Altera Salary

💰 $174K–$229K salary range

Median: $183K  ·  Based on 56 public Altera job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 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

Highest-paying open roles at Altera

• Sr. Director, Boards, Packages, Reliability — $232K–$341K
• Senior Director, Program Enablement & Operations (Hardware Engineering) — $231K–$341K
• Director of Foundry Engineering — $210K–$303K
• Principal Engineer, Design Verification - DDR Memory Subsystems — $210K–$299K
• Principal DFT Architect — $210K–$299K
• Senior FPGA Security Architect– Aerospace, Defense & Government — $200K–$290K
• Engineering Leader of AI Transformation — $206K–$290K
• FPGA DDR and IO Subsystem Architect — $200K–$286K
• Clocking Architect — $187K–$271K
• Senior FPGA Compiler (Router) Engineer — $187K–$270K

Altera salary by seniority

• Mid: $164K median · $259K top base — Oracle Fusion ERP Cost Management Architect (view JD) (12)
• Senior: $183K median · $341K top base — Sr. Director, Boards, Packages, Reliability (view JD) (21)
• Staff: $183K median · $299K top base — Principal Engineer, Design Verification - DDR Memory Subsystems (view JD) (13)

Altera salary — lead & management

• Manager: $195K median · $270K top base — Software Engineering Manager - Graphical User Interface (GUI) (view JD) (7)

What Altera looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (6) · Java (1) · Forecasting (1) · FP&A (1) · SQL (1) · Tableau (1) · R (1) · Product Roadmap (1) · Team Leadership (1).

About Altera

Altera is Public 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 16 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; 2% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Altera hiring activity

Altera has 56 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 56 public job postings with disclosed pay. 24 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (56 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Altera pay?
The median pay is $183K, with a typical range of $174K–$229K, based on 56 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 Sr. Director, Boards, Packages, Reliability, at $232K–$341K 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 56 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 July 1, 2026.

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