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Zendesk Salaries

How much do people at Zendesk get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Zendesk is $103,629, or $49 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $100,413, or $48 per hour.

At Zendesk, the highest paid job is a Group Engineering Manager at $251,366 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $45,042 annually. Average Zendesk salaries by department include: Communications at $260,000, Engineering at $170,972, IT at $127,050, and Customer Support at $46,166. Half of Zendesk salaries are above $100,413.

198 employees at Zendesk rank their Compensation in the Top 15% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 635 ratings) while 192 employees at Zendesk rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 15% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 219 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Zendesk employees include job titles like Principal Engineer, Architect, Senior Developer, and Developer. Comparably data has a total of 36 salary records from Zendesk employees.

Last updated months ago.

$63k
$81k
$98k
$170k
$230k
$277k
$319k
$103,629*
Average Compensation
$100,413*
Median Compensation

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

Zendesk Salary Averages By Department

Recent Zendesk Salaries Anonymously Contributed

Developer
Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department
$100,000 Salary + Bonus
Sales Rep
Posted more than 30 days ago · Sales Department
$101,400 Salary + Bonus
Recruiter
Posted more than 30 days ago · HR Department
$105,000 Salary + Bonus
HR Manager
Posted more than 30 days ago · HR Department
$170,500 Salary + Bonus
Jr Developer
Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department
$89,000 Salary + Bonus
Art Director
Posted more than 30 days ago · Design Department
$173,350 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department
$210,000 Salary + Bonus
Architect
Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department
$170,000 Salary + Bonus
Sales Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department
$215,000 Salary + Bonus
UI/UX Designer
Posted more than 30 days ago · Design Department
$62,400 Salary + Bonus
Technical Support
Posted more than 30 days ago · Customer Support Department
$130,000 Salary + Bonus
Accountant
Posted more than 30 days ago · Finance Department
$91,000 Salary + Bonus
Paralegal
Posted more than 30 days ago · Legal Department
$100,000 Salary + Bonus
Senior Developer
Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department
$178,000 Salary + Bonus
Marketing Manager
Posted more than 30 days ago · Marketing Department
$110,000 Salary + Bonus
Director of Marketing
Posted more than 30 days ago · Marketing Department
$216,400 Salary + Bonus
Senior Developer
Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department
$159,000 Salary + Bonus

Zendesk Salaries By Department (14)

Product Department
$186,373 Avg. total comp.
Engineering Department
$170,972 Avg. total comp.
Marketing Department
$99,028 Avg. total comp.
Design Department
$118,804 Avg. total comp.
Operations Department
$106,060 Avg. total comp.
Admin Department
$49,696 Avg. total comp.
Business Development Department
$163,948 Avg. total comp.
Finance Department
$88,118 Avg. total comp.
Customer Support Department
$46,166 Avg. total comp.
HR Department
$120,508 Avg. total comp.
IT Department
$127,050 Avg. total comp.
Legal Department
$115,797 Avg. total comp.
Sales Department
$250,289 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (6)

Director of Product
$215,447*
Est. Salary
$107k
$140k
$170k
$215k
$300k
$380k
Group Product Manager
$207,842*
Est. Salary
$107k
$140k
$170k
$215k
$300k
$380k
Senior Product Manager
$177,112*
Est. Salary
$107k
$140k
$170k
$215k
$300k
$380k
Product Manager
$125,000
Avg. Salary
$107k
$140k
$170k
$215k
$300k
$380k
Jr Product Manager
$112,574*
Est. Salary
$107k
$140k
$170k
$215k
$300k
$380k
Technical Writer
$105,000
Avg. Salary
$107k
$140k
$170k
$215k
$300k
$380k

Engineering Department (14)

Director of Engineering
$229,809*
Est. Salary
$98k
$144k
$178k
$240k
$280k
$351k
Group Engineering Manager
$251,366*
Est. Salary
$98k
$144k
$178k
$240k
$280k
$351k
Principal Engineer
$185,657*
Est. Salary
$98k
$144k
$178k
$240k
$280k
$351k
Lead Engineer
$157,500
Avg. Salary
$98k
$144k
$178k
$240k
$280k
$351k
Engineering Manager
$186,055*
Est. Salary
$98k
$144k
$178k
$240k
$280k
$351k
Data Scientist
$150,000
Avg. Salary
$98k
$144k
$178k
$240k
$280k
$351k
Senior Developer
$159,000
Avg. Salary
$98k
$144k
$178k
$240k
$280k
$351k
DevOps
$132,909*
Est. Salary
$98k
$144k
$178k
$240k
$280k
$351k
Developer
$137,500
Avg. Salary
$98k
$144k
$178k
$240k
$280k
$351k
Mobile Developer
$146,720*
Est. Salary
$98k
$144k
$178k
$240k
$280k
$351k
Sales Engineer
$148,000
Avg. Salary
$98k
$144k
$178k
$240k
$280k
$351k
Senior QA
$154,046*
Est. Salary
$98k
$144k
$178k
$240k
$280k
$351k
QA
$115,962*
Est. Salary
$98k
$144k
$178k
$240k
$280k
$351k
Jr Developer
$65,200
Avg. Salary
$98k
$144k
$178k
$240k
$280k
$351k

Marketing Department (16)

Director of Marketing
$205,467
Avg. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
Senior Marketing Manager
$156,140*
Est. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
Marketing Manager
$109,250
Avg. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
Brand Manager
$117,953*
Est. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
Content Strategist
$77,283*
Est. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
SEM Manager
$82,582*
Est. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
Social Media Manager
$72,723*
Est. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
Marketing Operations
$157,552*
Est. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
Email Marketer
$81,176*
Est. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
Content Manager
$73,498*
Est. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
Community Manager
$76,450*
Est. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
Data Analyst
$117,464*
Est. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
Business Analyst
$101,211*
Est. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
Copywriter
$90,744*
Est. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
Technical Writer
$105,000
Avg. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k
Marketing Associate
$76,000
Avg. Salary
$45k
$65k
$82k
$190k
$311k
$450k

Design Department (9)

Creative Director
$201,021*
Est. Salary
$71k
$88k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$230k
$259k
Principal Designer
$179,285*
Est. Salary
$71k
$88k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$230k
$259k
Senior Designer
$177,026*
Est. Salary
$71k
$88k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$230k
$259k
Senior UI/UX Designer
$144,982*
Est. Salary
$71k
$88k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$230k
$259k
UI/UX Designer
$116,873*
Est. Salary
$71k
$88k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$230k
$259k
Designer
$103,850*
Est. Salary
$71k
$88k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$230k
$259k
Web/Visual Designer
$76,010*
Est. Salary
$71k
$88k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$230k
$259k
Graphic Designer
$83,095*
Est. Salary
$71k
$88k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$230k
$259k
Jr Designer
$83,541*
Est. Salary
$71k
$88k
$110k
$160k
$205k
$230k
$259k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations
$201,538*
Est. Salary
$54k
$62k
$90k
$160k
$199k
$267k
$285k
Business Analyst
$101,211*
Est. Salary
$54k
$62k
$90k
$160k
$199k
$267k
$285k
Operations Manager
$137,631*
Est. Salary
$54k
$62k
$90k
$160k
$199k
$267k
$285k
Office Manager
$54,045*
Est. Salary
$54k
$62k
$90k
$160k
$199k
$267k
$285k

Admin Department (2)

Executive Assistant
$94,080*
Est. Salary
$30k
$57k
$95k
$123k
Admin Assistant
$47,304*
Est. Salary
$30k
$57k
$95k
$123k

Business Development Department (3)

Account Executive
$60,074
Avg. Salary
$80k
$168k
$270k
$300k
Business Development Manager
$167,080*
Est. Salary
$80k
$168k
$270k
$300k
Account Manager
$169,404*
Est. Salary
$80k
$168k
$270k
$300k

Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager
$100,413*
Est. Salary
$51k
$75k
$97k
$120k
$151k
$160k
$182k
Senior Accountant
$98,001*
Est. Salary
$51k
$75k
$97k
$120k
$151k
$160k
$182k
Accountant
$63,203*
Est. Salary
$51k
$75k
$97k
$120k
$151k
$160k
$182k
Business Analyst
$101,211*
Est. Salary
$51k
$75k
$97k
$120k
$151k
$160k
$182k
Financial Analyst
$107,843*
Est. Salary
$51k
$75k
$97k
$120k
$151k
$160k
$182k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager
$81,000
Avg. Salary
$28k
$39k
$45k
$81k
$83k
$100k
Technical Support
$78,388*
Est. Salary
$28k
$39k
$45k
$81k
$83k
$100k
CS Rep
$45,042*
Est. Salary
$28k
$39k
$45k
$81k
$83k
$100k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR
$190,000
Avg. Salary
$73k
$84k
$155k
$190k
$217k
HR Manager
$152,477*
Est. Salary
$73k
$84k
$155k
$190k
$217k
Recruiter
$87,921*
Est. Salary
$73k
$84k
$155k
$190k
$217k

IT Department (5)

IT Manager
$164,061*
Est. Salary
$74k
$104k
$122k
$136k
$170k
$200k
$201k
Project Manager
$134,025*
Est. Salary
$74k
$104k
$122k
$136k
$170k
$200k
$201k
SysAdmin
$93,682*
Est. Salary
$74k
$104k
$122k
$136k
$170k
$200k
$201k
IT Support Engineer
$117,188*
Est. Salary
$74k
$104k
$122k
$136k
$170k
$200k
$201k
Desktop Support
$56,981*
Est. Salary
$74k
$104k
$122k
$136k
$170k
$200k
$201k

Legal Department (3)

General Counsel
$176,762*
Est. Salary
$31k
$60k
$130k
$177k
$270k
Corporate Counsel
$130,000
Avg. Salary
$31k
$60k
$130k
$177k
$270k
Paralegal
$59,945*
Est. Salary
$31k
$60k
$130k
$177k
$270k

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 Zendesk

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 Technology Officer
$330k
$1.03M
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