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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$301,860
CaroPeople ExecChief of StaffPortland, OR, USA$240,280
ÅsaAdvocacy ExecVP Customer AdvocacySydney, Australia$235,103
JennaPeoplePeople Ops SpecialistGrand Rapids, MI, USA$131,815
JennyFinanceFinanceLouisville, KY, USA$237,287
KyleFinanceAccountantJacksonville, FL, USA$150,912
SuzanneFinanceOperations ManagerNashville, TN, USA$109,605
Mike EMarketingProduct Marketing ManagerSydney, Australia$151,286
HailleyMarketingContent & Communications ManagerNashville, TN, USA$184,369
SimonMarketingGrowth MarketingOttawa, Canada$203,004
TamiMarketingContent WriterLagos, Nigeria$130,216
KirstiMarketingContent WriterCape Town, South Africa$144,540
MaggieMarketingEmail Marketing ManagerBrooklyn, NY, USA$151,919
SabreenMarketingBrand and Community ManagerEverett, MA, USA$151,051
AdnanEngineeringSoftware EngineerGlobal$166,486
AndyEngineeringMobile EngineerSan Francisco, CA, USA$226,160
EricEngineeringPlatform EngineerTaipei, Taiwan$174,600
HamishEngineeringSoftware EngineerVancouver, Canada$163,372
JoeEngineeringMobile EngineerBrighton, UK$194,544
JoséEngineeringSoftware EngineerMadrid, Spain$173,700
Mike SEngineeringEngineering, Platform & TechnologyBarcelona, Spain$231,780
PhilEngineeringSoftware EngineerMontpellier, France$204,544
StevenEngineeringPlatform EngineerTaipei, Taiwan$193,508
EduardoEngineeringSoftware EngineerAlicante, Spain$163,372
MayaEngineeringSoftware EngineerBarcelona, Spain$163,372
DinosEngineeringSoftware EngineerGorredijk, Netherlands$173,700
DaceEngineeringSoftware EngineerNew York, NY, USA$155,245
MickEngineeringSoftware EngineerWexford, Ireland$156,427
CarlosEngineeringSoftware EngineerMadrid, Spain$173,700
PeterEngineeringPlatform EngineerGlobal$174,600
ArekEngineeringSoftware EngineerWarsaw, Poland$173,700
MwEngineeringSoftware EngineerCape Town, South Africa$156,486
DaisyEngineeringSoftware EngineerCairns, Australia$146,427
AbeebEngineeringSoftware EngineerLagos, Nigeria$146,427
JacobEngineeringSoftware EngineerNashville, TN, USA$163,372
EstherEngineeringSoftware EngineerMadrid, Spain$139,720
RafEngineeringEngineering ManagerPoznan, Poland$194,544
KaterynaEngineeringEngineering ManagerTallinn, Estonia$194,544
MartínEngineeringSoftware EngineerBarcelona, Spain$163,372
DavidEngineeringDesign EngineerBend, OR, USA$163,372
JakubEngineeringSoftware EngineerPoznan, Poland$156,486
Joe DEngineeringSoftware EngineerNomad$173,700
DiegoProductProduct ManagerBarcelona, Spain$181,680
AmandaProductProduct ManagerAmsterdam, Netherlands$203,482
NathanProductProduct ManagerLehi, UT, USA$170,877
BrandonProductProduct ManagerWorcester, MA$203,482
Daniel PDesignProduct DesignerValletta, Malta$156,769
SofiaDesignProduct DesignerBarcelona, Spain$174,681
IsmailDesignProduct DesignerCasablanca, Morocco$150,162
KateDesignMarketing UX DesignerEdinburgh, Scotland, UK$119,433
AlicjaDesignProduct DesignerPoznan, Poland$156,769
JulianDataData ScientistLouisville, KY, USA$198,280
AdamAdvocacyEscalations ManagerWesley Chapel, FL, USA$157,744
Daniel SAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateBonners Ferry, ID, USA$110,919
DannyAdvocacyTechnical AdvocateManchester, UK$143,103
DarcyAdvocacyCustomer Advocate ManagerDenver, CO, USA$139,030
Dave CAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateBrighton, UK$115,799
HannahAdvocacyCustomer Advocacy OperationsBrighton, UK$176,068
JessAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateMontana, USA$83,189
JuliaAdvocacyCustomer AdvocatePalm Springs, CA, USA$120,919
JulietAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateLondon, UK$138,666
KellyAdvocacyCustomer AdvocatePhiladelphia, PA, USA$133,120
NateAdvocacyCustomer AdvocatePortland, OR, USA$115,799
OctaAdvocacyCustomer AdvocateNomad$120,919
RossAdvocacyCustomer Advocate ManagerLouisville, KY, USA$133,120
MelAdvocacyCustomer 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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Careers

Open roles

There are currently no open roles.

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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