Pure Storage Salary

💰 $173K–$233K salary range

Median: $196K  ·  Based on 146 public Pure Storage job postings  ·  Updated September 8, 2026

This Pure Storage 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

Highest-paying open roles at Pure Storage

• Director, Product Security — $255K–$408K · IT
• Director, Strategy & Corporate Development — $232K–$371K · Growth & Strategy
• Director, GTM Operations & Programs (Emerging Businesses) — $163K–$371K · Growth & Strategy
• Business Development Director, AI Ecosystems & Technology Partnerships — $163K–$371K · Growth & Strategy
• Software Engineer — $149K–$359K · Engineering
• Senior System Software Manager — $217K–$359K · Engineering
• Principal Hardware Engineer — $217K–$359K · Engineering
• Sr. SSD Firmware Architect — $217K–$359K · Engineering
• Director, North America Field Alliances — $198K–$351K · Growth & Strategy
• Senior Director, Partner Technical Managers - Americas — $220K–$351K · Sales

Pure Storage salary by department

• growth & strategy: $267K median · $371K top base — Director, Strategy & Corporate Development (view JD) (7 roles)
• product management: $226K median · $299K top base — Principal Technical Product Manager, Hyperscale Line of Business (view JD) (8 roles)
• engineering: $225K median · $359K top base — Software Engineer (view JD) (30 roles)
• supply chain operations: $192K median · $273K top base — Storage Server & Engineering, Senior Technical Program Manager (view JD) (14 roles)
• sales: $185K median · $351K top base — Senior Director, Partner Technical Managers - Americas (view JD) (31 roles)
• finance: $182K median · $338K top base — CX Finance Director (view JD) (22 roles)
• it: $180K median · $408K top base — Director, Product Security (view JD) (20 roles)
• services & support: $169K median · $252K top base — Senior Customer Success Manager, Portworx (view JD) (7 roles)

Pure Storage salary by seniority

• Mid: $171K median · $258K top base — Consulting Pre-Sales Systems Engineer, Service Provider (view JD) (36)
• Senior: $225K median · $359K top base — Software Engineer (view JD) (53)
• Staff: $248K median · $359K top base — Principal Hardware Engineer (view JD) (7)

Pure Storage salary — lead & management

• Lead: $173K median · $270K top base — Technical Lead, Build and Release Infrastructure, Production Engineering (view JD) (7)
• Manager: $192K median · $326K top base — Software Engineering Manager, Hyperscale Line of Business (view JD) (29)
• Director: $275K median · $408K top base — Director, Product Security (view JD) (13)

Pure Storage salary by location

• Remote: $185K median · $371K top base — Director, GTM Operations & Programs (Emerging Businesses) (view JD) (30 roles)
• Chicago: $219K median · $351K top base — Director, North America Field Alliances (view JD) (5 roles)
• New York: $210K median · $338K top base — Director, Finance - Global Partner Organization (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Pure Storage

21% of Pure Storage's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $185K median vs $211K onsite.

What Pure Storage looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (26) · AWS (20) · Azure (16) · Supply Chain (16) · CI/CD (14) · SQL (12) · Product Roadmap (11) · Kubernetes (11) · GCP (10) · Forecasting (10).

About Pure Storage

Pure Storage is Public stage · 5,001–10,000 employees · founded 2009 · HQ Santa Clara, CA. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Pure Storage

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 7 that do, Bachelor's and Master's are 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; 97% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Pure Storage total compensation signals

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

Pure Storage hiring activity

Pure Storage has 146 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 146 public job postings with disclosed pay. 99 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (118 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 22 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Pure Storage pay?
The median pay is $196K, with a typical range of $173K–$233K, based on 146 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Pure Storage?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director, Product Security, at $255K–$408K base.

Which team pays the most at Pure Storage?
The growth & strategy team, at a $267K 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 146 public Pure Storage 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 8, 2026.

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