Proofpoint salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings by Proofpoint, Inc. in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$177,736
Middle 50%$161.6k–$204.9k
vs. all employers here−1%comparison median $178,705
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $122,623 and $283,815.
PercentileSalary
10th$145,779
25th$161,637
50th (median)$177,736
75th$204,893
90th$226,158

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $165k $200k FY2020: median $146,630 (44 filings) FY2021: median $145,725 (51 filings) FY2022: median $157,477 (52 filings) FY2023: median $167,149 (27 filings) FY2024: median $184,194 (28 filings) FY2025: median $181,374 (25 filings) FY2026: median $174,037 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 44 filings FY20 FY2021: 51 filings FY21 FY2022: 52 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 28 filings FY24 FY2025: 25 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 52
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$146,630$123,450$161,25044
FY2021$145,725$131,125$154,68351
FY2022$157,477$130,894$169,50352
FY2023$167,149$141,689$192,94127
FY2024$184,194$165,114$188,47828
FY2025$181,374$172,931$205,37025
FY2026$174,037$153,372$189,84612

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$181,37424
IT Managertoo few6
Data Scientisttoo few4

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in San Jose, CA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.