How much do remote employees at Ciena make?
The average remote employee at Ciena can expect to earn between $50k and $410k, with a median base pay of $150k. Additional pay could include bonus, stock, commission, profit sharing, tips, and employee benefits.
The highest-paying remote job at Ciena is a Sales Leader, North America’s Tier 1 Communication Service Providers, which earns earns a base salary of $257k to $410k per year.
The lowest-paying job at Ciena is a Metro Field Tech, which earns a base salary of $50k to $80k per year.
Average salary range by job title
Salary range estimations are based on Ciena's remote job openings posted on Himalayas and may not be represent the actual salaries offered by Ciena in your region. Salary ranges vary depending on the remote employee's experience level, location, and other factors.
Salary ranges by position
| Job title | Salary range | Countries |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Technical Support Engineer | $82k - $131k |  Canada |
| Advanced Technical Support, Blue Planet Portfolio Specialist | $67k - $131k | Canada |
| AI Agent Development Intern (Summer 2026) | $52k - $70k | Canada |
| Application Support Engineer, Service Reliability Engineering | $78k - $125k | Canada |
| Blue Planet Advanced Technical Support: BPUAA & ROA Support NA | $82k - $131k | Canada |
| Commercial Management Analyst, GCN Region | $60k - $85k | Canada |
| Component Sales Engineer - Asset Recovery | $80k - $129k | Canada |
| Consultant, CMS Business Development | $195k - $323k |  United States |
| Consultant, Field Service Engineering | $89k - $142k | Canada |
| Consultant, Sales Engineer | $181k - $289k | United States |
| Consultant, Sales Engineering | $181k - $289k | United States |
| Deployment Network Engineer | $96k - $154k | United States |
| Director, Services Operations - Ciena Government Solutions Team (CGSI) | $141k - $226k | United States |
| Director, Tax Provision & Compliance | $173k - $250k | United States |
| Field Application Engineer Interconnect | $208k - $333k | United States |
| Field Services Project Manager | $96k - $154k | CanadaUnited States |
| Global Field Quality Leader Americas | $120k - $192k | United States |
| IT Finance Senior Lead | $128k - $205k | United States |
| Lab Engineer, Automation Framework | $74k - $119k | Canada |
| Managed Services Product Line Manager | $114k - $182k | CanadaUnited States Ireland |
| Metro Field Tech | $50k - $80k | United States |
| Optical Systems Product Line Manager | $114k - $182k | Canada |
| Patent Agent | $101k - $180k | Canada |
| Principal Solutions Architect | $196k - $314k | United States |
| Production Designer | $57k - $92k | Canada |
| Renewals, Sr Associate | $110k - $176k | United States |
| Resident Engineer - Remote US | $79k - $126k | United States |
| Revenue Accounting Analyst | $61k - $80k | United States |
| Routing/Switching Networking Solution Sales (Remote US) | $218k - $361k | United States |
| Sales Leader, North America’s Tier 1 Communication Service Providers | $257k - $410k | Canada |
| Senior Optical Network Engineer | $96k - $154k | United States |
| Senior Project Manager, Field Service Engineering | $96k - $154k | United States |
| Senior Sales Engineer | $144k - $230k | United States |
| Senior Systems Sales Engineer | $144k - $230k | United States |
| Service Partner Management Consultant | $94k - $151k | United States |
| Solution Architect, Sales Engineering | $204k - $326k | United States |
| Solutions Architect Sales (Technical Salesforce) | $128k - $198k | United States |
| Specialist, Services Proposal Manager | $78k - $125k | United States |
| Summer Intern / Co-op – Software Developer (Agentic AI) | $52k - $70k | United States |
| Technical Application Sales Software Developer New Grad | $62k - $99k | Canada |
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