Startup Salaries in Commerce & Retail

Roles at commerce and retail startups typically pay USD 97.5k to 185k a year, with a median of USD 146k.

What startups in commerce and retail build

Startups here build the software behind shops and marketplaces, or sell products directly themselves. Demand moves with seasons and campaigns, and the figures are visible to everyone in the company. Roles cover engineering and operations, plus merchandising or supply work that software companies never need.

Who is hiring

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  • 967open roles
  • 112startups hiring
  • 39%remote

Pay and the market

Experience

Most roles are senior: 33% of those that state a level. 37% are junior or intern.

Based on 147 job postings that state a salary, out of 967 open roles at commerce and retail startups.

All locations, in USD

Median
$146K
USD per year
Average
$145K
USD per year
Minimum
$18K
USD per year
Maximum
$350K
USD per year
From the 147 commerce and retail postings in US dollars that state a salary.

Pay by country, in local currency

What commerce and retail roles pay in each country, each in its own currency and never converted. The count beside each country is how many postings the figures come from.

CountryMedianAvgMinMax
United States (119)$135K$147K$48K$350K
France (56)€81K€79K€19K€151K
Spain (29)€79K€79K€19K€139K
Netherlands (11)€37K€46K€5K€72K
United Kingdom (6)£43K£44K£28K£68K
Canada (5)$180K$176K$110K$225K

A country with fewer than 5 postings stating pay is left out.

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Questions people ask

How much do roles at commerce and retail startups pay?

Typically USD 97.5k to 185k a year, with a median of USD 146k. Startups that state a salary in the posting are the source.

Which startups are hiring the most commerce and retail roles?

Sunnyside* (63 open roles), Tailor (53) and Joko (51).

Where these figures come from

Only postings that state a salary are counted. Each currency is reported on its own, never pooled or converted, so the figure above covers postings written in US dollars and every country row stays in its own currency. Pay covers the whole mix of roles and experience levels at commerce and retail startups, not one job.

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