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Nelnet Salaries

How much do people at Nelnet get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Nelnet is $125,273, or $60 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $129,215, or $62 per hour.

At Nelnet, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $222,276 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $46,965 annually. Average Nelnet salaries by department include: HR at $115,704, Admin at $56,980, Product at $152,209, and Business Development at $126,965. Half of Nelnet salaries are above $129,215.

56 employees at Nelnet rank their Compensation in the Top 35% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 184 ratings) while 56 employees at Nelnet rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 30% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 60 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Nelnet employees include job titles like Developer, Business Analyst, and IT Manager. Comparably data has a total of 7 salary records from Nelnet employees.

Last updated months ago.

$73k
$101k
$126k
$175k
$222k
$264k
$275k
$125,273*
Average Compensation
$129,215*
Median Compensation

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

Nelnet Salary Averages By Department

Nelnet Salaries By Department (13)

Product Department
$152,209 Avg. total comp.
Engineering Department
$141,194 Avg. total comp.
Marketing Department
$127,856 Avg. total comp.
Design Department
$121,057 Avg. total comp.
Operations Department
$118,671 Avg. total comp.
Admin Department
$56,980 Avg. total comp.
Business Development Department
$126,965 Avg. total comp.
Finance Department
$86,166 Avg. total comp.
Customer Support Department
$65,007 Avg. total comp.
HR Department
$115,704 Avg. total comp.
IT Department
$95,750 Avg. total comp.
Legal Department
$157,030 Avg. total comp.
Sales Department
$147,989 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product
$198,681*
Est. Salary
$87k
$119k
$215k
$300k
$380k
Group Product Manager
$179,380*
Est. Salary
$87k
$119k
$215k
$300k
$380k
Senior Product Manager
$157,340*
Est. Salary
$87k
$119k
$215k
$300k
$380k
Product Manager
$119,120*
Est. Salary
$87k
$119k
$215k
$300k
$380k
Jr Product Manager
$94,052*
Est. Salary
$87k
$119k
$215k
$300k
$380k

Engineering Department (14)

Director of Engineering
$208,020*
Est. Salary
$70k
$91k
$129k
$240k
$280k
$397k
$450k
Group Engineering Manager
$173,149*
Est. Salary
$70k
$91k
$129k
$240k
$280k
$397k
$450k
Principal Engineer
$157,692*
Est. Salary
$70k
$91k
$129k
$240k
$280k
$397k
$450k
Lead Engineer
$143,103*
Est. Salary
$70k
$91k
$129k
$240k
$280k
$397k
$450k
Engineering Manager
$154,138*
Est. Salary
$70k
$91k
$129k
$240k
$280k
$397k
$450k
Data Scientist
$129,215*
Est. Salary
$70k
$91k
$129k
$240k
$280k
$397k
$450k
Senior Developer
$143,208*
Est. Salary
$70k
$91k
$129k
$240k
$280k
$397k
$450k
DevOps
$114,886*
Est. Salary
$70k
$91k
$129k
$240k
$280k
$397k
$450k
Developer
$86,500
Avg. Salary
$70k
$91k
$129k
$240k
$280k
$397k
$450k
Mobile Developer
$125,932*
Est. Salary
$70k
$91k
$129k
$240k
$280k
$397k
$450k
Sales Engineer
$148,696*
Est. Salary
$70k
$91k
$129k
$240k
$280k
$397k
$450k
Senior QA
$123,110*
Est. Salary
$70k
$91k
$129k
$240k
$280k
$397k
$450k
QA
$91,605*
Est. Salary
$70k
$91k
$129k
$240k
$280k
$397k
$450k
Jr Developer
$80,314*
Est. Salary
$70k
$91k
$129k
$240k
$280k
$397k
$450k

Marketing Department (15)

Director of Marketing
$187,601*
Est. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k
Senior Marketing Manager
$133,513*
Est. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k
Marketing Manager
$108,513*
Est. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k
Brand Manager
$109,231*
Est. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k
Content Strategist
$76,746*
Est. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k
SEM Manager
$81,994*
Est. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k
Social Media Manager
$72,214*
Est. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k
Marketing Operations
$109,560*
Est. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k
Email Marketer
$80,617*
Est. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k
Content Manager
$73,044*
Est. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k
Community Manager
$75,923*
Est. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k
Data Analyst
$81,965*
Est. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k
Business Analyst
$70,000
Avg. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k
Copywriter
$77,594*
Est. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k
Marketing Associate
$57,556*
Est. Salary
$57k
$82k
$107k
$195k
$242k
$370k
$450k

Design Department (9)

Creative Director
$158,115*
Est. Salary
$71k
$98k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$240k
$259k
Principal Designer
$156,525*
Est. Salary
$71k
$98k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$240k
$259k
Senior Designer
$132,334*
Est. Salary
$71k
$98k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$240k
$259k
Senior UI/UX Designer
$126,390*
Est. Salary
$71k
$98k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$240k
$259k
UI/UX Designer
$71,000
Avg. Salary
$71k
$98k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$240k
$259k
Designer
$80,899*
Est. Salary
$71k
$98k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$240k
$259k
Web/Visual Designer
$75,496*
Est. Salary
$71k
$98k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$240k
$259k
Graphic Designer
$81,631*
Est. Salary
$71k
$98k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$240k
$259k
Jr Designer
$85,579*
Est. Salary
$71k
$98k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$240k
$259k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations
$173,477*
Est. Salary
$53k
$70k
$90k
$105k
$174k
$267k
$285k
Business Analyst
$70,000
Avg. Salary
$53k
$70k
$90k
$105k
$174k
$267k
$285k
Operations Manager
$105,589*
Est. Salary
$53k
$70k
$90k
$105k
$174k
$267k
$285k
Office Manager
$53,671*
Est. Salary
$53k
$70k
$90k
$105k
$174k
$267k
$285k

Admin Department (2)

Executive Assistant
$72,611*
Est. Salary
$35k
$76k
$165k
Admin Assistant
$46,965*
Est. Salary
$35k
$76k
$165k

Business Development Department (3)

Account Executive
$100,924*
Est. Salary
$49k
$106k
$152k
$270k
$300k
Business Development Manager
$148,444*
Est. Salary
$49k
$106k
$152k
$270k
$300k
Account Manager
$106,738*
Est. Salary
$49k
$106k
$152k
$270k
$300k

Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager
$99,733*
Est. Salary
$40k
$65k
$70k
$120k
$134k
$172k
$182k
Senior Accountant
$92,368*
Est. Salary
$40k
$65k
$70k
$120k
$134k
$172k
$182k
Accountant
$62,920*
Est. Salary
$40k
$65k
$70k
$120k
$134k
$172k
$182k
Business Analyst
$70,000
Avg. Salary
$40k
$65k
$70k
$120k
$134k
$172k
$182k
Financial Analyst
$90,108*
Est. Salary
$40k
$65k
$70k
$120k
$134k
$172k
$182k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager
$85,402*
Est. Salary
$35k
$47k
$85k
$160k
$161k
Technical Support
$72,689*
Est. Salary
$35k
$47k
$85k
$160k
$161k
CS Rep
$47,376*
Est. Salary
$35k
$47k
$85k
$160k
$161k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR
$174,748*
Est. Salary
$50k
$84k
$90k
$112k
$175k
$217k
$250k
HR Manager
$112,494*
Est. Salary
$50k
$84k
$90k
$112k
$175k
$217k
$250k
Recruiter
$90,629*
Est. Salary
$50k
$84k
$90k
$112k
$175k
$217k
$250k

IT Department (5)

IT Manager
$95,850
Avg. Salary
$40k
$56k
$88k
$117k
$222k
$230k
Project Manager
$116,734*
Est. Salary
$40k
$56k
$88k
$117k
$222k
$230k
SysAdmin
$87,968*
Est. Salary
$40k
$56k
$88k
$117k
$222k
$230k
IT Support Engineer
$89,214*
Est. Salary
$40k
$56k
$88k
$117k
$222k
$230k
Desktop Support
$56,350*
Est. Salary
$40k
$56k
$88k
$117k
$222k
$230k

Legal Department (3)

General Counsel
$175,627*
Est. Salary
$59k
$97k
$175k
$270k
$500k
Corporate Counsel
$191,124*
Est. Salary
$59k
$97k
$175k
$270k
$500k
Paralegal
$59,540*
Est. Salary
$59k
$97k
$175k
$270k
$500k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales
$222,276*
Est. Salary
$65k
$100k
$146k
$222k
$300k
$400k
$450k
Sales Manager
$134,039*
Est. Salary
$65k
$100k
$146k
$222k
$300k
$400k
$450k
Sales Engineer
$148,696*
Est. Salary
$65k
$100k
$146k
$222k
$300k
$400k
$450k
Sales Rep
$138,602*
Est. Salary
$65k
$100k
$146k
$222k
$300k
$400k
$450k
Sales Associate
$62,819*
Est. Salary
$65k
$100k
$146k
$222k
$300k
$400k
$450k

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

Executive Salaries at Nelnet

Name
Title
Salary
Total Comp Total Compensation includes both short-term and long-term benefits, option grants, salary, bonuses, company perks, etc. that can be used to determine financial benefits. An executive may or may not realize all of the Total Co mpensation during their tenure at the Company. Values of the benefits may change over time.
Chief Financial Officer
$1.15M
$1.18M
Executive Chairman
$1.06M
$1.09M
Chief Operating Officer
$1.43M
$1.46M
President
$1.15M
$1.18M
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