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Average Proofpoint staff engineer salary

$152,928yearly

$51.7 hourly rate

Entry-level Proofpoint staff engineer salary
$115,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Proofpoint pay staff engineers?

The average salary for Proofpoint staff engineers is $152,928 per year. Proofpoint staff engineer salaries range between $115,000 to $201,000 per year. Proofpoint staff engineers earn 42% more than the national average salary for staff engineers of $107,530.

Location impacts how much a staff engineer at Proofpoint can expect to make. Staff engineers at Proofpoint make the most in Sunnyvale, CA, Broomfield, CO, and Boston, MA.

How much does Proofpoint pay staff engineers by location?

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

Staff engineer Proofpoint salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Sunnyvale, CA$173,723$83.52
2Broomfield, CO$146,756$70.56
3Boston, MA$146,358$70.36
4Draper, UT$133,888$64.37
5Austin, TX$129,852$62.43
6Indianapolis, IN$109,505$52.65
7Pittsburgh, PA$106,263$51.09

Highest-paid Proofpoint staff engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Head Engineer$159,541$77-
2Senior Principal Engineer$158,998$76-
3Staff Design Engineer$158,567$76-
4Senior Staff Engineer$158,438$76-
5Development Engineer/Engineering Manager$156,079$75-
6Principal Engineer$155,895$75-
7Principal Design Engineer$155,841$75-
8Principal Systems Engineer$155,135$75-
9Lead Engineer$151,769$73-
10Principal Hardware Engineer$151,425$73-

Staff engineer salary at Proofpoint competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1VMware$175,666$841
2Zendesk$167,922$812
3Sophos$156,833$75-
4Epicor$153,534$74-
5Verisign$149,093$723
6Informatica$148,839$72-
7Citrix$144,944$70-
8Juniper Networks$142,262$68-
9Tripwire$139,272$67-
10Quest Software$138,186$66-
11Workday$136,320$6611
12McAfee$135,194$653
13Fortinet$134,256$6521
14SonicWall$133,680$64-
15Forescout$119,321$575
16Barracuda Networks$118,728$573
17FireEye$117,123$56-
18Datalink$109,530$53-
19Trend Micro$104,941$501
20Webroot$103,710$50-

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