Simulink salary: $188K median
The median advertised Simulink salary is $188K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $154K to $221K: counted from 194 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $90 an hour or $15,646 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $225K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Simulink jobs
$188Kmedian advertised salary
$154K – $221Kmiddle half of roles
$187Kaverage advertised salary
194roles counted
Simulink salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $232K, 14% more than senior roles ($202K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $202K | $172K–$222K | 79 |
| Lead and above | $232K | $222K–$256K | 29 |
| No level in the title | $160K | $140K–$188K | 83 |
Simulink salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | $188K | 192 |
| 🇺🇸California | $188K | 143 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $163K | 21 |
Skills that pay more for Simulink roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFD | $214K | +$26K | 20 |
| SciPy | $210K | +$22K | 20 |
| NumPy | $210K | +$22K | 21 |
| Computer Vision | $202K | +$15K | 115 |
| Sensor fusion | $201K | +$14K | 118 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anduril Industries | $202K | 114 |
| Zoox | $201K | 3 |
| Lucid Motors | $196K | 8 |
| Cowboyspace | $179K | 4 |
| Rocket Lab | $176K | 8 |
| Hermeus | $166K | 4 |
| K2 Space | $158K | 4 |
| Skyryse | $150K | 3 |
| Apex Technology | $146K | 3 |
| Applied | $145K | 3 |
| Harbinger Motors Inc. | $145K | 3 |
| True Anomaly | $138K | 4 |
Highest-paying open Simulink roles
All Simulink jobs- Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer (R4815)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$160K - $360KGoPythonC++
- Lead Scientist, Strategic DefenseAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States$253K - $336KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Principal Field Application EngineerLightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$250K - $300KLead and aboveC++MATLABData centers
- Staff Firmware Engineer - Motor Controls1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$200K - $300KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Principal Engineer, cUAS Lead, OmenAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Ground Station Systems EngineerAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco$185K - $280KSeniorPythonMATLABSecurity clearance
- Principal Electric Propulsion EngineerRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$162K - $270KLead and abovePythonSecurity clearanceMechatronics
- Technical Specialist, Motion Controls ArchitectureLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$179K - $263KPythonC++Jira
- Tech Specialist, Planning & Control, Dream DriveLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$179K - $263KPythonC++CI/CD
- Embedded Software Engineer, Motor Control & Real-Time SystemsGeneral Matter · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$150K - $260KRustPythonC++
- Senior Mechanical Engineer - ClosuresZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$195K - $256KSeniorPythonMachine LearningMATLAB
- Senior Electrical Engineer IIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Pasadena, CA$152K - $252KSeniorControl systemsMechatronicsHardware testing
- Systems Integration Engineer - Hand SubsystemFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$150K - $250KPythonC++Linux
- System Integration Manager1 Arc Power · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$205K - $250KGoPythonC++
- Staff HiL SW Infrastructure EngineerAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Fremont, CA$191K - $249KHybridLead and abovePythonDockerLinux
- Chassis Controls Engineer, Brakes & SteeringZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$157K - $245KPythonJiraMATLAB
- Principal Guidance, Navigation, and Controls EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$219K - $244KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Electrical Engineer, Drone (High-Voltage & Low-Voltage Power Systems)Applied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$170K - $240KSeniorPythonMATLABNetwork engineering
- Guidance, Navigation and Control EngineerSwarmaero · 🇺🇸Seattle$145K - $240KHybridMATLABControl systemsSimulink
- Senior Motor Control Engineer1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$180K - $230KSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
Questions about Simulink pay
- What is the average Simulink salary?
- $187K a year on average and $188K at the median, across 194 open Simulink 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 $154K to $221K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Simulink pay?
- Anduril Industries ($202K), Zoox ($201K), Lucid Motors ($196K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a simulink a high-paying job?
- The median Simulink posting advertises $188K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 8% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a simulink?
- A tenth of the postings offer $225K a year or more; the highest open Simulink role advertises up to $360K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Simulink salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $188K a year is about $90 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $15,646 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $74 to $106 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Simulink roles?
- Postings that ask for CFD (+$26K, 20 postings), SciPy (+$22K, 20 postings), NumPy (+$22K, 21 postings) advertise more than the $188K median of all Simulink 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 Simulink roles at companies is $188K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $154K to $221K. Counted from 194 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/simulink/
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