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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$239,442
ÅsaAdvocacy ExecVP Customer AdvocacySydney, Australia$235,103
JennaAdmin & PeopleEA & People Ops SpecialistGrand Rapids, MI, USA$119,935
MitraPeoplePeople Ops SpecialistNew Braunfels, TX, USA$97,927
SuzanneFinanceOperations ManagerNashville, TN, USA$94,369
JennyFinanceFinanceLouisville, KY, USA$220,470
KyleFinanceAccountantJacksonville, FL, USA$136,953
Mike EMarketingProduct Marketing ManagerSydney, Australia$151,286
HailleyMarketingContent & Communications ManagerNashville, TN, USA$172,861
SophieMarketingGrowth Marketing ManagerNomad$128,498
SimonMarketingGrowth MarketingOttawa, Canada$200,223
TamiMarketingContent WriterLagos, Nigeria$114,672
KirstiMarketingContent WriterCape Town, South Africa$132,782
AdnanEngineeringSoftware EngineerGlobal$157,827
AndyEngineeringMobile EngineerSan Francisco, CA, USA$214,198
EricEngineeringPlatform EngineerTaipei, Taiwan$167,508
HamishEngineeringSoftware EngineerVancouver, Canada$154,331
JoeEngineeringMobile EngineerBrighton, UK$171,964
JoséEngineeringSoftware EngineerMadrid, Spain$164,749
Mike SEngineeringEngineering, Platform & TechnologyBarcelona, Spain$219,508
PhilEngineeringSoftware EngineerMontpellier, France$193,779
StevenEngineeringPlatform EngineerTaipei, Taiwan$185,548
EduardoEngineeringSoftware EngineerAlicante, Spain$154,331
MayaEngineeringSoftware EngineerBarcelona, Spain$154,331
DinosEngineeringSoftware EngineerGorredijk, Netherlands$154,331
DaceEngineeringSoftware EngineerNew York, NY, USA$146,654
MickEngineeringSoftware EngineerWexford, Ireland$148,324
CarlosEngineeringSoftware EngineerMadrid, Spain$154,331
PeterEngineeringPlatform EngineerGlobal$167,508
ArekEngineeringSoftware EngineerWarsaw, Poland$164,088
MwEngineeringSoftware EngineerCape Town, South Africa$138,324
DaisyEngineeringSoftware EngineerCairns, Australia$131,988
AbeebEngineeringSoftware EngineerLagos, Nigeria$131,988
JacobEngineeringSoftware EngineerNashville, TN, USA$147,827
EstherEngineeringSoftware EngineerMadrid, Spain$131,988
RafEngineeringEngineering ManagerPoznan, Poland$171,964
KaterynaEngineeringEngineering ManagerTallinn, Estonia$171,964
MartínEngineeringSoftware EngineerBarcelona, Spain$147,827
DavidEngineeringDesign EngineerBend, OR, USA$154,331
JakubEngineeringSoftware EngineerPoznan, Poland$147,827
Joe DEngineeringSoftware EngineerMiami, FL, USA$182,320
DiegoProductProduct ManagerBarcelona, Spain$176,220
AmandaProductProduct ManagerAmsterdam, Netherlands$197,366
NathanProductProduct ManagerLehi, UT, USA$168,732
BrandonProductProduct ManagerWorcester, MA$197,366
Daniel PDesignProduct DesignerValletta, Malta$140,054
SofiaDesignProduct DesignerBarcelona, Spain$155,460
IsmailDesignProduct DesignerCasablanca, Morocco$140,054
MartinDesignDesign ManagerBerkeley, CA, USA$204,295
KateDesignMarketing UX DesignerVictoria, Canada$113,254
AlicjaDesignProduct DesignerBarcelona, Spain$146,216
JulianDataData ScientistLouisville, KY, USA$185,505
AdamAdvocacyEscalations ManagerWesley Chapel, FL, USA$146,224
Daniel SAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateBonners Ferry, ID, USA$102,270
DannyAdvocacyTechnical AdvocateManchester, UK$132,724
DarcyAdvocacyCustomer Advocate ManagerDenver, CO, USA$128,969
Dave CAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateLondon, UK$120,330
HannahAdvocacyCustomer Advocacy OperationsBrighton, UK$168,928
JessAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateKalispell, MT, USA$76,703
JuliaAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateLos Angeles, CA, USA$123,634
JulietAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateLondon, UK$128,634
KarinnaAdvocacyTechnical AdvocateTustin, CA, USA$112,390
KellyAdvocacyCustomer AdvocatePhiladelphia, PA, USA$116,770
NateAdvocacyCustomer AdvocatePortland, OR, USA$106,770
OctaAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateNomad$112,270
RossAdvocacyCustomer Advocate ManagerLouisville, KY, USA$123,520
MelAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam$92,043
CherylAdvocacyTechnical AdvocateGlobal$91,205
LexiAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateBrooklyn, NY, USA$102,270
BenAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateNakhon Ratchasima, Thailand$85,225
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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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