Proofpoint software engineer salary

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Average Proofpoint software engineer salary

$121,411yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Proofpoint software engineer salary

$91,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Proofpoint pay software engineers?

The average salary for Proofpoint software engineers is $121,411 per year. Proofpoint software engineer salaries range between $91,000 to $161,000 per year. Proofpoint software engineers earn 21% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Proofpoint can expect to make. Software engineers at Proofpoint make the most in Sunnyvale, CA, Draper, UT, and Broomfield, CO.

How much does Proofpoint pay software engineers by location?

Proofpoint pays software engineers the most in Sunnyvale, CA, Draper, UT, and Broomfield, CO. Additionally, cities like Austin and Boston also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Proofpoint.

Software engineer Proofpoint salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Sunnyvale, CA	$147,223	$70.78
2	Draper, UT	$111,893	$53.79
3	Broomfield, CO	$103,236	$49.63
4	Austin, TX	$95,935	$46.12
5	Boston, MA	$89,460	$43.01
6	Pittsburgh, PA	$81,071	$38.98
7	Indianapolis, IN	$75,638	$36.36

Highest-paid Proofpoint software engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Software Director	$193,227	$93	-
2	Chief Software Architect	$192,316	$92	-
3	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$185,807	$89	-
4	Vice President Of Software Engineering	$181,209	$87	-
5	Software Engineering Manager	$177,348	$85	-
6	Principal Software Engineer	$176,242	$85	-
7	Vice President, Software Development	$171,935	$83	-
8	Software Development Manager	$169,934	$82	-
9	Senior Software Architect	$162,758	$78	-
10	Principle Software Engineer	$159,940	$77	-

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Recent salaries for software engineers at proofpoint

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Software Engineer-Salesforce	Chandler, AZ	03/21/2025	$128,877
Software Engineer	Sunnyvale, CA	03/19/2025	$156,052
Software Engineer	Tempe, AZ	02/18/2025	$128,877
Software Engineer	Nashua, NH	02/12/2025	$117,811
Software Engineer	Sunnyvale, CA	01/24/2025	$145,779

Software engineer salary at Proofpoint competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Zendesk	$126,804	$61	6
2	Fortinet	$124,986	$60	98
3	VMware	$123,821	$60	1
4	Juniper Networks	$121,430	$58	-
5	Epicor	$120,769	$58	-
6	Workday	$119,473	$57	16
7	FireEye	$115,308	$55	-
8	Sophos	$114,484	$55	-
9	Citrix	$111,934	$54	-
10	Verisign	$111,411	$54	6
11	Forescout	$110,220	$53	9
12	Tripwire	$104,874	$50	-
13	Quest Software	$104,705	$50	-
14	McAfee	$103,645	$50	3
15	Informatica	$101,728	$49	2
16	SonicWall	$100,935	$49	-
17	Barracuda Networks	$97,398	$47	6
18	Webroot	$95,200	$46	-
19	Trend Micro	$89,871	$43	2
20	Datalink	$86,714	$42	-

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