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Corelight Salary

Corelight Salary

Corelight pays a median of $300K ($252K–$320K) across 10 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $252K–$320K salary range

Median: $300K  ·  Based on 10 public Corelight job postings  ·  Updated September 12, 2026


This Corelight salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Corelight · pay benchmark · updated September 12, 2026
$300K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$252K–$320K
Typical range
$378K view JD
Highest base · Sr. Director, Product Marketing
10
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+1
9 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 90% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
sales
$300K · $340K top (7)
Highest-paying skills
Crowdstrike $300K

Highest-paying open roles at Corelight

Corelight salary by department

  • sales: $300K median · $340K top base — Strategic Account Executive - NA WEST (view JD) (7 roles)

What Corelight looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: MEDDPICC (2) · TypeScript (1) · React (1) · GraphQL (1).

About Corelight

Corelight is Series E stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2016 · HQ San Francisco, CA. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Corelight

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 6 that do, Bachelor's is most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 90% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Corelight total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus; 100% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Corelight hiring activity

Corelight has 10 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 10 public job postings with disclosed pay. 1 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (9 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 1 contract role in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Corelight pay?
The median pay is $300K, with a typical range of $252K–$320K, based on 10 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Corelight?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Sr. Director, Product Marketing, at $272K–$378K base.

Which team pays the most at Corelight?
The sales team, at a $300K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 10 public Corelight job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed September 12, 2026.

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