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Elastic pays a median base salary of $227K ($170K–$253K) across 95 public job postings (2025–2026).
Median: $227K · Based on 94 public Elastic job postings · Updated June 9, 2026
This Elastic salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.
63% of Elastic's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.
Most-required skills across these postings: Elasticsearch (44) · JavaScript (3) · AWS (3) · GCP (3) · Azure (3) · Terraform (3) · Go (3) · Kubernetes (3) · Java (2) · PostgreSQL (2).
Elastic is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2012 · HQ Mountain View, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.
Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 10 that do, Bachelor's and PhD and Master's are most common.
The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 52% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.
Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 2% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.
Elastic has 52 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 95 public job postings with disclosed pay. 28 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (95 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 10 contract roles in the mix.
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What does Elastic pay?
The median base salary is $227K, with a typical range of $170K–$253K, based on 95 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.
What is the highest-paying job at Elastic?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Director of Product Management, Elasticsearch, at $474K base.
Which team pays the most at Elastic?
The Sales - AMER Strat team, at a $358K median.
Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.
USD base salary aggregated from 95 public Elastic 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 June 10, 2026.
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