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GitHub Salaries
How much do people at GitHub get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at GitHub is $137,139, or $65 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $137,633, or $66 per hour.
At GitHub, the highest paid job is a Director of Engineering at $242,481 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $54,465 annually. Average GitHub salaries by department include: Product at $176,897, Finance at $106,076, HR at $127,581, and Engineering at $155,078. Half of GitHub salaries are above $137,633.
98 employees at GitHub rank their Compensation in the Top 5% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 308 ratings) while 92 employees at GitHub rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 5% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 103 ratings).
Salaries contributed from GitHub employees include job titles like Engineering Manager, Senior Developer, Sales Engineer, and Senior Designer. Comparably data has a total of 9 salary records from GitHub employees.
Last updated 6 days ago.
$80k
$109k
$137k
$183k
$222k
$275k
$276k
$137,139*
Average Compensation
$137,633*
Median Compensation
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
GitHub Salary Averages By Department
Recent GitHub Salaries Anonymously Contributed
Senior UI/UX Designer
$225,000
Sales Engineer
$110,000
Technical Support
$98,500
Sales Engineer
$150,000
Recruiter
$143,000
Engineering Manager
$185,000
Senior Developer
$137,000
Senior Designer
$115,000
GitHub Salaries By Department (13)
Product Department
$176,897 Engineering Department
$155,078 Marketing Department
$117,783 Design Department
$121,117 Operations Department
$118,148 Admin Department
$69,958 Business Development Department
$90,010 Finance Department
$106,076 Customer Support Department
$102,574 HR Department
$127,581 IT Department
$118,423 Legal Department
$143,495 Sales Department
$164,540 Product Department (5)
Director of Product
$217,679*
$110k
$144k
$170k
$246k
$310k
$390k
Group Product Manager
$198,520*
$110k
$144k
$170k
$246k
$310k
$390k
Senior Product Manager
$175,580*
$110k
$144k
$170k
$246k
$310k
$390k
Product Manager
$144,469*
$110k
$144k
$170k
$246k
$310k
$390k
Jr Product Manager
$95,607*
$110k
$144k
$170k
$246k
$310k
$390k
Engineering Department (14)
Director of Engineering
$242,481*
$70k
$110k
$137k
$250k
$350k
$540k
Group Engineering Manager
$205,183*
$70k
$110k
$137k
$250k
$350k
$540k
Principal Engineer
$175,362*
$70k
$110k
$137k
$250k
$350k
$540k
Lead Engineer
$170,702*
$70k
$110k
$137k
$250k
$350k
$540k
Engineering Manager
$185,000
$70k
$110k
$137k
$250k
$350k
$540k
Data Scientist
$157,255*
$70k
$110k
$137k
$250k
$350k
$540k
Senior Developer
$154,667
$70k
$110k
$137k
$250k
$350k
$540k
DevOps
$137,633*
$70k
$110k
$137k
$250k
$350k
$540k
Developer
$135,670*
$70k
$110k
$137k
$250k
$350k
$540k
Mobile Developer
$138,930*
$70k
$110k
$137k
$250k
$350k
$540k
Sales Engineer
$162,250
$70k
$110k
$137k
$250k
$350k
$540k
Senior QA
$140,425*
$70k
$110k
$137k
$250k
$350k
$540k
QA
$112,614*
$70k
$110k
$137k
$250k
$350k
$540k
Jr Developer
$107,536*
$70k
$110k
$137k
$250k
$350k
$540k
Marketing Department (12)
Director of Marketing
$195,141*
$30k
$76k
$89k
$170k
$231k
$265k
$320k
Senior Marketing Manager
$150,566*
$30k
$76k
$89k
$170k
$231k
$265k
$320k
Marketing Manager
$117,376*
$30k
$76k
$89k
$170k
$231k
$265k
$320k
SEM Manager
$112,214*
$30k
$76k
$89k
$170k
$231k
$265k
$320k
Social Media Manager
$76,131*
$30k
$76k
$89k
$170k
$231k
$265k
$320k
Email Marketer
$93,475*
$30k
$76k
$89k
$170k
$231k
$265k
$320k
Content Manager
$107,737*
$30k
$76k
$89k
$170k
$231k
$265k
$320k
Community Manager
$88,033*
$30k
$76k
$89k
$170k
$231k
$265k
$320k
Data Analyst
$110,531*
$30k
$76k
$89k
$170k
$231k
$265k
$320k
Business Analyst
$101,497*
$30k
$76k
$89k
$170k
$231k
$265k
$320k
Copywriter
$86,228*
$30k
$76k
$89k
$170k
$231k
$265k
$320k
Marketing Associate
$73,736*
$30k
$76k
$89k
$170k
$231k
$265k
$320k
Design Department (8)
Creative Director
$195,974*
$60k
$85k
$121k
$175k
$213k
$250k
$297k
Principal Designer
$197,356*
$60k
$85k
$121k
$175k
$213k
$250k
$297k
Senior Designer
$144,981*
$60k
$85k
$121k
$175k
$213k
$250k
$297k
Senior UI/UX Designer
$147,705*
$60k
$85k
$121k
$175k
$213k
$250k
$297k
UI/UX Designer
$123,876*
$60k
$85k
$121k
$175k
$213k
$250k
$297k
Designer
$110,698*
$60k
$85k
$121k
$175k
$213k
$250k
$297k
Web/Visual Designer
$80,234*
$60k
$85k
$121k
$175k
$213k
$250k
$297k
Graphic Designer
$59,880*
$60k
$85k
$121k
$175k
$213k
$250k
$297k
Operations Department (4)
Director of Operations
$190,419*
$64k
$99k
$138k
$205k
$265k
Business Analyst
$101,497*
$64k
$99k
$138k
$205k
$265k
Operations Manager
$122,513*
$64k
$99k
$138k
$205k
$265k
Office Manager
$67,902*
$64k
$99k
$138k
$205k
$265k
Admin Department (2)
Executive Assistant
$79,239*
$50k
$60k
$90k
$125k
Admin Assistant
$54,491*
$50k
$60k
$90k
$125k
Business Development Department (3)
Account Executive
$83,477*
$36k
$60k
$115k
$175k
$250k
Business Development Manager
$115,000
$36k
$60k
$115k
$175k
$250k
Account Manager
$112,296*
$36k
$60k
$115k
$175k
$250k
Finance Department (5)
Accounting Manager
$146,330*
$74k
$82k
$120k
$162k
$195k
Senior Accountant
$104,640*
$74k
$82k
$120k
$162k
$195k
Accountant
$84,557*
$74k
$82k
$120k
$162k
$195k
Business Analyst
$101,497*
$74k
$82k
$120k
$162k
$195k
Financial Analyst
$108,502*
$74k
$82k
$120k
$162k
$195k
Customer Support Department (3)
Customer Service Manager
$117,773*
$68k
$98k
$115k
$165k
$200k
Technical Support
$100,031*
$68k
$98k
$115k
$165k
$200k
CS Rep
$54,465*
$68k
$98k
$115k
$165k
$200k
HR Department (3)
Director of HR
$180,634*
$53k
$98k
$136k
$198k
$205k
HR Manager
$136,595*
$53k
$98k
$136k
$198k
$205k
Recruiter
$107,077*
$53k
$98k
$136k
$198k
$205k
IT Department (5)
IT Manager
$138,907*
$72k
$78k
$111k
$140k
$190k
Project Manager
$120,223*
$72k
$78k
$111k
$140k
$190k
SysAdmin
$110,821*
$72k
$78k
$111k
$140k
$190k
IT Support Engineer
$104,222*
$72k
$78k
$111k
$140k
$190k
Desktop Support
$76,271*
$72k
$78k
$111k
$140k
$190k
Legal Department (3)
General Counsel
$167,087*
$66k
$120k
$217k
$293k
$350k
Corporate Counsel
$218,164*
$66k
$120k
$217k
$293k
$350k
Paralegal
$65,508*
$66k
$120k
$217k
$293k
$350k
Sales Department (5)
Director of Sales
$221,862*
$69k
$112k
$219k
$278k
$361k
$390k
Sales Manager
$176,330*
$69k
$112k
$219k
$278k
$361k
$390k
Sales Engineer
$162,250
$69k
$112k
$219k
$278k
$361k
$390k
Sales Rep
$138,595*
$69k
$112k
$219k
$278k
$361k
$390k
Sales Associate
$108,100*
$69k
$112k
$219k
$278k
$361k
$390k
† Employer contributed salary* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
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GitHub's Compensation scores in the Top 5%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
of similar sized companies on Comparably
TOP
5%
GitHub's Perks And Benefits scores in the Top 5%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
of similar sized companies on Comparably
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