ABM Salary by Location

Click any metro area above for a detailed breakdown. All data sourced from job postings with disclosed compensation.

Geographic Comp Dynamics for ABM

Geography still matters for ABM pay, but less than it did three years ago, and not in the directions most candidates assume. Our data shows New York leads on volume with 36 disclosed roles at a $118K median, Seattle and DC tie New York on median pay despite far fewer postings, and San Francisco posts a $116K median that sits below where the city was in 2023. Los Angeles, despite carrying the second-largest role count (22) in our dataset, posts an $85K median, which is one of the most underpriced metros for ABM work right now. Austin's $80K median, on a small sample of 3 roles, is the cleanest read on what happens when a city's tech-employer mix tilts toward Series A and early B startups instead of late-stage and public companies. The fully-remote median ($110K) is now $10K above the onsite median ($100K), and the gap is widening because the remote-eligible roles being posted today are disproportionately senior. Junior and coordinator-level ABM postings have moved back to in-office in roughly 55% of cases. Cost-of-living adjustments are mostly dead at companies under 500 headcount. The 'we pay the same regardless of zip code' policy at Coinbase and GitLab has been quietly adopted by dozens of B2B SaaS employers since 2024, in part because tracking comp tiers by city was a recruiting headache nobody wanted to inherit. Employer location strategy now: most companies post the role with 'flexible' or '3 hub cities' even when they have a strong preference, because narrowing too early kills their candidate pool. The hiring city often gets decided in round 3 based on who's still in the funnel.

Regional Callouts

New York (36 roles, $118K median): the deepest market for ABM by a wide margin, with strong demand from financial services, ad tech, and enterprise SaaS. Salary range stretches to $154K on the high end, but the floor is also lower than candidates expect at $113K. San Francisco (15 roles, $116K median): pay has compressed against NYC. The premium is mostly gone for mid-level roles, though VP and Director ranges remain wider. Seattle (14 roles, $118K median): the tightest cluster of mid-to-senior roles in our dataset, with the highest top-end at $175K, reflecting Microsoft, Amazon, and the AWS partner ecosystem. Los Angeles (22 roles, $85K median): the highest-volume underpriced market. A lot of legal tech, media, and DTC-adjacent B2B postings sit in the $80K-$95K range here. Worth treating as a stepping stone or a remote-arbitrage target. Washington DC (7 roles, $118K median): GovTech, security, and enterprise SaaS are the demand drivers, and clearance-adjacent roles push the top end past $162K. Denver (6 roles, $90K median): smaller market, narrower band ($92K-$135K), often the secondary hub for companies headquartered elsewhere.