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Finance, Legal, & Compliance in Fintech Salaries

Live posted base-salary benchmarks for finance, legal, & compliance roles at fintech companies.

103 openings with posted pay · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Median base salary

$179k

Posted range midpoint

Typical range

$117k–$238k

25th to 75th percentile

Openings with pay

103

34% of 300 live openings

Companies disclosing

12

From their own postings

Annual base salary in USD. Equity and bonus excluded.

Highest-paying live openings

Sorted by posted range
1
Director, U.S. Public Policy

Whatnot · Washington, D.C. · Director

$285k–$335k
2
Director, Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting

Brex · San Francisco, CA · Director

$252k–$315k
3$252k–$315k
4$252k–$315k
5
Senior Manager, Deal Desk

Ramp · New York, NY · Manager

$240k–$300k
6
Senior Commercial Counsel

Column · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$210k–$300k
7
Senior Counsel, Strategic Partnerships

Column · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$210k–$300k
8
Tax, Strategy & Operations

Kalshi · New York, NY · Director

$200k–$300k
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Methodology

BuildList pulls salary ranges from company applicant tracking systems hourly. Nothing is self-reported or estimated.

Non-USD pay is converted to USD, and hourly, weekly, and monthly pay is annualized. Figures are medians and quartiles of each posting's range midpoint, weighted by currently open roles.

Base salary only. Equity and bonus are excluded. Groups with fewer than 30 salaried openings are withheld.

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