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Altera Salary

Altera Salary

Altera pays a median of $183K ($163K–$229K) across 80 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $163K–$229K salary range

Median: $183K  ·  Based on 80 public Altera job postings  ·  Updated October 8, 2026


This Altera salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Altera · pay benchmark · updated October 8, 2026
$183K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$163K–$229K
Typical range
$392K view JD
Highest base · Senior Field Sales Manager
80
Open roles
~8 yrs
Typical exp.
+37
68 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 20% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$182K (22)
Senior
$183K (25)
Highest-paying skills
Python $183KAzure $173KPerl $163K

Highest-paying open roles at Altera

Altera engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $182K median · $270K top base — Field Applications Engineer (FAE) (view JD) (22)
  • Senior: $183K median · $341K top base — Physical Design Lead — Execution (view JD) (25)

Altera salary by location

  • Remote: $179K median · $304K top base — Senior Principal Engineer (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Altera

21% of Altera's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $179K median vs $195K onsite.

What Altera looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (23) · Azure (3) · Java (2) · Demand Generation (2) · AWS (2) · Product Roadmap (2) · Supply Chain (1) · Procurement (1) · ERP (1) · Process Improvement (1).

About Altera

Altera is Acquired stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 1983 · HQ San Jose, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Altera

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 38 that do, Bachelor's and PhD and Master's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 20% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Altera hiring activity

Altera has 80 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 80 public job postings with disclosed pay. 37 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (68 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 5 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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Relativity Space$162K↓ -11%Public
GlobalFoundries$137K↓ -25%Public
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Palantir$150K↓ -18%Public

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Common questions

What does Altera pay?
The median pay is $183K, with a typical range of $163K–$229K, based on 80 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Altera?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Field Sales Manager, at $266K–$392K base.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 80 public Altera job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed October 8, 2026.

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