Median salary
$160,000
median over time
Typical range
$130.1k – $192.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
17.3%
382 of 2,205 roles
Live roles
2,205
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Actuator Design Engineer
Principal Engineer, Hardware
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Mobile AI Inference Optimization
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Discovery Recommendations
Principal Engineer, AI Platform
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack
Principal Technical Program Manager
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Unity Technologies
|
$190,200 | 48 |
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 42 |
Divergent
|
$166,305 | 41 |
Harbinger Motors Inc.
|
$150,000 | 18 |
CarGurus
|
$126,500 | 16 |
Torc Robotics
|
$152,900 | 15 |
Motional
|
$146,000 | 12 |
Kodiak
|
$195,000 | 10 |
Automotive Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $239,129 | 15 |
| San Francisco | $188,750 | 44 |
| Los Angeles | $163,750 | 10 |
| Seattle | $150,000 | 8 |
| London | $136,018 | 4 |
| Boston | $126,500 | 17 |
| Toronto | $118,859 | 8 |
| Dublin | $108,252 | 3 |
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How much do Automotive Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Automotive Engineer roles is $160,000 per year. Most pay falls between $130,050 (25th percentile) and $192,525 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $108,252 to $228,600.
These figures are computed live from 2,205 active Automotive Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 382 (17.3%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Automotive Engineer roles include OpenAI, AeroVect, Unity Technologies and Epic Games.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.