RF and Wireless Engineer salary: $174K median
The median advertised RF and Wireless Engineer salary is $174K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $150K to $206K: counted from 307 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $84 an hour or $14,500 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $235K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll RF and wireless engineer jobs
$174Kmedian advertised salary
$150K – $206Kmiddle half of roles
$180Kaverage advertised salary
307roles counted
RF and Wireless Engineer salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $232K, 23% more than senior roles ($189K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $189K | $165K–$210K | 124 |
| Lead and above | $232K | $192K–$262K | 47 |
| No level in the title | $148K | $135K–$172K | 133 |
RF and Wireless Engineer salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $198K | 35 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $185K | 43 |
| 🇺🇸California | $183K | 197 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $174K | 301 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $172K | 77 |
Skills that pay more for RF and Wireless Engineer roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA | $199K | +$25K | 34 |
| DSP | $194K | +$20K | 46 |
| C++ | $190K | +$16K | 84 |
| FEA | $189K | +$15K | 38 |
| PCB design | $185K | +$11K | 57 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Zoox | $233K | 4 |
| Neros Technologies | $224K | 4 |
| Reliable Robotics | $220K | 8 |
| Astranis | $215K | 5 |
| Varda Space Industries | $206K | 3 |
| Captivation Software | $200K | 3 |
| Skydio | $194K | 3 |
| Echodyne Corp | $192K | 3 |
| Muon Space | $191K | 6 |
| Hubble Network | $190K | 6 |
| CHAOS Industries | $190K | 18 |
| Relativity Space | $185K | 5 |
| NorthwoodSpace | $183K | 4 |
| Anysignal | $180K | 6 |
| Anduril Industries | $172K | 55 |
| Xona Space | $170K | 3 |
| Vast | $166K | 3 |
| Rocket Lab | $165K | 15 |
| Silvus Technologies | $165K | 3 |
| Inversion | $165K | 3 |
| K2 Space | $162K | 12 |
| Apex Technology | $156K | 4 |
| Axon | $155K | 16 |
| HawkEye 360 | $152K | 3 |
| SpaceX | $145K | 63 |
Highest-paying open RF and Wireless Engineer roles
All RF and wireless engineer jobs- Radar LeadWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$315K - $408KHybridLead and abovePythonAngularBash
- Security Engineer, RF and Technical Surveillance CountermeasuresAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320K - $405KGitData centersPRDs
- Head of Sensors & Radar Strategic Supply ChainAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$260K - $345KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceIntellectual property
- Principal RFIC Engineer (Starshield Silicon)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$210K - $340KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceTest equipmentRF engineering
- Principal RFIC Engineer (Starshield Silicon)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Irvine, CA$210K - $340KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceTest equipmentRF engineering
- Director, Radar PayloadRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$198K - $330KLead and aboveTest planningOpticsRF engineering
- Director, RF PayloadsRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$198K - $330KLead and aboveTest planningOpticsRF engineering
- Program Director, Space Electromagnetic WarfareGRVTY · 🇺🇸Sterling, Virginia, United States$280K - $325KLead and aboveSAP
- Staff RF Engineer (R5991)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$217K - $325KLead and abovePythonMATLABSecurity clearance
- Principal RF Components EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$219K - $317KLead and abovePythonUnixTest planning
- Principal Wireless Protocol Architect/EngineerPlayStation Global · 🇺🇸United States, San Mateo, CA$210K - $315KLead and aboveC++Linux
- Sr. FPGA Design Engineer, RadarReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$215K - $300KSeniorAgileMATLABFirmware
- Sr. FPGA Verification Engineer, RadarReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$215K - $300KSeniorAgileFirmwareFPGA
- RF Antenna EngineerHark · 🇺🇸San Jose$120K - $300K
- Machine Learning Research, RF Foundation Models SpecialistDistributed Spectrum · 🇺🇸New York City$200K - $300KMachine LearningAI
- Principal Radar Engineer, SpaceAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States; Waltham, Massachus…$220K - $292KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Wireless Systems Engineer, R&DHubble Network · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States$128K - $286KSeniorGoPythonC++
- Principal Radar Systems Development EngineerCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $280KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Radar Systems Development EngineerCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $280KPythonC++MATLAB
- Senior RF EngineerCowboyspace · 🇺🇸San Carlos, California$219K - $276KSeniorPower AutomateFirmwareHardware testing
Questions about RF and Wireless Engineer pay
- What is the average RF and Wireless Engineer salary?
- $180K a year on average and $174K at the median, across 307 open RF and Wireless 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 $150K to $206K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest RF and Wireless Engineer pay?
- Zoox ($233K), Neros Technologies ($224K), Reliable Robotics ($220K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a rf and wireless engineer a high-paying job?
- The median RF and Wireless Engineer posting advertises $174K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 0% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a rf and wireless engineer?
- A tenth of the postings offer $235K a year or more; the highest open RF and Wireless Engineer role advertises up to $408K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the RF and Wireless Engineer salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $174K a year is about $84 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,500 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $72 to $99 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for RF and Wireless Engineer roles?
- Postings that ask for FPGA (+$25K, 34 postings), DSP (+$20K, 46 postings), C++ (+$16K, 84 postings) advertise more than the $174K median of all RF and Wireless 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 RF and Wireless Engineer roles at companies is $174K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $150K to $206K. Counted from 307 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/rf-engineer/
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