Engineering (non-software) jobs in California with a published base of $100K+
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Published pay at a glance
3,581 open postings from 274 employers, as of .
- Median published starting base
- $147K
- Median midpoint of published ranges
- $175K
- Half of postings publish a starting base between
- $125K and $173K
- Median published range width
- $56K
- Publish a starting base of $150K+
- 46%
- Publish a starting base of $200K+
- 13%
- $100K - $125K893
- $125K - $150K1,041
- $150K - $175K759
- $175K - $200K415
- $200K - $225K228
- $225K - $250K91
- $250K - $275K75
- $275K - $300K25
- $300K - $325K23
- $325K - $350K21
- $350K - $375K2
- $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
1,254 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.
Jobs 3,151 to 3,200 of 3,581
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Base salary $175K to $190KAnnual base, USD
View job: Mechanical Engineer Apply for Mechanical Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $190KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $160K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Electrical Engineer Apply for Senior Electrical Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Principal Design Reliability Engineer Apply for Senior/Principal Design Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Mechanical Engineer Apply for Senior Mechanical Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Propulsion Component Test Engineer Apply for Senior Propulsion Component Test Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Mechanical Engineer Apply for Senior Mechanical Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Propulsion Component Engineer Apply for Senior Propulsion Component Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $105K to $135KAnnual base, USD
View job: Electrical Test Engineer Apply for Electrical Test Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $105K to $135KAnnual base, USD
View job: Electrical Design Engineer Apply for Electrical Design Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $130KAnnual base, USD
View job: Junior Propulsion Component Engineer Apply for Junior Propulsion Component Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $130KAnnual base, USD
View job: Mechanical Design Engineer Apply for Mechanical Design Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $130KAnnual base, USD
View job: Mechanical Test Engineer Apply for Mechanical Test Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Director of Verification & Validation Apply for Director of Verification & Validation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Design Verification Engineer - Internal IP Apply for Design Verification Engineer - Internal IP on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $370KAnnual base, USD
View job: RTL Design Engineer Apply for RTL Design Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Design Verification Engineer - SoC Apply for Design Verification Engineer - SoC on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Design Verification Engineer - Interface IP Apply for Design Verification Engineer - Interface IP on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: PCB Layout Engineer Apply for PCB Layout Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Hardware Validation Engineer Apply for Hardware Validation Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: DFT (Design For Test) Engineer Apply for DFT (Design For Test) Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Hardware Reliability Engineer Technical Lead Apply for Hardware Reliability Engineer Technical Lead on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Hardware Operations Program Manager Apply for Hardware Operations Program Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $230KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $150K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Hardware Manufacturing Engineer Apply for Hardware Manufacturing Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Mechanical Engineer Apply for Senior Mechanical Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Electrical Engineer - Compute Hardware Apply for Senior Electrical Engineer - Compute Hardware on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Hardware Systems Engineer Apply for Hardware Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Electrical Systems Integration Engineer Apply for Electrical Systems Integration Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $110K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Hardware Validation Engineer Apply for Hardware Validation Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $110K to $148KAnnual base, USD
View job: Hardware Integration Engineer - New Grad (2027) Apply for Hardware Integration Engineer - New Grad (2027) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Forward Deployed Engineering Leader Apply for Forward Deployed Engineering Leader on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $255KAnnual base, USD
View job: Turbomachinery Design & Systems Engineer Apply for Turbomachinery Design & Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Controls & Embedded Systems Engineer Apply for Controls & Embedded Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Site Engineer - Field Deployment Apply for Site Engineer - Field Deployment on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Head of Power Electronics Apply for Head of Power Electronics on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Turbomachinery Aerodynamics Engineer Apply for Turbomachinery Aerodynamics Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Power Electronics Engineer Apply for Power Electronics Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Chief Engineer, Defense Apply for Chief Engineer, Defense on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Structures Engineer Apply for Lead Structures Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Electrical Engineer, Ground Power Systems Apply for Senior Electrical Engineer, Ground Power Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Aerodynamics Engineer Apply for Senior Aerodynamics Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Propulsion Design Engineer Apply for Senior Propulsion Design Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Apply for Senior Mechanical Design Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $170KAnnual base, USD
View job: Mechanical Systems Design Engineer Apply for Mechanical Systems Design Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Test Design Engineer II Apply for Test Design Engineer II on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $200KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $207K to $253KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Loads & Dynamics Engineer Apply for Staff Loads & Dynamics Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Simulation Engineer - Physics Modeling Apply for Simulation Engineer - Physics Modeling on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175,950 to $225,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Camera Hardware Engineer, Robot Head Apply for Senior Camera Hardware Engineer, Robot Head on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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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.
| Employer | Open postings | Median published starting base |
|---|---|---|
| Lambda | 10 | $332K |
| Anthropic | 4 | $320K |
| Sabi | 6 | $300K |
| Wayve | 4 | $278K |
| OpenAI | 84 | $266K |
| Apptronik | 5 | $240K |
| Blue Origin | 34 | $230,400 |
| Wing | 7 | $211K |
| Clera | 4 | $207,500 |
| SiFive | 4 | $205,100 |
Where these jobs are
Most postings by state: California (3,581).
Of the 18% of postings that state a workplace: 1% remote, 37% hybrid, 61% on-site. 82% 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.