Soldering salary: $158K median
The median advertised Soldering salary is $158K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $128K to $186K: counted from 380 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $76 an hour or $13,125 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $222K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Soldering jobs
$158Kmedian advertised salary
$128K – $186Kmiddle half of roles
$163Kaverage advertised salary
380roles counted
Soldering salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $198K, 15% more than senior roles ($172K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $172K | $162K–$186K | 98 |
| Lead and above | $198K | $172K–$240K | 59 |
| No level in the title | $138K | $118K–$161K | 221 |
Soldering salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $198K | 64 |
| 🇺🇸California | $170K | 256 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $158K | 369 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $147K | 68 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $125K | 23 |
Skills that pay more for Soldering roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor fusion | $170K | +$12K | 108 |
| Security clearance | $170K | +$12K | 100 |
| Procurement | $170K | +$12K | 56 |
| Computer Vision | $170K | +$12K | 109 |
| CNC machining | $170K | +$12K | 73 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $272K | 12 |
| Omada Health | $228K | 3 |
| DensityAI | $216K | 4 |
| Muon Space | $207K | 4 |
| True Anomaly | $198K | 8 |
| Oura | $190K | 5 |
| 1X | $185K | 3 |
| Skydio | $182K | 7 |
| Anysignal | $175K | 4 |
| Anduril Industries | $170K | 107 |
| Hermeus | $163K | 5 |
| Cowboyspace | $162K | 6 |
| Varda Space Industries | $159K | 4 |
| Apex Technology | $158K | 5 |
| K2 Space | $158K | 15 |
| Shield AI | $156K | 6 |
| Crusoe | $150K | 7 |
| Applied | $148K | 3 |
| Rocket Lab | $146K | 12 |
| Whoop | $140K | 3 |
| Industrial Electric Manufacturing | $138K | 3 |
| Agility Robotics | $135K | 3 |
| PsiQuantum | $131K | 5 |
| Astranis | $130K | 3 |
| Vast | $123K | 7 |
Highest-paying open Soldering roles
All Soldering jobs- Electrical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$318K - $485KPythonPRDsFirmware
- Mechanical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$318K - $423KFirmwareMechatronicsPCB design
- Senior Vice President, Regulatory AffairsMineralys Therapeutics · 🇺🇸US Remote$390K - $415KRemoteLead and aboveGoAgileRegulatory compliance
- Hardware Lab ManagerAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320K - $405KLinuxNetwork engineeringDNS
- Head of Aircraft Quality (R6146)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$266K - $398KLead and aboveTest planningAuditSoldering
- Hardware Engineer - ElectricalRai · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA$126K - $358KRustWi-FiFirmware
- Head of Aircraft Production (R6147)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$233K - $349KLead and aboveLean manufacturingSolderingISO 9001
- Staff Software Engineer, ElixirTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA$205K - $315KLead and aboveElixirPostgreSQLGraphQL
- Staff Software Engineer, Full StackTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA$205K - $315KLead and aboveTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Head of Customer SolutionsConfido · 🇺🇸NYC Office$220K - $308KLead and abovePRDsCustomer onboardingAccounts receivable
- Director, NPI Operations EngineeringSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$230K - $302KHybridLead and aboveMechatronicsHardware testingProcurement
- Director, Order-to-Cash AssuranceAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA$230K - $300KLead and aboveSQLWorkdayCPA
- Product Manager, Enterprise Core PlatformScale AI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; San Francisco, CA$240K - $300KAI agentsSoldering
- Vice President, Hardware QualityWhoop · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$200K - $300KLead and abovePCB designProcurementLean manufacturing
- Staff Software Engineer, AutonomySwarmaero · Remote$220K - $300KRemoteLead and aboveRustGoC++
- Director of Manufacturing Engineering, EWAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceERP
- Director of Manufacturing Engineering, ImagingAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceERP
- Manager, Service Operations SystemsZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$228K - $273KSAPSAP S/4HANAWorkforce planning
- Strategic Partnerships Manager, Systems IntegratorsCartesia · 🇺🇸*HQ - San Francisco, CA$220K - $270KDatabricksCSATSoldering
- Director, QualityOura · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, California$226K - $266KHybridLead and aboveData qualityFirmwareHardware testing
Questions about Soldering pay
- What is the average Soldering salary?
- $163K a year on average and $158K at the median, across 380 open Soldering 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 $128K to $186K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Soldering pay?
- OpenAI ($272K), Omada Health ($228K), DensityAI ($216K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a soldering a high-paying job?
- The median Soldering posting advertises $158K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 9% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a soldering?
- A tenth of the postings offer $222K a year or more; the highest open Soldering role advertises up to $485K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Soldering salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $158K a year is about $76 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,125 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $61 to $90 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Soldering roles?
- Postings that ask for Sensor fusion (+$12K, 108 postings), Security clearance (+$12K, 100 postings), Procurement (+$12K, 56 postings) advertise more than the $158K median of all Soldering 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 Soldering roles at companies is $158K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $128K to $186K. Counted from 380 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/soldering/
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