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Hardware & Robotics in Seattle Salary at AI Startups

Base pay from 52 open roles at 6 AI companies that list a salary range. Annual USD.

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25th percentile

$170K

Median

$197K

75th percentile

$235K

Percentiles use the midpoint of each posted range. Lowest posted $81K, highest $625K.

Pay by role

RoleCompanySalary range
Engineering Manager, Hardware Platform SecuritySan Francisco, CA | Seattle, WAAnthropic$485K–$625K
Hardware Systems ArchitectSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WAAnthropic$320K–$485K
Platform Hardware SecuritySan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WAAnthropic$320K–$405K
Director, Avionics Mechanical EngineeringSeattle, WashingtonShield AI$265K–$398K
Senior Manager, Avionics Mechanical Engineering (R4416)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$220K–$330K
Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering - Avionics (R4416)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$220K–$330K
Lead, Electrical Engineering (R5116)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$217K–$325K
Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer (R5990)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$208K–$312K
Power Electronics - Principal Electrical Engineer (R4822)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$210K–$310K
Senior Staff Engineer, Electromechanical (R4583)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$200K–$300K
Senior Staff Engineer, Mechanical Test (R4413)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$200K–$300K
Software Engineering Manager, Hardware Test (X-BAT) (R6020)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$169K–$300K
Staff Engineer, Mechanical - Harness Design (R4594)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$166K–$300K
Senior Leadership Recruiter, HardwareSeattle, Washington, United StatesAnduril$220K–$292K
Staff Electrical Engineer (R5988)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$188K–$282K
Staff Engineer, Electromechanical Battery Pack Design (R6047)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$187K–$281K
Staff Engineer, Electromechanical Motor Design (R6028)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$187K–$281K
Staff Engineer, Electromechanical Power Electronics (R6046)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$187K–$281K
Manager, Mechanical Engineering - Hardware Test (X-BAT) (R6093)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$180K–$280K
Staff Electrical Engineer, Hardware Test (R6121)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$185K–$275K
Principal Product Manager, HardwareSeattle, Washington, United StatesAxon$162K–$259K
Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle AutonomyCosta Mesa, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesAnduril$191K–$253K
Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Data Foundation (Cloud)Seattle, Washington, United StatesAnduril$191K–$253K
Staff Engineer, Mechanical & Actuated Systems (R5293)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$160K–$240K
Staff Engineer, Mechanical Design - Launch and Recovery Systems (R4571)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$160K–$240K
Staff Engineer, Mechanical Test (R5475)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$160K–$240K
Lead Mechanical Engineer, Hardware Test (X-BAT)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$150K–$230K
Staff Engineer, Electrical System Advance Manufacturing (R5183)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$150K–$230K
Staff Engineer, Electromechanical Systems Advance Manufacturing (R5184)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$150K–$230K
Senior Firmware Engineer ISeattle, Washington, United StatesAxon$141K–$226K
Senior Product Manager, HardwareSeattle, Washington, United StatesAxon$131K–$226K
Robotics Software Integration Engineer, Mission Autonomy Costa Mesa, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United StatesAnduril$166K–$220K
Software Engineer, Robotics Data Foundation (Cloud)Seattle, Washington, United StatesAnduril$166K–$220K
Staff Engineer, Electromechanical (R6043)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$142K–$220K
Staff Mechanical Engineer, Power System Battery Pack Designer (R5636)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$150K–$220K
Senior Electrical, Motor and Motor Drive Engineer (R6021)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$145K–$218K
Senior Electrical Engineer, Test Equipment DesignSeattle, WashingtonShield AI$140K–$210K
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Systems IntegrationSeattle, WashingtonShield AI$140K–$200K
Staff Mechanical Engineer, Systems Integration (R5902)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$138K–$200K
Sr. Electrical Engineer, PCB DesignSeattle, WACarbon Robotics$175K–$200K
Sr. Electrical EngineerSeattle, WACarbon Robotics$150K–$185K
Engineer II, Mechanical Design (R4922)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$108K–$162K
Electrical Engineer I (SEA) (R5046)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$98K–$147K
Electrical Engineer, COTS/SensorSeattle, WACarbon Robotics$125K–$145K
Engineer I, Electrical Integration & Test (R5136)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$97K–$140K
Hardware Reliability Lab Engineer II (R5142)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$81K–$137K
Power Electronics - Electrical Engineer IISeattle, WashingtonShield AI$92K–$137K
Senior Hardware Sourcer IISeattleDigitalOcean$106K–$133K
Mechanical Engineer II, Systems Integration (R5344)Seattle, WashingtonShield AI$88K–$130K
Power Electronics - Electrical Engineer ISeattle, WashingtonShield AI$81K–$122K
2027 Early Career Electrical EngineerAtlanta, Georgia, United States; Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Broomfield, Colorado, United States; Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States; Costa Mesa, California, United States; Fort Collins, Colorado, United States; Irvine, California, United States; Reston, Virginia, United States; Seattle, Washington, United StatesAnduril$86K–$114K
2027 Early Career Mechanical EngineerAtlanta, Georgia, United States; Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Broomfield, Colorado, United States; Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States; Costa Mesa, California, United States; Fort Collins, Colorado, United States; Irvine, California, United States; Reston, Virginia, United States; Seattle, Washington, United StatesAnduril$86K–$114K
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