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Penumbra Salary

Penumbra Salary

Penumbra pays a median base salary of $159K ($120K–$200K) across 50 public job postings (2025–2026). US DOL certified wage filings (FY2025): $149K median (▲ +11% since 2019).

💰 $123K–$200K salary range

Median: $160K  ·  Based on 47 public Penumbra job postings  ·  Updated June 9, 2026


This Penumbra 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.

📊 Salary breakdown

Penumbra · base salary benchmark · updated June 10, 2026
$159K
Median base
$120K–$200K
Typical range
48
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate (19 postings cite equity)
Salary by department
Information Technology
$200K (9)
General Administration
$181K (4)
Sales & Customer Support
$175K (10)
Marketing
$130K (5)
Engineering
$127K (14)
Procurement
$120K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Tableau $166K

Highest-paying open roles at Penumbra

Penumbra salary by department

  • Information Technology: $200K median (9 roles)
  • General Administration: $181K median (4 roles)
  • Sales & Customer Support: $175K median (10 roles)
  • Marketing: $130K median (5 roles)
  • Engineering: $127K median (14 roles)
  • Procurement: $120K median (3 roles)

Penumbra salary by seniority

  • Mid: $120K median (21)
  • Senior: $175K median (9)
  • Manager: $207K median (12)

Penumbra salary by location

  • Remote: $170K median (9 roles)

Remote work at Penumbra

28% of Penumbra's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $170K median vs $194K onsite.

What Penumbra looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Azure (2) · Python (2) · AWS (1).

Benefits & perks at Penumbra

Commonly listed: dental (6) · 401k (6) · life-ins (6) · parental (6).

About Penumbra

Penumbra is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2004 · HQ Alameda, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Penumbra

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 30 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and Associate's are most common.

Base salary vs. total compensation

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; 38% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Penumbra total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Penumbra hiring activity

Penumbra has 48 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 50 public job postings with disclosed pay. 32 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (50 in the last 90).

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Government wage data

For corroboration, U.S. Department of Labor certified wage filings (FY2025) for Penumbra show a median of $149K, ranging $125K–$170K, across 72 filings. Reported separately from — never blended with — the job-posting median above.

Common questions

What does Penumbra pay?
The median base salary is $159K, with a typical range of $120K–$200K, based on 50 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Penumbra?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director of Manufacturing, Data Systems, at $160K–$280K base.

Which team pays the most at Penumbra?
The Information Technology team, at a $200K 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

USD base salary aggregated from 50 public Penumbra 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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