MATLAB salary: $162K median
From 325 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$162Kmedian advertised salary
$134K – $193Kmiddle half of roles
$165Kaverage advertised salary
325roles counted
MATLAB salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $207K, 18% more than senior roles ($175K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $175K | $162K–$195K | 116 |
| Lead and above | $207K | $195K–$232K | 47 |
| No level in title | $135K | $116K–$152K | 161 |
MATLAB salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $200K | 48 |
| 🇺🇸California | $165K | 249 |
| 🇺🇸Denver | $165K | 20 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $162K | 317 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle | $145K | 28 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles | $142K | 115 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Waymo | $257K | 3 |
| Zoox | $217K | 5 |
| Astranis | $215K | 3 |
| Nuro | $212K | 3 |
| Lightmatter | $208K | 11 |
| 1X | $205K | 3 |
| Celero Communications, Inc. | $200K | 4 |
| Muon Space | $192K | 15 |
| Lucid Motors | $188K | 12 |
| Figure | $185K | 7 |
| Whoop | $182K | 5 |
| Portal Space Systems | $175K | 4 |
| HawkEye 360 | $169K | 4 |
| PsiQuantum | $166K | 7 |
| Arbor Energy | $162K | 9 |
| Apex Technology | $160K | 13 |
| Varda Space Industries | $160K | 18 |
| Rocket Lab | $156K | 35 |
| Hermeus | $151K | 6 |
| Epirus | $151K | 5 |
| IonQ | $146K | 3 |
| True Anomaly | $140K | 26 |
| Skyryse | $135K | 5 |
| SpaceX | $128K | 95 |
Highest-paying open MATLAB roles
All MATLAB jobs- Principal Combustion Devices EngineerRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$162K - $350KLeadMATLAB
- Principal RF Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$210K - $340KLeadPythonC++MATLAB
- Principal Digital ArchitectLightmatter · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA$217K - $325KLeadPythonMATLAB
- Principal Software EngineerRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Chantilly, VA$164K - $325KLeadPythonCUDAMATLAB
- Principal Field Application EngineerLightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$250K - $300KLeadC++MATLAB
- Staff Firmware Engineer - Motor Controls1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$200K - $300KLeadPythonC++MATLAB
- Senior/Staff Systems Engineer, Platform SystemsNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$160K - $291KLeadPythonC++MATLAB
- Senior/Staff Systems Safety Engineer, Platform SystemsNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$132K - $291KLeadPythonMATLAB
- Principal Optical Engineer (Starfall)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$190K - $285KLeadPythonC++Linux
- Staff Systems Engineer, Driving BehaviorsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA$230K - $284KLeadPythonMachine LearningMATLAB
- Staff Vehicle Controls Engineer, SteeringWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, Ca, USA;Novi, Mi, USA$230K - $284KLeadPythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Ground Station Systems EngineerAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco$185K - $280KSeniorPythonMATLAB
- Staff Propulsion Analyst, Engine PerformanceTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA$185K - $280KLeadPythonMATLAB
- Senior Staff Structural Analyst - Spacecraft EngineeringIonQ · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$193K - $277KLeadPythonMATLAB
- Director of Systems EngineeringEpirus · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$248K - $276KLeadPythonMATLAB
- Principal Space RF Engineer, Antenna & Full-Wave EM ModelingTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA$190K - $275KLeadPythonMATLAB
- Senior Radar EngineerZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$200K - $271KSeniorPythonMATLAB
- Signal Integrity EngineerPure Storage · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California$150K - $270KPythonMATLAB
- Technical Specialist, Chassis Electronics Architecture and ControlsLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$179K - $263KPythonMATLAB
- Technical Specialist, Motion Controls ArchitectureLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$179K - $263KPythonC++Jira
Questions about MATLAB pay
- What is the average MATLAB salary?
- $165K a year on average and $162K at the median, across 325 open MATLAB postings at tech 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 $134K to $193K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest MATLAB pay?
- Waymo ($257K), Zoox ($217K), Astranis ($215K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- 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 MATLAB roles at tech companies is $162K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $134K to $193K. Counted from 325 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Hiring Right Now, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/matlab/
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