Additive Manufacturing Engineer salary: $140K median
The median advertised Additive Manufacturing Engineer salary is $140K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $115K to $172K: counted from 26 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $67 an hour or $11,667 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $190K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll additive manufacturing engineer jobs
$140Kmedian advertised salary
$115K – $172Kmiddle half of roles
$141Kaverage advertised salary
26roles counted
Skills that pay more for Additive Manufacturing Engineer roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechatronics | $185K | +$45K | 5 |
| FPGA | $179K | +$39K | 6 |
| MATLAB | $178K | +$38K | 6 |
| Test equipment | $172K | +$32K | 5 |
| Hardware testing | $172K | +$32K | 5 |
Top-paying companies
Highest-paying open Additive Manufacturing Engineer roles
All additive manufacturing engineer jobs- Sr. Software Engineer, Additive Manufacturing (Raptor)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$165K - $265KSeniorC++LinuxCI/CD
- Senior 3D Printing R&D EngineerFormlabs · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$130K - $250KSeniorPythonAirflowMATLAB
- Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Laser Powder Bed Fusion Printers (Raptor)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$140K - $230KSeniorPythonMATLABControl systems
- Senior FPGA Prototyping EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$120K - $225KSeniorPythonVerilogTest planning
- Senior FPGA Prototyping EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$120K - $225KRemoteSeniorPythonVerilogTest planning
- Senior Full Stack AI Engineer (Rapid Prototyping & Analytics )Prompt · Remote$160K - $220KRemoteSeniorPythonPostgreSQLDocker
- Senior 3D Print Optimization EngineerFormlabs · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$115K - $200KSeniorPythonAirflow
- Senior Additive Manufacturing Development EngineerFreeform · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA (On-site)$140K - $200KSeniorMATLAB
- Senior Materials Engineer (Metal 3D Printing)Freeform · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA (On-site)$140K - $200KSeniorMachine Learning
- Senior Materials & Processes Engineer, Powder Bed FusionRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$124K - $186KSenior
- Prototype Shop ManagerNeros Technologies · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$120K - $180K
- Additive Manufacturing Engineer II, PBFRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California$104K - $156KPythonTableauJira
- Additive Manufacturing EngineerStoke Space · 🇺🇸Kent, Washington$110K - $148K
- Prototype Engineer - 3D Printing1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$100K - $130KMechatronicsRoboticsCAD
- Prototyping Lab Engineer & ManagerNeuralink · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States$68K - $114K
Questions about Additive Manufacturing Engineer pay
- What is the average Additive Manufacturing Engineer salary?
- $141K a year on average and $140K at the median, across 26 open Additive Manufacturing Engineer postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $115K to $172K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Additive Manufacturing Engineer pay?
- SpaceX ($185K), Freeform ($170K), Formlabs ($116K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an additive manufacturing engineer a high-paying job?
- The median Additive Manufacturing Engineer posting advertises $140K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 20% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an additive manufacturing engineer?
- A tenth of the postings offer $190K a year or more; the highest open Additive Manufacturing Engineer role advertises up to $265K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Additive Manufacturing Engineer salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $140K a year is about $67 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,667 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $55 to $83 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Additive Manufacturing Engineer roles?
- Postings that ask for Mechatronics (+$45K, 5 postings), FPGA (+$39K, 6 postings), MATLAB (+$38K, 6 postings) advertise more than the $140K median of all Additive Manufacturing Engineer postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Additive Manufacturing Engineer roles at companies is $140K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $115K to $172K. Counted from 26 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/additive-manufacturing/
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