Side-by-side distribution
Automotive Engineer
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 57.5%
- Live roles
- 200
Industrial Engineer
$127,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43.6%
- Live roles
- 110
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Computer Vision
Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Software
Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Vehicle Software
Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Systems
Sr Staff Vehicle Controls Engineer
Senior Test Engineer (Arc Vehicle)
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Arc Vehicle)
Highest-paying jobs
Data Center Design Engineer, Electrical - Industrial Compute
Data Center Research & Development Engineer, Mechanical - Industrial Compute
Industrial Engineer
System Safety Engineer, Mining/Industrial
Industrial Robotics Engineer
Staff Industrial Engineer, Supply Chain Material Flow
Senior Solution Engineer - Defense Industrial Base (DIB)
Sr. Solutions Engineer - Public Sector (Defense Industrial Base)
Lead Industrial Engineer
Senior Industrial Engineer, Supply Chain Material Flow
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 41 |
Relativity Space
|
$165,000 | 12 |
|
Inversion
|
$150,250 | 10 |
Scout Motors
|
$122,500 | 9 |
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$106,000 | 7 |
|
Applied Intuition
|
$175,000 | 5 |
|
ALSO
|
$265,000 | 3 |
Motional
|
$146,000 | 3 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$148,250 | 10 |
Gotion, Inc.
|
$100,000 | 5 |
Advanced Technology Services
|
$117,330 | 3 |
|
OpenAI
|
$383,750 | 2 |
Qualdoc
|
$77,500 | 2 |
CaptiveAire
|
$75,000 | 2 |
|
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 1 |
|
Snowflake
|
$190,781 | 1 |
Automotive Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $193,000 | 8 |
| Boston | $193,000 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $140,000 | 3 |
Industrial Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $270,000 | 4 |
Automotive Engineer vs Industrial Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Automotive Engineer is $170,000 per year (typically $138,125–$194,325), versus $127,500 for Industrial Engineer ($100,000–$154,375). That puts Automotive Engineer about 33% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Automotive Engineer and Industrial Engineer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.