Applied Digital Salary

💰 $182K–$250K salary range

Median: $222K  ·  Based on 207 public Applied Digital job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Applied Digital 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

Highest-paying open roles at Applied Digital

• Systems Engineer — $114K–$588K · Self-Driving Systems
• Engineering Lead, Robotics — $275K–$375K · Engineering Leadership
• Software Engineer – Autonomy Stack — $149K–$485K · Autonomy Tools
• Engineer Manager - ML Data and Evaluation, Self-Driving Systems — $256K–$346K · Self-Driving Systems
• Engineering Manager - ML, Self-Driving Systems — $256K–$346K · Self-Driving Systems
• Systems Architect - POSIX — $204K–$359K · Vehicle OS

Applied Digital salary by department

• AI Research: $423K median (9 roles)
• Engineering Leadership: $343K median (5 roles)
• Vehicle OS: $252K median (27 roles)
• General Software Engineering: $247K median (4 roles)
• Self-Driving Systems: $222K median (34 roles)
• Autonomy Tools: $222K median (18 roles)
• Data Engineering: $222K median (3 roles)
• Government: $190K median (37 roles)

Applied Digital salary by seniority

• Mid: $222K median (129)
• Senior: $222K median (25)
• Lead: $222K median (17)
• Manager: $221K median (30)

Applied Digital salary by location

• San Diego: $210K median (4 roles)

Remote work at Applied Digital

0% of Applied Digital's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Applied Digital looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (56) · CI/CD (13) · Docker (11) · Kubernetes (8) · GCP (7) · Azure (7) · Go (6) · AWS (5) · C++ (5) · Java (5).

Benefits & perks at Applied Digital

Commonly listed: dental (172) · 401k (172) · pto (172) · gym (172) · relocation (2).

About Applied Digital

Applied Digital is Public stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2021 · HQ Dallas, Texas. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Applied Digital

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience (up to 25+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 96 that do, Bachelor's and PhD and Master's and Associate's are most common.

Base salary vs. total compensation

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; 84% of these postings reference equity (rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Applied Digital total compensation signals

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

Applied Digital hiring activity

Applied Digital has 178 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 207 public job postings with disclosed pay. 26 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (207 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Applied Digital pay?
The median base salary is $222K, with a typical range of $182K–$250K, based on 207 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Applied Digital?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Systems Engineer, at $114K–$588K base.

Which team pays the most at Applied Digital?
The AI Research team, at a $423K 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

USD base salary aggregated from 207 public Applied Digital 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 10, 2026.

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