Power Electronics Engineer salary: $186K median
The median advertised Power Electronics Engineer salary is $186K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $166K to $222K: counted from 110 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $90 an hour or $15,521 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $240K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll power electronics engineer jobs
$186Kmedian advertised salary
$166K – $222Kmiddle half of roles
$191Kaverage advertised salary
110roles counted
Power Electronics Engineer salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $230K, 24% more than senior roles ($186K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $186K | $171K–$210K | 40 |
| Lead and above | $230K | $190K–$238K | 26 |
| No level in the title | $166K | $140K–$205K | 44 |
Power Electronics Engineer salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $200K | 30 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $188K | 103 |
| 🇺🇸California | $185K | 75 |
Skills that pay more for Power Electronics Engineer roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechatronics | $205K | +$19K | 16 |
| Hardware interfaces | $205K | +$19K | 13 |
| Firmware | $205K | +$19K | 19 |
| Microcontrollers | $202K | +$16K | 14 |
| Control systems | $190K | +$4K | 21 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Fluidstack | $240K | 6 |
| K2 Space | $238K | 3 |
| Helion | $220K | 3 |
| Amperesand | $210K | 3 |
| Redwood Materials | $209K | 4 |
| Anduril Industries | $194K | 8 |
| Shield AI | $190K | 7 |
| Valar Atomics | $185K | 3 |
| Lucid Motors | $171K | 7 |
| Heron Power | $170K | 5 |
| Apex Technology | $160K | 4 |
| SpaceX | $125K | 5 |
Highest-paying open Power Electronics Engineer roles
All power electronics engineer jobs- Power Electronics - Principal Electrical Engineer (R4822)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$253K - $380KLead and aboveSecurity clearancePCB designAnalog design
- Senior Manager, Power Electronics Controls and SoftwareRedwood Materials · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$222K - $348KSeniorRustPythonCI/CD
- Mechanical Design Engineer, Motor Design & PrototypingOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$225K - $318KHybridMechatronicsCADCNC machining
- Staff Signal Integrity and Power Integrity Engineer (SI/PI)Zoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$259K - $311KLead and aboveTest equipmentHardware interfacesPCB design
- Staff Power Electronics Control EngineerAmperesand · 🇺🇸Reno, Nevada, United States; Sunnyvale, California, Unite…$175K - $310KLead and aboveEmbedded C
- Staff Firmware Engineer - Motor Controls1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$200K - $300KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Signal Integrity / Power Integrity EngineerHudson River Trading · 🇺🇸Austin, TX, United States; Boulder, Colorado, United Stat…$200K - $300KPythonMATLAB
- Director Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical – Power ConversionValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$225K - $300KLead and abovePE licenseData qualityControl systems
- Sr. Power Electronics Engineer1 Arc Power · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$140K - $300KSeniorMATLABMonth-end closeControl systems
- Principal Mixed-Signal Design Engineer, Data ConvertersK2 Space · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$190K - $285KLead and aboveAnalog designASIC
- Principal Mixed-Signal Design Engineer, Data ConvertersK2 Space · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$190K - $285KRemoteLead and aboveAnalog designASIC
- Staff Engineer, Electromechanical Power Electronics (R6046)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$188K - $282KLead and aboveAgile3D modelingMechatronics
- Senior Electric Motor Propulsion EngineerSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$170K - $278KHybridSeniorTest planningControl systemsAviation
- Signal Integrity & Power Integrity EngineerDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$215K - $275KHardware interfacesPCB designCadence
- Senior/Principal Power Electronics EngineerEndurance Energy · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$200K - $275KLead and above
- Senior/Principal Electrical Engineer (Power Delivery)Endurance Energy · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$200K - $275KLead and above
- Senior Power Electronics Control EngineerAmperesand · 🇺🇸Reno, Nevada, United States; Sunnyvale, California, Unite…$150K - $270KSeniorMATLABEmbedded C
- Principal Power Electronics EngineerHelion · 🇺🇸Everett, WA$235K - $270KLead and aboveAnalog design
- Mechanical and Thermal Engineer, Power ElectronicsFluidstack · 🇺🇸Austin, TX$210K - $270K
- PCB Design Engineer, Power Stage HardwareFluidstack · 🇺🇸Austin, TX$210K - $270K
Questions about Power Electronics Engineer pay
- What is the average Power Electronics Engineer salary?
- $191K a year on average and $186K at the median, across 110 open Power Electronics 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 $166K to $222K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Power Electronics Engineer pay?
- Fluidstack ($240K), K2 Space ($238K), Helion ($220K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a power electronics engineer a high-paying job?
- The median Power Electronics Engineer posting advertises $186K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 7% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a power electronics engineer?
- A tenth of the postings offer $240K a year or more; the highest open Power Electronics Engineer role advertises up to $380K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Power Electronics Engineer salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $186K a year is about $90 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $15,521 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $80 to $107 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Power Electronics Engineer roles?
- Postings that ask for Mechatronics (+$19K, 16 postings), Hardware interfaces (+$19K, 13 postings), Firmware (+$19K, 19 postings) advertise more than the $186K median of all Power Electronics 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.
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The median advertised salary for Power Electronics Engineer roles at companies is $186K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $166K to $222K. Counted from 110 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/power-electronics/
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