Hardware Engineer Compensation Across Frontier Tech

Median total compensation by company, ranked. Sourced from disclosed salary bands on active job postings + verified community submissions across space, AI, robotics, and defense.

Company	Median TC	Median Base	Levels	Reports
Gravitics SPACE	$498K	$125K	2	4
Anthropic AI	$353K	$300K	2	5
Sabi FRONTIER	$350K	$300K	1	1
xAI AI	$310K	$180K	2	11
Tasklet SPACE	$305K	$260K	1	1
Sully.ai AI	$300K	$280K	1	1
Eve AI	$300K	$250K	1	1
Stuut AI	$298K	$220K	1	1
Worldcoin AI	$296K	$272K	1	1
OpenAI AI	$283K	$239K	2	25
Perplexity AI	$281K	$210K	1	2
Runway AI	$280K	$250K	1	2
Scale AI AI	$280K	$249K	1	1
Skylo SPACE	$263K	$255K	1	1
Autonomous Technologies Group AI	$250K	$200K	1	1
Phylo AI	$250K	$200K	1	1
Waymo FRONTIER	$247K	$226K	3	19
atopile FRONTIER	$240K	$180K	1	1
Abundant AI	$240K	$180K	1	1
Latitude AI	$240K	$192K	1	3
Conductor AI	$238K	$175K	1	1
Sesame AI	$228K	$175K	2	4
Mercury FRONTIER	$226K	$201K	1	1
DeepGrove AI	$225K	$100K	1	1
Vapi AI	$225K	$150K	1	1
Periodic Labs AI	$225K	$200K	1	1
Hark FRONTIER	$225K	$150K	1	12
ASML FRONTIER	$221K	$177K	1	1
Kapta Space SPACE	$220K	$198K	1	1
Alluxio AI	$215K	$190K	1	1
Ashby AI	$214K	$153K	1	1
Helion Energy FRONTIER	$211K	$191K	1	36
Vinci Games AI	$208K	$156K	1	1
Mashgin AI	$205K	$180K	1	1
Gym Class - by IRL Studios AI	$205K	$170K	0	1
Pinecone AI	$205K	$180K	0	1
Fal AI	$205K	$180K	1	1
Aurora Innovation AI	$204K	$171K	3	16
Databricks AI	$204K	$157K	2	3
Naive AI	$203K	$185K	1	1
Thales Alenia Space SPACE	$202K	$151K	1	1
Cerebras FRONTIER	$200K	$150K	1	3
Jinba AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
Nozomio AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
Halluminate AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
Capy AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
Parahelp AI	$200K	$180K	1	1
CloudCruise AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
Firecrawl AI	$200K	$160K	1	1
Empirical Health AI	$200K	$140K	1	1
Lucid AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
ConductorAI DEFENSE	$200K	$180K	1	1
Regrello AI	$200K	$150K	0	1
Watney Robotics ROBOTICS	$200K	$180K	1	1
ABL Space Systems SPACE	$200K	$167K	0	4
Wisk Aero SPACE	$199K	$180K	1	4
Harper AI	$195K	$160K	1	3
Scott AI AI	$195K	$140K	1	1
PAX Markets AI	$194K	$175K	1	2
Dynamo AI AI	$193K	$165K	1	1
Yubico FRONTIER	$193K	$175K	1	1
Atoms FRONTIER	$193K	$150K	1	1
Muon Space SPACE	$192K	$184K	2	6
Skydio DEFENSE	$191K	$148K	1	7
Bretton AI AI	$190K	$160K	1	1
Hex Security FRONTIER	$190K	$130K	1	1
Fellow.app AI	$190K	$180K	1	1
Klarity AI	$189K	$167K	1	1
Astro Mechanica SPACE	$188K	$150K	1	18
Array Labs SPACE	$185K	$150K	2	17
Circleback AI	$185K	$150K	1	1
HappyRobot AI	$185K	$150K	1	2
Andromeda Surgical ROBOTICS	$185K	$145K	1	2
EliseAI AI	$185K	$170K	1	1
Figure AI ROBOTICS	$183K	$120K	1	18
Coast AI	$183K	$150K	1	1
Exowatt FRONTIER	$183K	$150K	1	2
Zipline ROBOTICS	$181K	$145K	1	18
Plasmidsaurus FRONTIER	$181K	$150K	1	1
Readily AI	$180K	$150K	1	1
Eight Sleep FRONTIER	$180K	$160K	1	1
SentiLink FRONTIER	$180K	$180K	0	1
Aseon Labs ROBOTICS	$180K	$140K	1	1
Radiant FRONTIER	$179K	$140K	1	33
Spoon FRONTIER	$178K	$162K	1	2
Xona Space Systems SPACE	$175K	$150K	1	7
Rigetti Computing FRONTIER	$175K	$160K	2	3
Helium AI	$175K	$150K	1	1
Anara AI	$175K	$150K	1	1
Clearly AI AI	$175K	$150K	1	1
PostHog AI	$175K	$100K	0	1
Rove AI	$175K	$150K	1	1
Overview ROBOTICS	$175K	$125K	1	1
Closure DEFENSE	$175K	$135K	1	1
Hercules AI	$175K	$100K	1	4
Zus Health FRONTIER	$175K	$150K	0	1
Elroy Air ROBOTICS	$175K	$145K	1	2
The Aerospace Corporation SPACE	$174K	$121K	12	63
Outpost SPACE	$171K	$143K	1	6
Shield AI DEFENSE	$171K	$137K	3	68
Saildrone DEFENSE	$170K	$152K	1	4
Cascade Space SPACE	$170K	$150K	1	1
Icarus Industries SPACE	$170K	$120K	1	3
Anduril Industries DEFENSE	$170K	$146K	26	404
Weave AI	$170K	$140K	1	1
Diode Computers, Inc. AI	$170K	$140K	1	1
Anthrogen AI	$170K	$120K	1	1
Icarus SPACE	$170K	$120K	1	3
Archer Aviation SPACE	$167K	$144K	3	44
Paragon SPACE	$165K	$150K	1	1
Ocular AI AI	$165K	$130K	1	1
Cyngn FRONTIER	$165K	$160K	1	3
OpenWork SPACE	$165K	$130K	1	1
The Company Company FRONTIER	$165K	$130K	1	1
Sierra Space SPACE	$164K	$138K	5	22
Northwood Space DEFENSE	$163K	$129K	2	11
Planet Labs SPACE	$163K	$145K	1	7
Voyager Space DEFENSE	$163K	$135K	5	13
Trata AI	$163K	$125K	1	1
Trellis AI AI	$163K	$100K	1	5
Stoke Space SPACE	$161K	$129K	2	11
Scout Space SPACE	$160K	$120K	1	2
Epsilon3 SPACE	$160K	$130K	1	1
Hebbia AI	$160K	$120K	2	2
Sim AI	$160K	$120K	1	1
Maritime Fusion FRONTIER	$160K	$120K	1	1
Heron Power FRONTIER	$160K	$130K	1	7
True Anomaly DEFENSE	$160K	$125K	2	44
Relativity Space SPACE	$157K	$132K	3	115
Apex Space AI	$157K	$127K	1	28
PsiQuantum FRONTIER	$156K	$145K	4	20
Agile Space Industries SPACE	$155K	$123K	1	6
Glean AI	$155K	$120K	1	1
Infisical FRONTIER	$155K	$120K	1	2
Chariot Defense DEFENSE	$155K	$130K	1	3
CX2 AI	$155K	$133K	1	2
Vast SPACE	$154K	$112K	3	32
Pivotal Future FRONTIER	$154K	$142K	1	9
Dialpad AI	$153K	$142K	1	1
Varda Space SPACE	$153K	$133K	1	20
Agility Robotics ROBOTICS	$153K	$133K	3	7
Reditus Space SPACE	$153K	$130K	1	3
Momentus SPACE	$150K	$130K	1	4
Terran Orbital SPACE	$150K	$128K	1	4
Outerport AI	$150K	$100K	1	3
Casca AI	$150K	$100K	1	1
Truss AI	$150K	$125K	1	1
Haplotype Labs FRONTIER	$150K	$60K	1	1
Latent AI	$150K	$120K	1	1
Proception Inc ROBOTICS	$150K	$100K	1	1
Conductor Quantum AI	$150K	$120K	1	1
Starburst AI	$150K	$135K	1	1
General Astronautics ROBOTICS	$150K	$120K	1	1
National Security Agency DEFENSE	$149K	$105K	2	3
Neuralink FRONTIER	$148K	$96K	4	14
Turion Space SPACE	$148K	$120K	1	3
Commonwealth Fusion Systems FRONTIER	$148K	$110K	2	10
Agave AI	$148K	$130K	1	1
CesiumAstro SPACE	$147K	$133K	3	55
IonQ FRONTIER	$147K	$127K	5	9
Inversion Space SPACE	$147K	$122K	1	8
Blue Origin SPACE	$145K	$121K	12	190
Loft Orbital SPACE	$145K	$120K	1	1
Knowtex AI	$145K	$110K	1	1
Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space) SPACE	$145K	$120K	1	2
BlackSky SPACE	$143K	$133K	1	2
Devoted Health FRONTIER	$141K	$110K	0	1
Finta AI	$140K	$100K	1	1
Aqua AI	$140K	$100K	1	1
Ohm FRONTIER	$140K	$120K	1	1
Ursa Major SPACE	$139K	$125K	1	8
Kepler Communications SPACE	$138K	$113K	1	3
JPL SPACE	$138K	$125K	1	4
Orbital Operations SPACE	$138K	$100K	1	4
Steinmetz FRONTIER	$138K	$100K	1	1
Hermeus DEFENSE	$136K	$92K	3	31
Machina Labs ROBOTICS	$135K	$120K	1	2
Designbase AI	$135K	$120K	0	1
Airhart Aeronautics ROBOTICS	$135K	$120K	1	1
Illumio FRONTIER	$135K	$125K	1	1
Oligo Security FRONTIER	$134K	$115K	1	4
Multiply Labs ROBOTICS	$133K	$125K	1	1
Amca FRONTIER	$131K	$110K	1	10
United States Space Force SPACE	$131K	$117K	2	2
Boston Dynamics ROBOTICS	$131K	$117K	1	1
Pulse AI	$130K	$110K	1	1
Wardstone DEFENSE	$130K	$100K	2	2
Splash Inc. ROBOTICS	$130K	$100K	1	1
Northrop Grumman SPACE	$129K	$101K	13	22
Posh FRONTIER	$128K	$105K	1	2
Mariana Minerals FRONTIER	$128K	$108K	2	4
Rocket Lab SPACE	$127K	$100K	4	39
ispace SPACE	$126K	$101K	0	1
Boeing SPACE	$126K	$102K	3	19
Astranis SPACE	$125K	$105K	2	43
Katalyst Space Technologies SPACE	$125K	$105K	1	2
Mage Legal AI	$125K	$100K	1	1
Aden AI	$125K	$100K	1	1
SiPhox Health FRONTIER	$125K	$100K	1	1
Curo FRONTIER	$125K	$100K	1	1
Respan AI	$125K	$100K	1	1
Loombotic FRONTIER	$125K	$85K	1	1
Stratolaunch SPACE	$124K	$101K	1	16
Astroforge SPACE	$120K	$100K	1	1
Vantor FRONTIER	$120K	$90K	1	1
Substrate AI	$115K	$100K	1	1
SpaceX SPACE	$113K	$105K	8	200
Kalshi AI	$113K	$100K	1	1
IRPI SPACE	$110K	$95K	1	2
Solve Intelligence AI	$110K	$70K	1	1
Vena Vitals FRONTIER	$110K	$70K	1	1
Vendra FRONTIER	$110K	$100K	1	1
Podium Automation AI	$110K	$95K	1	2
Palantir Technologies DEFENSE	$105K	$88K	2	2
Structured AI AI	$105K	$90K	1	2
NASA SPACE	$103K	$86K	3	4
Nextera Robotics ROBOTICS	$100K	$90K	1	1
Wafer AI	$96K	$72K	1	3
Eden FRONTIER	$93K	$65K	1	1
Andson Biotech FRONTIER	$90K	$65K	1	1
QualGent AI	$85K	$50K	0	1
yhangry AI	$75K	$50K	1	1
Guardian RF DEFENSE	$71K	$58K	1	1
Skyvern ROBOTICS	$68K	$60K	1	1
Terranova FRONTIER	$62K	$52K	1	1
Authologic AI	$58K	$48K	1	1
Locus Robotics ROBOTICS	$52K	$42K	1	1
Betterhalf AI	$43K	$35K	1	1
Sandbox VR AI	$31K	$31K	1	2
Deepnote AI	$30K	$20K	0	1

Company	Median TC	Jobs
Outerport	$100k–$200k	3
Boeing	$89k–$125k	4
SpaceX	$100k–$115k	6
Astranis	$100k–$100k	6

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