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Anduril Salary

Anduril Salary

Anduril pays a median of $170K ($150K–$193K) across 1,801 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $150K–$193K salary range

Median: $170K  ·  Based on 1,801 public Anduril job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 2026


This Anduril salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Anduril · pay benchmark · updated June 19, 2026
$170K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$150K–$193K
Typical range
$444K view JD
Highest base · Director of AI Engineering & Research, Frontier Systems
1,801
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+631
1340 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 61% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$125K (88)
Mid
$134K (236)
Senior
$170K (950)
Staff
$222K (216)
Management pay by function
Connected Warfare
$222K (3)
Maritime & Maneuver Dominance
$193K (10)
Corporate Technology
$175K (11)
Mission Systems
$172K (4)
Hardware Engineering
$170K (7)
Hardware Operations
$170K (17)
Salary by department · median & top base
sales and marketing
$222K · $292K top (27)
software
$222K · $336K top (53)
corporate technology
$193K · $336K top (121)
afs
$193K · $444K top (180)
maritime & maneuver dominance
$193K · $336K top (130)
tactical recon & strike
$193K · $386K top (80)
air dominance & strike
$193K · $338K top (162)
business operations
$193K · $253K top (6)
Pay by location
Remote $185K (131)Seattle $193K (59)Atlanta $147K (47)Boston $193K (44)Denver $167K (10)
Highest-paying skills
Next.js $256KRemix $239KReact $222KMachine Learning $222KGrpc $222KHaskell $222KDeep Learning $222KTensorFlow $222K

Highest-paying open roles at Anduril

Anduril salary by department

  • sales and marketing: $222K median · $292K top base — Senior Director, Business Development, ECC Vehicle (view JD) (27 roles)
  • software: $222K median · $336K top base — Principal Software Engineer, Cryptography (view JD) (53 roles)
  • corporate technology: $193K median · $336K top base — Director, Supply Chain Systems (view JD) (121 roles)
  • afs: $193K median · $444K top base — Director of AI Engineering & Research, Frontier Systems (view JD) (180 roles)
  • maritime & maneuver dominance: $193K median · $336K top base — Programs Chief Engineer (view JD) (130 roles)
  • tactical recon & strike: $193K median · $386K top base — Head of Supply Chain, TRS (view JD) (80 roles)
  • air dominance & strike: $193K median · $338K top base — Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy (view JD) (162 roles)
  • business operations: $193K median · $253K top base — Staff Analytics Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)

Anduril salary by seniority

  • Junior: $125K median · $220K top base — Flight Software Engineer, Embedded C/C++, Air Dominance & Strike - Advanced Effects (view JD) (88)
  • Mid: $134K median · $220K top base — Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike (view JD) (236)
  • Senior: $170K median · $336K top base — Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, Production (view JD) (950)
  • Staff: $222K median · $444K top base — Principal Technical Lead, AI Robotics (view JD) (216)

Anduril salary — lead & management

  • Lead: $170K median · $336K top base — Mission Systems Lead (view JD) (65)
  • Manager: $150K median · $253K top base — Engineering Program Manager, Actuation Systems (view JD) (166)
  • Director: $255K median · $444K top base — Director of AI Engineering & Research, Frontier Systems (view JD) (80)

Anduril salary by location

  • Remote: $185K median · $338K top base — Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy (view JD) (131 roles)
  • Seattle: $193K median · $330K top base — Staff Software Engineer (view JD) (59 roles)
  • Atlanta: $147K median · $333K top base — Head of Production, Launched Effects (view JD) (47 roles)
  • Boston: $193K median · $336K top base — Principal Software Engineer, Cryptography (view JD) (44 roles)
  • Denver: $167K median · $218K top base — Staff Electrical Engineer, Space (view JD) (10 roles)

Remote work at Anduril

34% of Anduril's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $185K median vs $170K onsite.

What Anduril looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (207) · Rust (81) · Go (68) · CI/CD (51) · JavaScript (29) · Azure (27) · AWS (26) · Terraform (26) · Java (26) · Kubernetes (22).

Benefits & perks at Anduril

Commonly listed: relocation (4) · parental (3) · mental-health (3) · dental (2) · medical (1) · 401k (1) · commuter (1).

About Anduril

Anduril is Series H stage · 5,001–10,000 employees · founded 2017 · HQ Costa Mesa, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Anduril

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 716 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD and Associate'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; 61% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Anduril total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Anduril hiring activity

Anduril has 1,801 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 1,801 public job postings with disclosed pay. 631 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (1,340 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 34 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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CompanyMedian payvs AndurilStage
Google$200K↑ +18%Public
SpaceX$135K↓ -21%Series D
Accenture Federal Services$154K↓ -10%Venture-backed
OpenAI$308K↑ +81%Late Stage
Esri$126K↓ -26%
Databricks$215K↑ +26%Series J

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Common questions

What does Anduril pay?
The median pay is $170K, with a typical range of $150K–$193K, based on 1,801 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Anduril?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director of AI Engineering & Research, Frontier Systems, at $335K–$444K base.

Which team pays the most at Anduril?
The sales and marketing team, at a $222K median.

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 1,801 public Anduril 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 June 19, 2026.

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