What is the average Hardware Engineer salary in Los Angeles?

The median midpoint of 58 live Hardware Engineer postings in Los Angeles is $159k a year. Half of them fall between $140k and $179k.

How does Hardware Engineer pay change with seniority?

senior postings $170k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.

Which companies pay Hardware Engineer roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at AnySignal ($176k), Arbor Energy ($163k), Starpath Robotics ($163k), GrayMatter Robotics ($159k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

Hardware Engineer salary in Los Angeles

What employers are offering right now, from 58 live Hardware Engineer postings in Los Angeles that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$159k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$140k–$179k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$275k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$73k

$95k

$117k

$139k

$161k

$184k

$206k

$228k

Hardware Engineer pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	$170k	21
Staff & principal	$210k	5

Top-paying companies for Hardware Engineer roles

Company	Median	Postings
AnySignal	$176k	8
Arbor Energy	$163k	2
Starpath Robotics	$163k	9
GrayMatter Robotics	$159k	6
Salient Motion	$158k	6
Observable Space	$155k	12
Parallel Systems	$155k	7
Reflect Orbital	$145k	3
Skyryse	$141k	2

Highest-paying open Hardware Engineer jobs

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Outpost

Director of Avionics

Los Angeles, California $250k – $300k/yr

pythonc++embeddedDirect from employer Dec 12

AnySignal

Director of RF Hardware Engineering

Los Angeles, CA Full-time $225k – $275k/yr

embeddedDirect from employer 19d ago

AnySignal

Principal RF Hardware Engineer

Los Angeles, CA Full-time $210k – $260k/yr

pythonDirect from employer 19d ago

GrayMatter Robotics

Robotics Engineering Manager: Systems & Applications

Los Angeles - HQ Full-time $200k – $260k/yr

cssrecruitingembeddedDirect from employer Jan 13

Salient Motion

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Hawthorne, CA $200k – $230k/yr

Direct from employer Jun 23

Red 6

Principal Electrical Engineer

Denver · Santa Monica Full-time $170k – $250k/yr

embeddedDirect from employer 11d ago

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Hardware Engineer salary: common questions

What is the average Hardware Engineer salary in Los Angeles?: The median midpoint of 58 live Hardware Engineer postings in Los Angeles is $159k a year. Half of them fall between $140k and $179k.
How does Hardware Engineer pay change with seniority?: senior postings $170k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay Hardware Engineer roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at AnySignal ($176k), Arbor Energy ($163k), Starpath Robotics ($163k), GrayMatter Robotics ($159k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

JobApplyPilot reads employers' own job postings. Pay shown is base salary from published ranges, not total compensation.