Chainguard salaries, 30 Oct 2026
How much Chainguard pays its sales hires
Only 20 of Chainguard's 42 openings post pay, not enough to call any band typical for Chainguard. Our researched figure is Stated per posting (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026).
Chainguard pay by sales role
One row per sales role Chainguard is hiring for, set beside what that role posts at every other company here, so a strong number stands out from an ordinary one. Typical means from the 25th percentile of the midpoints of posted ranges (each counted as yearly pay, a rate per hour at 2,080 hours) to the 90th percentile of their top ends. Click a figure for the openings behind it.
| Sales role | Openings | Pay posted | All companies | Top posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales engineering | 12 | $153k–$275k/yr | Too few to band | $275k/yr |
| AE | 10 | $125k–$350k/yr2 of 10 post pay | Too few to band | $350k/yr |
| Customer success | 7 | $125k–$188k/yr | Too few to band | $200k/yr |
| SDR & BDR | 6 | $100k/yr | Too few to band | $100k/yr |
| Partner sales | 3 | $146k–$170k/yr | $163k–$328k/yr528 openings | $170k/yr |
| Sales leadership | 3 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
| RevOps | 1 | $110k–$130k/yr1 salary | $136k–$285k/yr566 openings | $130k/yr |
Top-paying sales seats at Chainguard today
All Chainguard openings, sorted by pay- $350,000/yr OTE
Senior Enterprise Sales Engineer - Central (shows the role here)
Sales engineering · Remote· 2mo agoDetails
$225,000–$275,000/yr OTESenior Enterprise Sales Engineer - Bay Area (shows the role here)
Sales engineering · Remote· 2mo agoDetails
$225,000–$275,000/yr OTE- $200,000–$235,000/yr OTE
Staff Customer Success Manager, Majors (Financial Services) (shows the role here)
Customer success · Remote· 3mo agoDetails
$200,000/yr- $145,000–$170,000/yr
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How Chainguard structures pay
Remote employment at base salary plus variable pay toward the posted OTE; several roles require living in a named metro area.
Chainguard pay from our research
Our researched figure (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026) is Stated per posting. Some US postings show an OTE range and a base range (a New York commercial sales engineer at $157,000 to $185,000 OTE on a $110,000 to $130,000 base, a Detroit enterprise sales engineer at $200,000 to $235,000 OTE), but most of its sales postings, the BDR and international roles among them, carry no figure. How we research employer pay.
Questions about pay at Chainguard
What does Chainguard pay its salespeople?
Only 20 of Chainguard's 42 openings post pay, not enough to call any band typical for Chainguard. Our researched figure is Stated per posting (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026).
Which Chainguard sales opening pays the most?
On 30 Oct 2026 it is Public Sector Account Executive - Civilian, posted at $350k/yr (the posting reads "$350,000 per year OTE"). Chainguard's openings sorted by pay.
How is sales comp structured at Chainguard?
Remote employment at base salary plus variable pay toward the posted OTE; several roles require living in a named metro area.