Customer Success salary

55 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for customer success roles at mid level across the United States: 660 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $85,000 and $135,150, with a median of $107,713.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $75,000, mid-level $107,713, senior $139,020 and lead $197,500. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 163% more.

Location moves the number too. Of the 3 cities with at least 25 postings in USD at mid level, San Francisco has the highest median at $152,250 and New York the lowest at $110,000, a gap of roughly 38%.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 26 of the 55 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

55 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$63,000 – $90,750	$75,000	30
United States · country-wide	Mid	$85,000 – $135,150	$107,713	660
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$71,063 – CA$110,000	CA$87,794	86
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£43,441 – £89,700	£58,320	39
Germany · country-wide	Mid	€57,450 – €74,000	€65,000	17
Australia · country-wide	Mid	A$100,000 – A$134,188	A$115,000	8hint
Netherlands · country-wide	Mid	€49,610 – €65,350	€55,000	7hint
France · country-wide	Mid	€60,500 – €77,500	€69,000	6hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$117,500 – $160,000	$139,020	273
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$105,625 – CA$142,250	CA$128,200	26
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£65,375 – £89,750	£80,000	11
Australia · country-wide	Senior	A$140,000 – A$162,500	A$157,500	5hint
United States · country-wide	Lead	$170,425 – $235,000	$197,500	121
Canada · country-wide	Lead	CA$167,500 – CA$260,875	CA$182,500	7hint
Remote · United States	Entry	$73,500 – $86,200	$75,000	7hint
Remote · United States	Mid	$85,500 – $131,750	$105,000	225
Remote · Canada	Mid	CA$82,000 – CA$115,450	CA$100,000	23
Remote · United States	Senior	$125,475 – $160,000	$142,000	106
Remote · Canada	Senior	CA$74,875 – CA$140,338	CA$110,775	6hint
Remote · United States	Lead	$172,500 – $217,263	$190,912	38
Atlanta	Mid	$65,200 – $123,338	$91,250	12
Austin	Mid	$73,250 – $117,300	$94,037	20
Austin	Senior	$138,125 – $146,100	$140,500	8hint
Berlin	Mid	€59,625 – €65,000	€63,250	6hint
Boston	Mid	$90,000 – $153,688	$113,050	22
Boston	Senior	$131,650 – $145,000	$140,000	16
Boston	Lead	$175,000 – $235,000	$210,000	5hint
Chicago	Mid	$81,250 – $128,783	$110,000	34
Chicago	Senior	$140,500 – $183,250	$148,423	11
Chicago	Lead	$183,344 – $261,875	$241,050	6hint
Cincinnati	Mid	$120,000 – $132,500	$129,000	5hint
Denver	Mid	$75,000 – $113,114	$90,951	16
Denver	Senior	$143,460 – $180,000	$155,000	5hint
Denver	Lead	$155,000 – $226,125	$197,500	6hint
Houston	Mid	$103,500 – $124,400	$121,800	5hint
London	Mid	£55,830 – £113,750	£67,500	22
London	Senior	£58,750 – £91,000	£80,000	7hint
Los Angeles	Mid	$85,500 – $132,500	$90,000	9hint
Minneapolis	Senior	$103,900 – $142,500	$105,400	5hint
New York	Entry	$82,500 – $101,200	$91,000	7hint
New York	Mid	$93,263 – $145,000	$110,000	106
New York	Senior	$127,110 – $165,000	$137,500	41
New York	Lead	$181,250 – $222,500	$190,000	19
Portland	Mid	$82,613 – $108,215	$97,780	6hint
San Francisco	Mid	$120,000 – $195,000	$152,250	52
San Francisco	Senior	$145,688 – $183,625	$161,175	24
San Francisco	Lead	$226,500 – $275,000	$237,500	13
San Jose	Mid	$117,500 – $215,000	$135,000	5hint
Santa Clara	Senior	$126,420 – $156,350	$139,500	5hint
Spring	Mid	$118,600 – $149,275	$134,500	5hint
Toronto	Mid	CA$75,000 – CA$116,125	CA$101,250	38
Toronto	Senior	CA$106,250 – CA$138,900	CA$121,100	15
Vancouver	Mid	CA$79,875 – CA$93,250	CA$85,000	8hint
Washington	Mid	$87,500 – $149,463	$109,340	8hint
Washington	Senior	$142,175 – $183,750	$150,000	7hint

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

Every measured range

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