Hardware Engineer
$172,500
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▼ -1.4%
$175,000
$172,500
$135k
25th
$172.5k
Median
$200k
75th
$113k
$260k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $6k – $555k · outliers off-axis
- Disclosing
- 49.2%
- Live roles
- 500
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
SpaceX
|
$122,500 | 21 |
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 14 |
Relativity Space
|
$185,000 | 10 |
Freeform
|
$170,000 | 10 |
|
Applied Intuition
|
$159,500 | 9 |
|
OpenAI
|
$337,500 | 8 |
Everpure
|
$219,000 | 8 |
Astranis
|
$182,500 | 6 |
Hardware Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $362,500 | 3 |
| New York | $300,000 | 8 |
| London | $300,000 | 4 |
| Chicago | $200,000 | 6 |
| San Francisco | $195,000 | 31 |
| Boston | $170,000 | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $162,500 | 20 |