Side-by-side distribution
Automotive Engineer
$160,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 50.6%
- Live roles
- 405
Mining Engineer
$130,287
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 31%
- Live roles
- 87
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Software Engineer – Core OS, Vehicle Compute
Principal Software Engineer - Vehicle AI
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Staff Software Engineer – Core OS, Vehicle Compute
Senior / Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Vehicle Dynamics
Space Vehicle Chief Engineer (Level 7)
Chief Engineer, Space Vehicle Autonomy
Chief Engineer, Software-Defined Vehicle Platform
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Data Mining
Principal Geotech - Tailings Engineer - Mining
System Safety Engineer, Mining/Industrial
Lead Mechanical Engineer - Mining
Senior Full Stack Engineer, Data Mining
Senior Process Engineer - Mine Backfill & Tailings Management
Senior Mining Engineer
Staff Mining Engineer
Scenario Engineer, Mining Autonomy
Senior Underground Mining Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 42 |
Relativity Space
|
$136,000 | 18 |
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$148,000 | 16 |
|
General Motors
|
$149,618 | 14 |
The Aerospace Corporation
|
$155,100 | 12 |
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$127,500 | 9 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 7 |
Inversion
|
$130,500 | 7 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Heidelberg Materials
|
$47,840 | 10 |
| SC SLR Consulting | $162,500 | 3 |
|
Applied Intuition
|
$120,000 | 3 |
|
Motional
|
$229,375 | 2 |
|
AtkinsRéalis
|
$218,750 | 2 |
Barr Engineering
|
$118,502 | 2 |
|
Mariana Minerals
|
$147,000 | 1 |
NationGraph
|
$133,903 | 1 |
Automotive Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $193,000 | 11 |
| Boston | $193,000 | 9 |
| San Francisco | $170,000 | 4 |
| Austin | $149,025 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $144,750 | 6 |
Automotive Engineer vs Mining Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Automotive Engineer is $160,250 per year (typically $129,875–$193,000), versus $130,287 for Mining Engineer ($111,460–$165,000). That puts Automotive Engineer about 23% 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.