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Software & Data in Compute & Semiconductors Salaries

Live posted base-salary benchmarks for software & data roles at compute & semiconductors companies.

423 openings with posted pay · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Median base salary

$236k

Posted range midpoint

Typical range

$197k–$270k

25th to 75th percentile

Openings with pay

423

55% of 763 live openings

Companies disclosing

21

From their own postings

Annual base salary in USD. Equity and bonus excluded.

Highest-paying live openings

Sorted by posted range
1
Lead Software Engineer, Kernels

MatX · Mountain View, CA · Manager

$250k–$600k
2$250k–$600k
3
Distinguished Engineer, System Software Integration

Nvidia · Remote · Staff / Principal

$320k–$489k
4
Distinguished Engineer, Scaled Out Inferencing

Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA · Staff / Principal

$320k–$489k
5
Distinguished Engineer, AI Safety and Security Engineering

Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA · Staff / Principal

$320k–$489k
6
Distinguished Engineer – Data Center System Software Architect

Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA · Staff / Principal

$320k–$489k
7
Director, Rack Scale Software Architecture

Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA · Director

$320k–$489k
8$320k–$489k
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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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