The median customer success manager posting at a tech startup offers $160K base, with the middle half between $135K and $195K — from 88 live pay ranges at 48 companies.
| Level | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | 64 | $164K | $135K–$205K |
| Senior | 17 | $159K | $141K–$176K |
| Staff+ | 5 | $155K | $140K–$187K |
| City | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 25 | $153K | $135K–$195K |
| San Francisco | 23 | $190K | $154K–$213K |
| Chicago | 8 | $142K | $119K–$151K |
| Company | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motive | 2 | $256K | $210K–$301K |
| Anthropic | 7 | $233K | $233K–$276K |
| Vitalize | 2 | $231K | $214K–$248K |
| OpenAI | 3 | $205K | $205K–$205K |
| Sword Health | 2 | $183K | $179K–$186K |
| Opal | 2 | $178K | $169K–$186K |
| Handshake | 4 | $173K | $156K–$189K |
| Stripe | 2 | $173K | $151K–$195K |
| Cato Networks | 2 | $170K | $165K–$175K |
| Numeral | 2 | $166K | $152K–$181K |
| Shield AI | 2 | $160K | $150K–$170K |
| Harvey | 12 | $154K | $135K–$173K |
| Intercom | 3 | $148K | $148K–$157K |
| Ripple | 2 | $145K | $143K–$146K |
| Healthie | 2 | $143K | $136K–$149K |
| AVP, Customer Success - Enterprise and Strategic Accounts Motive |
$254K–$438K |
| Customer Success Manager, Public Sector (National Security) Anthropic |
$265K–$350K |
| Customer Success Manager, Top Accounts Anthropic |
$200K–$320K |
| Manager, Customer Success – Cyber Anthropic |
$265K–$320K |
| VP, Customer Success & Delivery Vitalize |
$250K–$280K |
| Customer Success Manager, Industries Anthropic |
$200K–$265K |
| Customer Success Manager, Beneficial Deployments - Life Sciences Anthropic |
$200K–$265K |
| Customer Success Manager, Commercial Anthropic |
$200K–$265K |
Figures are the midpoint of each pay range published in a job posting (US$, base salary as posted), across open roles at the startups we track, recalculated daily. Postings without a range, interns and contractors are excluded. Updated Oct 27, 2026.