$480k

Sales Rep

$130,240^*

Est. Salary

$63k

$130k

$227k

$340k

$409k

$480k

Sales Associate

$63,658^*

Est. Salary

$63k

$130k

$227k

$340k

$409k

$480k

^† 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 Student Employees

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Do you believe you're paid fairly?

51% Yes

Does your company give annual bonuses?

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

32% Yes

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