What jobs in the US pay, by role (posted salary ranges)
Among 951 US job postings that publish pay, product roles have the highest median at $165,000 and customer success the lowest at $50,000.
Data: Jobfinder AI's live index of 194,000 jobs from employer career sites, updated daily.
- Count
- 951 Live postings with published pay in the US
- Pay
- $50,000 Lowest median: Customer success
Median posted pay (midpoint of range, USD)
Median and middle-half pay from live postings in the US that publish a salary range.
Product and software engineering post the highest medians, at $165,000 and $162,000
In this snapshot of 951 US postings with published pay, product roles have a median of $165,000. Software engineering is close behind at $162,000. Both groups share the same 25th percentile of $134,000, so the lower half of their ranges looks very similar.
The top of the range is where they differ. The 75th percentile for product is $219,000, and for software engineering it is $207,000. Software engineering is also based on far more postings, 222 against 50 for product, so its figures rest on a broader set of employers.
The middle of the table is tightly grouped. Finance has a median of $118,000 and design $117,000. Data sits at $106,000 and marketing at $105,000. Sales follows at $98,000.
If you are choosing between adjacent fields, such as data and marketing, the medians alone will not separate them. The spread matters more. Data runs from $76,000 to $150,000 in its middle half, while marketing runs from $85,000 to $160,000.
Customer success has the lowest median at $50,000 but a wide upper range
Customer success has the lowest median in this data at $50,000, with a 25th percentile of $42,000. Those two figures sit close together, which suggests many postings in this group cluster at the lower end.
The 75th percentile tells a different story. It reaches $130,000, a level comparable to the upper range of sales at $133,000. A band this uneven usually means the group mixes very different kinds of postings, for example entry-level support roles alongside senior or management positions. This data does not show which, so treat the median as a picture of the typical posting rather than of every customer success job.
Design also has a wide band. Its middle half runs from $84,000 to $195,000. It is based on only 30 postings, the smallest sample here, so a handful of senior roles can move the upper figure noticeably.
For both groups, read the job title and seniority before comparing an offer with the median. The range is more useful than the single number.
Use the 25th to 75th percentile range as your benchmark when you apply
The middle-half range is a practical reference for anyone applying now. If a posting in your field sits below the 25th percentile shown here, it is at the low end of what US employers are advertising. If it sits above the 75th percentile, it is likely aimed at a more senior hire.
Sales is the largest group in this data, with 404 postings and a median of $98,000. If you work in sales, these figures draw on a wide pool of listings and are a reasonably steady reference point. The middle half runs from $75,000 to $133,000, and many sales postings may also involve commission that a posted base range does not capture.
When a salary question comes up in an interview, you can anchor your answer to these ranges and your own experience. A mid-level software engineer, for instance, might reasonably aim around the $162,000 median, while someone newer to the field might start nearer $134,000.
Always check the specific posting. Location within the US, seniority and company size all shape what a given employer offers.
These figures describe advertised pay on live postings, not what people are paid
This report is a single snapshot taken on November 7, 2026. It shows what employers advertised in postings that were live on that date. It does not show what new hires actually accepted, and it says nothing about how pay has moved over time.
Only postings that publish a salary range are included. Employers that do not list pay are left out, so the data may not represent every employer in each field.
Each posting is counted at the midpoint of its advertised range, converted to USD and rounded to the nearest $1,000. A posting listing a very wide range will be represented by one middle value, which can hide how much the role could actually pay.
Role groups and seniority are classified automatically from each posting's text, and the market is taken from the posting's location. Some postings may be grouped differently than a person would group them.
Smaller groups, such as design with 30 postings and marketing with 39, are more sensitive to individual listings than larger groups like sales or software engineering.
Every number in this report
| Role group | Postings with pay | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | 50 | $134,000 | $165,000 | $219,000 |
| Software engineering | 222 | $134,000 | $162,000 | $207,000 |
| Finance | 67 | $82,000 | $118,000 | $168,000 |
| Design | 30 | $84,000 | $117,000 | $195,000 |
| Data | 72 | $76,000 | $106,000 | $150,000 |
| Marketing | 39 | $85,000 | $105,000 | $160,000 |
| Sales | 404 | $75,000 | $98,000 | $133,000 |
| Customer success | 67 | $42,000 | $50,000 | $130,000 |
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Questions about this data.
Which jobs pay the most in the US right now?+
In Jobfinder AI's snapshot of 951 US postings with published pay, as of November 7, 2026, product roles have the highest median at $165,000. Software engineering follows at $162,000, then finance at $118,000 and design at $117,000. These are midpoints of advertised salary ranges, not confirmed pay for people hired into these roles.
What is the typical software engineer salary in the US?+
Across 222 US software engineering postings that publish pay, the median advertised salary is $162,000. The middle half of postings falls between $134,000 and $207,000. Each posting is counted at the midpoint of its range. Senior roles tend to sit toward the top of that band, so compare against your own experience level rather than the median alone.
How much do product managers make in the US?+
Product roles in this data have a median posted salary of $165,000, based on 50 US postings with published pay. The 25th percentile is $134,000 and the 75th percentile is $219,000. The group covers product roles classified automatically from posting text, so it may include product managers, product owners and related titles at different seniority levels.
What does customer success pay in the US?+
Customer success has the lowest median in this snapshot at $50,000, from 67 US postings with published pay. The 25th percentile is $42,000, but the 75th percentile reaches $130,000. That wide upper range means the group likely includes both entry-level and more senior postings, so check the seniority of each role before comparing it with the median.
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