CATIA salary: $168K median
The median advertised CATIA salary is $168K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $132K to $192K: counted from 225 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $81 an hour or $13,958 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $215K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll CATIA jobs
$168Kmedian advertised salary
$132K – $192Kmiddle half of roles
$165Kaverage advertised salary
225roles counted
CATIA salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $214K, 24% 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 | $163K–$186K | 46 |
| Lead and above | $214K | $193K–$220K | 44 |
| No level in the title | $146K | $125K–$172K | 131 |
CATIA salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $214K | 26 |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $185K | 29 |
| 🇺🇸California | $170K | 149 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $168K | 219 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $136K | 27 |
Skills that pay more for CATIA roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation | $178K | +$10K | 50 |
| Mechanical assembly | $175K | +$8K | 34 |
| Mechatronics | $174K | +$6K | 72 |
| SPC | $171K | +$4K | 24 |
| Hydraulics | $171K | +$3K | 26 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Waymo | $257K | 4 |
| Shield AI | $214K | 30 |
| Skydio | $198K | 5 |
| Archer | $190K | 3 |
| 1X | $188K | 4 |
| Zoox | $186K | 13 |
| Figure | $185K | 13 |
| Swarmaero | $175K | 5 |
| Lucid Motors | $171K | 8 |
| Vast | $171K | 4 |
| Harbinger Motors Inc. | $170K | 10 |
| Motional | $168K | 3 |
| Re:Build Manufacturing | $162K | 3 |
| Cowboyspace | $162K | 11 |
| Anduril Industries | $155K | 38 |
| Varda Space Industries | $153K | 6 |
| Hermeus | $151K | 4 |
| K2 Space | $135K | 3 |
| General Matter | $132K | 5 |
| ALTEN Technology USA | $122K | 27 |
| True Anomaly | $119K | 4 |
| SpaceX | $112K | 6 |
Highest-paying open CATIA roles
All CATIA jobs- Senior Manager, Hardware Design EngineeringSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$230K - $325KSeniorMechatronicsRF engineeringCAD
- Senior Staff Engineer, Electromechanical (R4583)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$209K - $313KLead and aboveAgileSecurity clearance3D modeling
- Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer (R5990)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$209K - $313KLead and aboveAgile3D modelingHardware testing
- Manufacturing Electrical Test EngineerFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$130K - $300KPythonMechatronicsTest equipment
- Lead Structures Design EngineerSwarmaero · Oxnard$180K - $300KLead and aboveCADGD&TFEA
- Full Vehicle Platform ArchitectWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, US$230K - $284KCADCATIA
- Industrialization EngineerWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; Novi, MI, USA$230K - $284KPMPSix Sigma certificationRF engineering
- Senior Product Design EngineerSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$196K - $270KSeniorMechatronicsRF engineeringCAD
- Staff Chassis Engineer, Steering and Braking ActuationZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$195K - $269KLead and aboveJiraAgileComputer Vision
- Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Structures)Varda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$182K - $263KLead and aboveCADGD&TBlueprint reading
- Manager, Interiors CabinLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$175K - $257KPerformance managementCADGD&T
- Senior Mechanical Engineer - ClosuresZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$195K - $256KSeniorPythonMachine LearningMATLAB
- Senior Harness Design EngineerAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco$170K - $255KSeniorData governanceMechatronicsTest equipment
- Staff Electrical Harness Design EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceHardware testing
- Mechanical Design Engineer - Hands Thermal Systems1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$176K - $253KFirmwareMechatronicsCAD
- CAD Sculptor1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$150K - $250KPythonCADSiemens NX
- Manufacturing EngineerFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$115K - $250KMechatronicsCADCATIA
- Staff Thermal EngineerVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$175K - $249KLead and aboveControl systemsFEASiemens NX
- Staff CAD / PLM Engineer - Tools, Methods & Engineering QualityLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$166K - $244KLead and abovePythonJiraAgile
- Staff Battery Engineer (Pack Design/BMS)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$183K - $243KLead and aboveMATLABComputer VisionPRDs
Questions about CATIA pay
- What is the average CATIA salary?
- $165K a year on average and $168K at the median, across 225 open CATIA 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 $132K to $192K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest CATIA pay?
- Waymo ($257K), Shield AI ($214K), Skydio ($198K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a catia a high-paying job?
- The median CATIA posting advertises $168K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 4% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a catia?
- A tenth of the postings offer $215K a year or more; the highest open CATIA role advertises up to $325K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the CATIA salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $168K a year is about $81 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,958 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $64 to $93 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for CATIA roles?
- Postings that ask for Aviation (+$10K, 50 postings), Mechanical assembly (+$8K, 34 postings), Mechatronics (+$6K, 72 postings) advertise more than the $168K median of all CATIA 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 CATIA roles at companies is $168K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $132K to $192K. Counted from 225 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/catia/
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