Test equipment salary: $167K median
The median advertised Test equipment salary is $167K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $135K to $200K: counted from 970 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $80 an hour or $13,896 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $224K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Test equipment jobs
$167Kmedian advertised salary
$135K – $200Kmiddle half of roles
$170Kaverage advertised salary
970roles counted
Test equipment salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $220K, 19% more than senior roles ($185K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $185K | $165K–$210K | 331 |
| Lead and above | $220K | $196K–$240K | 139 |
| No level in the title | $140K | $122K–$158K | 486 |
Test equipment salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $200K | 194 |
| 🇺🇸California | $172K | 711 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $168K | 950 |
| 🇺🇸Denver, CO | $158K | 30 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $154K | 195 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $149K | 74 |
Skills that pay more for Test equipment roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embedded Linux | $193K | +$26K | 101 |
| Microcontrollers | $178K | +$11K | 162 |
| Firmware | $175K | +$8K | 337 |
| Control systems | $173K | +$6K | 159 |
| Sensor fusion | $172K | +$5K | 265 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $272K | 7 |
| Apptronik | $257K | 3 |
| DensityAI | $255K | 5 |
| Sunday | $238K | 4 |
| Shield AI | $235K | 16 |
| Waymo | $232K | 5 |
| Samsara | $226K | 3 |
| Pure Storage | $225K | 6 |
| Lunar | $220K | 4 |
| 1 Arc Power | $220K | 7 |
| Oura | $216K | 7 |
| Astera Labs | $212K | 20 |
| Zoox | $210K | 6 |
| Cerebras | $210K | 3 |
| Helion | $209K | 6 |
| Rai | $208K | 3 |
| Lightmatter | $204K | 11 |
| Figure | $200K | 5 |
| Muon Space | $196K | 17 |
| SambaNova | $194K | 4 |
| Reliable Robotics | $190K | 6 |
| PsiQuantum | $189K | 13 |
| Whoop | $182K | 3 |
| Applied | $180K | 9 |
| True Anomaly | $172K | 28 |
Highest-paying open Test equipment roles
All Test equipment jobs- Staff + Software Security Engineer, LabsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$320K - $485KLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Electrical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$318K - $485KPythonPRDsFirmware
- Compute Electrical Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$318K - $485KLinuxShell scriptingNetwork engineering
- Security Engineer, RF and Technical Surveillance CountermeasuresAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320K - $405KGitData centersPRDs
- Lead Firmware EngineerSabi · 🇺🇸San Francisco$300K - $400KHybridLead and aboveFirmwareHardware testingTest equipment
- Hardware Engineer - ElectricalRai · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA$126K - $358KRustWi-FiFirmware
- Director of Advanced DesignAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$260K - $345KLead and aboveComputer VisionTest equipmentSensor fusion
- Senior Sensor Integration Engineer (R5128)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$154K - $342KSeniorPythonMATLABSecurity clearance
- 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
- Robotics Systems EngineerSunday · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA$170K - $330KPythonC++Computer Vision
- Senior Staff Engineer, Survivability MaterialsShield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$217K - $325KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceTest equipmentProcurement
- Principal Digital Hardware Engineer (FPGA/VHDL)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$241K - $319KLead and aboveVerilogComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Director, Electro-Optical ValidationPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$190K - $318KLead and aboveFirmwareTest equipmentOptics
- Principal RF Components EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$219K - $317KLead and abovePythonUnixTest planning
- Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering - DroneApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$258K - $316KSeniorTest equipmentHardware interfacesPCB design
- Staff Signal Integrity and Power Integrity Engineer (SI/PI)Zoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$259K - $311KLead and aboveTest equipmentHardware interfacesPCB design
- Hardware Engineering Operations / Manufacturing, AVPAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$280K - $310KMandarinTest equipmentHardware interfaces
- Staff Firmware Engineer - Motor Controls1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$200K - $300KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Manufacturing Electrical Test EngineerFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$130K - $300KPythonMechatronicsTest equipment
Questions about Test equipment pay
- What is the average Test equipment salary?
- $170K a year on average and $167K at the median, across 970 open Test equipment 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 $135K to $200K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Test equipment pay?
- OpenAI ($272K), Apptronik ($257K), DensityAI ($255K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a test equipment a high-paying job?
- The median Test equipment posting advertises $167K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 4% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a test equipment?
- A tenth of the postings offer $224K a year or more; the highest open Test equipment role advertises up to $485K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Test equipment salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $167K a year is about $80 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,896 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $65 to $96 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Test equipment roles?
- Postings that ask for Embedded Linux (+$26K, 101 postings), Microcontrollers (+$11K, 162 postings), Firmware (+$8K, 337 postings) advertise more than the $167K median of all Test equipment postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level test equipment make?
- 14 junior and intern Test equipment postings state pay, with a median of $128K a year ($62 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 Test equipment roles at companies is $167K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $135K to $200K. Counted from 970 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/test-equipment/
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