Wire Harness Engineer and Technician salary: $154K median
The median advertised Wire Harness Engineer and Technician salary is $154K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $125K to $180K: counted from 73 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $74 an hour or $12,792 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $204K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll wire harness engineer and technician jobs
$154Kmedian advertised salary
$125K – $180Kmiddle half of roles
$153Kaverage advertised salary
73roles counted
Wire Harness Engineer and Technician salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $159K | 54 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $154K | 73 |
Skills that pay more for Wire Harness Engineer and Technician roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor fusion | $186K | +$33K | 7 |
| Computer Vision | $186K | +$33K | 7 |
| CATIA | $180K | +$26K | 13 |
| Security clearance | $179K | +$26K | 12 |
| Mechanical assembly | $179K | +$26K | 12 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anduril Industries | $186K | 7 |
| Varda Space Industries | $172K | 3 |
| Inversion | $165K | 3 |
| Rocket Lab | $152K | 5 |
| Vast | $132K | 3 |
| Endurance Energy | $130K | 3 |
| True Anomaly | $128K | 3 |
| SpaceX | $118K | 5 |
Highest-paying open Wire Harness Engineer and Technician roles
All wire harness engineer and technician jobs- Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Avionics / Electromechanical / Harnessing)Varda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$182K - $263KLead and aboveControl systemsMechatronicsOptics
- Staff Engineer, Mechanical - Harness Design (R4594)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$171K - $257KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceCADAviation
- Staff Engineer, Harness Design - Ranger (R6528)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$171K - $257KLead and aboveCADAviationGD&T
- 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
- Staff Electrical Harness Design Engineer, Air Dominance and StrikeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceHardware testing
- Senior Harness Engineer IIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$152K - $252KSeniorSecurity clearancePRDsHardware interfaces
- Harness Engineer (Senior-Staff)True Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA$135K - $250KLead and aboveHardware testingCADAviation
- Senior/Principal Harness EngineerEndurance Energy · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$150K - $250KLead and above
- Staff, Harness Engineering ManagerKodiak · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$170K - $235KLead and aboveAWSHardware interfacesProcurement
- Senior Agent Harness EngineerSavvy · 🇺🇸NYC Office$180K - $235KSeniorAI agents
- Sr. Harness Manufacturing Engineer (EWIS)Reliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$167K - $230KSeniorTest equipmentCADProcurement
- Supplier Quality Engineer (I, II, Senior I, Senior II) - HarnessingRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$75K - $228KSeniorJiraPower BIConfluence
- Wire Harness EngineerFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$125K - $225KMechatronicsHardware testingRobotics
- Senior Electrical Harness EngineerZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$185K - $222KSeniorJiraDesign systemsConfluence
- Senior Harness Manufacturing Engineer1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$155K - $215KSeniorMechatronicsRoboticsSoldering
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Avionics / Electromechanical / Harnessing)Varda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $203KSeniorControl systemsMechatronicsOptics
- Senior AI Platform and Harness EngineerLTS · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$164K - $200KRemoteSeniorPythonTypeScriptDocker
- Technical Program Manager, Spacecraft HarnessingMuon Space · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$174K - $199KJiraAgileSAP
- Electrical Engineer, Wiring DesignArcher · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$144K - $198KDesign systemsHardware interfacesPCB design
Questions about Wire Harness Engineer and Technician pay
- What is the average Wire Harness Engineer and Technician salary?
- $153K a year on average and $154K at the median, across 73 open Wire Harness Engineer and Technician 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 $125K to $180K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Wire Harness Engineer and Technician pay?
- Anduril Industries ($186K), Varda Space Industries ($172K), Inversion ($165K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a wire harness engineer and technician a high-paying job?
- The median Wire Harness Engineer and Technician posting advertises $154K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 12% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a wire harness engineer and technician?
- A tenth of the postings offer $204K a year or more; the highest open Wire Harness Engineer and Technician role advertises up to $263K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Wire Harness Engineer and Technician salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $154K a year is about $74 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,792 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $60 to $87 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Wire Harness Engineer and Technician roles?
- Postings that ask for Sensor fusion (+$33K, 7 postings), Computer Vision (+$33K, 7 postings), CATIA (+$26K, 13 postings) advertise more than the $154K median of all Wire Harness Engineer and Technician 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 Wire Harness Engineer and Technician roles at companies is $154K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $125K to $180K. Counted from 73 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/harness-engineer/
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