AUTOSAR salary: $193K median
The median advertised AUTOSAR salary is $193K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $150K to $228K: counted from 213 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $93 an hour or $16,083 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $273K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll AUTOSAR jobs
$193Kmedian advertised salary
$150K – $228Kmiddle half of roles
$198Kaverage advertised salary
213roles counted
AUTOSAR salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $224K, 19% more than senior roles ($188K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $188K | $170K–$220K | 55 |
| Lead and above | $224K | $190K–$273K | 69 |
| No level in the title | $168K | $132K–$205K | 85 |
AUTOSAR salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $215K | 93 |
| 🇺🇸California | $205K | 165 |
| 🇺🇸Pittsburgh, PA | $200K | 18 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $193K | 208 |
Skills that pay more for AUTOSAR roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics | $221K | +$28K | 31 |
| RTOS | $220K | +$27K | 33 |
| Firmware | $208K | +$15K | 52 |
| Control systems | $203K | +$10K | 47 |
| Mechatronics | $200K | +$7K | 54 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Wayve | $288K | 13 |
| Apptronik | $244K | 8 |
| Zoox | $242K | 13 |
| Agility Robotics | $238K | 9 |
| Waymo | $232K | 13 |
| Nuro | $231K | 6 |
| Latitude AI | $230K | 5 |
| Valar Atomics | $218K | 4 |
| Kodiak | $210K | 5 |
| 1X | $205K | 5 |
| Lucid Motors | $188K | 17 |
| Applied | $178K | 35 |
| Parallel Systems | $170K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $170K | 12 |
| Motional | $168K | 19 |
| May Mobility | $151K | 6 |
| Fulfil Solutions | $148K | 4 |
| Gotion | $145K | 3 |
| Harbinger Motors Inc. | $142K | 4 |
| ALTEN Technology USA | $130K | 11 |
Highest-paying open AUTOSAR roles
All AUTOSAR jobs- Principal System ArchitectWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$348K - $458KHybridLead and aboveLinuxHardware testingAUTOSAR
- Distinguished Engineer, Embedded Vehicle SoftwareWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$347K - $438KHybridRustPythonC++
- Lead Safety Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$381K - $423KHybridLead and aboveRegulatory complianceMechatronicsAUTOSAR
- Principal Systems Engineer, SafetyZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$349K - $419KLead and aboveAUTOSARStatistics
- Staff / Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Collision Avoidance SystemZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$291K - $409KLead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning
- Director of Data ScienceMotional · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Las Vegas, Nevada…$288K - $396KRemoteLead and abovePythonSQLAWS
- Senior Staff AI Software Engineer, PerceptionAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Any Office (Fremont, CA, Salem, OR, or Pittsburgh…$238K - $372KRemoteLead and aboveMachine LearningAIAUTOSAR
- Senior/Staff Controls Engineer, Core DevelopmentNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$194K - $352KLead and aboveC++Machine LearningEmbedded C
- Staff Product Manager, Applied AIApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California$275K - $350KLead and aboveAIReinforcement learningFine-tuning
- Senior Staff Regulatory and Compliance Systems EngineerWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA$272K - $336KLead and aboveAUTOSARMedical devices
- Staff Software Systems Engineer - Advanced Autonomy Systems Engineering LeadLatitude AI · 🇺🇸Pittsburgh, PA, Palo Alto, CA, Detroit, MI$224K - $336KLead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning
- Principal Electrical Engineer - Compute and SensingApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$295K - $330KLead and aboveDesign systemsHardware interfacesPCB design
- Director, Onboard Core SoftwareMotional · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Las Vegas, Nevada…$240K - $330KRemoteLead and aboveMachine LearningLinuxEscalation management
- Systems Architect - POSIXApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$204K - $318KLinuxgRPCAUTOSAR
- Staff Firmware Engineer - Motor Controls1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$200K - $300KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Director Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical – Power ConversionValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$225K - $300KLead and abovePE licenseData qualityControl systems
- System Safety Engineer, Strategic Programs & IntegrationWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA, Kirkland, WA, USA$241K - $297KPythonSQLJira
- Mission Autonomy Lead - ThunderAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and abovePythonC++Docker
- Senior Software Engineer, Onboard AutonomyNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$194K - $291KSeniorRustPythonC++
- Staff Robotics Architect - Electrical HardwareAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Fremont, CA$217K - $281KHybridLead and aboveReinforcement learningERPControl systems
Questions about AUTOSAR pay
- What is the average AUTOSAR salary?
- $198K a year on average and $193K at the median, across 213 open AUTOSAR 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 $150K to $228K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest AUTOSAR pay?
- Wayve ($288K), Apptronik ($244K), Zoox ($242K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an autosar a high-paying job?
- The median AUTOSAR posting advertises $193K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 11% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an autosar?
- A tenth of the postings offer $273K a year or more; the highest open AUTOSAR role advertises up to $458K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the AUTOSAR salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $193K a year is about $93 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $16,083 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $72 to $110 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for AUTOSAR roles?
- Postings that ask for Robotics (+$28K, 31 postings), RTOS (+$27K, 33 postings), Firmware (+$15K, 52 postings) advertise more than the $193K median of all AUTOSAR 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 AUTOSAR roles at companies is $193K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $150K to $228K. Counted from 213 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/autosar/
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