Median base salary
$170k
Posted range midpoint
Typical range
$150k–$193k
25th to 75th percentile
Openings with pay
314
70% of 446 live openings
Companies disclosing
23
From their own postings
Annual base salary in USD. Equity and bonus excluded.
Highest-paying live openings
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Chief Engineer, Advanced Science and Technology
$254k–$336kAnduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA · Director
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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