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NRG Energy Salaries

How much do people at NRG Energy get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at NRG Energy is $118,319, or $56 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $116,258, or $55 per hour.

At NRG Energy, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $215,576 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $48,649 annually. Average NRG Energy salaries by department include: Operations at $83,835, Customer Support at $78,448, Legal at $135,824, and Design at $137,638. Half of NRG Energy salaries are above $116,258.

63 employees at NRG Energy rank their Compensation in the Top 35% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 193 ratings) while 60 employees at NRG Energy rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 40% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 65 ratings).

Salaries contributed from NRG Energy employees include job titles like Architect, Senior Developer, Senior Marketing Manager, and Business Analyst. Comparably data has a total of 8 salary records from NRG Energy employees.

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$67k
$92k
$116k
$170k
$231k
$277k
$288k
$118,319*
Average Compensation
$116,258*
Median Compensation

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

NRG Energy Salary Averages By Department

Recent NRG Energy Salaries Anonymously Contributed

NRG Energy Salaries By Department (13)

Product Department
$165,706 Avg. total comp.
Engineering Department
$142,024 Avg. total comp.
Marketing Department
$96,153 Avg. total comp.
Design Department
$137,638 Avg. total comp.
Operations Department
$83,835 Avg. total comp.
Admin Department
$55,440 Avg. total comp.
Business Development Department
$103,624 Avg. total comp.
Finance Department
$90,295 Avg. total comp.
Customer Support Department
$78,448 Avg. total comp.
HR Department
$125,076 Avg. total comp.
IT Department
$104,082 Avg. total comp.
Legal Department
$135,824 Avg. total comp.
Sales Department
$149,855 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product
$192,039*
Est. Salary
$95k
$127k
$158k
$244k
$255k
$380k
$385k
Group Product Manager
$181,351*
Est. Salary
$95k
$127k
$158k
$244k
$255k
$380k
$385k
Senior Product Manager
$159,406*
Est. Salary
$95k
$127k
$158k
$244k
$255k
$380k
$385k
Product Manager
$116,320*
Est. Salary
$95k
$127k
$158k
$244k
$255k
$380k
$385k
Jr Product Manager
$77,109*
Est. Salary
$95k
$127k
$158k
$244k
$255k
$380k
$385k

Engineering Department (15)

Director of Engineering
$191,232*
Est. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k
Group Engineering Manager
$170,047*
Est. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k
Principal Engineer
$158,452*
Est. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k
Lead Engineer
$146,783*
Est. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k
Engineering Manager
$169,667*
Est. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k
Architect
$165,000
Avg. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k
Data Scientist
$150,234*
Est. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k
Senior Developer
$155,000
Avg. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k
DevOps
$145,602*
Est. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k
Developer
$110,427*
Est. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k
Mobile Developer
$123,812*
Est. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k
Sales Engineer
$166,704*
Est. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k
Senior QA
$120,716*
Est. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k
QA
$79,116*
Est. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k
Jr Developer
$91,765*
Est. Salary
$78k
$110k
$146k
$200k
$255k
$334k

Marketing Department (12)

Director of Marketing
$158,141*
Est. Salary
$48k
$66k
$85k
$156k
$214k
$255k
$300k
Senior Marketing Manager
$116,258*
Est. Salary
$48k
$66k
$85k
$156k
$214k
$255k
$300k
Marketing Manager
$91,373*
Est. Salary
$48k
$66k
$85k
$156k
$214k
$255k
$300k
SEM Manager
$77,704*
Est. Salary
$48k
$66k
$85k
$156k
$214k
$255k
$300k
Social Media Manager
$78,817*
Est. Salary
$48k
$66k
$85k
$156k
$214k
$255k
$300k
Email Marketer
$58,677*
Est. Salary
$48k
$66k
$85k
$156k
$214k
$255k
$300k
Content Manager
$64,775*
Est. Salary
$48k
$66k
$85k
$156k
$214k
$255k
$300k
Community Manager
$76,042*
Est. Salary
$48k
$66k
$85k
$156k
$214k
$255k
$300k
Data Analyst
$90,447*
Est. Salary
$48k
$66k
$85k
$156k
$214k
$255k
$300k
Business Analyst
$89,414*
Est. Salary
$48k
$66k
$85k
$156k
$214k
$255k
$300k
Copywriter
$79,000
Avg. Salary
$48k
$66k
$85k
$156k
$214k
$255k
$300k
Marketing Associate
$52,676
Avg. Salary
$48k
$66k
$85k
$156k
$214k
$255k
$300k

Design Department (8)

Creative Director
$155,882*
Est. Salary
$77k
$116k
$161k
$162k
$195k
$242k
$250k
Principal Designer
$162,507*
Est. Salary
$77k
$116k
$161k
$162k
$195k
$242k
$250k
Senior Designer
$111,338*
Est. Salary
$77k
$116k
$161k
$162k
$195k
$242k
$250k
Senior UI/UX Designer
$117,844*
Est. Salary
$77k
$116k
$161k
$162k
$195k
$242k
$250k
UI/UX Designer
$97,929*
Est. Salary
$77k
$116k
$161k
$162k
$195k
$242k
$250k
Designer
$76,616*
Est. Salary
$77k
$116k
$161k
$162k
$195k
$242k
$250k
Web/Visual Designer
$88,605*
Est. Salary
$77k
$116k
$161k
$162k
$195k
$242k
$250k
Graphic Designer
$53,807*
Est. Salary
$77k
$116k
$161k
$162k
$195k
$242k
$250k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations
$152,149*
Est. Salary
$36k
$62k
$84k
$146k
$158k
$265k
Business Analyst
$89,414*
Est. Salary
$36k
$62k
$84k
$146k
$158k
$265k
Operations Manager
$99,596*
Est. Salary
$36k
$62k
$84k
$146k
$158k
$265k
Office Manager
$62,654*
Est. Salary
$36k
$62k
$84k
$146k
$158k
$265k

Admin Department (2)

Executive Assistant
$63,465*
Est. Salary
$35k
$62k
$70k
$103k
Admin Assistant
$48,649*
Est. Salary
$35k
$62k
$70k
$103k

Business Development Department (3)

Account Executive
$64,166*
Est. Salary
$36k
$65k
$94k
$130k
$215k
Business Development Manager
$130,000
Avg. Salary
$36k
$65k
$94k
$130k
$215k
Account Manager
$110,928*
Est. Salary
$36k
$65k
$94k
$130k
$215k

Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager
$104,866*
Est. Salary
$54k
$74k
$100k
$151k
$160k
Senior Accountant
$92,414
Avg. Salary
$54k
$74k
$100k
$151k
$160k
Accountant
$87,101*
Est. Salary
$54k
$74k
$100k
$151k
$160k
Business Analyst
$89,414*
Est. Salary
$54k
$74k
$100k
$151k
$160k
Financial Analyst
$90,605*
Est. Salary
$54k
$74k
$100k
$151k
$160k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager
$81,100*
Est. Salary
$50k
$66k
$96k
$144k
$150k
Technical Support
$90,431*
Est. Salary
$50k
$66k
$96k
$144k
$150k
CS Rep
$66,809*
Est. Salary
$50k
$66k
$96k
$144k
$150k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR
$159,709*
Est. Salary
$55k
$95k
$105k
$131k
$180k
$200k
$225k
HR Manager
$129,818*
Est. Salary
$55k
$95k
$105k
$131k
$180k
$200k
$225k
Recruiter
$108,710*
Est. Salary
$55k
$95k
$105k
$131k
$180k
$200k
$225k

IT Department (5)

IT Manager
$129,784*
Est. Salary
$60k
$85k
$115k
$130k
$196k
$196k
Project Manager
$116,118*
Est. Salary
$60k
$85k
$115k
$130k
$196k
$196k
SysAdmin
$85,484*
Est. Salary
$60k
$85k
$115k
$130k
$196k
$196k
IT Support Engineer
$85,309*
Est. Salary
$60k
$85k
$115k
$130k
$196k
$196k
Desktop Support
$65,019*
Est. Salary
$60k
$85k
$115k
$130k
$196k
$196k

Legal Department (3)

General Counsel
$164,482*
Est. Salary
$66k
$120k
$175k
$215k
$293k
Corporate Counsel
$177,874*
Est. Salary
$66k
$120k
$175k
$215k
$293k
Paralegal
$64,047*
Est. Salary
$66k
$120k
$175k
$215k
$293k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales
$215,576*
Est. Salary
$58k
$99k
$116k
$215k
$290k
$350k
$395k
Sales Manager
$141,779*
Est. Salary
$58k
$99k
$116k
$215k
$290k
$350k
$395k
Sales Engineer
$166,704*
Est. Salary
$58k
$99k
$116k
$215k
$290k
$350k
$395k
Sales Rep
$117,482*
Est. Salary
$58k
$99k
$116k
$215k
$290k
$350k
$395k
Sales Associate
$73,479*
Est. Salary
$58k
$99k
$116k
$215k
$290k
$350k
$395k

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 NRG Energy

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.
Executive Vice President, NRG Retail
$505k
$2.07M
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
$575k
$1.96M
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
$793k
$2.88M
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