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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.

NameTeamTitleRoleLocationSalary
JoelCEOCEOBoulder, CO, USA$301,860
CaroPeople ExecChief of StaffPortland, OR, USA$240,280
ÅsaAdvocacy ExecVP Customer AdvocacySydney, Australia$235,103
JennyFinanceVPFinance & OperationsLouisville, KY, USA$250,924
JennaPeopleSeniorPeople Ops SpecialistGrand Rapids, MI, USA$131,815
KyleFinanceSeniorAccountantJacksonville, FL, USA$150,912
SuzanneFinanceOperations ManagerNashville, TN, USA$109,605
Mike EMarketingSeniorProduct Marketing ManagerSydney, Australia$151,286
HailleyMarketingSeniorContent & Communications ManagerRaleigh, NC, USA$184,369
SimonMarketingDirectorGrowth MarketingOttawa, Canada$203,004
TamiMarketingSeniorContent WriterLagos, Nigeria$130,216
KirstiMarketingSeniorContent WriterCape Town, South Africa$144,540
MaggieMarketingSeniorEmail Marketing ManagerBrooklyn, NY, USA$151,919
SabreenMarketingSeniorBrand and Community ManagerEverett, MA, USA$151,051
AdnanEngineeringSeniorSoftware EngineerGlobal$166,486
AndyEngineeringStaffMobile EngineerSan Francisco, CA, USA$226,160
EricEngineeringSeniorPlatform EngineerTaipei, Taiwan$174,600
HamishEngineeringSeniorSoftware EngineerVancouver, Canada$163,372
JoeEngineeringStaffMobile EngineerBrighton, UK$194,544
JoséEngineeringSeniorSoftware EngineerMadrid, Spain$173,700
Mike SEngineeringDirectorEngineering, Platform & TechnologyBarcelona, Spain$231,780
PhilEngineeringStaffSoftware EngineerMontpellier, France$204,544
StevenEngineeringSeniorPlatform EngineerTaipei, Taiwan$193,508
EduardoEngineeringSeniorSoftware EngineerAlicante, Spain$163,372
MayaEngineeringSeniorSoftware EngineerBarcelona, Spain$163,372
DinosEngineeringSeniorSoftware EngineerGorredijk, Netherlands$173,700
DaceEngineeringSoftware EngineerNew York, NY, USA$155,245
MickEngineeringSoftware EngineerWexford, Ireland$156,427
CarlosEngineeringSeniorSoftware EngineerMadrid, Spain$173,700
PeterEngineeringSeniorPlatform EngineerGlobal$174,600
ArekEngineeringSeniorSoftware EngineerWarsaw, Poland$173,700
MwEngineeringSeniorSoftware EngineerCape Town, South Africa$156,486
DaisyEngineeringSoftware EngineerCairns, Australia$146,427
AbeebEngineeringSoftware EngineerLagos, Nigeria$146,427
JacobEngineeringSeniorSoftware EngineerNashville, TN, USA$163,372
EstherEngineeringSoftware EngineerMadrid, Spain$139,720
RafEngineeringSeniorEngineering ManagerPoznan, Poland$194,544
KaterynaEngineeringSeniorEngineering ManagerTallinn, Estonia$194,544
MartínEngineeringSeniorSoftware EngineerBarcelona, Spain$163,372
DavidEngineeringSeniorDesign EngineerBend, OR, USA$163,372
JakubEngineeringSeniorSoftware EngineerPoznan, Poland$156,486
Joe DEngineeringSeniorSoftware EngineerNomad$173,700
DiegoProductSeniorProduct ManagerBarcelona, Spain$181,680
AmandaProductStaffProduct ManagerAmsterdam, Netherlands$203,482
NathanProductSeniorProduct ManagerLehi, UT, USA$170,877
BrandonProductStaffProduct ManagerWorcester, MA$203,482
AmaanProductStaffGrowth Product ManagerVancouver, Canada$201,461
Daniel PDesignSeniorProduct DesignerValletta, Malta$156,769
SofiaDesignSeniorProduct DesignerBarcelona, Spain$174,681
IsmailDesignSeniorProduct DesignerCasablanca, Morocco$150,162
KateDesignMarketing UX DesignerEdinburgh, Scotland, UK$119,433
AlicjaDesignSeniorProduct DesignerPoznan, Poland$156,769
JulianDataSeniorData ScientistLouisville, KY, USA$198,280
AdamAdvocacySeniorEscalations ManagerWesley Chapel, FL, USA$157,744
Daniel SAdvocacySeniorCustomer AdvocateBonners Ferry, ID, USA$110,919
DannyAdvocacySeniorTechnical AdvocateManchester, UK$143,103
DarcyAdvocacySeniorCustomer Advocate ManagerDenver, CO, USA$139,030
Dave CAdvocacySeniorCustomer AdvocateBrighton, UK$115,799
HannahAdvocacyHead ofCustomer Advocacy OperationsBrighton, UK$176,068
JessAdvocacySeniorCustomer AdvocateMontana, USA$83,189
JuliaAdvocacySeniorCustomer AdvocateSioux Falls, SD, USA$120,919
JulietAdvocacySeniorCustomer AdvocateLondon, UK$138,666
KellyAdvocacySeniorCustomer AdvocatePhiladelphia, PA, USA$133,120
NateAdvocacySeniorCustomer AdvocatePortland, OR, USA$115,799
OctaAdvocacySeniorCustomer AdvocateNomad$120,919
RossAdvocacySeniorCustomer Advocate ManagerLouisville, KY, USA$133,120
MelAdvocacySeniorCustomer AdvocateBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam$110,919
CherylAdvocacyTechnical AdvocateGlobal$110,919
LexiAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateLos Angeles, CA, USA$110,919
BenAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateNakhon Ratchasima, Thailand$92,432
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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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