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Worldwide

Hardware Engineer · San Francisco

$188,750

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -19.7%

$235,000 $188,750

$160.1k 25th

$188.8k Median

$238.3k 75th

$132.5k

$348.8k

Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $120k – $555k · outliers off-axis

Disclosing: 61.2%
Live roles: 49

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OpenAI · San Francisco

$250,000 – $445,000

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$225,000 – $445,000

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Anthropic · San Francisco, CA | New York City,…

$320,000 – $405,000

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OpenAI · San Francisco

$230,000 – $385,000

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$275,000 – $350,000

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$177,000 – $300,000

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$151,000 – $261,000

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Crusoe · San Francisco, CA - US

$215,000 – $260,000

Top companies hiring

Company	Median	Roles
OpenAI	$335,000	7
Astranis	$182,500	6
DoorDash USA	$172,200	3
Crusoe	$218,000	2
Anthropic	$362,500	1
AeroVect	$312,500	1
Cisco	$208,300	1
Neuralink	$206,000	1