Square salaries

Q: Is the pay good at Square?

Yes, the pay is good at Square. Compared to the industry average of $107,933 per year, the average annual salary at Square is $119,615, which is 10.82% higher.

Q: What is the starting pay at Square?

The starting pay at Square is $80,000 per year, or $38.46 per hour.

Q: How much does Square pay an hour?

Square pays $57.51 an hour, on average.

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Square salary estimate

$119,615yearly

$57.51 hourly rate

Entry-level salary

$80,000 yearly salary

Updated April 25, 2024

How much does Square pay?

The average Square salary in the United States is $119,615 per year. Square salaries range between $80,000 a year in the bottom 10th percentile to $177,000 in the top 90th percentile. Square pays $57.51 an hour on average. Geographic location also impacts Square salaries. Square employees in San Francisco, CA get paid the most.

Highest paying jobs at Square

The highest paying jobs at Square are engineering manager, lead developer, product manager, and data engineer. Engineering manager jobs at Square earn an average yearly salary of $174,428, Square lead developer jobs average $145,674, and Square product manager jobs average $139,389.

The lowest paying Square roles include bartender and waitress. Square bartender average salary is $29,372 per year. So while the average Square salary is $119,615 there is a big variation in pay depending on the role.

Highest paying jobs at Square

Rank	Job Title	Average Square Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Engineering Manager	$174,428	$83.86
2	Lead Developer	$145,674	$70.04
3	Product Manager	$139,389	$67.01
4	Data Engineer	$139,038	$66.85
5	Interactive Designer	$135,007	$64.91
6	Software Engineer	$131,940	$63.43
7	Application Software Developer	$129,996	$62.50
8	Data Scientist	$127,754	$61.42
9	Leader	$123,707	$59.47
10	Business Analyst	$122,318	$58.81
11	Certification Specialist	$120,071	$57.73
12	Accounting Clerk Lead	$118,037	$56.75
13	Product Analyst	$117,523	$56.50
14	Junior Copywriter	$101,940	$49.01
15	Account Executive	$101,656	$48.87
16	Graphic Designer	$74,747	$35.94
17	Dispute Resolution Specialist	$64,048	$30.79
18	Dispatcher	$43,904	$21.11
19	Customer Support Representative	$39,411	$18.95
20	Sales Associate	$38,621	$18.57

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Average Square salary by state

Square pays the highest salaries in Washington due to higher costs of living and competition in the state.

Rank	State	Average Square Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Washington	$135,737	$65.26
2	California	$135,027	$64.92
3	New York	$123,270	$59.26
4	Oregon	$116,578	$56.05
5	Pennsylvania	$108,309	$52.07
6	Arizona	$107,930	$51.89
7	Utah	$106,032	$50.98
8	North Carolina	$105,184	$50.57
9	Illinois	$104,927	$50.45
10	Michigan	$104,644	$50.31
11	Ohio	$103,322	$49.67
12	Texas	$102,507	$49.28
13	Georgia	$99,881	$48.02
14	Missouri	$96,719	$46.50
15	Florida	$95,500	$45.91

How much does Square pay by location?

The average Square salary varies by location. Square salaries are the highest in San Francisco, CA, at $137,772 per year. Square pays the second highest average salary in Seattle, WA, at $135,990 per year. It's important to factor in the cost of living when negotiating a salary or choosing a place to work.

Highest Paying Square Locations

Rank	Location	Average Square Salary	Hourly Rate
1	San Francisco, CA	$137,772	$66.24
2	Seattle, WA	$135,990	$65.38
3	New York, NY	$123,421	$59.34
4	Portland, OR	$116,575	$56.05
5	Wallington, NJ	$114,555	$55.07
6	Chicago, IL	$105,265	$50.61
7	Atlanta, GA	$99,917	$48.04

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Square salaries by department

Salaries at Square vary depending on the department you work in. Square salaries in the engineering department are the highest with an average salary of $133,227. Employees in the business development department at Square receive relatively high salaries as well, with an average salary of $130,537 per year. Departments that don't pay as well at Square include the hospitality/service and the customer service organizational functions, with employees earning average salaries of $35,784 and $44,204, respectively.

Average Square salary by department

Rank	Department	Average Square Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Engineering	$133,227	$64.05
2	Business Development	$130,537	$62.76
3	IT	$127,238	$61.17
4	Art/Design	$115,506	$55.53
5	Marketing	$110,879	$53.31
6	Finance	$104,215	$50.10
7	Plant/Manufacturing	$103,857	$49.93
8	Accounting	$96,086	$46.20
9	Sales	$86,468	$41.57
10	Customer Service	$44,205	$21.25
11	Hospitality/Service	$35,785	$17.20

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Best paying Square engineering salaries

Rank	Position	Average Square Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Engineering Manager	$174,428	$83.86
2	Engineering Technician Lead	$152,024	$73.09
3	Lead Developer	$145,674	$70.04
4	Data Engineer	$139,038	$66.85
5	Software Engineer	$131,940	$63.43
6	Application Software Developer	$129,996	$62.50
7	Data Scientist	$127,754	$61.42
8	Technical Project Manager	$120,854	$58.10

Best paying Square marketing salaries

Rank	Position	Average Square Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Product Manager	$139,389	$67.01
2	Product Marketing Manager	$132,074	$63.50
3	Communications Lead	$126,973	$61.04
4	Business Analyst	$122,318	$58.81
5	Business Intelligence Analyst	$105,395	$50.67
6	Copy Writer	$105,202	$50.58
7	Junior Copywriter	$101,940	$49.01
8	Campus Representative	$48,957	$23.54
9	Brand Representative	$37,625	$18.09
10	Marketing Internship	$34,873	$16.77

Best paying Square customer service salaries

Rank	Position	Average Square Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Support Associate	$78,681	$37.83
2	Dispute Resolution Analyst	$72,053	$34.64
3	Dispute Resolution Specialist	$64,048	$30.79
4	Customer Support Representative	$39,411	$18.95
5	Call Center Agent	$34,533	$16.60
6	Customer Service Representative	$33,864	$16.28

Square competitors’ average salaries

Average salaries at Square competitors, like Coinbase, Airbnb, and Zendesk, vary. Coinbase employees earn the highest salaries, with an average yearly salary of $152,724. The average salary at Airbnb is $145,035 per year, and the average salary at Zendesk is $135,723 per year.

Highest paying Square competitors

Rank	Company Name	Zippia Score	Average Salary
1	Coinbase	4.2	$152,724
2	Airbnb	4.6	$145,035
3	Zendesk	4.6	$135,723
4	DocuSign	4.4	$135,649
5	Twilio	4.5	$132,264
6	PayPal	4.8	$128,079
7	Cloudera	4.7	$126,690
8	Workday	4.8	$125,723
9	Palantir	4.7	$114,671
10	BlackLine	4.9	$113,991
11	Box	4.6	$108,057
12	Marketo	4.8	$107,362
13	Yelp	4.3	$107,334
14	Intuit	4.8	$106,118
15	Highmetric	4.2	$88,575
16	Other World Computing	4.2	$82,140
17	DOCUmation	3.5	$73,782
18	DIS	4.3	$65,534
19	VTech	4.4	$62,759
20	TCC	4.6	$46,451

Recently added Square salaries

Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Knowledge and Content Strategy Operations Lead	Ione, CA	12/11/2024	$148,700
Staff Learning Engineer-Expansion ML	New York, NY	12/04/2024	$198,000
Compliance Manager, Square Product	New York, NY	10/25/2024	$142,000
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Modeling), Underwriting and Credit	Snowflake, AZ	09/17/2024	$198,000
Software Engineering Manager, Identity Lifecycle	San Francisco, CA	09/17/2024	$207,900

What employees say about salary at Square

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Updated April 25, 2024

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