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Handshake Salaries

Handshake's salary ranges from $104,520 in total compensation per year for a Prompt Engineer at the lower end to $597,000 for a Solution Architect at the higher end. Levels.fyi collects anonymous and verified salaries from current and former employees of Handshake. Last updated: 9/23/2026

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Software Engineer
L3 $160K
L4 $174K
L5 $191K
L6 $218K
L7 $387K

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Software Engineering Manager
Median $270K
Data Scientist
Median $263K
Marketing Operations
Median $180K
Product Designer
Median $165K
Sales
Median $158K
Business Operations
$154K
Customer Service
$124K
Data Annotator
$145K
Go-To-Market Engineer
$389K
Human Resources
$114K
Marketing
$237K
Product Manager
$191K
Project Manager
$161K
Prompt Engineer
$105K
Recruiter
$189K
Cybersecurity Analyst
$255K
Solution Architect
$597K
Technical Writer
$176K
Total Rewards
$201K
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Vesting Schedule

25%

YR 1

25%

YR 2

25%

YR 3

25%

YR 4

At Handshake, Share/equity grants are subject to a 4-year vesting schedule:

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

  • 25% vests in the 2nd-YR (2.08% monthly)

  • 25% vests in the 3rd-YR (2.08% monthly)

  • 25% vests in the 4th-YR (2.08% monthly)

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Handshake Salaries FAQ (2026)

The highest paying role reported at Handshake is Solution Architect at the Common Range Average level with a yearly total compensation of $597,000. This includes base salary as well as any potential stock compensation and bonuses.
Across job families reported at Handshake, the median yearly total compensation is $184,525.
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