PCB Design Engineer salary: $164K median
The median advertised PCB Design Engineer salary is $164K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $134K to $187K: counted from 105 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $79 an hour or $13,625 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $222K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll PCB design engineer jobs
$164Kmedian advertised salary
$134K – $187Kmiddle half of roles
$170Kaverage advertised salary
105roles counted
PCB Design Engineer salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $190K | 26 |
| 🇺🇸California | $167K | 77 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $160K | 101 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $122K | 25 |
Skills that pay more for PCB Design Engineer roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor fusion | $186K | +$23K | 15 |
| Computer Vision | $186K | +$23K | 15 |
| ASIC | $179K | +$15K | 12 |
| FPGA | $176K | +$12K | 10 |
| Analog design | $176K | +$12K | 30 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $386K | 4 |
| DensityAI | $195K | 3 |
| Heron Power | $190K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $186K | 15 |
| Echodyne Corp | $156K | 4 |
| Axon | $155K | 4 |
| SpaceX | $125K | 29 |
Highest-paying open PCB Design Engineer roles
All PCB design engineer jobs- PCB Layout Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$318K - $485KHybridHardware testingHardware interfacesPCB design
- Electrical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$318K - $485KPythonPRDsFirmware
- Hardware Engineer, PCBNormalComputing · 🇺🇸New York$200K - $400KHybridPythonLLMPerl
- Senior Staff Engineer, PCB Design (R5752)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$217K - $325KLead and abovePCB designAnalog designBlueprint reading
- Staff PCB Designer/Layout Engineer, Air Dominance and StrikeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$168K - $272KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceHardware interfaces
- PCB Design Engineer, Power Stage HardwareFluidstack · 🇺🇸Austin, TX$210K - $270K
- PCB Quality EngineerDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$215K - $265KPRDsPCB designASIC
- Sr. Staff PCB Design EngineerD Matrix · 🇺🇸Santa Clara$175K - $265KHybridLead and abovePython
- Senior Manager, Electrical Strategic Supply Chain (PCB/PCBA)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KSeniorComputer VisionSecurity clearanceERP
- PCBA Reliability Engineer - All LevelsFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$120K - $250KTest planningTest equipmentPCB design
- PCB Layout DesignerFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$150K - $250KHardware testingPCB designAnalog design
- PCB Layout Engineer - DoorDash DotDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸Oakland, CA$170K - $250K
- Sr. RFIC Layout Designer (RFIC Engineering)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$150K - $245KSeniorPythonLinuxPerl
- Sr. RFIC Layout Designer (RFIC Engineering)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$140K - $235KSeniorPythonLinuxPerl
- Staff Photonics Design and Layout EngineerLightmatter · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA$175K - $230KLead and abovePythonData centersHigh-performance computing
- Supplier Quality Engineer (I, II, Senior I, Senior II) - PCBARocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$75K - $228KSeniorJiraPower BIConfluence
- Package Layout EngineerDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$165K - $225KRailsPCB designASIC
- Principal PCB/A Materials & Process EngineerEchodyne Corp · 🇺🇸Kirkland, WA$150K - $224KLead and above
- Senior PCBA Design EngineerApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$205K - $220KSeniorDesign systemsHardware testingHardware interfaces
- Staff/Senior Staff Supplier Industrialization Engineer - PCBAHeron Power · Scotts Valley$160K - $220KLead and aboveTableau
Questions about PCB Design Engineer pay
- What is the average PCB Design Engineer salary?
- $170K a year on average and $164K at the median, across 105 open PCB Design Engineer 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 $134K to $187K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest PCB Design Engineer pay?
- OpenAI ($386K), DensityAI ($195K), Heron Power ($190K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a pcb design engineer a high-paying job?
- The median PCB Design Engineer posting advertises $164K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 6% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a pcb design engineer?
- A tenth of the postings offer $222K a year or more; the highest open PCB Design Engineer role advertises up to $485K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the PCB Design Engineer salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $164K a year is about $79 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,625 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $64 to $90 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for PCB Design Engineer roles?
- Postings that ask for Sensor fusion (+$23K, 15 postings), Computer Vision (+$23K, 15 postings), ASIC (+$15K, 12 postings) advertise more than the $164K median of all PCB Design Engineer 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.
Writing about this? A sentence you can quote
The median advertised salary for PCB Design Engineer roles at companies is $164K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $134K to $187K. Counted from 105 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/pcb-engineer/
Free to use with the link.