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Salaries

Compensation from 3,277 salary-reporting roles · 50% of open roles

3,277
Jobs with salary
50%
Report salary
$87K–$121K
Overall median

By degree

MS
$116K–$167K
PhD
$107K–$135K
BS
$96K–$140K
Associate
$68K–$89K
Not specified
$56K–$75K
High school
$47K–$56K

By seniority

Director+
$180K–$262K
Staff/Principal
$141K–$215K
Manager
$120K–$159K
Senior
$110K–$160K
Mid-level
$88K–$124K
Postdoc
$73K–$120K
Entry level
$62K–$82K
Technician
$50K–$62K
Intern/Co-op
$46K–$62K

By role

Management / Director
$143K–$205K
Supply Chain / Procurement
$126K–$192K
Regulatory / Compliance
$109K–$162K
R&D / Research
$101K–$150K
Product Development
$100K–$140K
Process Engineering
$95K–$133K
Applications Engineering
$97K–$130K
EHS / Safety
$98K–$125K
Technical Service / Sales
$90K–$119K
Formulation / Compounding
$88K–$109K
Academic / Postdoc
$77K–$114K
Quality / Testing
$78K–$110K

By industry

Semiconductor
$108K–$160K
Oil & gas
$108K–$155K
Energy
$94K–$145K
Defense
$88K–$150K
Food & beverage
$100K–$136K
Aerospace
$90K–$139K
Telecommunications
$96K–$122K
Medical devices
$90K–$124K
Electronics
$90K–$120K
Agriculture
$87K–$122K
Automotive
$88K–$120K
Biotechnology
$90K–$115K

By material class

Electronic materials
$107K–$160K
Composites
$89K–$134K
Biomaterials
$91K–$125K
Foams
$90K–$125K
Thermosets
$88K–$120K
Fibers/textiles
$89K–$118K
Adhesives/sealants
$87K–$120K
Coatings/films
$85K–$120K
Elastomers/rubber
$85K–$117K
Thermoplastics
$80K–$110K

Top-paying companies

CompanyMedian rangeRoles
SA SandboxAQ$163K–$306K3
SA Shield AI$170K–$260K6
PL Periodic Labs$168K–$248K10
AR Archer$173K–$216K5
GS Gilead Sciences$169K–$219K3
SN Sila Nanotechnologies$172K–$215K7
SK Skydio$153K–$228K5
MI MiniMed$136K–$230K3
B( BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)$148K–$217K4
IS Intuitive Surgical$133K–$225K3
IS Impulse Space$140K–$215K3
SN Sandia National Laboratories$118K–$236K8
ME Meta$144K–$204K5
QU QuantumScape$137K–$209K10
DE Dexcom$129K–$214K7