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Senior Design Engineer Salary

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

$146,200
Average Min
$201,474
Average Max
$200,000
Median Salary
$350,000
Top Salary
Entry level: $175,000
Senior level: $222,500
Top earners: $270,000

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Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

1

Senior / Staff Analog Design Engineer

2 open positions

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

Senior / Staff Analog Design Engineer - High Speed SerDes

2 open positions

$194,000 - $270,000
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3

Senior / Staff Digital Design Engineer

2 open positions

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

Senior Product Security Engineer, Secure Design

5 open positions

$142,200 - $195,000
salary range
5

Senior FPGA Design Engineer

3 open positions

$131,433 - $205,000
salary range
6

Senior Design Engineer

8 open positions

$135,400 - $186,398
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7

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

4 open positions

$132,500 - $178,250
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8

Senior Electrical Design Engineer

2 open positions

$122,500 - $158,200
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Senior Design Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How senior design engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$201,474
average max salary
Range: $146,200 - $201,474
Based on 68 jobs

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Top Paying Companies for Senior Design Engineers

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

1

Pure Storage

1 senior design engineer jobs

$233,000 - $350,000
salary range
2

Flux Computing

6 senior design engineer jobs

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

Taaraconnect

4 senior design engineer jobs

$205,000 - $255,000
salary range
4

Grow Therapy

1 senior design engineer jobs

$182,000 - $250,000
salary range
5

Snowflake

1 senior design engineer jobs

$173,000 - $248,400
salary range
6

Redpanda Data

1 senior design engineer jobs

$167,000 - $229,000
salary range
7

Stoke Space

1 senior design engineer jobs

$144,100 - $240,100
salary range
8

HPR

2 senior design engineer jobs

$159,300 - $215,000
salary range
9

Zipline

2 senior design engineer jobs

$155,000 - $215,000
salary range
10

Peregrine Technologies

1 senior design engineer jobs

$130,000 - $225,000
salary range

Senior Design Engineer Salary by Region

Compare senior design engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

Worldwide

37 jobs

$156,232 - $213,508
salary range

North America

30 jobs

$133,133 - $185,715
salary range

Recent Senior Design Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest senior design engineer job postings with published compensation.

Senior RF Design Engineer I/II

Rocket Lab Corporation • Long Beach, CA

$130,000 - $190,000

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

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Silvus Technologies • Los Angeles CA

$120,000 - $180,000

Senior Design Engineer

Peregrine Technologies • San Francisco, CA

$130,000 - $225,000

Senior FPGA Design Engineer

Silvus Technologies • Irvine, CA

$135,000 - $200,000
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Real Job Data

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