LabVIEW salary: $154K median
The median advertised LabVIEW salary is $154K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $138K to $172K: counted from 129 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $74 an hour or $12,792 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $200K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll LabVIEW jobs
$154Kmedian advertised salary
$138K – $172Kmiddle half of roles
$157Kaverage advertised salary
129roles counted
LabVIEW salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $154K | 30 |
| 🇺🇸California | $154K | 101 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $154K | 126 |
Skills that pay more for LabVIEW roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| C# | $171K | +$18K | 18 |
| Analog design | $171K | +$18K | 13 |
| Mechatronics | $169K | +$15K | 34 |
| Test automation | $168K | +$14K | 64 |
| PRDs | $168K | +$14K | 13 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Astera Labs | $212K | 3 |
| Lucid Motors | $171K | 6 |
| Rocket Lab | $160K | 12 |
| K2 Space | $156K | 6 |
| PsiQuantum | $154K | 4 |
| Anduril Industries | $154K | 48 |
| Vast | $154K | 3 |
| Harbinger Motors Inc. | $150K | 3 |
| SpaceX | $134K | 8 |
| True Anomaly | $125K | 8 |
Highest-paying open LabVIEW roles
All LabVIEW jobs- Head of Manufacturing Test EngineeringAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$254K - $336KLead and abovePythonC#MATLAB
- Optical / Photonics Validation Engineering, Senior DirectorAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$260K - $295KLead and abovePythonMATLABData centers
- Principal Electric Propulsion EngineerRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$162K - $270KLead and abovePythonSecurity clearanceMechatronics
- Sr. RF/Microwave Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$165K - $270KSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Laser & SOA Characterization EngineerLightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$210K - $265KSeniorPythonMATLABData quality
- Senior Software Engineer, Eagle EyeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KSeniorPythonDockerCI/CD
- Senior Propulsion Component Test EngineerAmca · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$150K - $250KSeniorGoTest planningMechatronics
- Senior Principal Photonics Test EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$185K - $240KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Propulsion Development EngineerTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO$165K - $235KSeniorPythonMATLABSecurity clearance
- Senior Hardware Reliability Test Engineer – Electrical Systems & Power ElectronicsCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$190K - $230KSeniorPython.NETLinux
- Senior Manager, Test EngineeringMuon Space · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$207K - $230KSeniorPythonC++C
- Manager, Mechanical Actuator DevelopmentArcher · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$172K - $230KPythonMATLABMechatronics
- Senior Test Engineer1 Arc Power · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$175K - $225KSeniorPythonGitTest planning
- Senior Electric Propulsion Engineer IIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$132K - $220KSeniorPythonSecurity clearanceMechatronics
- Senior Engineer, Charging Software TestingLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$158K - $218KSeniorPythonMATLABTest planning
- Sr. Automation & Controls Engineer (Components)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$135K - $215KSeniorPythonSQLC#
- Staff Propulsion Engineer (Test)Portal Space Systems · 🇺🇸Bothell, WA$165K - $215KLead and aboveData qualityHardware testingLabVIEW
- Senior Automation Engineer, Optical PackagingPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$128K - $214KSeniorPythonC++C#
- R&D Manager – Control SystemsHelion · 🇺🇸Everett, WA$182K - $214KPythonC++MATLAB
- Senior/Staff Electro-Optic Hardware Design EngineerPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$124K - $207KLead and abovePythonMATLABA/B testing
Questions about LabVIEW pay
- What is the average LabVIEW salary?
- $157K a year on average and $154K at the median, across 129 open LabVIEW 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 $138K to $172K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest LabVIEW pay?
- Astera Labs ($212K), Lucid Motors ($171K), Rocket Lab ($160K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a labview a high-paying job?
- The median LabVIEW 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 labview?
- A tenth of the postings offer $200K a year or more; the highest open LabVIEW role advertises up to $336K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the LabVIEW 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: $66 to $82 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for LabVIEW roles?
- Postings that ask for C# (+$18K, 18 postings), Analog design (+$18K, 13 postings), Mechatronics (+$15K, 34 postings) advertise more than the $154K median of all LabVIEW 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 LabVIEW roles at companies is $154K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $138K to $172K. Counted from 129 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/labview/
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