Battery Engineer salary: $168K median
The median advertised Battery Engineer salary is $168K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $140K to $194K: counted from 136 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $81 an hour or $14,042 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $214K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
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$168Kmedian advertised salary
$140K – $194Kmiddle half of roles
$169Kaverage advertised salary
136roles counted
Battery Engineer salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $195K, 14% more than senior roles ($172K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $172K | $150K–$188K | 38 |
| Lead and above | $195K | $175K–$213K | 30 |
| No level in the title | $152K | $122K–$188K | 68 |
Battery Engineer salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $188K | 38 |
| 🇺🇸California | $180K | 94 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $170K | 131 |
Skills that pay more for Battery Engineer roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| FMEA | $185K | +$16K | 13 |
| Sensor fusion | $172K | +$3K | 13 |
| MATLAB | $172K | +$3K | 23 |
| Computer Vision | $172K | +$3K | 13 |
| Root cause analysis | $171K | +$2K | 14 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Sila | $195K | 3 |
| SES | $190K | 5 |
| Redwood Materials | $188K | 31 |
| Lucid Motors | $186K | 6 |
| Anduril Industries | $172K | 13 |
| Whoop | $168K | 3 |
| Harbinger Motors Inc. | $155K | 5 |
| Formenergy | $145K | 7 |
| Sustainable Talent | $144K | 4 |
| Gotion | $135K | 15 |
| Scout Motors | $122K | 5 |
| SpaceX | $120K | 4 |
Highest-paying open Battery Engineer roles
All battery engineer jobs- Software Validation Engineer, Energy StorageRedwood Materials · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$152K - $342KRustPythonC++
- BESS Lead Engineer, Power GenerationFluidstack · 🇺🇸Austin, TX$263K - $330KHybridLead and above
- Senior Manager, Field Performance Engineering, Energy StorageRedwood Materials · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$230K - $300KSenior
- Controls Engineer, BMS & EPMSOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$177K - $285KData qualityData centersControl systems
- Staff Mechanical Engineer, Battery Pack Design (R6047)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$188K - $282KLead and aboveTest equipmentMechanical assembly
- Embedded Software Engineer - Battery Management SystemsZoox · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA$221K - $265KC++Embedded CC
- Director, Battery EngineeringSila · 🇺🇸Alameda, CA$207K - $262KLead and above
- Staff Mechanical Engineer, Battery Module Design (R5636)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$171K - $257KLead and aboveTest equipmentMechanical assembly
- Battery System EngineerRidealso · 🇺🇸Palo Alto$125K - $255KPythonMATLAB
- Technical Program Manager, BatteryGotion · 🇺🇸Irvine, California$160K - $250KEscalation managementFMEASPC
- Battery Test EngineerRidealso · 🇺🇸Palo Alto$125K - $250KPythonMATLAB
- Director of Battery TechnologyWhoop · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$210K - $245KLead and aboveProcurement
- Technical Specialist, Battery SafetyLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$166K - $244KTest planningAUTOSARFMEA
- Staff Battery Engineer (Pack Design/BMS)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$183K - $243KLead and aboveMATLABComputer VisionPRDs
- Staff Systems Engineer, HV Battery SoftwareLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$165K - $241KLead and abovePythonSQLCI/CD
- Technical Program Manager, BatteryGotion · 🇺🇸Irvine, California$200K - $240KEscalation managementFMEASPC
- Senior Battery EngineerCowboyspace · 🇺🇸Kent, Washington$167K - $230KSeniorPythonMATLABPower Automate
- Lead Engineer, Avionics Battery TestRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$151K - $227KLead and above
- Staff Electric Propulsion Engineer, CathodesApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$165K - $226KLead and aboveSalesforce administrationAnalog designAviation
- Senior Firmware Engineer I - BatteriesAxon · 🇺🇸United States$141K - $226KSeniorRustGoPython
Questions about Battery Engineer pay
- What is the average Battery Engineer salary?
- $169K a year on average and $168K at the median, across 136 open Battery 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 $140K to $194K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Battery Engineer pay?
- Sila ($195K), SES ($190K), Redwood Materials ($188K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a battery engineer a high-paying job?
- The median Battery Engineer posting advertises $168K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 3% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a battery engineer?
- A tenth of the postings offer $214K a year or more; the highest open Battery Engineer role advertises up to $342K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Battery Engineer salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $168K a year is about $81 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,042 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $68 to $94 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Battery Engineer roles?
- Postings that ask for FMEA (+$16K, 13 postings), Sensor fusion (+$3K, 13 postings), MATLAB (+$3K, 23 postings) advertise more than the $168K median of all Battery 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 Battery Engineer roles at companies is $168K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $140K to $194K. Counted from 136 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/battery-engineer/
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