SolidWorks salary: $160K median
The median advertised SolidWorks salary is $160K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $132K to $185K: counted from 462 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $77 an hour or $13,333 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $213K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll SolidWorks jobs
$160Kmedian advertised salary
$132K – $185Kmiddle half of roles
$161Kaverage advertised salary
462roles counted
SolidWorks salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $208K, 21% 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 | $154K–$185K | 136 |
| Lead and above | $208K | $185K–$222K | 80 |
| No level in the title | $140K | $120K–$162K | 236 |
SolidWorks salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $214K | 33 |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $174K | 71 |
| 🇺🇸California | $168K | 287 |
| 🇺🇸Denver, CO | $164K | 18 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $160K | 451 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $149K | 54 |
Skills that pay more for SolidWorks roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFD | $174K | +$14K | 46 |
| Composites | $171K | +$11K | 63 |
| Sensor fusion | $170K | +$10K | 123 |
| FMEA | $170K | +$10K | 60 |
| Aviation | $170K | +$10K | 96 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Shield AI | $218K | 29 |
| 1X | $195K | 5 |
| Astranis | $195K | 6 |
| Crusoe | $190K | 4 |
| Oura | $188K | 3 |
| Applied | $186K | 6 |
| Figure | $185K | 3 |
| Valar Atomics | $185K | 8 |
| Agility Robotics | $184K | 3 |
| Muon Space | $183K | 15 |
| Archer | $181K | 4 |
| Helion | $179K | 4 |
| Harbinger Motors Inc. | $175K | 6 |
| Whoop | $170K | 6 |
| Parallel Systems | $170K | 6 |
| Anduril Industries | $170K | 122 |
| Swarmaero | $170K | 6 |
| Cowboyspace | $165K | 16 |
| Hermeus | $163K | 3 |
| Momentus Space LLC | $160K | 3 |
| Varda Space Industries | $160K | 7 |
| K2 Space | $150K | 4 |
| Apex Technology | $148K | 7 |
| True Anomaly | $138K | 15 |
| Havocai | $138K | 3 |
Highest-paying open SolidWorks roles
All SolidWorks jobs- Mechanical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$318K - $423KFirmwareMechatronicsPCB design
- Principal Thermal Engineer - Aircraft Avionics & Thermal Systems (R3930)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$267K - $400KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceCADAviation
- Principal CMF Designer, Warfighter SystemsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington, United States$241K - $319KLead and aboveComputer VisionBrand designSensor fusion
- Mechanical Engineer, Dynamometer and Actuator Testing InfrastructureOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$225K - $318KHybridMechatronicsTest equipmentCAD
- Senior Staff Engineer, Electromechanical (R4583)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$209K - $313KLead and aboveAgileSecurity clearance3D modeling
- Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering - DroneApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$225K - $310KSeniorCADAviationCNC machining
- Manufacturing Electrical Test EngineerFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$130K - $300KPythonMechatronicsTest equipment
- Mechanical Engineer - Active CoolingCowboyspace · 🇺🇸Kent, Washington$100K - $300KPower AutomateControl systemsHigh-performance computing
- Mechanical Engineer | Solar Array Deployable StructuresCowboyspace · 🇺🇸Kent, Washington$100K - $300KPower AutomateHigh-performance computingRF engineering
- Lead Structures Design EngineerSwarmaero · Oxnard$180K - $300KLead and aboveCADGD&TFEA
- Mechanical EngineerSunday · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA$150K - $300KCADCNC machiningSolidWorks
- Lead Mechanical Designer, TurbomachineryValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$200K - $295KLead and aboveCADGD&TSiemens NX
- Principal Engineer, cUAS Lead, OmenAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Mechanical Engineer - Actuators1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$175K - $285KFirmwareMechatronicsHardware testing
- Optomechanical Engineer, StaffTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA$185K - $285KLead and aboveOpticsCADGD&T
- Thermal Engineer (Senior or Staff)True Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA$160K - $285KLead and aboveMechanical assemblySolidWorks
- Industrialization EngineerWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; Novi, MI, USA$230K - $284KPMPSix Sigma certificationRF engineering
- Staff Software Engineer, SimulationAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Any Office (Fremont, CA, Salem, OR, or Pittsburgh…$181K - $282KRemoteLead and abovePythonC++CI/CD
- Hardware Design Engineering, Senior Director - Signal Connectivity Rack-Scale PlatformsAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$220K - $280KLead and aboveAirflowAWSMandarin
- Fabrication Shop ManagerSesame · Bellevue$175K - $280KOpticsCNC machiningGD&T
Questions about SolidWorks pay
- What is the average SolidWorks salary?
- $161K a year on average and $160K at the median, across 462 open SolidWorks 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 $132K to $185K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest SolidWorks pay?
- Shield AI ($218K), Astranis ($195K), 1X ($195K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a solidworks a high-paying job?
- The median SolidWorks posting advertises $160K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 8% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a solidworks?
- A tenth of the postings offer $213K a year or more; the highest open SolidWorks role advertises up to $423K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the SolidWorks salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $160K a year is about $77 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,333 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $64 to $89 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for SolidWorks roles?
- Postings that ask for CFD (+$14K, 46 postings), Composites (+$11K, 63 postings), Sensor fusion (+$10K, 123 postings) advertise more than the $160K median of all SolidWorks postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level solidworks make?
- 10 junior and intern SolidWorks postings state pay, with a median of $102K a year ($49 an hour).
- 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 SolidWorks roles at companies is $160K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $132K to $185K. Counted from 462 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/solidworks/
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