Is this Atropos salary base pay or total compensation?

These figures are base salary only, from public job postings. Equity is a separate, often-large component of total compensation and is not included here.

Is this Atropos data from placements or job postings?

It is aggregated from public job postings on Atropos's career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

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Atropos Salary

Q: What does Atropos pay?

Atropos pays a median base salary of $195K, with a range of $186K to $209K, based on 10 public job postings collected in 2025–2026. This is base salary only — equity is separate.

Q: What is the highest-paying job at Atropos?

The highest observed base pay is $300K (Technical Director, UAS Programs), from a public job posting. Equity is separate.

Q: Which team pays the most at Atropos?

The Aircraft team has the highest median base salary at $195K, across 9 postings.

Atropos pays a median base salary of $195K ($186K–$209K) across 10 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $186K–$209K salary range

Median: $195K · Based on 10 public Atropos job postings · Updated June 11, 2026

This Atropos 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

Atropos · base salary benchmark · updated June 11, 2026

$195K

Median base

$186K–$209K

Typical range

$300K view JD

Highest base · Technical Director, UAS Programs

10

Open roles

~7 yrs

Typical exp.

ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate (10 postings cite equity)

Salary by department · median & top base

Aircraft

$195K · $300K top (9)

Highest-paying open roles at Atropos

Technical Director, UAS Programs — $260K–$300K · Aircraft
Principal Aerodynamicist — $195K–$255K · Aircraft
Aircraft Certification Engineer, UAS Systems — $160K–$260K · Aircraft
Principal Propulsion Engineer, UAS Systems — $165K–$245K · Aircraft
Aircraft Systems Safety Engineer — $155K–$235K · Aircraft
Senior Model Based Systems Engineer — $155K–$235K · Aircraft

Atropos salary by department

Aircraft: $195K median · $268K top 10% · $300K top base — Technical Director, UAS Programs (view JD) (9 roles)

Remote work at Atropos

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

What Atropos looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (1).

Benefits & perks at Atropos

Commonly listed: dental (10) · mental-health (10) · 401k (10) · commuter (10) · life-ins (10) · unlimited-pto (10) · pto (10) · relocation (10).

About Atropos

Atropos is founded 2024 · HQ France. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Atropos

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 10 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD 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; 100% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Atropos 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.

Atropos hiring activity

Atropos has 10 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 10 public job postings with disclosed pay. 10 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (10 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Atropos's pay with companies in the same space:

Company	Median	vs Atropos	Stage
SpaceX	$135K	↓ -31%	Series D
OpenAI	$308K	↑ +58%	Late Stage
Esri	$126K	↓ -35%	—
Databricks	$215K	↑ +10%	Series J
MedElite	$175K	↓ -10%	—
Crusoe	$168K	↓ -14%	Series E

Common questions

What does Atropos pay?
The median base salary is $195K, with a typical range of $186K–$209K, based on 10 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Atropos?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Technical Director, UAS Programs, at $260K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at Atropos?
The Aircraft team, at a $195K 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 10 public Atropos 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 11, 2026.

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