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Design Engineer Salary

How much does a design engineer make? Real compensation data updated January 2026.

$138,788
Average Min
$190,102
Average Max
$193,489
Median Salary
$440,000
Top Salary
Entry level: $147,464
Senior level: $229,469
Top earners: $270,000

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Related Design Engineer Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

1

Analog Mixed Signal Design Engineer

2 open positions

$194,000 - $270,000
salary range
2

Senior / Staff Analog Design Engineer

2 open positions

$194,000 - $270,000
salary range
3

Senior / Staff Analog Design Engineer - High Speed SerDes

2 open positions

$194,000 - $270,000
salary range
4

Senior / Staff Digital Design Engineer

2 open positions

$194,000 - $270,000
salary range
5

Staff Design Reliability Engineer

2 open positions

$195,550 - $226,400
salary range
6

Principal FPGA / RTL Design Engineer - Signal Processing

2 open positions

$165,000 - $250,000
salary range
7

Physical Design Engineer

3 open positions

$171,667 - $233,333
salary range
8

FPGA Design Engineer

2 open positions

$172,500 - $227,500
salary range
9

Senior FPGA Design Engineer

2 open positions

$147,150 - $207,500
salary range
10

Senior Product Security Engineer, Secure Design

5 open positions

$142,200 - $195,000
salary range

Design Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How design engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$211,861
average max salary
Range: $157,151 - $211,861
Based on 99 jobs

Entry/Junior

$87,778
average max salary
Range: $75,111 - $87,778
Based on 9 jobs

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Top Paying Companies for Design Engineers

Companies offering the highest design engineer salaries based on their job listings.

1

Pure Storage

3 design engineer jobs

$194,333 - $310,259
salary range
2

Reliable

2 design engineer jobs

$200,000 - $272,500
salary range
3

Flux Computing

8 design engineer jobs

$194,000 - $270,000
salary range
4

Impinj

2 design engineer jobs

$179,700 - $269,600
salary range
5

Taaraconnect

5 design engineer jobs

$196,000 - $246,000
salary range
6

Etched

3 design engineer jobs

$150,000 - $275,000
salary range
7

Ridealso

3 design engineer jobs

$190,000 - $228,333
salary range
8

Celestial AI

5 design engineer jobs

$191,000 - $225,000
salary range
9

Cerebras Systems

5 design engineer jobs

$154,000 - $257,000
salary range
10

Efficient Computer

4 design engineer jobs

$180,000 - $217,500
salary range

Design Engineer Salary by Region

Compare design engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

Worldwide

95 jobs

$139,618 - $192,796
salary range

North America

102 jobs

$137,738 - $187,211
salary range

Design Engineer Salary by Industry

How design engineer salaries vary across different industries.

Engineering

196 jobs

$138,582 - $189,842
salary range

Education

1 jobs

$198,000 - $241,000
salary range

Support

1 jobs

$120,000 - $190,000
salary range

Recent Design Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest design engineer job postings with published compensation.

Principal FPGA / RTL Design Engineer - Signal Processing

Silvus Technologies • Los Angeles CA

$165,000 - $250,000

Senior RF Design Engineer I/II

Rocket Lab Corporation • Long Beach, CA

$130,000 - $190,000

Mechanical Design Engineer

Silvus Technologies • Los Angeles CA

$90,000 - $125,000

Senior Network Design Engineer

Skylo Technologies • Mountain View, CA

$142,000 - $150,875

Senior FPGA / RTL Design Engineer - Signal Processing

Silvus Technologies • Irvine CA

$125,000 - $195,000

Principal Network Engineer, Architecture & System Design

Skylo Technologies • Mountain View, CA

$229,400 - $243,695
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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual design engineer job postings.

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