AI & data platforms · Managed vector database (Milvus)
Zilliz
About Zilliz
Zilliz, the company behind the open-source Milvus vector database, sells a fully managed service (now branded Vector Lakebase) that combines real-time vector search with lake-scale discovery across AWS, Google Cloud and Azure regions. Its US account executives in New York, Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area (Redwood City) are asked to focus on recurring consumption rather than contract value alone, and outside the US it is hiring an AE in Tokyo and a solutions architect for Southeast Asia in Singapore.
Typical pay, live
, SalesJobs.Now shows 5 open Zilliz sales roles; the postings mostly run from $140k to $180k a year, with $140k in the middle.
Zilliz sales openings
Board read 30 Oct 2026, 20:06 UTC- $100,000–$180000/yr
- $100,000–$180000/yr
- $100,000–$180000/yr
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Zilliz as an employer
Commercial company behind Milvus, the open-source vector database. Posted pay: $140k–$180k/yr, midpoint $140k/yr.
Hiring now, with pay read from the salaries its own postings state5 sales openings at Zilliz, as its own board showed them 30 Oct 2026.
Cash compensation plus long-term incentives including stock options, and a 401(k), per the benefits list on its postings.
New York, Seattle and Redwood City (SF Bay Area); Tokyo and Singapore.
Pay at Zilliz
From today's postings, 30 Oct 2026Midpoint $140k/yr across 3 openings with posted pay. Posted figures range from $100k/yr to $180k/yr.
Based on 3 distinct posted pay ranges, at this company, every range put on a yearly basis (a rate per hour × 2,080 hours). 2 of the 5 openings here list no pay.
| Sales role | Openings | Typical base | Top posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| AE | 4 | $140k–$180k/yr | $180k/yr |
| Sales engineering | 1 | No pay posted | None posted |
Best-paid Zilliz openings on the board
All 5 of its openings, sorted by pay- $100,000–$180000/yr
- $100,000–$180000/yr
- $100,000–$180000/yr
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, the yardstick behind every list on this site. How we source and grade each salary figure.
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Is Zilliz a good company to sell for?
Commercial company behind Milvus, the open-source vector database.
Is Zilliz still an active employer?
Yes. Commercial company behind Milvus, the open-source vector database. How its pay is structured: Cash compensation plus long-term incentives including stock options, and a 401(k), per the benefits list on its postings.
What does a sales job at Zilliz pay?
On Zilliz's board today, the 3 openings that post pay put the typical band at $140k–$180k/yr and the midpoint at $140k/yr. Posted figures range from $100k/yr up to $180k/yr.
Is selling for Zilliz worth it?
Posted pay at Zilliz: $140k–$180k/yr, midpoint $140k/yr. Selling AI and data products suits reps who can hold a technical buyer's attention through a proof of concept.
How is Zilliz's sales comp put together?
Cash compensation plus long-term incentives including stock options, and a 401(k), per the benefits list on its postings.
Where are Zilliz's sales roles based?
New York, Seattle and Redwood City (SF Bay Area); Tokyo and Singapore.
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