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FPGA salary: $188K median

The median advertised FPGA salary is $188K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $155K to $220K: counted from 361 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $90 an hour or $15,625 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $252K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.

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$188Kmedian advertised salary
$155K – $220Kmiddle half of roles
$191Kaverage advertised salary
361roles counted

FPGA salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $235K, 22% more than senior roles ($193K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

LevelMedian salaryMiddle halfRoles
Senior$193K$172K–$219K139
Lead and above$235K$212K–$256K73
No level in the title$154K$135K–$194K143

FPGA salary by location

NameMedian salaryRoles counted
🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area$215K84
🇺🇸California$193K258
🇺🇸United States$187K356
🇺🇸Seattle, WA$186K30
🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$158K73

Skills that pay more for FPGA roles

SkillMedian with itAbove the medianPostings
ASIC$210K+$22K53
Embedded Linux$202K+$14K50
Linux$196K+$8K85
DSP$194K+$6K60
Firmware$194K+$6K148

Top-paying companies

NameMedian salaryRoles counted
Shield AI$259K6
DensityAI$258K3
Cerebras$245K3
Reliable Robotics$240K13
PsiQuantum$221K5
Apex Technology$218K5
Astranis$205K14
SambaNova$202K5
Cowboyspace$202K5
Muon Space$202K19
Nuro$200K5
Helion$198K5
Anduril Industries$186K108
Figure$185K4
True Anomaly$181K8
K2 Space$172K22
IonQ$169K4
Rocket Lab$165K12
Katalyst Space Technologies$162K3
Anysignal$155K10
SpaceX$144K58
ALTEN Technology USA$132K3

Highest-paying open FPGA roles

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Questions about FPGA pay

What is the average FPGA salary?
$191K a year on average and $188K at the median, across 361 open FPGA 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 $155K to $220K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest FPGA pay?
Shield AI ($259K), DensityAI ($258K), Cerebras ($245K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a fpga a high-paying job?
The median FPGA posting advertises $188K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 8% above the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a fpga?
A tenth of the postings offer $252K a year or more; the highest open FPGA role advertises up to $850K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the FPGA salary per hour and per month?
The median of $188K a year is about $90 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $15,625 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $75 to $106 an hour.
Which skills pay more for FPGA roles?
Postings that ask for ASIC (+$22K, 53 postings), Embedded Linux (+$14K, 50 postings), Linux (+$8K, 85 postings) advertise more than the $188K median of all FPGA postings with pay.
What does an entry-level fpga make?
6 junior and intern FPGA postings state pay, with a median of $128K a year ($61 an hour).
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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