FMEA salary: $168K median
The median advertised FMEA salary is $168K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $140K to $193K: counted from 427 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $81 an hour or $13,958 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $225K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll FMEA jobs
$168Kmedian advertised salary
$140K – $193Kmiddle half of roles
$169Kaverage advertised salary
427roles counted
FMEA salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $200K, 18% more than senior roles ($170K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $170K | $148K–$185K | 150 |
| Lead and above | $200K | $175K–$228K | 97 |
| No level in the title | $142K | $118K–$172K | 180 |
FMEA salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $200K | 76 |
| 🇺🇸California | $172K | 284 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $168K | 421 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $155K | 53 |
Skills that pay more for FMEA roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firmware | $192K | +$24K | 58 |
| Hardware testing | $190K | +$22K | 69 |
| AUTOSAR | $184K | +$16K | 53 |
| Test planning | $180K | +$12K | 79 |
| Python | $172K | +$5K | 83 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $362K | 3 |
| OpenAI | $279K | 4 |
| Waymo | $234K | 8 |
| Astranis | $215K | 3 |
| Shield AI | $214K | 11 |
| 1 Arc Power | $211K | 4 |
| Agility Robotics | $208K | 8 |
| Whoop | $200K | 4 |
| Figure | $200K | 3 |
| True Anomaly | $196K | 4 |
| Valar Atomics | $192K | 3 |
| Skydio | $192K | 4 |
| Oura | $188K | 7 |
| Zoox | $186K | 13 |
| Applied | $184K | 5 |
| Vast | $184K | 9 |
| Apex Technology | $179K | 6 |
| Portal Space Systems | $175K | 3 |
| 1X | $175K | 4 |
| Anduril Industries | $171K | 100 |
| Lunar Energy | $169K | 4 |
| Parallel Systems | $168K | 6 |
| Archer | $166K | 4 |
| Lucid Motors | $164K | 18 |
| Crusoe | $160K | 8 |
Highest-paying open FMEA roles
All FMEA jobs- Data Center Engineer, Reliability & Infrastructure Management – Compute SupplyAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320K - $405KData qualityData centersControl systems
- Data Center OFE - Sourcing Lead, Data Center Power & CoolingAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly, United States$320K - $405KRemoteLead and aboveTest planningControl systemsFirmware
- Lead Reliability EngineerSabi · 🇺🇸San Francisco$300K - $400KHybridLead and aboveTest planningFirmwareFMEA
- Senior Staff AI Software Engineer, PerceptionAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Any Office (Fremont, CA, Salem, OR, or Pittsburgh…$238K - $372KRemoteLead and aboveMachine LearningAIAUTOSAR
- Component and Product Quality Engineer, InterconnectsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$207K - $365KHybridData centersPerformance managementHardware testing
- Product Reliability EngineerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$207K - $365KHybridPythonRDeep learning
- Director, Data Center Equipment QualityLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$227K - $336KHybridLead and aboveMachine LearningSix Sigma certificationTest planning
- Senior Staff Engineer, Mechanical & Actuated Systems (R6307)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$209K - $313KLead and aboveMechatronicsCADAviation
- Staff Compute Systems EngineerZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$226K - $311KLead and aboveFirmwareHardware interfacesAnalog design
- Active Electric Cable / Smart Cable Module Lead, AVPAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$280K - $310KLead and aboveMandarinFirmwareHardware interfaces
- Principal Hardware Systems Technical LeadLightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$217K - $308KLead and aboveMachine LearningData centersTest planning
- Director, NPI Operations EngineeringSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$230K - $302KHybridLead and aboveMechatronicsHardware testingProcurement
- Vice President, Hardware QualityWhoop · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$200K - $300KLead and abovePCB designProcurementLean manufacturing
- Director, Supply ChainAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveAgileComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Principal Power Controls EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveC++Computer VisionSecurity clearance
- Senior Software Engineer, Onboard AutonomyNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$194K - $291KSeniorRustPythonC++
- Senior/Staff Systems Safety Engineer, Platform SystemsNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$132K - $291KLead and abovePythonMATLABTest planning
- Industrialization EngineerWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; Novi, MI, USA$230K - $284KPMPSix Sigma certificationRF engineering
- Mechanical EngineerWaymo · PERM - N/A$270K - $284K3D modelingRF engineeringLidar
- Staff Robotics Architect - Electrical HardwareAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Fremont, CA$217K - $281KHybridLead and aboveReinforcement learningERPControl systems
Questions about FMEA pay
- What is the average FMEA salary?
- $169K a year on average and $168K at the median, across 427 open FMEA 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 $193K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest FMEA pay?
- Anthropic ($362K), OpenAI ($279K), Waymo ($234K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a fmea a high-paying job?
- The median FMEA 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 fmea?
- A tenth of the postings offer $225K a year or more; the highest open FMEA role advertises up to $405K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the FMEA 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: $67 to $93 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for FMEA roles?
- Postings that ask for Firmware (+$24K, 58 postings), Hardware testing (+$22K, 69 postings), AUTOSAR (+$16K, 53 postings) advertise more than the $168K median of all FMEA 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 FMEA roles at companies is $168K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $140K to $193K. Counted from 427 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/fmea/
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