Onshape salary: $161K median
The median advertised Onshape salary is $161K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $145K to $184K: counted from 31 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $77 an hour or $13,417 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $228K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Onshape jobs
$161Kmedian advertised salary
$145K – $184Kmiddle half of roles
$169Kaverage advertised salary
31roles counted
Onshape salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $168K | 18 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $161K | 29 |
Skills that pay more for Onshape roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firmware | $197K | +$36K | 6 |
| Creo | $184K | +$24K | 5 |
| SolidWorks | $172K | +$12K | 21 |
| Mechatronics | $170K | +$9K | 13 |
| FEA | $170K | +$9K | 7 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 1X | $214K | 3 |
| Agility Robotics | $184K | 3 |
| Blissway | $154K | 4 |
Highest-paying open Onshape roles
All Onshape jobs- Mechanical EngineerSunday · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA$150K - $300KCADCNC machiningSolidWorks
- Mechanical Engineer - Actuators1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$175K - $285KFirmwareMechatronicsHardware testing
- Staff Software Engineer, SimulationAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Any Office (Fremont, CA, Salem, OR, or Pittsburgh…$181K - $282KRemoteLead and abovePythonC++CI/CD
- Fabrication Shop ManagerSesame · Bellevue$175K - $280KOpticsCNC machiningGD&T
- Head of HardwarePicogrid · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$220K - $270KLead and aboveFirmwarePCB designAnalog design
- Mechanical Design Engineer - Hands Thermal Systems1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$176K - $253KFirmwareMechatronicsCAD
- Software Engineer III, SimulationAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Any Office (Fremont, CA, Salem, OR, or Pittsburgh…$144K - $225KHybridPythonC++CI/CD
- Staff Industrial DesignerHims & Hers · 🇺🇸US - Remote$180K - $220KRemoteLead and aboveDesign systemsCADSolidWorks
- Head of ManufacturingSentradel · 🇺🇸Nevada Office$120K - $220KLead and aboveCADCNC machiningLow voltage
- Senior Mechanical EngineerSandbar · 🇺🇸New York City$150K - $210KSeniorFirmwareHardware testingPCB design
- Senior 3D Technical Artist/Creative TechnologistGeneralrobotics · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$155K - $205KSeniorPythonC++Azure
- Research Engineer, Robotics - RoboticistThe Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$129K - $193KPythonC++PyTorch
- Electrical Engineer, Hardware DesignBlissway · 🇺🇸Denver, Colorado$125K - $190KPythonC++Linux
- Staff ATE Mechanical EngineerLunar Energy · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$160K - $180KLead and above3D modelingMechatronicsTest equipment
- Embedded Systems Engineer, SeniorBlissway · 🇺🇸Denver, Colorado$135K - $180KSeniorPythonTypeScriptC++
- Lead Product DesignerSabi · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $180KHybridLead and abovePCB designRF engineeringCAD
- Test Engineer, MaritimeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Santa Ana, California, United States$132K - $175KPythonMATLABComputer Vision
- Mechanical Design EngineerIntrinsic · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California$126K - $172KCADGD&TAutoCAD
- Components Manufacturing EngineerHermeus · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$95K - $170KMechatronicsTest equipmentCAD
- Senior ATE Mechanical EngineerLunar Energy · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$150K - $170KSenior3D modelingMechatronicsTest equipment
Questions about Onshape pay
- What is the average Onshape salary?
- $169K a year on average and $161K at the median, across 31 open Onshape 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 $145K to $184K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Onshape pay?
- 1X ($214K), Agility Robotics ($184K), Blissway ($154K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an onshape a high-paying job?
- The median Onshape posting advertises $161K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 7% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an onshape?
- A tenth of the postings offer $228K a year or more; the highest open Onshape role advertises up to $300K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Onshape salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $161K a year is about $77 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,417 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $70 to $89 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Onshape roles?
- Postings that ask for Firmware (+$36K, 6 postings), Creo (+$24K, 5 postings), SolidWorks (+$12K, 21 postings) advertise more than the $161K median of all Onshape 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 Onshape roles at companies is $161K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $145K to $184K. Counted from 31 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/onshape/
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