Six Figure Work

Engineering (non-software) jobs with a published base of $100K+

This is engineering outside of software: electrical, mechanical, avionics, hardware reliability, test and quality engineering. Rocket and spacecraft makers, robotics firms, data-center builders and federal agencies all post here, and much of the work is hands-on with physical systems in a lab or on a factory floor.

Published pay at a glance

4,162 open postings from 445 employers, as of .

Median published starting base
$136,600
Median midpoint of published ranges
$161,500
Half of postings publish a starting base between
$116,800 and $160K
Median published range width
$51K
Publish a starting base of $150K+
33%
Publish a starting base of $200K+
9%
Published starting base, number of postings in each range
  1. $100K - $125K1,491
  2. $125K - $150K1,312
  3. $150K - $175K665
  4. $175K - $200K334
  5. $200K - $225K182
  6. $225K - $250K62
  7. $250K - $275K48
  8. $275K - $300K18
  9. $300K - $325K21
  10. $325K - $350K19
  11. $350K - $375K2
  12. $375K - $400K8

Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market.

New this week

1,742 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.

The 50 newest of 4,162 jobs

Newest first, by when we first saw the job. Each card shows the employer-published base range and links to the source.

See all 4,162 jobs, with sort options

Who publishes the highest base here

Employers ranked by median published starting base across their open postings here. Employers need at least 3 postings to be listed.

EmployerOpen postingsMedian published starting base
Lambda7$349K
Anthropic7$320K
Sabi6$300K
Wayve4$297,400
OpenAI85$266K
Apptronik5$240K
Wing6$211K
Waymo13$210K
AstraZeneca4$203,200
DensityAI18$200K

Where these jobs are

Most postings by state: California (2,039), Washington (518), Massachusetts (198), Colorado (185), Texas (178), Virginia (134), New York (97), Ohio (61), Illinois (46), North Carolina (42).

Of the 23% of postings that state a workplace: 4% remote, 25% hybrid, 71% on-site. 77% of postings do not state a workplace, so these shares describe only the postings that do.

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How to read these figures

Figures are employer-published annual base ranges in USD for postings open at last check. They are not offers and not total compensation, and they do not show what anyone is paid. Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market. Read the methodology.