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Transparent salaries

Transparency is one of our core values. We’ve found that it builds trust, holds us accountable, and can push our industry forward. Since 2013, we’ve shared our formula-based approach to compensation, including the complete list of our salaries.

We’ve found that salary transparency can help others, which is central to our mission: to help small businesses get off the ground and grow.

View up-to-date salaries of everyone at Buffer in this table. Read on for our approach and philosophy.

NameTeamRoleLocationSalary
JoelCEOCEOBoulder, CO, USA$298,958
CaroPeople ExecChief of StaffPortland, OR, USA$240,280
ÅsaAdvocacy ExecVP Customer AdvocacySydney, Australia$235,103
JennaPeoplePeople Ops SpecialistGrand Rapids, MI, USA$126,130
MitraPeoplePeople Ops SpecialistNew Braunfels, TX, USA$97,927
SuzanneFinanceOperations ManagerNashville, TN, USA$97,477
JennyFinanceFinanceLouisville, KY, USA$229,736
KyleFinanceAccountantJacksonville, FL, USA$140,788
Mike EMarketingProduct Marketing ManagerSydney, Australia$151,286
HailleyMarketingContent & Communications ManagerNashville, TN, USA$172,861
SimonMarketingGrowth MarketingOttawa, Canada$200,223
TamiMarketingContent WriterLagos, Nigeria$114,672
KirstiMarketingContent WriterCape Town, South Africa$134,083
MaggieMarketingEmail Marketing ManagerBrooklyn, NY, USA$149,838
AdnanEngineeringSoftware EngineerGlobal$160,259
AndyEngineeringMobile EngineerSan Francisco, CA, USA$217,558
EricEngineeringPlatform EngineerTaipei, Taiwan$167,832
HamishEngineeringSoftware EngineerVancouver, Canada$156,871
JoeEngineeringMobile EngineerBrighton, UK$174,794
JoséEngineeringSoftware EngineerMadrid, Spain$166,788
Mike SEngineeringEngineering, Platform & TechnologyBarcelona, Spain$224,288
PhilEngineeringSoftware EngineerMontpellier, France$196,803
StevenEngineeringPlatform EngineerTaipei, Taiwan$193,508
EduardoEngineeringSoftware EngineerAlicante, Spain$156,871
MayaEngineeringSoftware EngineerBarcelona, Spain$156,871
DinosEngineeringSoftware EngineerGorredijk, Netherlands$166,788
DaceEngineeringSoftware EngineerNew York, NY, USA$149,067
MickEngineeringSoftware EngineerWexford, Ireland$150,600
CarlosEngineeringSoftware EngineerMadrid, Spain$166,788
PeterEngineeringPlatform EngineerGlobal$167,832
ArekEngineeringSoftware EngineerWarsaw, Poland$166,788
MwEngineeringSoftware EngineerCape Town, South Africa$140,600
DaisyEngineeringSoftware EngineerCairns, Australia$140,600
AbeebEngineeringSoftware EngineerLagos, Nigeria$140,600
JacobEngineeringSoftware EngineerNashville, TN, USA$156,871
EstherEngineeringSoftware EngineerMadrid, Spain$134,160
RafEngineeringEngineering ManagerPoznan, Poland$175,888
KaterynaEngineeringEngineering ManagerTallinn, Estonia$175,888
MartínEngineeringSoftware EngineerBarcelona, Spain$150,259
DavidEngineeringDesign EngineerBend, OR, USA$156,871
JakubEngineeringSoftware EngineerPoznan, Poland$150,259
Joe DEngineeringSoftware EngineerNomad$166,788
DiegoProductProduct ManagerBarcelona, Spain$180,300
AmandaProductProduct ManagerAmsterdam, Netherlands$201,936
NathanProductProduct ManagerLehi, UT, USA$169,579
BrandonProductProduct ManagerWorcester, MA$201,936
Daniel PDesignProduct DesignerValletta, Malta$145,676
SofiaDesignProduct DesignerBarcelona, Spain$161,700
IsmailDesignProduct DesignerCasablanca, Morocco$145,676
MartinDesignDesign ManagerBerkeley, CA, USA$212,495
KateDesignMarketing UX DesignerEdinburgh, Scotland$115,864
AlicjaDesignProduct DesignerPoznan, Poland$152,085
JulianDataData ScientistLouisville, KY, USA$185,505
AdamAdvocacyEscalations ManagerWesley Chapel, FL, USA$152,344
Daniel SAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateBonners Ferry, ID, USA$106,865
DannyAdvocacyTechnical AdvocateManchester, UK$138,238
DarcyAdvocacyCustomer Advocate ManagerDenver, CO, USA$134,314
Dave CAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateBrighton, UK$111,567
HannahAdvocacyCustomer Advocacy OperationsBrighton, UK$176,068
JessAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateMontana, USA$80,149
JuliaAdvocacyCustomer AdvocatePalm Springs, CA, USA$116,865
JulietAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateLondon, UK$133,963
KarinnaAdvocacyTechnical AdvocateTustin, CA, USA$116,865
KellyAdvocacyCustomer AdvocatePhiladelphia, PA, USA$121,567
NateAdvocacyCustomer AdvocatePortland, OR, USA$111,567
OctaAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateNomad$116,865
RossAdvocacyCustomer Advocate ManagerLouisville, KY, USA$128,620
MelAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam$106,865
CherylAdvocacyTechnical AdvocateGlobal$95,302
LexiAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateLos Angeles, CA, USA$106,865
BenAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateNakhon Ratchasima, Thailand$89,054
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Salary formula

  1. We apply our Buffer Benchmark

    This is a custom percentile for each area at Buffer applied to level 5 market data.

    Role examples

    Customer Advocate III, $106,912

    Product Marketer, $108,838

  2. Apply cost of living based on your location

    These take into account being a global team, while closing the gap found in traditional compensation approaches.

    Cost of living bands

    Global (90%) and High (100%)

  3. Determine a formula-based salary

    We calculate salaries taking into account being a global team and closing the gap found in traditional pay practices.

    Salary example

    A Product Marketer in an Intermediate cost of living band would earn $97,954.

Our compensation philosophy

We’re committed to providing fair and competitive compensation through these key principles:

Transparent

Openly share our approach and all salaries to create trust, hold ourselves accountable, and serve as a resource for the industry.

Simple

Maintain an easy-to-understand formula that allows anyone to easily see how we arrive at any individual salary.

Fair

Ensure that those with the same role and responsibilities who are at the same experience level are paid equitably.

Generous

Pay above market to attract the team we need, thrive as individuals, and avoid exceptions and inequity resulting from negotiation.

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