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CIENA CORPORATION Salaries

How much do people at CIENA CORPORATION get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at CIENA CORPORATION is $100,276, or $48 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $107,576, or $51 per hour.

At CIENA CORPORATION, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $308,000 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $45,420 annually. Average CIENA CORPORATION salaries by department include: Legal at $113,414, Marketing at $109,943, Design at $121,463, and Finance at $80,345. Half of CIENA CORPORATION salaries are above $107,576.

47 employees at CIENA CORPORATION rank their Compensation in the Top 15% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 144 ratings) while 46 employees at CIENA CORPORATION rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 20% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 48 ratings).

Salaries contributed from CIENA CORPORATION employees include job titles like Principal Engineer, Lead Engineer, Event Planner, and PR Manager. Comparably data has a total of 8 salary records from CIENA CORPORATION employees.

Last updated 10 days ago.

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$100,276^*

Average Compensation

$107,576^*

Median Compensation

^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

CIENA CORPORATION Salary Averages By Department

Recent CIENA CORPORATION Salaries Anonymously Contributed

Director of IT

Posted more than 30 days ago · IT Department

$192,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$140,000 Salary + Bonus

Director of Sales

Posted more than 30 days ago · Sales Department

$308,000 Salary + Bonus

PR Manager

Posted more than 30 days ago · Communications Department

$100,800 Salary + Bonus

Sales Associate

Posted more than 30 days ago · Sales Department

$73,000 Salary + Bonus

IT Manager

Posted more than 30 days ago · IT Department

$122,000 Salary + Bonus

Project Manager

Posted more than 30 days ago · IT Department

$106,000 Salary + Bonus

Lead Engineer

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$105,840 Salary + Bonus

Event Planner

Posted more than 30 days ago · Marketing Department

$86,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$122,803 Salary + Bonus

Lead Engineer

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$111,928 Salary + Bonus

CIENA CORPORATION Salaries By Department (14)

Product Department

$178,956 Avg. total comp.

Engineering Department

$151,578 Avg. total comp.

Marketing Department

$109,943 Avg. total comp.

Design Department

$121,463 Avg. total comp.

Operations Department

$139,586 Avg. total comp.

Admin Department

$57,870 Avg. total comp.

Business Development Department

$106,894 Avg. total comp.

Finance Department

$80,345 Avg. total comp.

Communications Department

$100,800 Avg. total comp.

Customer Support Department

$46,693 Avg. total comp.

HR Department

$109,672 Avg. total comp.

IT Department

$96,445 Avg. total comp.

Legal Department

$113,414 Avg. total comp.

Sales Department

$222,646 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product

$214,066^*

Est. Salary

$95k

$110k

$180k

$242k

$280k

$380k

Group Product Manager

$182,122^*

Est. Salary

$95k

$110k

$180k

$242k

$280k

$380k

Senior Product Manager

$152,261^*

Est. Salary

$95k

$110k

$180k

$242k

$280k

$380k

Product Manager

$100,625^*

Est. Salary

$95k

$110k

$180k

$242k

$280k

$380k

Jr Product Manager

$95,501^*

Est. Salary

$95k

$110k

$180k

$242k

$280k

$380k

Engineering Department (14)

Director of Engineering

$212,295^*

Est. Salary

$72k

$95k

$125k

$220k

$255k

$450k

Group Engineering Manager

$182,598^*

Est. Salary

$72k

$95k

$125k

$220k

$255k

$450k

Principal Engineer

$154,458^*

Est. Salary

$72k

$95k

$125k

$220k

$255k

$450k

Engineering Manager

$136,827^*

Est. Salary

$72k

$95k

$125k

$220k

$255k

$450k

Data Scientist

$117,504^*

Est. Salary

$72k

$95k

$125k

$220k

$255k

$450k

DevOps

$115,311^*

Est. Salary

$72k

$95k

$125k

$220k

$255k

$450k

Developer

$104,744^*

Est. Salary

$72k

$95k

$125k

$220k

$255k

$450k

Mobile Developer

$127,168^*

Est. Salary

$72k

$95k

$125k

$220k

$255k

$450k

Sales Engineer

$152,708^*

Est. Salary

$72k

$95k

$125k

$220k

$255k

$450k

Senior QA

$104,148^*

Est. Salary

$72k

$95k

$125k

$220k

$255k

$450k

$101,819^*

Est. Salary

$72k

$95k

$125k

$220k

$255k

$450k

Jr Developer

$70,123^*

Est. Salary

$72k

$95k

$125k

$220k

$255k

$450k

Marketing Department (16)

Director of Marketing

$201,815^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

Senior Marketing Manager

$115,066^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

Marketing Manager

$99,481^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

Brand Manager

$110,189^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

Content Strategist

$77,926^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

SEM Manager

$83,278^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

Social Media Manager

$73,319^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

Marketing Operations

$111,229^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

Email Marketer

$81,840^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

Content Manager

$74,095^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

Community Manager

$77,074^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

Data Analyst

$71,312^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

Business Analyst

$73,051^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

Copywriter

$78,769^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

Marketing Associate

$58,331^*

Est. Salary

$45k

$59k

$78k

$165k

$243k

$450k

Design Department (9)

Creative Director

$160,512^*

Est. Salary

$68k

$99k

$114k

$160k

$240k

$259k

Principal Designer

$147,387^*

Est. Salary

$68k

$99k

$114k

$160k

$240k

$259k

Senior Designer

$127,481^*

Est. Salary

$68k

$99k

$114k

$160k

$240k

$259k

Senior UI/UX Designer

$115,925^*

Est. Salary

$68k

$99k

$114k

$160k

$240k

$259k

UI/UX Designer

$86,574^*

Est. Salary

$68k

$99k

$114k

$160k

$240k

$259k

Designer

$77,468^*

Est. Salary

$68k

$99k

$114k

$160k

$240k

$259k

Web/Visual Designer

$76,624^*

Est. Salary

$68k

$99k

$114k

$160k

$240k

$259k

Graphic Designer

$82,874^*

Est. Salary

$68k

$99k

$114k

$160k

$240k

$259k

Jr Designer

$86,911^*

Est. Salary

$68k

$99k

$114k

$160k

$240k

$259k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations

$176,130^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$105k

$177k

$285k

Business Analyst

$73,051^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$105k

$177k

$285k

Operations Manager

$93,542^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$105k

$177k

$285k

Office Manager

$54,483^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$105k

$177k

$285k

Admin Department (2)

Executive Assistant

$73,741^*

Est. Salary

$35k

$76k

$165k

Admin Assistant

$47,700^*

Est. Salary

$35k

$76k

$165k

Business Development Department (3)

Account Executive

$98,020^*

Est. Salary

$44k

$98k

$152k

$200k

$270k

Business Development Manager

$127,710^*

Est. Salary

$44k

$98k

$152k

$200k

$270k

Account Manager

$108,330^*

Est. Salary

$44k

$98k

$152k

$200k

$270k

Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager

$101,237^*

Est. Salary

$30k

$55k

$65k

$105k

$134k

$182k

Senior Accountant

$89,971^*

Est. Salary

$30k

$55k

$65k

$105k

$134k

$182k

Accountant

$63,719^*

Est. Salary

$30k

$55k

$65k

$105k

$134k

$182k

Business Analyst

$73,051^*

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$30k

$55k

$65k

$105k

$134k

$182k

Financial Analyst

$87,051^*

Est. Salary

$30k

$55k

$65k

$105k

$134k

$182k

Communications Department (1)

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager

$67,595^*

Est. Salary

$28k

$35k

$61k

$88k

$104k

$112k

Technical Support

$85,819^*

Est. Salary

$28k

$35k

$61k

$88k

$104k

$112k

CS Rep

$45,420^*

Est. Salary

$28k

$35k

$61k

$88k

$104k

$112k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR

$159,783^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$90k

$145k

$154k

$217k

$242k

HR Manager

$107,576^*

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$50k

$90k

$145k

$154k

$217k

$242k

Recruiter

$113,995^*

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$50k

$90k

$145k

$154k

$217k

$242k

IT Department (5)

SysAdmin

$106,376^*

Est. Salary

$58k

$67k

$103k

$122k

$135k

$174k

IT Support Engineer

$108,066^*

Est. Salary

$58k

$67k

$103k

$122k

$135k

$174k

Desktop Support

$53,280^*

Est. Salary

$58k

$67k

$103k

$122k

$135k

$174k

Legal Department (3)

General Counsel

$169,910^*

Est. Salary

$31k

$57k

$91k

$145k

$200k

$270k

Corporate Counsel

$154,968^*

Est. Salary

$31k

$57k

$91k

$145k

$200k

$270k

Paralegal

$57,018^*

Est. Salary

$31k

$57k

$91k

$145k

$200k

$270k

Sales Department (5)

Sales Manager

$119,112^*

Est. Salary

$125k

$173k

$270k

$308k

$450k

Sales Engineer

$152,708^*

Est. Salary

$125k

$173k

$270k

$308k

$450k

Sales Rep

$174,524^*

Est. Salary

$125k

$173k

$270k

$308k

$450k

^† Employer contributed salary^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

CIENA CORPORATION Average Salaries by City

Executive Salaries at CIENA CORPORATION

Name

Title

Salary

Total Comp Total Compensation includes both short-term and long-term benefits, option grants, salary, bonuses, company perks, etc. that can be used to determine financial benefits. An executive may or may not realize all of the Total Co mpensation during their tenure at the Company. Values of the benefits may change over time.