ROS salary: $219K median
From 45 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$219Kmedian advertised salary
$178K – $242Kmiddle half of roles
$222Kaverage advertised salary
45roles counted
ROS salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $230K | 24 |
| 🇺🇸California | $228K | 34 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $220K | 44 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Zoox | $288K | 3 |
| Wayve | $285K | 5 |
| Samsung Research America | $244K | 5 |
| Nuro | $242K | 3 |
| Apptronik | $222K | 3 |
| 1X | $200K | 3 |
| Roblox | $190K | 3 |
| Motional | $174K | 4 |
| Agility Robotics | $169K | 3 |
Highest-paying open ROS roles
All ROS jobs- Supply Chain Delivery Manager, Data Center Power & Cooling OFEAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly, United States$320K - $405KRemoteSQLTableauROS
- Principal Research Scientist, RoboticsSamsung Research America · 🇺🇸665 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA$242K - $377KLeadC++Machine LearningPyTorch
- Principle Roboticist, Robot Foundation ModelWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$296K - $375KPythonC++Machine Learning
- Senior / Staff Software Engineer - Motion PlanningZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$254K - $350KLeadC++Machine LearningCUDA
- Principle Engineer, 3D ReconstructionWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$296K - $335KPythonC++Machine Learning
- Research Engineer, Robot IntelligenceSamsung Research America · 🇺🇸665 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA$164K - $324KC++PyTorchTensorFlow
- Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Core ConnectivityZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$255K - $320KLeadC++LinuxROS
- Senior Software Engineer, Onboard AutonomyNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$194K - $291KSeniorRustPythonC++
- Senior Software Engineer, PerformanceNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$194K - $291KSeniorC++CUDAROS
- Principal Tools Engineer, Simulation1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$190K - $280KLeadPythonC++C#
- Senior Software Engineer - Runtime Infrastructure FrameworksLatitude AI · 🇺🇸Pittsburgh, PA, Palo Alto, CA, Detroit, MI$184K - $276KSeniorC++Machine LearningLinux
- Senior Software Engineer - Runtime ServicesLatitude AI · 🇺🇸Pittsburgh, PA, Palo Alto, CA, Detroit, MI$184K - $276KSeniorC++Machine LearningLinux
- Tech Specialist, Planning & Control, Dream DriveLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$179K - $263KPythonC++CI/CD
- Senior Robotics Engineer, Robot LearningSenra Systems · 🇺🇸Cypress, California, United States$200K - $260KSeniorPythonC++PyTorch
- Senior Systems Engineer IIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Pasadena, CA$132K - $255KSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Perception Learning EngineerApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$220K - $250KSeniorPythonC++PyTorch
- Principal Embedded Firmware EngineerRe:Build Manufacturing · 🇺🇸Wilmington, MA$165K - $248KLeadC++LinuxJira
- Senior Software Engineer, Roblox OSRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$197K - $243KSeniorROS
- Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, PlatformIntrinsic · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California$174K - $238KSeniorGoPythonTypeScript
- Staff Specialist Field Engineer, RoboticsCoreWeave · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA / Sunnyvale, CA$177K - $237KLeadPythonMachine LearningROS
Questions about ROS pay
- What is the average ROS salary?
- $222K a year on average and $219K at the median, across 45 open ROS postings at tech 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 $178K to $242K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest ROS pay?
- Zoox ($288K), Wayve ($285K), Samsung Research America ($244K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- 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 ROS roles at tech companies is $219K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $178K to $242K. Counted from 45 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Hiring Right Now, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/ros/
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