Proofpoint

Item: Proofpoint
Rating: 3.5
Author: Anonymous

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Profile Highlights

Competitive Salaries

OTE at Proofpoint for Strategic Account Executives and SLED Account Executives is highly competitive compared to industry peers. View salaries

High Score for Product - Market Fit

Proofpoint is in the 85th percentile for Product - Market Fit

Job Openings

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Performance Category Ratings

See how employees rated Proofpoint in RepVue’s key performance categories.

Category Score

Industry Percentile

Industry Rank

Culture and Leadership

3.5

68th%of Software orgs

# 792of 2,540 Software orgs

Base Compensation

3.3

30th%of Software orgs

# 1,794of 2,540 Software orgs

Incentive Compensation Structure

3.4

56th%of Software orgs

# 1,109of 2,540 Software orgs

Product - Market Fit

4.3

85th%of Software orgs

# 379of 2,540 Software orgs

Professional Development and Training

3.4

78th%of Software orgs

# 550of 2,540 Software orgs

Inbound Lead / Opportunity Flow

2.8

57th%of Software orgs

# 1,073of 2,540 Software orgs

Diversity and Inclusion

3.9

63rd%of Software orgs

# 927of 2,540 Software orgs

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About Proofpoint

Greater San Jose Area

We provide the most effective cybersecurity and compliance solutions to protect people on every channel including email, the web, the cloud, and social media.

Percent that Attain Quota?

40%of team members typically hit their quota

Software Industry Average

41%

Global Average

43%

Quota Attainment at Proofpoint

Salaries

Job Role

Median Base Pay

Median OTE

Top Performer

Sales ManagerSalary data from 5 ratings

Base Pay$100k

OTE$180k

Top Performers$254k

Sales EngineerSalary data from 5 ratings

Base Pay$160k

OTE$200k

Top Performers$384k

Account ManagerSalary data from 12 ratings

Base Pay$80k

OTE$140k

Top Performers$238.3k

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Salaries at Proofpoint

Reviews

Current Employee

3.7

Mar 29, 2025

Used to be a great culture, but that is slowly changing with new leadership. Compensation is also changing. Lower comp for renewals and quotas increased substantially for many people.

Useful

Current Employee

3.7

Mar 27, 2025

Very good, but continued product strategy changes make consistent selling challenging.

Useful

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Reviews at Proofpoint

Employee Ratings

Total Employee Ratings

Total Ratings

445

Ratings Verified by RepVue

Verified Ratings

88%

Job Categories

Account Executive

293

65%

SDR / BDR

11%

Account Management

Leadership Roles

Sales Engineer / Solution Consultant

Sales Enablement

Channel Sales / Partnerships

Customer Success

Employee Status

Ratings submitted by current employees

317

71%

Ratings submitted by former employees

128

29%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Proofpoint has an overall employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 and a RepVue score of 81.84. They are ranked #778 out of all Software organizations.

Currently it is reported that 39.5% of the reps at Proofpoint are hitting quota.

Proofpoint has a rating of 3.5 out of 5 for culture and leadership. They are ranked #1652 in this category out of 5492 companies.

Proofpoint has a rating of 4.3 out of 5 for Product - Market Fit and is ranked #379 out of 2540 Software companies.