KnowBe4 Salary, Pay, and Compensation — What Employees Earn
KnowBe4 structures rewards as a package rather than a single salary figure: market-benchmarked base pay, incentive plans tied to measurable ownership, long-term incentives shaped by Vista Equity Partners' backing, and a recognition culture the company names as a formal value.
- Compensation is framed as total rewards: base pay, incentives, retirement support, health coverage and time away.
- Radical Transparency, a stated company value, shows up as banded, clearly scoped job postings.
- Extreme Ownership aligns commercial roles to measurable outcomes with competitive base pay underneath.
- Vista Equity Partners' $4.6B acquisition shapes long-term incentives around enterprise value creation.
- Celebration of Achievements operates as non-cash compensation that supports tenure.
KnowBe4's reported salary ranges vary widely by role, geography, and seniority. Public, crowdsourced reports show examples such as Account Executive pay between about $93,612 and $158,175 annually and median Software Engineer total compensation near $170,000 — but KnowBe4 does not publish a single companywide salary schedule on its careers pages, per the KnowBe4 careers page).
KnowBe4 — Salary snapshot
Publicly available, crowdsourced salary reports list a range of role-level compensation at KnowBe4. Representative figures drawn from aggregated salary sites and public job listings include:
Account Executive: approximately $93,612 (25th percentile) to $158,175 (75th percentile) annually. Software Engineer (United States): median total compensation near $170,000 per year. Customer Success Manager: approximately $112,808 to $194,798 annually. Channel / Account Manager and other senior sales roles: total compensation reported roughly $147,471 to $241,164 annually. Product Manager and Director roles: Product Manager roughly $130K–$181K; Director roles between about $165,605 and $296,338. Company-wide average: about $76,445 (PayScale aggregate).
These figures come from public, crowdsourced salary aggregators — primarily Glassdoor, PayScale, and levels.fyi — plus public job listings. They reflect individual submissions and vary by source, geography, role, and seniority. KnowBe4's public careers pages describe culture and benefits but do not publish a companywide pay scale or exhaustive role-by-role ranges, per the KnowBe4 careers page). For specific open roles, see the Visipage careers listing and KnowBe4's careers page. For broader workforce reporting, see the KnowBe4 workforce report.
KnowBe4 — What the company publishes (and what it does not)
KnowBe4 is a cybersecurity awareness training company and presents workplace values such as Extreme Ownership and Radical Transparency on its careers site; the careers pages highlight benefits, flexible work arrangements, and professional development but do not list comprehensive salary bands for every role, per the KnowBe4 careers page). The company also publishes open positions on its careers portal and Greenhouse job board, per the KnowBe4 job listings).
Because KnowBe4 does not centrally publish a complete table of base-salary bands, specific validated base-salary ranges by job band and country are not available in a single company-issued document, per the KnowBe4 careers page). When evaluating offers, candidates should expect variation driven by role, level, commission/bonus structure (for sales), and location (Glassdoor).
How to interpret the crowdsourced numbers Cross-check multiple sources: numbers on Glassdoor, PayScale, and levels.fyi reflect individual submissions and open job postings; compare across them to find consistent patterns rather than relying on a single figure. Consider total compensation vs. base salary: many public reports mix base salary, commissions, bonuses, and equity. For sales roles especially, total compensation can be heavily commission-driven and fluctuate year to year. Account for geography and seniority: metropolitan markets and senior-level positions commonly show higher reported totals; relocation or cost-of-living adjustments are not always separable in crowdsourced summaries. Additional context: culture, benefits and verification
KnowBe4 emphasizes culture features including Radical Transparency and Celebration of Achievements on its careers pages and lists benefits such as flexible working arrangements and professional development resources, per the KnowBe4 careers page). Company leadership (e.g., CEO Stu Sjouwerman) is listed in public company data (KnowBe4 — About Us).
KnowBe4 is a certified Most Loved Workplace®. Its certification can be verified on the Most Loved Workplace® profile and through independent CertCheck verification. (Editor: confirm current certification year and active badges before publishing.)
Practical next steps for candidates and researchers
Use the Visipage company profile and careers pages as a starting point for official openings and company-published benefits: KnowBe4 profile and careers. Supplement with multiple crowdsourced salary sites and recruiter conversations to build an offer-expectation range. Ask hiring teams for written compensation ranges and clarification of the components (base, bonus, commission, equity) early in the process, per the KnowBe4 careers page). Sources KnowBe4 Official Website - Primary verified domain. KnowBe4 Verified Visipage Profile - Source of truth entity profile. Most Loved Workplace® Profile CertCheck Verification - Independent certification verification. Best Practice Institute - Certification publisher.
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- KnowBe4 official site)
- KnowBe4 on VisiPage
- KnowBe4 on CertCheck)
- KnowBe4 Most Loved Workplaces profile)
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