Cadence salary: $202K median
The median advertised Cadence salary is $202K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $180K to $235K: counted from 81 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $97 an hour or $16,792 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $252K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Cadence jobs
$202Kmedian advertised salary
$180K – $235Kmiddle half of roles
$205Kaverage advertised salary
81roles counted
Cadence salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $212K | 46 |
| 🇺🇸California | $212K | 56 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $202K | 79 |
Skills that pay more for Cadence roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTL design | $220K | +$18K | 33 |
| FEA | $219K | +$17K | 10 |
| SystemVerilog | $216K | +$15K | 12 |
| Verilog | $212K | +$11K | 15 |
| Test equipment | $212K | +$11K | 15 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| River AI Inc. | $310K | 3 |
| DensityAI | $250K | 6 |
| K2 Space | $235K | 6 |
| Astera Labs | $212K | 21 |
| Lightmatter | $202K | 12 |
| Celero Communications, Inc. | $200K | 8 |
| Anduril Industries | $170K | 4 |
| SpaceX | $138K | 3 |
| Rescale | $130K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Cadence roles
All Cadence jobs- PCB Layout Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$318K - $485KHybridHardware testingHardware interfacesPCB design
- Design Verification Emulation, HardwareRiver AI Inc. · 🇺🇸Austin, TX, Palo Alto, CA$200K - $420KPythonC++CI/CD
- Physical Design Engineer, HardwareRiver AI Inc. · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA; Austin, TX$200K - $420KPythonDeep learningSlack
- DV Formal VerificationDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$200K - $320KRTL designCadence
- Physical Design Timing EngineerDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$220K - $320KCompilersRTL designCadence
- Hardware Engineer, TestOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$177K - $300KHybridPythonMachine LearningBash
- Distinguished Formal VerificationAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$230K - $285KPythonCI/CDVerilog
- Physical Design EngineerCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$180K - $280KPython.NETCompilers
- Principal ASIC Physical Design EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$190K - $280KLead and aboveAnalog designASICRTL design
- Principal ASIC Physical Design EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$190K - $280KRemoteLead and aboveAnalog designASICRTL design
- Hardware Design Engineering, Senior Director - Signal Connectivity Rack-Scale PlatformsAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$220K - $280KLead and aboveAirflowAWSMandarin
- Senior RF EngineerCowboyspace · 🇺🇸San Carlos, California$219K - $276KSeniorPower AutomateFirmwareHardware testing
- Sr. Staff Physical Design EngineerLightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$220K - $270KLead and abovePythonShell scriptingData centers
- Sr. Staff Physical Design Timing Engineer (STA)Lightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$220K - $270KLead and abovePythonPerlData centers
- Principal Analog Design EngineerCelero Communications, Inc. · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$150K - $250KLead and aboveAnalog designASICCadence
- Principal Analog Design EngineerCelero Communications, Inc. · 🇺🇸Irvine, CA$150K - $250KLead and aboveAnalog designASICCadence
- MarketingAntimetal · 🇺🇸HQ - NYC$150K - $250KCadence
- RF/mm-Wave CMOS Power Amplifier Design EngineerFalcomm · 🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States$160K - $225KTest equipmentRF engineeringASIC
- RF/mm-Wave GaN Power Amplifier Design EngineerFalcomm · 🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States$160K - $225KPythonTest planningTest equipment
- Senior Electrical EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$161K - $212KSeniorPythonComputer VisionSecurity clearance
Questions about Cadence pay
- What is the average Cadence salary?
- $205K a year on average and $202K at the median, across 81 open Cadence 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 $180K to $235K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Cadence pay?
- River AI Inc. ($310K), DensityAI ($250K), K2 Space ($235K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a cadence a high-paying job?
- The median Cadence posting advertises $202K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 16% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a cadence?
- A tenth of the postings offer $252K a year or more; the highest open Cadence role advertises up to $485K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Cadence salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $202K a year is about $97 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $16,792 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $87 to $113 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Cadence roles?
- Postings that ask for RTL design (+$18K, 33 postings), FEA (+$17K, 10 postings), SystemVerilog (+$15K, 12 postings) advertise more than the $202K median of all Cadence 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 Cadence roles at companies is $202K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $180K to $235K. Counted from 81 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/cadence/
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