What they pay
Snowflake salaries
The pay Snowflake states on its open roles, as written in each posting and checked daily.
134 of 232 open roles state pay
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Median base pay
$213Ka year
The median of Snowflake's 130 open roles that state pay in US dollars, as of November 2026. Each role counts at the middle of its range.
- Middle half of roles
- $179K–$288K
- Posted ranges run from
- $50K–$475K
- A typical posted range
- $184K–$245K
Median $213K
- Under $100K: 5 postings
- $100K–$125K: 2 postings
- $125K–$150K: 6 postings
- $150K–$175K: 19 postings
- $175K–$200K: 28 postings
- $200K–$225K: 9 postings
- $225K–$250K: 16 postings
- $250K–$275K: 7 postings
- $275K–$300K: 20 postings
- $300K–$325K: 11 postings
- $325K and up: 7 postings
By role
Snowflake's median for each role with at least three postings stating pay, next to what startups pay for it.
MedianMiddle half10th to 90th percentile
- Software Engineer$277KStartups overall: $200K · Software Engineer salaries$244K–$288K · 36 roles
- Account Executive$155KStartups overall: $160K · Account Executive salaries$109K–$155K · 15 roles
- Engineering Manager$288KStartups overall: $241K · Engineering Manager salaries$288K–$322K · 9 roles
- Product Manager$244KStartups overall: $195K · Product Manager salaries$244K · 6 roles
- Forward Deployed Engineer$288KStartups overall: $195K · Forward Deployed Engineer salaries$244K–$322K · 5 roles
- Machine Learning Engineer$259KStartups overall: $223K · Machine Learning Engineer salaries$224K–$284K · 4 roles
- AI Engineer$239KStartups overall: $223K · AI Engineer salaries$224K–$255K · 4 roles
- Marketing Manager$191KStartups overall: $158K · Marketing Manager salaries$187K–$204K · 3 roles
Every open role with pay
Best-paid first, as each posting states it
- $380K–$475K a year
Director of Engineering - Traffic & Networking
Menlo Park, CA - $304K–$437K a year
- $304K–$437K a year
- $304K–$437K a year
Principal Software Engineer II - Interoperable Foundations
Bellevue, WA +1 - $304K–$380K a year
Principal Software Engineer 2 - OLTP
Menlo Park, CA +1 - $292K–$383.3K a year
- $264K–$396K a year
Senior Engineering Manager - Data Lake
Bellevue, WA - $264K–$379.5K a year
- $264K–$379.5K a year
Principal Software Engineer - Observability
Menlo Park, CA - $264K–$379.5K a year
Senior Engineering Manager - AIM Virtualization
Menlo Park, CA - $264K–$379.5K a year
- $264K–$379.5K a year
- $264K–$379.5K a year
Principal Software Engineer, Anti-Abuse
Bellevue, WA - $264K–$379.5K a year
Principal Software Engineer - Elastic Global Services
Menlo Park, CA - $264K–$379.5K a year
Senior Manager - AI for Engineering Systems
Bellevue, WA +1 - $264K–$379.5K a year
Principal Software Engineer - Agentic Pipelines
Bellevue, WA - $264K–$379.5K a year
- $276K–$362.2K a year
Director, Global Marketing Operations
Menlo Park, CA - $255.6K–$335.5K a year
- $236K–$339.3K a year
Staff Software Engineer - Postgres Control Plane
Bellevue, WA +1 - $236K–$339.3K a year
Staff Software Engineer, Cortex AI Search Infrastructure
Menlo Park, CA - $236K–$339.2K a year
Senior Product Manager - Openflow
Bellevue, WA - $236K–$339.2K a year
Staff Software Engineer - Compiler & Spark Runtime
Menlo Park, CA +1 - $236K–$339.2K a year
Staff Software engineer - Storage
Bellevue, WA - $236K–$339.2K a year
Staff Software Engineer
Bellevue, WA +1 - $236K–$339.2K a year
Senior Manager, Finance Applications
Dublin, CA - $236K–$339.2K a year
Staff Software Engineer - Billing Platform
Menlo Park, CA - $236K–$339.2K a year
Staff Software Engineer - Metadata
Bellevue, WA - $236K–$339.2K a year
Engineering Manager/Tech Lead Manager - Runtime Engineering
Menlo Park, CA +1 - $236K–$339.2K a year
- $236K–$339.2K a year
- $236K–$339.2K a year
Staff Software Engineer - Ingestion
Bellevue, WA - $236K–$339.2K a year
Engineering Manager - Snowpark
Bellevue, WA - $236K–$339.2K a year
Engineering Manager, Release Validation
Bellevue, WA +1 - $236K–$339.2K a year
Tech Lead/Manager, AI-Native Authoring
Bellevue, WA - $236K–$339.2K a year
Staff Frontend AI Engineer - Cortex Code
Menlo Park, CA - $236K–$339.2K a year
Engineering Manager - Cloud Efficiency
Bellevue, WA - $236K–$330K a year
- $230K–$302.4K a year
Senior Counsel 2, Strategic Product Partnerships
Menlo Park, CA - $236K–$295K a year
Staff Software Engineer, Frontier Security Team
Menlo Park, CA - $228K–$299.2K a year
Director, Product PR
Menlo Park, CA - $228K–$299.2K a year
Director, Product Marketing — Platform
Menlo Park, CA +2 - $221.2K–$287.5K a year
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Menlo Park, CA - $208K–$299K a year
Information Systems Security Engineer
McLean, VA - $208K–$299K a year
Staff Software Development - Full Stack
Dublin, CA - $214K–$281.4K a year
Director, Field Sales Operations
Boston, MA - $200K–$287.5K a year
Senior Product Manager: Extensible Compute
Menlo Park, CA +1 - $200K–$287.5K a year
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI
Menlo Park, CA +1 - $200K–$287.5K a year
Senior Software Engineer, Compute Service
Menlo Park, CA - $200K–$287.5K a year
Senior Software Engineer - Marketplace
Menlo Park, CA - $200K–$287.5K a year
Senior Product Manager - Streamlit
Menlo Park, CA - $200K–$287.5K a year
Senior Software Engineer - Identity, Data Security and Trust
Bellevue, WA +1 - $200K–$287.5K a year
Senior Product Manager - Horizontal UI Experiences
Menlo Park, CA - $200K–$287.5K a year
Senior Product Manager – Agent Marketplace
Menlo Park, CA - $200K–$287.5K a year
Senior Software Engineer
Menlo Park, CA - $200K–$287.5K a year
- $200K–$287.5K a year
Senior Software Engineer - Billing Platform
Bellevue, WA +1 - $200K–$287.5K a year
- $200K–$287K a year
Senior Software Engineer - Foundation DB
Menlo Park, CA - $200K–$270K a year
Staff Applied AI Engineer (FDE)
Menlo Park, CA +1 - $202K–$265.6K a year
Senior Corporate Counsel - Corporate
Menlo Park, CA +1 - $189K–$248.1K a year
Senior Solutions Engineer, Observe
Remote (US) or New York, NY - $188K–$246.7K a year
Principal Customer Marketing Manager
Menlo Park, CA - $186K–$243.6K a year
Senior Manager, People Technology
Menlo Park, CA +1 - $176K–$253K a year
Senior Security Engineer - Enterprise Security
Bellevue, WA +1 - $173K–$248.4K a year
Senior User Researcher
Bellevue, WA +1 - $182K–$238.3K a year
Senior Manager, Brand Design
Menlo Park, CA - $180K–$236.3K a year
AI Solutions Specialist
Remote (US) - $188K–$220K a year
Senior Manager, Solution Engineering Enablement
Menlo Park, CA +5 - $166K–$238K a year
Senior Technical Program Manager - ML/AI
Menlo Park, CA +1 - $173K–$226.8K a year
- $170K–$223.1K a year
Global Account Manager, FSI
Remote (US) or Baltimore, MD - $160K–$230K a year
Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management
Bellevue, WA - $160K–$230K a year
Software Engineer - Trust & Platform Security
Bellevue, WA - $160K–$230K a year
Software Engineer
Bellevue, WA - $160K–$230K a year
- $160K–$230K a year
Software Engineer – Mobile Team
Menlo Park, CA - $160K–$230K a year
Frontend Software Engineer– Cortex AI Apps
Menlo Park, CA - $160K–$230K a year
Software Engineer - SnowConvert AI
Menlo Park, CA +1 - $160K–$230K a year
Software Engineer - Postgres
Menlo Park, CA +1 - $165.2K–$216.8K a year
- $165K–$216.6K a year
Senior Solution Engineer
Remote (US) or Menlo Park, CA +2 - $165K–$216.6K a year
Senior Solution Engineer
Remote (US) - $165K–$216.6K a year
- $165K–$216.6K a year
Senior Solution Engineer, Observe
Remote (US) or New York, NY - $165K–$216.3K a year
- $156K–$224.2K a year
Senior AI Engineer, Enterprise
Menlo Park, CA - $164K–$215.2K a year
Sales Operations Manager, Planning
Menlo Park, CA - $152K–$218.5K a year
Senior Compliance Analyst, Governance Programs
Menlo Park, CA - $152K–$218.5K a year
Senior Compliance Analyst, Customer Trust
Menlo Park, CA - $152K–$218.5K a year
Senior Compliance Analyst, Snowgov Compliance
Menlo Park, CA +1 - $160K–$210K a year
Account Executive
New York, NY - $160K–$210K a year
Account Executive, Media and Entertainment
Remote (US) or Menlo Park, CA - $160K–$210K a year
Sales Enablement, Principal
Chicago, IL +5 - $160K–$210K a year
Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Observe by Snowflake
Menlo Park, CA - $158K–$206.8K a year
Senior Content Marketing Manager
Menlo Park, CA +1 - $158K–$206.8K a year
Senior Marketing Systems Architect
Menlo Park, CA +1 - $153.6K–$201.6K a year
Data Engineering Solutions Specialist
Remote (US) - $143K–$205.8K a year
Incident Response Engineer
Remote (US) - $150K–$197.4K a year
Corporate Counsel - Litigation
Atlanta, GA +1
And 34 more on Snowflake's careers page.
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Snowflake salaries: frequently asked questions
How much does Snowflake pay?
As of November 2026, the median base pay on Snowflake's open roles is $213K a year, across the 130 that state it in US dollars. The middle half pay between $179K and $288K, and the posted ranges run from $50K to $475K.
How much does Snowflake pay software engineers?
The median across Snowflake's 36 open software engineer roles that state pay is $277K a year, against $200K across startups.
Does Snowflake post salary ranges?
On 134 of its 232 open roles (58%), as of November 2026. Each one's range is listed on this page as Snowflake states it.