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Pinterest Headquarters & offices · San Francisco, California
Pinterest · San Francisco, California
A glowing “Knitting Stair” at the heart of the office, at least 20 weeks of paid parental leave worldwide, and the choice to work from anywhere in your country.
The Brannan Street offices, the benefits and the PinFlex way of working — then the pay. Every number from Pinterest's own filings, careers site and its architects' project pages.
- 20 weeksminimum paid parental leave, worldwide
- 30 daysa year working abroad (Global30)
- 1,797 → 5,265full-time employees, 2018 → 2025
- $311,466median employee pay, 2025
Sources: Form 10-K 2025 and S-1 (2019) · Proxy statement 2026 · pinterestcareers.com (Benefits, PinFlex)
Companies / United States / Internet & social media / Pinterest
THE HEADQUARTERS · BRANNAN STREET, SOMA
Offices built around a stair
Pinterest's San Francisco offices line Brannan Street in SoMa. In its 2016 headquarters — a four-storey former John Deere factory — IwamotoScott cut an atrium through all floors for the “Knitting Stair”, a perforated-steel stair that crosses itself and glows with daylight from above. Down the street, 505 Brannan (2017) is a six-storey LEED Platinum building with a public lobby, a café called The Point and a hanging switchback stair.
- ≈ 120,000 sq ft HQ (≈ 11,148 m²)
- Interiors: IwamotoScott + Brereton
- 505 Brannan: LEED Platinum
- 505 Brannan: 150,000 sq ft
- Public lobby café “The Point”
Facts: IwamotoScott project pages “Pinterest HQ” (2016) and “Pinterest HQ2” (2018) · Brereton “Pinterest 505 Brannan” · Heller Manus “505 Brannan” · Form 10-K 2025, Item 2.
Along Brannan Street, San Francisco
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 651 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 |
| 505 Brannan (HQ address in filings 2019–2022) | 505 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 |
Source: Form 10-K 2023–2025 and S-1 (2019), principal executive offices · Heller Manus “505 Brannan” · See them on the map ↓
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Item 2 · IwamotoScott, Brereton and Heller Manus project pages
Office tour videos
Benefits (global, with U.S. details)
At least 20 weeks of paid parental leave, globally.
A global paid company holiday closure at the end of the year, plus flexible vacation.
Reimbursed each quarter for career, fitness, hobbies or self-care.
Free access to Lyra and Calm.
Fertility benefits worldwide, plus extra support for NICU parents, adoptive parents and people experiencing miscarriage.
401(k) plan with company matching (U.S.).
Wifi, mobile and commuter subsidies for everyone; a home-office stipend for new hires.
Charitable donations matched by Pinterest.
Source: pinterestcareers.com (Benefits, PinFlex) · Form 10-K 2025, Employee health, safety and benefits · Proxy statement 2026
How Pinterest keeps people, in its own words
Since July 1, 2022, employees can work from a Pinterest office or another place in their country; teams meet in person when it matters.
With leadership approval, up to 30 days a year working outside your country of employment.
A dedicated personal learning and development budget for every employee, plus skills workshops.
A quarterly reimbursement for courses, fitness, hobbies or self-care.
Open to all employees; one group, Pinable, runs monthly peer-support hours and group meditations.
Employees also raised $1.8 million, including Pinterest's matching.
Source: pinterestcareers.com (PinFlex, Benefits, For You Fund) · Form 10-K 2025, Human capital · Proxy statement 2026, People
Who works here
full-time employees (Dec 31, 2025)
of employees work remotely (PinFlex)
of offices worldwide (≈ 56,113 m²)
incorporated as Cold Brew Labs
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · S-1 (2019)
Pay at Pinterest
A full-time employee in the United States. CEO Bill Ready earned 126.2 times this amount.
Source: Proxy statement, April 7, 2026
Source: Pinterest job postings 8213988, 8231071 and 7770918 (pinterestcareers.com, 2026). Base salary only; the roles are also eligible for equity.
Pinterest doesn't publish pay by age. Ranges by level, above, are the closest official numbers.
Office history: four blocks of Brannan Street
- 2008 Cold Brew Labs
The company was incorporated in Delaware in October 2008 as Cold Brew Labs Inc., co-founded by Ben Silbermann, who ran it as CEO until 2022.
Source: S-1, 2019 · Proxy statement 2026
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2016 A headquarters built around the Knitting Stair
IwamotoScott and Brereton turned a four-storey former John Deere factory in Central SoMa into the headquarters, cutting an atrium through every floor for a perforated-steel stair that crosses itself.
Source: IwamotoScott, “Pinterest HQ” (2016)
The 2016 headquarters · Photo: Bruce Damonte / IwamotoScott Architecture - 2017 505 Brannan — 150,000 sq ft, LEED Platinum
A new six-storey building down the street, built strong enough for a future tower on top, with a public lobby and The Point café. Its address became Pinterest's principal office in its 2019 IPO filing.
Source: Heller Manus “505 Brannan” · Brereton · S-1, 2019
505 Brannan Street · HaeB / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2019–20 A bigger building planned — then cancelled
In March 2019 Pinterest leased about 490,000 sq ft (≈ 45,522 m²) to be built near the campus. In August 2020 it paid $89.5 million to end the lease, avoiding about $440 million in future rent.
Source: Form 10-K 2019 and 2020
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2022 PinFlex
On July 1, 2022 Pinterest introduced PinFlex: employees may live and work anywhere in their country and meet in the office when it matters. A majority now work remotely.
Source: pinterestcareers.com, PinFlex · Form 10-K 2022 and 2025
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2023 651 Brannan Street, about 120,000 sq ft
The headquarters address moved to 651 Brannan Street, and the space Pinterest uses at its HQ fell from about 350,000 to about 120,000 sq ft.
Source: Form 10-K 2022 and 2023, cover and Item 2
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
| Annual report | HQ space (sq ft) | m² | As described |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-K 2019 | 457,000 | 42,457 | HQ and surrounding area, leased |
| 10-K 2020 | 339,000 | 31,494 | HQ and surrounding area |
| 10-K 2021 | 397,000 | 36,883 | HQ and surrounding area |
| 10-K 2022 | 350,000 | 32,516 | HQ, leased (excluding leases no longer used) |
| 10-K 2023 | 120,000 | 11,148 | HQ, leased (excluding leases no longer used) |
| 10-K 2025 | 120,000 | 11,148 | HQ, leased; 604,000 sq ft worldwide |
Map: how the headquarters moved
Pinterest has stayed on Brannan Street: its San Francisco addresses sit a few blocks apart in SoMa.
- 1 · 2017505 Brannan Street — New six-storey LEED Platinum building, 150,000 sq ft
- 2 · 2023651 Brannan Street — Headquarters today, about 120,000 sq ft
Addresses: Form 10-K, S-1 (2019), Heller Manus · Locations: OpenStreetMap
What Pinterest does
Pinterest is a visual search and discovery platform where people find ideas, save them to boards and shop products. It earns almost all its money from advertising; 619 million people used it each month at the end of 2025.
One operating segment; revenue reported by geography.
Where the money came from · revenue by geography (customer billing address), 2025
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Note 11 (Geographical information)
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
$0.30B → $4.22B
1,797 → 5,265
Calendar years. Revenue: S-1 (2016–2018) and Form 10-K (2019–2025). Employees: full-time, Dec 31, Form 10-K and S-1. Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
CEO and director. Previously ran commerce and payments at Google, and was CEO of Braintree.
Co-founder; CEO from 2008 and President from 2012 to June 2022. Now non-executive chair.
Co-founders include Ben Silbermann and Paul Sciarra.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · S-1 (2019)
Pinterest: questions people ask
Where is Pinterest's headquarters?
At 651 Brannan Street in San Francisco's SoMa district. Its earlier office was a few blocks away at 505 Brannan Street.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · S-1 (2019)
How big is Pinterest's headquarters?
About 120,000 sq ft (≈ 11,148 m²) of leased space in San Francisco, out of about 604,000 sq ft of offices worldwide at the end of 2025.
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Item 2
Who designed Pinterest's offices?
IwamotoScott Architecture, working with Brereton Architects, designed the interiors of the 2016 headquarters and of 505 Brannan. Heller Manus Architects designed the 505 Brannan building itself.
Source: IwamotoScott · Brereton · Heller Manus project pages
Can you visit Pinterest's office?
The ground-floor lobby of 505 Brannan was designed as a privately owned public open space, with a café called The Point run by Pinterest. Pinterest does not publish public tours.
Source: Brereton · IwamotoScott “Pinterest HQ2”
Does Pinterest allow remote work?
Yes. Under PinFlex, introduced on July 1, 2022, employees in roles that can be done anywhere may live and work anywhere in their country, and can spend up to 30 days a year abroad through Global30.
Source: pinterestcareers.com, PinFlex
How long is Pinterest's parental leave?
At least 20 weeks of paid parental leave, for employees everywhere.
Source: pinterestcareers.com, Benefits · Proxy statement 2026
What benefits does Pinterest offer?
A paid year-end company closure, flexible vacation, a quarterly For You Fund, free access to Lyra and Calm, fertility benefits worldwide, a 401(k) with company matching in the U.S., and donation matching.
Source: pinterestcareers.com · Form 10-K 2025
How much do Pinterest employees make?
The median employee's total compensation was $311,466 in 2025. Software engineer postings list base salaries from $123,696–$254,667 (Software Engineer II) to $245,402–$429,454 (Sr. Staff).
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · Pinterest job postings
How many people work at Pinterest?
5,265 full-time employees on December 31, 2025, up from 1,797 at the end of 2018.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · S-1 (2019)
Who is Pinterest's CEO?
Bill Ready, since 2022. Co-founder Ben Silbermann was CEO from 2008 to 2022 and is now non-executive chair.
Source: Proxy statement 2026
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