Elastic salaries

Elastic is a Dutch-American software company that provides a platform for enterprise search, observability, and cybersecurity.

39 posted ranges · median $172k · H-1B median $236k (10 filings)

Job board

By title

Median of posted rangesMiddle halfH-1B median

Software Engineer$172kGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.H-1B $259k Solutions Engineer$139kThe technical half of a sale: demos, proofs of concept and integration help.Research Engineer$172kWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.H-1B $118k Data Engineer$146kBuilds the pipelines, warehouses and platforms that move and store data.Developer Advocate$146kRepresents developers to a company and the company to developers: docs, demos, talks.Agent Engineer$122kBuilds LLM agents that plan and call tools, and the harnesses that keep them reliable.Security Engineer$122kFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.

Title	Posted	H-1B
Software EngineerGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.	$172k$133k to $211k	$259k6 filings
Solutions EngineerThe technical half of a sale: demos, proofs of concept and integration help.	$139k$108k to $170k	None
Research EngineerWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.	$133k to $211kone posting	Few1 filing
Data EngineerBuilds the pipelines, warehouses and platforms that move and store data.	$113k to $179kone posting	None
Developer AdvocateRepresents developers to a company and the company to developers: docs, demos, talks.	$113k to $179kone posting	None
Agent EngineerBuilds LLM agents that plan and call tools, and the harnesses that keep them reliable.	$94k to $149kone posting	None
Security EngineerFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.	$94k to $149kone posting	None

Posted ranges

Senior$133k to $211k

Senior Security Research Engineer

Research Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Nov 4, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$108k to $170k

Senior Solutions Architect - Federal Civilian

Solutions Engineer · Washington DC area

seen Nov 4, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$108k to $170k

Senior Solutions Architect - Federal Civilian

Solutions Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Nov 4, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$108k to $170k

Senior Solutions Architect - Federal Civilian

Solutions Engineer · Washington DC area

seen Nov 4, 2026Posting ↗

Not stated$75k to $118k

Partner Solutions Architect - Public Sector

Solutions Engineer · Washington DC area

seen Nov 4, 2026Posting ↗

Not stated$75k to $118k

Partner Solutions Architect - Public Sector

Solutions Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Nov 4, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$133k to $211k

Senior Engineer, Competitive Benchmarking & Performance

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 28, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$133k to $211k

Senior Software Engineer - IAM - Control Plane - Platform

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 28, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$133k to $211k

Senior Software Engineer - Platform Billing Core

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 28, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$133k to $211k

Senior Software Engineer - Platform Billing Experience

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 28, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$108k to $170k

Sr. Solutions Architect - Strategic Central/East (Presales)

Solutions Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 28, 2026Posting ↗

Mid$133k to $160k

Software Engineer II - Control Plane (Hosted Foundations / Applications)

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 28, 2026Posting ↗

Principal$160k to $253k

Principal Software Engineer I - Platform Billing Experience

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 21, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$113k to $179k

Senior Developer Advocate

Developer Advocate · New York City

seen Oct 21, 2026Posting ↗

Mid$133k to $166k

Software Engineer II (Networking) - Platform Infra

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 21, 2026Posting ↗

Principal$160k to $253k

Principal Software Engineer I - CI/CD - Platform Engineering Productivity

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 14, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$133k to $211k

Senior Software Engineer

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 14, 2026Posting ↗

Director and up$200k to $316k

Director of Software Engineering - Distributed Systems, Serverless - Elasticsearch

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 7, 2026Posting ↗

Principal$160k to $253k

Principal Software Engineer I - Platform Billing Core

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 7, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$133k to $211k

Sr. Software Engineer - IT Software Engineering

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 7, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$113k to $179k

Lead Data Engineer

Data Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 7, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$108k to $170k

Sr. Solutions Architect, Enterprise East (Presales)

Solutions Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 7, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$94k to $149k

Senior Network Security Engineer | Zero Trust Architecture

Security Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Oct 7, 2026Posting ↗

Principal$160k to $253k

Principal Software Engineer I - Serverless - Platform Control Plane

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Principal$160k to $253k

Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Principal$160k to $253k

Principal Software Engineer - Query Engine, Database Internals - Elasticsearch

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Principal$160k to $253k

Principal Software Engineer - Search Algorithms - Elasticsearch

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Principal$160k to $253k

Principal Software Engineer - Search Infra - Elasticsearch

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Principal$160k to $253k

Principal Software Engineer - Security - Elasticsearch

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Principal$160k to $253k

Principal Software Engineer - Storage Engine - Elasticsearch

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Principal$160k to $253k

Principal Software Engineer - Vector Search - Elasticsearch

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$133k to $211k

Senior Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$133k to $211k

Senior Software Engineer - Query Engine, Database Internals - Elasticsearch

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$133k to $211k

Senior Software Engineer - Search Algorithms - Elasticsearch

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$133k to $211k

Senior Software Engineer - Storage Engine - Elasticsearch

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$133k to $211k

Senior Software Engineer - Vector Search - Elasticsearch

Software Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Senior$108k to $170k

Senior Solutions Architect, Mid-Market East (Presales)

Solutions Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Not stated$94k to $149k

Agentic AI Engineer

Agent Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Not stated$75k to $118k

Partner Solutions Architect

Solutions Engineer · Elsewhere in the US

seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗

Posting	Level	City	Range	First seen
Senior Security Research Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Research EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$133kto $211k	Nov 4, 2026
Senior Solutions Architect - Federal Civilian (the posting, opens in a new tab)Solutions EngineerSeniorWashington DC area	Senior	Washington DC area	$108kto $170k	Nov 4, 2026
Senior Solutions Architect - Federal Civilian (the posting, opens in a new tab)Solutions EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$108kto $170k	Nov 4, 2026
Senior Solutions Architect - Federal Civilian (the posting, opens in a new tab)Solutions EngineerSeniorWashington DC area	Senior	Washington DC area	$108kto $170k	Nov 4, 2026
Partner Solutions Architect - Public Sector (the posting, opens in a new tab)Solutions EngineerNot statedWashington DC area	Not stated	Washington DC area	$75kto $118k	Nov 4, 2026
Partner Solutions Architect - Public Sector (the posting, opens in a new tab)Solutions EngineerNot statedElsewhere in the US	Not stated	Elsewhere in the US	$75kto $118k	Nov 4, 2026
Senior Engineer, Competitive Benchmarking & Performance (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$133kto $211k	Oct 28, 2026
Senior Software Engineer - IAM - Control Plane - Platform (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$133kto $211k	Oct 28, 2026
Senior Software Engineer - Platform Billing Core (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$133kto $211k	Oct 28, 2026
Senior Software Engineer - Platform Billing Experience (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$133kto $211k	Oct 28, 2026
Sr. Solutions Architect - Strategic Central/East (Presales) (the posting, opens in a new tab)Solutions EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$108kto $170k	Oct 28, 2026
Software Engineer II - Control Plane (Hosted Foundations / Applications) (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerMidElsewhere in the US	Mid	Elsewhere in the US	$133kto $160k	Oct 28, 2026
Principal Software Engineer I - Platform Billing Experience (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerPrincipalElsewhere in the US	Principal	Elsewhere in the US	$160kto $253k	Oct 21, 2026
Senior Developer Advocate (the posting, opens in a new tab)Developer AdvocateSeniorNew York City	Senior	New York City	$113kto $179k	Oct 21, 2026
Software Engineer II (Networking) - Platform Infra (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerMidElsewhere in the US	Mid	Elsewhere in the US	$133kto $166k	Oct 21, 2026
Principal Software Engineer I - CI/CD - Platform Engineering Productivity (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerPrincipalElsewhere in the US	Principal	Elsewhere in the US	$160kto $253k	Oct 14, 2026
Senior Software Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$133kto $211k	Oct 14, 2026
Director of Software Engineering - Distributed Systems, Serverless - Elasticsearch (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerDirector and upElsewhere in the US	Director and up	Elsewhere in the US	$200kto $316k	Oct 7, 2026
Principal Software Engineer I - Platform Billing Core (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerPrincipalElsewhere in the US	Principal	Elsewhere in the US	$160kto $253k	Oct 7, 2026
Sr. Software Engineer - IT Software Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$133kto $211k	Oct 7, 2026
Lead Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Data EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$113kto $179k	Oct 7, 2026
Sr. Solutions Architect, Enterprise East (Presales) (the posting, opens in a new tab)Solutions EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$108kto $170k	Oct 7, 2026
Senior Network Security Engineer \| Zero Trust Architecture (the posting, opens in a new tab)Security EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$94kto $149k	Oct 7, 2026
Principal Software Engineer I - Serverless - Platform Control Plane (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerPrincipalElsewhere in the US	Principal	Elsewhere in the US	$160kto $253k	Sep 24, 2026
Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerPrincipalElsewhere in the US	Principal	Elsewhere in the US	$160kto $253k	Sep 24, 2026
Principal Software Engineer - Query Engine, Database Internals - Elasticsearch (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerPrincipalElsewhere in the US	Principal	Elsewhere in the US	$160kto $253k	Sep 24, 2026
Principal Software Engineer - Search Algorithms - Elasticsearch (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerPrincipalElsewhere in the US	Principal	Elsewhere in the US	$160kto $253k	Sep 24, 2026
Principal Software Engineer - Search Infra - Elasticsearch (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerPrincipalElsewhere in the US	Principal	Elsewhere in the US	$160kto $253k	Sep 24, 2026
Principal Software Engineer - Security - Elasticsearch (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerPrincipalElsewhere in the US	Principal	Elsewhere in the US	$160kto $253k	Sep 24, 2026
Principal Software Engineer - Storage Engine - Elasticsearch (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerPrincipalElsewhere in the US	Principal	Elsewhere in the US	$160kto $253k	Sep 24, 2026
Principal Software Engineer - Vector Search - Elasticsearch (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerPrincipalElsewhere in the US	Principal	Elsewhere in the US	$160kto $253k	Sep 24, 2026
Senior Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$133kto $211k	Sep 24, 2026
Senior Software Engineer - Query Engine, Database Internals - Elasticsearch (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$133kto $211k	Sep 24, 2026
Senior Software Engineer - Search Algorithms - Elasticsearch (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$133kto $211k	Sep 24, 2026
Senior Software Engineer - Storage Engine - Elasticsearch (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$133kto $211k	Sep 24, 2026
Senior Software Engineer - Vector Search - Elasticsearch (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$133kto $211k	Sep 24, 2026
Senior Solutions Architect, Mid-Market East (Presales) (the posting, opens in a new tab)Solutions EngineerSeniorElsewhere in the US	Senior	Elsewhere in the US	$108kto $170k	Sep 24, 2026
Agentic AI Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Agent EngineerNot statedElsewhere in the US	Not stated	Elsewhere in the US	$94kto $149k	Sep 24, 2026
Partner Solutions Architect (the posting, opens in a new tab)Solutions EngineerNot statedElsewhere in the US	Not stated	Elsewhere in the US	$75kto $118k	Sep 24, 2026

About

Elastic is a Dutch-American software company that provides a platform for enterprise search, observability, and cybersecurity. Its product enables users to search and analyze large-scale data, monitor system performance, and detect anomalies. Source

Job board: Greenhouse (job-boards.greenhouse.io/elastic). Robots check on 2026-11-04: robots.txt allows careers and jobs paths (26 other paths disallowed).

By level

Level	Posted	H-1B
Mid2 posted	$133k to $163k2 postings	None

Senior21 posted	$172k$133k to $211k	$188k4 filings

Principal11 posted	$206k$160k to $253k	$290k3 filings

Director and up1 posted	$200k to $316kone posting	Few1 filing

Not stated4 posted	$96k$75k to $118k	Few1 filing

By city

Elsewhere in the US$172k35 open jobs with posted pay here.Washington DC area$139k3 open jobs with posted pay here.New York City$146k1 open job with posted pay here.

City	Range $100k$150k$200k$250k	Posted
Elsewhere in the US35 open jobs with posted pay here.		$172k$133k to $211k
Washington DC area3 open jobs with posted pay here.		$139k$108k to $170k
New York City1 open job with posted pay here.		$113k to $179kone posting

H-1B wages by title

Software Engineer$259kGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.Head of AI$231kLeads the AI or ML group below the C-suite: VP, director or head.Data Scientist$275kUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.Machine Learning Engineer$175kTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.Research Engineer$118kWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.

Title	H-1B
Software EngineerGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.	$259k6 filings
Head of AILeads the AI or ML group below the C-suite: VP, director or head.	Few1 filing
Data ScientistUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.	Few1 filing
Machine Learning EngineerTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.	Few1 filing
Research EngineerWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.	Few1 filing

H-1B median by quarter

Fiscal quarter	Filings	Median
FY2025 Q2	1	$154k
FY2025 Q3	2	$167k
FY2025 Q4	1	$231k
FY2026 Q1	3	$241k
FY2026 Q2	2	$177k
FY2026 Q3	4	$284k

Posted median by week

Week of	Ranges	Median
Sep 21, 2026	26	$172k
Oct 5, 2026	29	$172k
Oct 12, 2026	27	$172k
Oct 19, 2026	29	$172k
Oct 26, 2026	35	$172k
Nov 2, 2026	39	$172k

Recent changes

Range movedNov 4 · 6d ago

Lowered the pay range for Partner Solutions Architect: now $75k to $118k, was $108k to $170k. Posting ↗

RetitledNov 4 · 6d ago

Retitled Full-Stack Senior Software Engineer as Sr. Software Engineer - IT Software Engineering. Posting ↗

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