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Qualys Salary

Qualys pays a median of $170K ($138K–$203K) across 21 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $138K–$203K salary range

Median: $170K  ·  Based on 21 public Qualys job postings  ·  Updated November 9, 2026


This Qualys 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

Qualys · pay benchmark · updated November 9, 2026
$170K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$138K–$203K
Typical range
$250K view JD
Highest base · Senior Director, Product Management – Autonomous Remediation Platform (Autonomous RemOps)
21
Open roles
~8 yrs
Typical exp.
+7
14 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 81% of roles mention equity · rsu
Highest-paying skills
Qualys $195KAWS $180KGCP $180KAzure $180K

Highest-paying open roles at Qualys

Qualys salary by location

  • Remote: $125K median (3 roles)

Remote work at Qualys

43% of Qualys's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $125K median vs $278K onsite.

What Qualys looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Team Leadership (5) · Python (4) · AWS (4) · GCP (4) · Azure (4) · SQL (4) · CI/CD (2) · GAAP (1) · FP&A (1) · NetSuite (1).

About Qualys

Qualys is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 1999 · HQ Redwood City, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Qualys

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 16+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, Master'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; 81% of these postings reference equity (rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Qualys total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% include commission; on-target earnings run about $275K where stated (8 roles); common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Qualys hiring activity

Qualys has 21 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 21 public job postings with disclosed pay. 7 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (14 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 3 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Qualys pay?
The median pay is $170K, with a typical range of $138K–$203K, based on 21 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Qualys?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Account Director, at $250K–$300K base.

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 21 public Qualys 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 November 9, 2026.

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