Side-by-side distribution
Automotive Engineer
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 56.9%
- Live roles
- 204
Mining Engineer
$171,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.4%
- Live roles
- 18
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
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Data Mining
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Data Mining
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Data Mining
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Data Mining
System Safety Engineer, Mining/Industrial
Machine Learning Engineer, Data Mining
Machine Learning Engineer, Data Mining
Scenario Engineer, Mining Autonomy
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 |
Kodiak
|
$195,000 | 3 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Motional
|
$200,500 | 6 |
|
Applied Intuition
|
$147,500 | 2 |
Automotive Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $193,000 | 8 |
| Boston | $193,000 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $140,000 | 3 |
Mining Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | $200,500 | 6 |
Automotive Engineer vs Mining Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Automotive Engineer is $170,000 per year (typically $136,750–$193,900), versus $171,500 for Mining Engineer ($156,000–$181,375). That puts Mining Engineer about 1% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Automotive Engineer and Mining 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.