# Anduril Software Engineer Salary: $167,000 to $222,000 Listed

**Author:** Zero G Talent
**Published:** 2026-11-03
**Category:** software

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**Anduril software engineer postings list a median pay band of $167,000 to $222,000.** That's from 499 open US software engineer postings with listed pay on November 2, 2026, taken directly from Anduril's own hiring system. The midpoints' middle half runs from $170,800 to $222,500.

## By level

| Level | Postings | Median low | Median high |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Junior | 6 | $118,500 | $150,500 |
| Mid | 114 | $144,000 | $192,000 |
| Senior | 273 | $191,000 | $253,000 |
| Staff | 15 | $220,000 | $292,000 |
| Not stated | 90 | $166,000 | $220,000 |

Levels come from the posting's structured field, else its title.

## By location

| Location | Postings | Median low | Median high |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| CA | 298 | $167,000 | $236,500 |
| MA | 65 | $191,000 | $253,000 |
| CO | 38 | $144,000 | $192,000 |
| WA | 28 | $191,000 | $253,000 |
| VA | 26 | $167,000 | $222,000 |
| DC | 20 | $179,000 | $253,000 |

## The range

- **Highest listed:** Principal Embedded Engineer, EW (Costa Mesa, CA): $260,000 to $345,000.
- **Lowest listed:** 2026 Early Career Electrical Engineer (Costa Mesa, CA): $90,000 to $110,000.

## Against the market

Across all 4,012 US software engineer postings with listed pay in our data, the median midpoint is $200,000. Anduril's is $194,500, 3% lower.

## With and without a clearance

358 of these postings require an active clearance, and their median midpoint is $209,500, against $194,500 for the rest. That raw gap also reflects differences in level and location; [our clearance study](/blog/security-clearance-salary-premium) compares like with like.

## What these numbers are

- **Listed bands, not offers.** A band can span several levels, and the midpoint isn't what anyone is paid.
- **Listed pay only.** Bonus and equity are left out, and they can be a large part of the total at some employers.
- **What counts.** Titles with "engineer" or "developer" in our Software job category. Internships are out, and repeats of the same title, place and band count once.
- **One day.** A snapshot of November 2, 2026, which weights levels and places by what's open today.

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