Low voltage salary: $154K median
The median advertised Low voltage salary is $154K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $122K to $188K: counted from 165 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $74 an hour or $12,792 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $220K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Low voltage jobs
$154Kmedian advertised salary
$122K – $188Kmiddle half of roles
$159Kaverage advertised salary
165roles counted
Low voltage salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $212K, 24% more than senior roles ($171K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $171K | $150K–$188K | 51 |
| Lead and above | $212K | $192K–$246K | 27 |
| No level in the title | $130K | $105K–$152K | 86 |
Low voltage salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $206K | 22 |
| 🇺🇸California | $171K | 73 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $154K | 161 |
Skills that pay more for Low voltage roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root cause analysis | $188K | +$34K | 19 |
| Data centers | $180K | +$26K | 24 |
| Firmware | $175K | +$22K | 17 |
| Python | $172K | +$19K | 22 |
| Test equipment | $171K | +$18K | 36 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Lambda | $324K | 3 |
| Zoox | $215K | 3 |
| Valar Atomics | $205K | 4 |
| Helion | $198K | 7 |
| CoreWeave | $184K | 11 |
| PsiQuantum | $176K | 4 |
| Lucid Motors | $171K | 10 |
| Shield AI | $168K | 4 |
| Anduril Industries | $165K | 19 |
| Sentradel | $152K | 7 |
| Crusoe | $150K | 11 |
| Harbinger Motors Inc. | $150K | 6 |
| Phoenix Contact | $132K | 4 |
| SpaceX | $125K | 9 |
| ALTEN Technology USA | $115K | 5 |
| ARCO/Murray National Construction | $110K | 3 |
| CannonDesign | $75K | 3 |
| Flock Safety | $60K | 10 |
Highest-paying open Low voltage roles
All Low voltage jobs- Staff Electrical Engineer - Low VoltageLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$349K - $465KHybridLead and aboveMachine LearningPE licenseData centers
- Data Center Strategic Sourcing Lead - ConstructionAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320K - $405KLead and aboveContract negotiationStorage systemsProcurement
- Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Data Center Power & CoolingAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320K - $405KSQLPower BISix Sigma certification
- Senior Electrical Delivery EngineerLambda · 🇺🇸Remote, USA$252K - $395KRemoteSeniorMachine LearningPE licenseHigh-performance computing
- Power Electronics - Principal Electrical Engineer (R4822)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$253K - $380KLead and aboveSecurity clearancePCB designAnalog design
- Director of Engineering, ModulesHelion · 🇺🇸Everett, WA$272K - $320KLead and aboveFirmwareMechatronicsAnalog design
- Global Security LeadNeko Health · 🇺🇸New York$256K - $314KHybridLead and aboveLow voltageRisk management
- Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure, Electrical & MechanicalOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$226K - $285KData centersFinancial modelingPerformance management
- Fire Protection EngineerOpenAI · 🇺🇸US - Remote$177K - $285KRemotePE licenseIncident responseStorage systems
- Sr. Optical Network Engineer (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$165K - $270KSeniorPythonSQLMATLAB
- Staff Energy EngineerZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$224K - $269KLead and aboveMachine LearningJiraGoogle Workspace
- Director, Data Center EngineeringCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / San Franc…$180K - $264KLead and aboveNetwork engineeringData centersLow voltage
- Director, Design ManagementCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / San Franc…$198K - $264KLead and abovePMPNetwork engineeringData centers
- Technical Specialist, Chassis Electronics Architecture and ControlsLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$179K - $263KPythonMATLABControl systems
- Staff Network Production Engineer, DeploymentCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$215K - $260KLead and abovePythonAnsibleNetwork engineering
- Director, Physical SecurityPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$153K - $257KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceISO 27001NIST
- Principal Hardware Product Manager - SparkCrusoe · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - US$225K - $255KLead and aboveData centersPRDsCAD
- Senior Harness Design EngineerAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco$170K - $255KSeniorData governanceMechatronicsTest equipment
- Head of Data Center Logistics PracticeFlexport · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$175K - $250KLead and abovePipeline managementSolution sellingLow voltage
- Senior Network EngineerMongoDB · 🇺🇸Palo Alto$126K - $248KSeniorGCPAzureAWS
Questions about Low voltage pay
- What is the average Low voltage salary?
- $159K a year on average and $154K at the median, across 165 open Low voltage 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 $122K to $188K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Low voltage pay?
- Lambda ($324K), Zoox ($215K), Valar Atomics ($205K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a low voltage a high-paying job?
- The median Low voltage 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 low voltage?
- A tenth of the postings offer $220K a year or more; the highest open Low voltage role advertises up to $465K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Low voltage 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: $59 to $90 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Low voltage roles?
- Postings that ask for Root cause analysis (+$34K, 19 postings), Data centers (+$26K, 24 postings), Firmware (+$22K, 17 postings) advertise more than the $154K median of all Low voltage 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 Low voltage roles at companies is $154K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $122K to $188K. Counted from 165 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/low-voltage/
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