Darktrace salaries, 1 Nov 2026
How much Darktrace pays its sales hires
Only 5 of Darktrace's 28 openings post pay, not enough to call any band typical for Darktrace. Our researched figure is Stated per posting (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026).
Darktrace pay by sales role
One row per sales role Darktrace 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | 11 | $200k–$260k/yr2 of 11 post pay | Too few to band | $260k/yr |
| Sales engineering | 10 | $230k/yr1 of 10 post pay | Too few to band | $230k/yr |
| SDR & BDR | 3 | $85k–$90k/yr1 of 3 post pay | Too few to band | $90k/yr |
| Account management | 1 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
| Partner sales | 1 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
| RevOps | 1 | $125k–$135k/yr1 salary | Too few to band | $135k/yr |
| Sales leadership | 1 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
Top-paying sales seats at Darktrace today
All Darktrace openings, sorted by pay- $220,000–$260,000/yr
- $200,000–$240,000/yr
Solutions Engineer, Acquisition (shows the role here)
Sales engineering · Denver Office, United States· 2w agoDetails
$230,000/yr- $125,000–$135,000/yr
- $85,000–$90,000/yr OTE
Senior Solutions Engineer - Enterprise Accounts (shows the role here)
Sales engineering · Munich Office· 2d agoDetails
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How Darktrace structures pay
Account executives earn on an OTC plan split evenly between base and commission, with commission uncapped per the London posting, and a UK posting lists life insurance at four times base salary and a salary sacrifice pension.
Darktrace pay from our research
Our researched figure (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026) is Stated per posting. Only US postings carry a figure, and for account executives Darktrace quotes OTC (on-target compensation) split 50/50 between base and variable: $200,000 to $240,000 for the Denver acquisition AE and $220,000 to $260,000 for the New England AE. The Phoenix SDR pool shows an OTE of $85,000 to $90,000 and the remote Global SDR revenue operations manager $125,000 to $135,000. The US solutions engineer postings sampled give no number, nor do any in Europe, Japan, Australia, Mexico or Saudi Arabia, though the London expansion AE promises uncapped commission. How we research employer pay.
Questions about pay at Darktrace
What does Darktrace pay its salespeople?
Only 5 of Darktrace's 28 openings post pay, not enough to call any band typical for Darktrace. Our researched figure is Stated per posting (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026).
Which Darktrace sales opening pays the most?
On 1 Nov 2026 it is Account Executive - New England, posted at $240k/yr (the posting reads "$220,000-$260,000 per year"). Darktrace's openings sorted by pay.
How is sales comp structured at Darktrace?
Account executives earn on an OTC plan split evenly between base and commission, with commission uncapped per the London posting, and a UK posting lists life insurance at four times base salary and a salary sacrifice pension.