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Lyft Salaries

Lyft's salary ranges from $46,765 in total compensation per year for a Sales at the low-end to $690,500 for a Data Scientist at the high-end. Levels.fyi collects anonymous and verified salaries from current and former employees of Lyft. Last updated: 12/5/2025

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Data Scientist
T3 $213K
T4 $242K
T5 $355K
T6 $458K
T7 $691K
Software Engineer
T3 $188K
T4 $241K
T5 $325K
T6 $476K
T7 $622K

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Data Engineer

Hybrid made me Depressed

Joined this company 2years ago to be Fully Remote, but since a few months ago I've been forced to go to the office 2 days a week since our CEO decided to get a Company-Owned Office where I live.. And I can't change the fact that since my job turned into a Hybrid position I got depressed as...

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Vesting Schedule

100%

YR 1

Stock Type
RSU

At Lyft, RSUs are subject to a 1-year vesting schedule:

  • 100% vests in the 1st-YR (25.00% quarterly)

Alternatively, Lyft has now begun issuing single year vesting schedules with no cliff. Candidates receive a grant for their first year vesting every 3 months, and upon yearly evaluation receive grants for subsequent years. The pros are protection from the stock price declining, the cons being that you may see limited upside from stock growth.

25%

YR 1

25%

YR 2

25%

YR 3

25%

YR 4

Stock Type
RSU

At Lyft, RSUs are subject to a 4-year vesting schedule:

  • 25% vests in the 1st-YR (25.00% annually)

  • 25% vests in the 2nd-YR (6.25% quarterly)

  • 25% vests in the 3rd-YR (6.25% quarterly)

  • 25% vests in the 4th-YR (6.25% quarterly)

Alternatively, Lyft has now begun issuing single year vesting schedules with no cliff. Candidates receive a grant for their first year vesting every 3 months, and upon yearly evaluation receive grants for subsequent years. The pros are protection from the stock price declining, the cons being that you may see limited upside from stock growth.

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FAQ

The highest paying role reported at Lyft is Data Scientist at the T7 level with a yearly total compensation of $690,500. This includes base salary as well as any potential stock compensation and bonuses.
The median yearly total compensation reported at Lyft is $241,474.

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