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The Washington Post Salaries

How much do people at The Washington Post get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at The Washington Post is $105,277, or $50 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $117,785, or $56 per hour.

At The Washington Post, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $257,732 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $50,962 annually. Average The Washington Post salaries by department include: IT at $99,490, Legal at $86,672, Design at $118,439, and HR at $107,099. Half of The Washington Post salaries are above $117,785.

15 employees at The Washington Post rank their Compensation in the Bottom 40% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 45 ratings) while 14 employees at The Washington Post rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 35% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 14 ratings).

Salaries contributed from The Washington Post employees include job titles like Lead Engineer, Data Scientist, Senior Developer, and UI/UX Designer. Comparably data has a total of 6 salary records from The Washington Post employees.

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$73k
$95k
$111k
$211k
$258k
$403k
$105,277*
Average Compensation
$117,785*
Median Compensation

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

The Washington Post Salary Averages By Department

The Washington Post Salaries By Department (13)

Product Department
$200,209 Avg. total comp.
Engineering Department
$139,228 Avg. total comp.
Marketing Department
$109,837 Avg. total comp.
Design Department
$118,439 Avg. total comp.
Operations Department
$87,694 Avg. total comp.
Admin Department
$59,646 Avg. total comp.
Business Development Department
$88,893 Avg. total comp.
Finance Department
$84,913 Avg. total comp.
Customer Support Department
$62,591 Avg. total comp.
HR Department
$107,099 Avg. total comp.
IT Department
$99,490 Avg. total comp.
Legal Department
$86,672 Avg. total comp.
Sales Department
$167,611 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product
$183,566*
Est. Salary
$106k
$168k
$212k
$240k
$390k
Group Product Manager
$181,116*
Est. Salary
$106k
$168k
$212k
$240k
$390k
Senior Product Manager
$138,006*
Est. Salary
$106k
$168k
$212k
$240k
$390k
Product Manager
$107,406*
Est. Salary
$106k
$168k
$212k
$240k
$390k
Jr Product Manager
$71,811*
Est. Salary
$106k
$168k
$212k
$240k
$390k

Engineering Department (14)

Director of Engineering
$178,444*
Est. Salary
$78k
$105k
$112k
$177k
$223k
$270k
$285k
Group Engineering Manager
$164,575*
Est. Salary
$78k
$105k
$112k
$177k
$223k
$270k
$285k
Principal Engineer
$152,117*
Est. Salary
$78k
$105k
$112k
$177k
$223k
$270k
$285k
Lead Engineer
$133,000
Avg. Salary
$78k
$105k
$112k
$177k
$223k
$270k
$285k
Engineering Manager
$150,423*
Est. Salary
$78k
$105k
$112k
$177k
$223k
$270k
$285k
Data Scientist
$94,000
Avg. Salary
$78k
$105k
$112k
$177k
$223k
$270k
$285k
Senior Developer
$95,656
Avg. Salary
$78k
$105k
$112k
$177k
$223k
$270k
$285k
DevOps
$108,843*
Est. Salary
$78k
$105k
$112k
$177k
$223k
$270k
$285k
Developer
$102,000
Avg. Salary
$78k
$105k
$112k
$177k
$223k
$270k
$285k
Mobile Developer
$127,041*
Est. Salary
$78k
$105k
$112k
$177k
$223k
$270k
$285k
Sales Engineer
$161,202*
Est. Salary
$78k
$105k
$112k
$177k
$223k
$270k
$285k
Senior QA
$100,968*
Est. Salary
$78k
$105k
$112k
$177k
$223k
$270k
$285k
QA
$95,311*
Est. Salary
$78k
$105k
$112k
$177k
$223k
$270k
$285k
Jr Developer
$72,914*
Est. Salary
$78k
$105k
$112k
$177k
$223k
$270k
$285k

Marketing Department (12)

Director of Marketing
$190,909*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$78k
$160k
$235k
$255k
$330k
Senior Marketing Manager
$121,088*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$78k
$160k
$235k
$255k
$330k
Marketing Manager
$93,403*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$78k
$160k
$235k
$255k
$330k
SEM Manager
$77,052*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$78k
$160k
$235k
$255k
$330k
Social Media Manager
$78,170*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$78k
$160k
$235k
$255k
$330k
Email Marketer
$75,396*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$78k
$160k
$235k
$255k
$330k
Content Manager
$78,604*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$78k
$160k
$235k
$255k
$330k
Community Manager
$73,796*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$78k
$160k
$235k
$255k
$330k
Data Analyst
$81,293*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$78k
$160k
$235k
$255k
$330k
Business Analyst
$78,996*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$78k
$160k
$235k
$255k
$330k
Copywriter
$75,434*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$78k
$160k
$235k
$255k
$330k
Marketing Associate
$51,404*
Est. Salary
$46k
$60k
$78k
$160k
$235k
$255k
$330k

Design Department (8)

Creative Director
$135,075*
Est. Salary
$61k
$90k
$115k
$161k
$242k
$250k
Principal Designer
$160,988*
Est. Salary
$61k
$90k
$115k
$161k
$242k
$250k
Senior Designer
$117,785*
Est. Salary
$61k
$90k
$115k
$161k
$242k
$250k
Senior UI/UX Designer
$111,453*
Est. Salary
$61k
$90k
$115k
$161k
$242k
$250k
UI/UX Designer
$72,915
Avg. Salary
$61k
$90k
$115k
$161k
$242k
$250k
Designer
$69,539*
Est. Salary
$61k
$90k
$115k
$161k
$242k
$250k
Web/Visual Designer
$77,411*
Est. Salary
$61k
$90k
$115k
$161k
$242k
$250k
Graphic Designer
$61,551*
Est. Salary
$61k
$90k
$115k
$161k
$242k
$250k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations
$180,849*
Est. Salary
$45k
$64k
$70k
$130k
$164k
$250k
Business Analyst
$78,996*
Est. Salary
$45k
$64k
$70k
$130k
$164k
$250k
Operations Manager
$105,799*
Est. Salary
$45k
$64k
$70k
$130k
$164k
$250k
Office Manager
$61,121*
Est. Salary
$45k
$64k
$70k
$130k
$164k
$250k

Admin Department (2)

Executive Assistant
$65,849*
Est. Salary
$47k
$50k
$63k
$67k
$79k
Admin Assistant
$50,962*
Est. Salary
$47k
$50k
$63k
$67k
$79k

Business Development Department (3)

Account Executive
$80,931*
Est. Salary
$43k
$129k
$175k
$190k
$240k
Business Development Manager
$138,079*
Est. Salary
$43k
$129k
$175k
$190k
$240k
Account Manager
$100,001*
Est. Salary
$43k
$129k
$175k
$190k
$240k

Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager
$110,140*
Est. Salary
$45k
$50k
$75k
$110k
$170k
$195k
Senior Accountant
$87,391*
Est. Salary
$45k
$50k
$75k
$110k
$170k
$195k
Accountant
$64,806*
Est. Salary
$45k
$50k
$75k
$110k
$170k
$195k
Business Analyst
$78,996*
Est. Salary
$45k
$50k
$75k
$110k
$170k
$195k
Financial Analyst
$73,021*
Est. Salary
$45k
$50k
$75k
$110k
$170k
$195k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager
$62,476*
Est. Salary
$44k
$55k
$58k
$70k
$80k
$100k
Technical Support
$64,009*
Est. Salary
$44k
$55k
$58k
$70k
$80k
$100k
CS Rep
$59,042*
Est. Salary
$44k
$55k
$58k
$70k
$80k
$100k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR
$136,621*
Est. Salary
$75k
$86k
$97k
$120k
$139k
$156k
HR Manager
$111,446*
Est. Salary
$75k
$86k
$97k
$120k
$139k
$156k
Recruiter
$91,963*
Est. Salary
$75k
$86k
$97k
$120k
$139k
$156k

IT Department (5)

IT Manager
$126,307*
Est. Salary
$66k
$68k
$94k
$126k
$185k
$240k
Project Manager
$101,074*
Est. Salary
$66k
$68k
$94k
$126k
$185k
$240k
SysAdmin
$97,951*
Est. Salary
$66k
$68k
$94k
$126k
$185k
$240k
IT Support Engineer
$70,088*
Est. Salary
$66k
$68k
$94k
$126k
$185k
$240k
Desktop Support
$67,537*
Est. Salary
$66k
$68k
$94k
$126k
$185k
$240k

Legal Department (3)

General Counsel
$163,945*
Est. Salary
$33k
$126k
$180k
$260k
Corporate Counsel
$184,941*
Est. Salary
$33k
$126k
$180k
$260k
Paralegal
$63,518*
Est. Salary
$33k
$126k
$180k
$260k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales
$257,732*
Est. Salary
$65k
$105k
$141k
$300k
$370k
$700k
Sales Manager
$143,410*
Est. Salary
$65k
$105k
$141k
$300k
$370k
$700k
Sales Engineer
$161,202*
Est. Salary
$65k
$105k
$141k
$300k
$370k
$700k
Sales Rep
$145,665*
Est. Salary
$65k
$105k
$141k
$300k
$370k
$700k
Sales Associate
$52,173*
Est. Salary
$65k
$105k
$141k
$300k
$370k
$700k

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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The Washington Post's Compensation scores in the Bottom 40%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
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The Washington Post's Perks And Benefits scores in the Bottom 35%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
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