Chainguard salary data
Chainguard publishes pay ranges on 36 of its open roles. These are the company's own published figures, not estimates or crowd-sourced guesses.
Last checked 19 August 2026
$171k
Median midpoint
$85k
Lowest published
$275k
Highest published
36
Roles with pay
Pay by role at Chainguard
| Role | Openings | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 12 | $121k | $258k |
| Manager | 5 | $128k | $205k |
| Account Executive | 4 | $85k | $125k |
| Security Engineer | 4 | $105k | $231k |
| Solutions Engineer | 3 | $157k | $275k |
| Marketing Manager | 2 | $111k | $130k |
Where this comes from. Every figure is taken from Chainguard's own job board and recorded each day. When a range changes, we keep both the old number and the new one — which is how you can see pay moving rather than just where it stands today.
Roles with published pay
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Manager, Commissions | United States - Remote | Finance | $174k – $205k |
| Senior Manager, Commissions | United States - Remote | Finance | $174k – $205k |
| Staff Software Engineer (Customer Platform) | United States - Remote | R&D Engineering | $205k – $231k |
| Staff Vulnerability Management Engineer | United States - Remote | Product Security | $170k – $231k |
| Principal Software Engineer (Libraries Platform) | United States - Remote | R&D Engineering | $229k – $258k |
| IP/Product Counsel | United States - Remote | Legal | $200k – $225k |
| Enterprise Sales Engineer - Central | United States - Remote | Sales Engineering | $200k – $225k |
| Staff Product Security Engineer | United States - Remote | Product Security | $170k – $231k |
| Senior Product Manager, Malware Detection | United States - Remote | Product Management | $205k – $231k |
| Senior Technical Recruiter | United States - Remote | Talent | $145k – $165k |
| Senior Enterprise Sales Engineer - Bay Area | United States - Remote | Sales Engineering | $225k – $275k |
| Commercial Sales Engineer | United States - Remote | Sales Engineering | $157k – $186k |
| Senior Data Governance and Tooling Manager | United States - Remote | GTM Strategy & Ops | $174k – $205k |
| Executive Communications and Content Manager | United States - Remote | Corporate Marketing | $128k – $161k |
| Staff Software Engineer (AI CICD) | Europe - Remote; United Kingdom - Remote; United States - Remote | R&D Engineering | $205k – $231k |
| Senior Software Engineer (AI CICD) | Europe - Remote; United Kingdom - Remote; United States - Remote | R&D Engineering | $157k – $184k |
| Staff Software Engineer (AI CICD) | Europe - Remote; United Kingdom - Remote; United States - Remote | R&D Engineering | $205k – $231k |
| Senior Security Engineer (Cloud) | United States - Remote | Information Security | $130k – $160k |
| Security Engineer | United States - Remote | Information Security | $105k – $123k |
| Software Engineer (Libraries Platform) | United States - Remote | R&D Engineering | $121k – $142k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Developer Platform | United States - Remote | R&D Engineering | $157k – $184k |
| SMB Account Executive - Central | United States - Remote | Sales | $85k – $85k |
| Staff Software Engineer (Repositories) | Canada - Remote | R&D Engineering | $170k – $231k |
| Staff Software Engineer (Repositories) | United States - Remote | R&D Engineering | $170k – $231k |
| Corporate Account Executive - Southeast | United States - Remote | Sales | $125k – $125k |
| Corporate Account Executive - Central | United States - Remote | Sales | $125k – $125k |
| Lead Counsel, Commercial | United States - Remote | Legal | $221k – $260k |
| Field Marketing Manager - NY Metro | United States - Remote | Demand Generation | $111k – $130k |
| Customer Support Manager | United States - Remote | Customer Support | $140k – $165k |
| Corporate Account Executive - Mid-Atlantic | United States - Remote | Sales | $125k – $125k |
| Senior Product Security Engineer | United States - Remote | Product Security | $157k – $184k |
| Staff Software Engineer (Guarded Containers) | United States - Remote | R&D Engineering | $205k – $231k |
| Senior Software Engineer (Customer Platform) | United States - Remote | R&D Engineering | $157k – $184k |
| Senior Software Engineer (Containers) | United States - Remote | R&D Engineering | $157k – $184k |
| Field Marketing Manager - Northeast | United States - Remote | Demand Generation | $111k – $130k |
| Payroll Analyst, Global Payroll | United States - Remote | Finance | $106k – $125k |
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