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"We have always known that our success comes from our people, but to put it through this lens, we want all our associates to look left and right and see themselves, knowing that Guitar Center is a place where hard work, good ideas, and culture thrive. What they hear from leadership needs to reflect this vision. That means a diverse collection of men, women of all backgrounds and experiences at all levels of our organization. As candidates consider Guitar Center, we want them to know this is who we are and they will feel welcomed here. That’s how we will continue to stick around for another 40, 50, 60 years."?
- Ron Japinga, CEO, Guitar Center read more
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Guitar Center Salaries
How much do people at Guitar Center get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Guitar Center is $127,282, or $61 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $117,453, or $56 per hour.
At Guitar Center, the highest paid job is a General Counsel at $246,392 annually and the lowest is an Operations Manager at $44,500 annually. Average Guitar Center salaries by department include: Legal at $170,364, Engineering at $128,257, HR at $117,528, and Sales at $135,340. Half of Guitar Center salaries are above $117,453.
154 employees at Guitar Center rank their Compensation in the Bottom 5% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 465 ratings) while 148 employees at Guitar Center rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 10% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 154 ratings).
Salaries contributed from Guitar Center employees include job titles like Senior UI/UX Designer, SEM Manager, Operations Manager, and Receptionist. Comparably data has a total of 4 salary records from Guitar Center employees.
Last updated 3 days ago.
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$92k
$117k
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$127,282*
Average Compensation
$117,453*
Median Compensation
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
Guitar Center Salary Averages By Department
Recent Guitar Center Salaries Anonymously Contributed
Guitar Center Salaries By Department (14)
Product Department
$198,339 Engineering Department
$128,257 Marketing Department
$100,379 Design Department
$126,746 Operations Department
$82,833 Admin Department
$63,618 Business Development Department
$140,991 Finance Department
$104,891 Customer Support Department
$131,380 HR Department
$117,528 IT Department
$114,261 Legal Department
$170,364 Sales Department
$135,340 Product Department (5)
Director of Product
$174,338*
$95k
$153k
$225k
$260k
$305k
$343k
Group Product Manager
$225,770*
$95k
$153k
$225k
$260k
$305k
$343k
Senior Product Manager
$153,770*
$95k
$153k
$225k
$260k
$305k
$343k
Product Manager
$126,646*
$95k
$153k
$225k
$260k
$305k
$343k
Jr Product Manager
$78,900*
$95k
$153k
$225k
$260k
$305k
$343k
Engineering Department (15)
Director of Engineering
$193,314*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
Group Engineering Manager
$189,879*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
Principal Engineer
$148,702*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
Lead Engineer
$136,320*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
Engineering Manager
$147,564*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
Data Scientist
$109,770*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
Senior Developer
$141,644*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
DevOps
$118,692*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
Developer
$104,133*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
Mobile Developer
$108,492*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
Sales Engineer
$139,867*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
Senior QA
$104,009*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
Scrum Master
$110,472*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
QA
$95,254*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
Jr Developer
$81,381*
$78k
$107k
$130k
$195k
$270k
$282k
$339k
Marketing Department (17)
Director of Marketing
$173,590*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Senior Marketing Manager
$148,085*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Marketing Manager
$105,917*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Brand Manager
$100,660*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Content Strategist
$97,450*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
SEM Manager
$78,000
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Social Media Manager
$85,442*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Marketing Operations
$106,238*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
SEO Specialist
$76,271*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Email Marketer
$77,493*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Content Manager
$84,507*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Community Manager
$75,631*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Data Analyst
$103,373*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Business Analyst
$91,914*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Copywriter
$82,477*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Event Planner
$94,146*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Marketing Associate
$70,643*
$56k
$75k
$90k
$183k
$260k
$364k
$375k
Design Department (9)
Creative Director
$138,795*
$68k
$85k
$106k
$166k
$189k
$240k
$300k
Principal Designer
$165,983*
$68k
$85k
$106k
$166k
$189k
$240k
$300k
Senior Designer
$116,519*
$68k
$85k
$106k
$166k
$189k
$240k
$300k
Senior UI/UX Designer
$96,000
$68k
$85k
$106k
$166k
$189k
$240k
$300k
UI/UX Designer
$115,454*
$68k
$85k
$106k
$166k
$189k
$240k
$300k
Designer
$88,472*
$68k
$85k
$106k
$166k
$189k
$240k
$300k
Web/Visual Designer
$93,634*
$68k
$85k
$106k
$166k
$189k
$240k
$300k
Graphic Designer
$70,064*
$68k
$85k
$106k
$166k
$189k
$240k
$300k
Jr Designer
$70,267*
$68k
$85k
$106k
$166k
$189k
$240k
$300k
Operations Department (4)
Director of Operations
$170,315*
$45k
$60k
$91k
$120k
$171k
$235k
Business Analyst
$91,914*
$45k
$60k
$91k
$120k
$171k
$235k
Operations Manager
$44,500
$45k
$60k
$91k
$120k
$171k
$235k
Office Manager
$59,827*
$45k
$60k
$91k
$120k
$171k
$235k
Admin Department (2)
Executive Assistant
$71,850*
$45k
$55k
$65k
$73k
$88k
Admin Assistant
$54,753*
$45k
$55k
$65k
$73k
$88k
Business Development Department (4)
Director of Business Development
$210,043*
$67k
$90k
$120k
$126k
$212k
$232k
$283k
Account Executive
$71,637*
$67k
$90k
$120k
$126k
$212k
$232k
$283k
Business Development Manager
$127,406*
$67k
$90k
$120k
$126k
$212k
$232k
$283k
Account Manager
$118,609*
$67k
$90k
$120k
$126k
$212k
$232k
$283k
Finance Department (5)
Accounting Manager
$117,453*
$61k
$92k
$128k
$185k
$225k
Senior Accountant
$92,174*
$61k
$92k
$128k
$185k
$225k
Accountant
$61,434*
$61k
$92k
$128k
$185k
$225k
Business Analyst
$91,914*
$61k
$92k
$128k
$185k
$225k
Financial Analyst
$85,150*
$61k
$92k
$128k
$185k
$225k
Customer Support Department (3)
Customer Service Manager
$79,033*
$82k
$130k
$160k
$183k
$300k
Technical Support
$86,817*
$82k
$130k
$160k
$183k
$300k
CS Rep
$46,739*
$82k
$130k
$160k
$183k
$300k
HR Department (3)
Director of HR
$157,000*
$70k
$103k
$148k
$172k
$225k
HR Manager
$103,771*
$70k
$103k
$148k
$172k
$225k
Recruiter
$111,212*
$70k
$103k
$148k
$172k
$225k
IT Department (5)
IT Manager
$137,972*
$60k
$88k
$95k
$143k
$183k
$220k
Project Manager
$115,803*
$60k
$88k
$95k
$143k
$183k
$220k
SysAdmin
$95,766*
$60k
$88k
$95k
$143k
$183k
$220k
IT Support Engineer
$91,384*
$60k
$88k
$95k
$143k
$183k
$220k
Desktop Support
$55,520*
$60k
$88k
$95k
$143k
$183k
$220k
Legal Department (4)
General Counsel
$246,392*
$68k
$134k
$171k
$236k
$300k
$370k
$387k
Corporate Counsel
$192,450*
$68k
$134k
$171k
$236k
$300k
$370k
$387k
Contracts Specialist
$96,008*
$68k
$134k
$171k
$236k
$300k
$370k
$387k
Paralegal
$68,860*
$68k
$134k
$171k
$236k
$300k
$370k
$387k
Sales Department (5)
Director of Sales
$199,562*
$64k
$90k
$124k
$208k
$270k
$360k
Sales Manager
$139,381*
$64k
$90k
$124k
$208k
$270k
$360k
Sales Engineer
$139,867*
$64k
$90k
$124k
$208k
$270k
$360k
Sales Rep
$125,325*
$64k
$90k
$124k
$208k
$270k
$360k
Sales Associate
$63,643*
$64k
$90k
$124k
$208k
$270k
$360k
† 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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Guitar Center's Compensation scores in the Bottom 5%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
of similar sized companies on Comparably
BOTTOM
10%
Guitar Center's Perks And Benefits scores in the Bottom 10%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
of similar sized companies on Comparably
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