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AI & Autonomy in Los Angeles Salaries

Live posted base-salary benchmarks for ai & autonomy roles in Los Angeles.

190 openings with posted pay · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Median base salary

$188k

Posted range midpoint

Typical range

$155k–$222k

25th to 75th percentile

Openings with pay

190

84% of 225 live openings

Companies disclosing

36

From their own postings

Annual base salary in USD. Equity and bonus excluded.

Highest-paying live openings

Sorted by posted range
1
Mission Systems Lead

Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA · Senior

$292k–$386k
2
Autonomy Engineer, Ops Research (Senior - Principal)

True Anomaly · Denver, CO · Staff / Principal

$180k–$360k
3
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy

Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA · Staff / Principal

$254k–$338k
4
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy

Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA · Staff / Principal

$254k–$338k
5
Staff Robotics Engineer - Surface Dominance

Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA · Staff / Principal

$253k–$336k
6
Staff Software Engineer, Ghost

Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA · Staff / Principal

$253k–$336k
7
Chief Engineer, Autonomous Flight

Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA · Director

$220k–$330k
8
Principal GNC Engineer

True Anomaly · Denver, CO · Staff / Principal

$180k–$305k
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Methodology

BuildList pulls salary ranges from company applicant tracking systems hourly. Nothing is self-reported or estimated.

Non-USD pay is converted to USD, and hourly, weekly, and monthly pay is annualized. Figures are medians and quartiles of each posting's range midpoint, weighted by currently open roles.

Base salary only. Equity and bonus are excluded. Groups with fewer than 30 salaried openings are withheld.

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