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Software & Data in Energy & Climate Salaries

Live posted base-salary benchmarks for software & data roles at energy & climate companies.

144 openings with posted pay · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Median base salary

$185k

Posted range midpoint

Typical range

$156k–$215k

25th to 75th percentile

Openings with pay

144

70% of 207 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
Battery Software Integration Engineer

Redwood Materials · San Francisco, CA · Mid-Level

$152k–$343k
2
Principal Engineer, CAPE

Crusoe Energy · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal

$285k–$335k
3
VP Software Engineering

Planted Solar · Oakland, CA · Executive

$275k–$325k
4
Staff Software Engineer, Storage

Crusoe Energy · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal

$240k–$310k
5
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Storage

Crusoe Energy · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal

$240k–$310k
6
Director of Software Engineering

Fervo Energy · Oakland, CA · Director

$269k–$300k
7
Senior Staff Software Engineer, DC Infrastructure

Crusoe Energy · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal

$250k–$300k
8
Senior Staff Linux Kernel Engineer

Crusoe Energy · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal

$250k–$300k
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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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