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Mechanical & Physical Systems in Compute & Semiconductors Salaries

Live posted base-salary benchmarks for mechanical & physical systems roles at compute & semiconductors companies.

89 openings with posted pay · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Median base salary

$183k

Posted range midpoint

Typical range

$150k–$218k

25th to 75th percentile

Openings with pay

89

74% of 121 live openings

Companies disclosing

14

From their own postings

Annual base salary in USD. Equity and bonus excluded.

Highest-paying live openings

Sorted by posted range
1
Mechanical Engineering Lead - AI Rack Scale Systems

MatX · Mountain View, CA · Senior

$250k–$600k
2
Mechanical Engineer - AI Rack Scale Systems

MatX · Mountain View, CA · Mid-Level

$175k–$400k
3
Water Lead

Fluidstack · Austin, TX · Senior

$200k–$350k
4
Mechanical Lead, R&D

Fluidstack · Austin, TX · Senior

$284k–$340k
5
Senior Packaging Technical Engineer - Hardware

Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA · Senior

$168k–$322k
6
Lead Package Assembly Integrator

Lightmatter · Mountain View, CA · Senior

$218k–$317k
7
Mechanical Lead, Capacity Delivery

Fluidstack · Austin, TX · Senior

$250k–$292k
8
Senior Data Center Cooling Systems Engineer

Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA · Senior

$184k–$288k
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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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