Side-by-side distribution
Automotive Engineer
$157,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 46.7%
- Live roles
- 375
Mining Engineer
$115,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.6%
- Live roles
- 72
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Engineer, Embedded Vehicle Software
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Arc Vehicle)
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Site Reliability Engineering Manager, Vehicle Software
Automotive System Engineer
Chief Engineer, Space Vehicle Autonomy
Chief Engineer, Software-Defined Vehicle Platform
Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Software
Highest-paying jobs
Technical Support Engineer (Mining Equipment)
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Data Mining
Lead Mechanical Engineer - Mining
System Safety Engineer, Mining/Industrial
Senior Mining Engineer
Senior Mining Engineer
Scenario Engineer, Mining Autonomy
Hardware Integration Engineer (Mining)
Mining Engineer
Mining Process Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 37 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$142,500 | 16 |
Relativity Space
|
$144,000 | 14 |
Scout Motors
|
$122,500 | 10 |
The Aerospace Corporation
|
$172,100 | 9 |
General Motors
|
$150,210 | 9 |
|
Inversion
|
$130,500 | 9 |
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$122,500 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Heidelberg Materials
|
$47,840 | 8 |
| SC SLR Consulting | $150,000 | 3 |
|
Applied Intuition
|
$120,000 | 3 |
|
Finning
|
$507,415 | 1 |
|
Motional
|
$285,000 | 1 |
|
AtkinsRéalis
|
$202,500 | 1 |
| AG ALS Global | $125,000 | 1 |
Caterpillar
|
$111,510 | 1 |
Automotive Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | $219,831 | 3 |
| Seattle | $193,000 | 10 |
| Boston | $193,000 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $155,000 | 9 |
Automotive Engineer vs Mining Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Automotive Engineer is $157,250 per year (typically $130,000–$193,000), versus $115,000 for Mining Engineer ($94,095–$162,500). That puts Automotive Engineer about 37% 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.