Partnership & Channel Salary Data
Compensation benchmarks from 653 real job postings. Updated weekly from active partnership and channel sales listings.
Salary by Seniority Level
Base salary ranges across 7 seniority levels, from entry-level partner coordinators to SVP of partnerships.
| Seniority | Postings | Median | Base Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | 56 | $80K | $89K - $125K |
| Mid | 351 | $108K | $112K - $161K |
| Senior | 108 | $135K | $144K - $206K |
| Director | 99 | $150K | $148K - $198K |
| Head of | 11 | $192K | $172K - $231K |
| VP | 25 | $180K | $185K - $267K |
Salary by Metro Area
Top-paying metro areas for partnerships professionals, ranked by median base salary.
| Metro | Postings | Median | Base Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 24 | $213K | $208K - $268K |
| Boston | 7 | $212K | $198K - $258K |
| Chicago | 12 | $143K | $138K - $191K |
| Los Angeles | 43 | $135K | $129K - $187K |
| Austin | 5 | $134K | $144K - $184K |
| Seattle | 9 | $130K | $124K - $178K |
| New York | 218 | $130K | $130K - $180K |
| Miami | 4 | $128K | $95K - $125K |
| Washington DC | 13 | $110K | $122K - $162K |
| Denver | 4 | $98K | $97K - $144K |
Highest-Paying Partnership Roles
Referral & Affiliate Partnership - Business Funding Broker
Prime Capital Group Llc
$25,000 - $500,000
Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Ecosystem
Anthropic
$405,000 - $485,000
Global Technology Partner Manager
Anthropic
$365,000 - $425,000
Head of Capital Partnerships
Sinclair Broadcast Group
$275,000 - $400,000
Vice President, Client Partnerships (Publisher Cloud)
Zeta Global
$250,000 - $400,000
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