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Compute & Semiconductors Salaries

Live base-salary benchmarks from open roles at compute & semiconductors companies building the future.

2,311 openings with posted pay · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Median base salary

$213k

Posted range midpoint

Typical range

$174k–$253k

25th to 75th percentile

Openings with pay

2,311

55% of 4,187 live openings

Companies disclosing

26

From their own postings

Annual base salary in USD. Equity and bonus excluded.

Highest-paying live openings

Sorted by posted range
1
VP, Physical AI GTM

Nscale · Austin, TX · Executive

$370k–$650k
2
VP, Legal US (Corporate and M&A)

Nscale · New York, NY · Executive

$300k–$600k
3
Power Architect

MatX · Mountain View, CA · Senior

$275k–$600k
4
Silicon Architect, AI Accelerator

MatX · Mountain View, CA · Senior

$275k–$600k
5
Architect

MatX · Mountain View, CA · Senior

$275k–$600k
6
SOC Architect

MatX · Mountain View, CA · Staff / Principal

$275k–$600k
7
PCB Layout Engineer - AI Compute Hardware

MatX · Mountain View, CA · Senior

$250k–$600k
8
NPI Product Engineer - AI Compute Hardware

MatX · Mountain View, CA · Senior

$250k–$600k
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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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