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CTO salary guide

Salary data for CTO roles paying $300k+ or more, taken from the pay ranges employers publish in their own job listings.
Updated · 312 live $300k+ listings

Key Takeaways

  • The median advertised CTO salary in our $300k+ listings is $310,000 a year (USD, 312 live listings).
  • The middle half of those listings pays $276,000 to $358,000; individual listings range from $150,000 to $675,000.
  • NVIDIA (21), Brex (14) and Visa (14) have the most open $300k+ CTO listings.
  • These figures cover only listings that publish a salary of $300k+ or more, so they sit above pay for CTO roles overall.
Median base salary
$310,000/yr
Median of listing midpoints, USD listings only.
Middle half of listings
$276,000 to $358,000/yr
25th to 75th percentile.
Listings counted
312
Live USD listings paying $300k+.
Countries with data
2
Countries with at least 5 listings.

How much does a CTO make?

A CTO makes a median of $310,000 a year in our $300k+ listings. Each listing counts once, at the midpoint of its pay range.
CTO annual pay in USD, $300k+ listings
MeasureAnnual pay (USD)
25th percentile$276,000
Median$310,000
75th percentile$358,000
Lowest listing$150,000
Highest listing$675,000
Listings counted312

Which companies are hiring for CTO roles at $300k+?

Companies with at least 2 open $300k+ CTO listings, ordered by number of listings.
Companies with the most open CTO listings
CompanyOpen listingsMedian pay
NVIDIA21$372,000
Brex14$356,000
Visa14$287,000
Databricks13$281,000
Garner Health10$374,000
Sierra10$320,000
Shield AI10$265,000
Okta9$327,000

How does CTO pay compare across countries?

Each country is shown in its own currency, so the rows are not comparable with each other. Countries with fewer than 5 listings are left out.
CTO annual pay by country, in each country's currency
CountryCurrencyListingsMedian payMiddle half
United StatesUSD285$311,000$275,000 to $358,000
CanadaUSD5$425,000$307,000 to $618,000

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NVIDIA logo
$232k - $357kUS, USA
Micron logo
$203k - $356kSan Jose, USA
Kong logo
$192k - $356kUSA
Duolingo logo
$237k - $355kNew York, USA
Duolingo logo
$237k - $355kNew York, USA
Affirm logo
$285k - $355kUSA
Okta logo
$258k - $355kUSA
Wells Fargo Bank logo
$215k - $355kMc Lean, USA
Waymo logo
$285k - $352kMountain View, USA
Ramp logo
$200k - $352kNew York, USA
Temporal logo
$214k - $352kUSA
Axon logo
$220k - $352kSeattle, USA
Visa logo
$219k - $351kUS - Foster City, USA
Visa logo
$219k - $351kUS - Foster City, USA
Anthropic logo
$320k - $350kUSA
Apptronik logo
$315k - $350kMountain View, USA
Picarro, Inc logo
$300k - $350kSanta Clara, USA
AWIN logo
$290k - $350kChicago, USA
Superhuman logo

Director, Strategic Finance

Superhuman · 9d ago

$266k - $350kUSA
Verkada logo
$250k - $350kSan Mateo, USA
Databricks logo
$249k - $350kBellevue, USA
Temporal logo
$240k - $350kUSA
CrowdStrike logo
$235k - $350kUSA - Sunnyvale, USA
Poke House logo
$200k - $350kUSA
GitLab logo
$230k - $346kCanada
Sierra logo
$300k - $345kUSA
Anduril Industries logo

Senior Finance Director, AD&S

Anduril Industries · 1mo ago

$260k - $345kCosta Mesa, USA
Anduril Industries logo
$260k - $345kUSA
Anduril Industries logo

Senior Director of Finance, Consolidations

Anduril Industries · 2mo ago

$260k - $345kCosta Mesa, USA
Cloudflare logo
$273k - $341kUSA
Harvey logo

Head of SMB Sales, AMER

Harvey · 1mo ago

$340k+USA
Shield AI logo
$220k - $340kDallas, USA
NVIDIA logo
$216k - $339kUS, USA
Intel logo
$172k - $338kUS, USA
Cisco logo
$267k - $338kAustin, USA
Roblox logo
$288k - $336kSan Mateo, USA
Vanta logo
$286k - $336kUSA
Anduril Industries logo

Head of Manufacturing Test Engineering

Anduril Industries · 5mo ago

$254k - $336kCosta Mesa, USA
1X logo
$320k - $335kSan Carlos, USA
Hadrian logo

Director, Compliance

Hadrian · 11d ago

C$279k - C$335kLos Angeles, Canada
Twilio logo
$268k - $335kUSA
Adobe logo
$244k - $335kSan Jose, USA
Visa logo
$208k - $333kUS - San Francisco, USA
Databricks logo

Director, Technical Marketing

Databricks · 1mo ago

$240k - $330kSan Francisco, USA
Temporal logo
$209k - $330kUSA
Mastercard logo
$200k - $330kO'Fallon, USA
Zoom logo
$151k - $330kUSA

How is this CTO salary data calculated?

The figures are computed from live job listings, not from surveys.
  • Source: the salary ranges employers publish in their own job listings, collected from company career pages and applicant-tracking systems.
  • Method: each listing counts once, at the midpoint of its range. Headline figures use USD listings only, and the median is the middle value, not an average.
  • Coverage: only listings paying $300k+ or more are included, so the data does not describe all CTO pay. Listings that publish no salary are not counted.
  • Freshness: closed and stale listings are removed, and the figures are recalculated as the listings change.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a CTO make?

The median CTO salary in our $300k+ listings is $310,000 a year, based on 312 live USD listings. The middle half of listings pays $276,000 to $358,000. These figures cover only listings that publish a salary of $300k+ or more, so they sit above pay for CTO roles overall.

What is the salary range for a CTO?

Individual $300k+ CTO listings range from $150,000 to $675,000 a year. The 25th percentile of listing midpoints is $276,000 and the 75th percentile is $358,000.

Which companies are hiring for CTO roles at $300k+?

The companies with the most open $300k+ CTO listings are NVIDIA (21 listings, median $372,000), Brex (14 listings, median $356,000), Visa (14 listings, median $287,000), Databricks (13 listings, median $281,000) and Garner Health (10 listings, median $374,000).

Where does this CTO salary data come from?

The figures come from the salary ranges employers publish in their own job listings, collected from company career pages and applicant-tracking systems. Each listing counts once, at the midpoint of its range. Only USD listings go into the headline figures, and listings that are closed or stale are removed. The data was last refreshed on November 14, 2026.

Are remote and hybrid CTO jobs included?

Yes. Each listing is tagged remote, hybrid or on-site, and remote roles carry a region (US only, EMEA, APAC or global), so you can filter the live job list to the arrangement you want.