Mechatronics salary: $170K median
The median advertised Mechatronics salary is $170K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $140K to $198K: counted from 977 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $82 an hour or $14,167 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $230K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Mechatronics jobs
$170Kmedian advertised salary
$140K – $198Kmiddle half of roles
$174Kaverage advertised salary
977roles counted
Mechatronics salary by level
Senior roles advertise a median of $172K, 49% more than junior roles ($115K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | $115K | $102K–$130K | 17 |
| Senior | $172K | $160K–$194K | 327 |
| Lead and above | $220K | $192K–$249K | 170 |
| No level in the title | $148K | $122K–$173K | 463 |
Mechatronics salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $195K | 147 |
| 🇺🇸Boston, MA | $193K | 19 |
| 🇺🇸Denver, CO | $178K | 21 |
| 🇺🇸California | $172K | 712 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $170K | 964 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $161K | 43 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $158K | 205 |
Skills that pay more for Mechatronics roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| C++ | $188K | +$18K | 206 |
| Firmware | $185K | +$15K | 152 |
| Hardware interfaces | $182K | +$12K | 137 |
| Hardware testing | $177K | +$7K | 263 |
| Sensor fusion | $172K | +$2K | 274 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Wayve | $288K | 3 |
| OpenAI | $279K | 14 |
| Apptronik | $270K | 4 |
| Helion | $248K | 3 |
| Sunday | $238K | 4 |
| Nuro | $231K | 4 |
| Waymo | $219K | 6 |
| Shield AI | $214K | 26 |
| Zoox | $202K | 20 |
| Applied | $200K | 11 |
| Rai | $194K | 4 |
| True Anomaly | $192K | 17 |
| Skydio | $192K | 16 |
| Reliable Robotics | $191K | 7 |
| Astranis | $190K | 9 |
| Mill | $189K | 4 |
| Agility Robotics | $186K | 29 |
| Figure | $185K | 19 |
| Amca | $185K | 9 |
| Re:Build Manufacturing | $182K | 4 |
| Muon Space | $180K | 14 |
| Parallel Systems | $178K | 4 |
| Portal Space Systems | $175K | 3 |
| Motional | $174K | 9 |
| Varda Space Industries | $172K | 23 |
Highest-paying open Mechatronics roles
All Mechatronics jobs- Electrical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$318K - $485KPythonPRDsFirmware
- Control Systems Software Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$380K - $460KRustC++Machine Learning
- Research Engineer - Robotic Hardware, Simulation and DataApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$126K - $423KPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Research Engineer - Robot LearningApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$126K - $423KPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Head of Science, Permanent MagnetsSandboxaq · 🇺🇸United States$224K - $420KRemoteLead and aboveIntellectual propertyMechatronics
- Principal Scientist, Permanent MagnetsSandboxaq · 🇺🇸United States$224K - $420KRemoteLead and aboveIntellectual propertyMechatronics
- Data Center Controls EngineerAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CA$320K - $405KRemotePythonSQLPostgreSQL
- Mission Systems LeadAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$298K - $395KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceNetwork engineering
- Vice President, Strategic Program Management Office (SPMO)Agility Robotics · Remote$250K - $390KRemoteLead and aboveJiraPMPSmartsheet
- Senior Staff Software Engineer - Perception & SensingZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$324K - $389KLead and aboveComputer VisionMechatronicsTest automation
- Hardware Engineer - ElectricalRai · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA$126K - $358KRustWi-FiFirmware
- Senior/Staff Controls Engineer, Core DevelopmentNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$194K - $352KLead and aboveC++Machine LearningEmbedded C
- Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Driving ProductWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$312K - $351KHybridSeniorPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Vice President, ProductionTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA or Denver, CO$300K - $350KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceMechatronicsRF engineering
- Head of Production, Compute & CommsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$261K - $346KLead and aboveExcelComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Senior Mechanical Controls EngineerLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$230K - $340KHybridSeniorMachine LearningDesign systemsControl systems
- Senior Staff Data Scientist, RoboticsAgility Robotics · Remote$218K - $340KRemoteLead and abovePythonSQLData quality
- Head of Intellectual Property1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$270K - $330KLead and aboveIntellectual propertyMechatronics
- Robotics Systems EngineerSunday · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA$170K - $330KPythonC++Computer Vision
- Senior Manager, Hardware Design EngineeringSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$230K - $325KSeniorMechatronicsRF engineeringCAD
Questions about Mechatronics pay
- What is the average Mechatronics salary?
- $174K a year on average and $170K at the median, across 977 open Mechatronics 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 $140K to $198K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Mechatronics pay?
- Wayve ($288K), OpenAI ($279K), Apptronik ($270K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a mechatronics a high-paying job?
- The median Mechatronics posting advertises $170K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 2% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a mechatronics?
- A tenth of the postings offer $230K a year or more; the highest open Mechatronics role advertises up to $485K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Mechatronics salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $170K a year is about $82 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,167 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $67 to $95 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Mechatronics roles?
- Postings that ask for C++ (+$18K, 206 postings), Firmware (+$15K, 152 postings), Hardware interfaces (+$12K, 137 postings) advertise more than the $170K median of all Mechatronics postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level mechatronics make?
- 17 junior and intern Mechatronics postings state pay, with a median of $115K a year ($55 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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The median advertised salary for Mechatronics roles at companies is $170K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $140K to $198K. Counted from 977 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/mechatronics/
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