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Anduril pays a median base salary of $170K ($150K–$200K) across 1,808 public job postings (2025–2026).
Median: $170K · Based on 1,808 public Anduril job postings · Updated June 13, 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.
31% of Anduril's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $193K median vs $170K onsite.
Most-required skills across these postings: Python (170) · Rust (51) · Go (50) · CI/CD (43) · Azure (25) · AWS (24) · JavaScript (22) · Terraform (21) · GCP (20) · Kubernetes (16).
Commonly listed: mental-health (2) · relocation (2) · parental (1).
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.
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 725 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD and Associate's are most common.
The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 48% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.
Beyond base salary, postings indicate: common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.
Anduril has 1,808 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 1,808 public job postings with disclosed pay. 618 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (1,317 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 4 contract roles in the mix.
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| Company | Median | vs Anduril | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | $135K | ↓ -21% | Series D |
| OpenAI | $308K | ↑ +81% | Late Stage |
| Databricks | $215K | ↑ +26% | Series J |
| Esri | $126K | ↓ -26% | — |
| Travelers | $145K | ↓ -15% | Public |
| Crusoe | $169K | ↓ -1% | Series E |
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What does Anduril pay?
The median base salary is $170K, with a typical range of $150K–$200K, based on 1,808 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 Software 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.
USD base salary aggregated from 1,808 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 13, 2026.
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