- Median base pay$162,500a year
- Typical range$128,000–$192,500Middle half of postings
- Top 10%$233,000and above
- Postings104with a pay range
Posted base pay ranges from job listings, not total compensation. Figures are in USD. How these figures are made
Pay by role
- Software Engineer$165K median, $163K–$198K typical, 4 postings
- AI Research Engineer$200K median, $175K–$200K typical, 4 postings
- Mechanical Design Engineer$171K median, $171K–$171K typical, 3 postings
- Systems Engineer2 postings, too few to show pay
- Site Reliability Engineer2 postings, too few to show pay
- Litigation Paralegal2 postings, too few to show pay
- People Business Partner2 postings, too few to show pay
- Engineering Program Manager2 postings, too few to show pay
Pay by level
- Mid level$143K median, $72.8K–$171K typical, 44 postings
- Senior$163K median, $143K–$168K typical, 35 postings
- Staff$194K median, $164K–$225K typical, 14 postings
- Principal$230K median, $224K–$246K typical, 4 postings
- Director$233K median, $230K–$280K typical, 6 postings
Locations
- United States · $163K median, 104 postings
- California · $165K median, 88 postings
- San Jose, CA · $165K median, 82 postings
- Virginia · $45.8K median, 3 postings
- Fairfax, VA · $45.8K median, 3 postings
- Salinas, CA · $108K median, 3 postings
- Texas · 2 postings
- Huntington Beach, CA · 2 postings
Remote vs on-site
Remote: $83.5K median, $68K–$114K typical, from 9 postings. On-site: $164K median, $143K–$200K typical, from 52 postings.
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