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Aurora Innovation Salary

Aurora Innovation Salary

Aurora Innovation pays a median base salary of $235K ($199K–$262K) across 249 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $199K–$262K salary range

Median: $235K  ·  Based on 249 public Aurora Innovation job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026


This Aurora Innovation 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

Aurora Innovation · base salary benchmark · updated June 10, 2026
$235K
Median base
$199K–$262K
Typical range
155
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate (162 postings cite equity)
Salary by department
Software Platform Software & Services
$306K (11)
Software Technology Foundations
$267K (14)
Driver Product and Program Management
$262K (8)
MarComms
$261K (3)
OneTech
$260K (8)
Security
$255K (30)
Product Design
$247K (3)
Hardware
$238K (44)
Highest-paying skills
PyTorch $220KGrpc $217KAWS $211KKubernetes $211KPython $209KGCP $205KComputer Vision $200KAzure $199K

Highest-paying open roles at Aurora Innovation

Aurora Innovation salary by department

  • Software Platform Software & Services: $306K median (11 roles)
  • Software Technology Foundations: $267K median (14 roles)
  • Driver Product and Program Management: $262K median (8 roles)
  • MarComms: $261K median (3 roles)
  • OneTech: $260K median (8 roles)
  • Security: $255K median (30 roles)
  • Product Design: $247K median (3 roles)
  • Hardware: $238K median (44 roles)

Aurora Innovation salary by seniority

  • Mid: $201K median (57)
  • Senior: $216K median (57)
  • Staff: $262K median (101)
  • Lead: $261K median (11)
  • Manager: $184K median (16)
  • Director: $255K median (7)

Aurora Innovation salary by location

  • San Francisco: $247K median (31 roles)
  • Seattle: $261K median (15 roles)
  • Dallas: $155K median (13 roles)

Remote work at Aurora Innovation

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

What Aurora Innovation looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (47) · Go (25) · AWS (17) · CI/CD (14) · Kubernetes (14) · PyTorch (10) · Azure (10) · GCP (7) · TensorFlow (5) · Terraform (4).

About Aurora Innovation

Aurora Innovation is Public stage · 11–50 employees · HQ Uppsala, Uppsala Lan. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Aurora Innovation

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 101 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; 65% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Aurora Innovation total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Aurora Innovation hiring activity

Aurora Innovation has 155 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 249 public job postings with disclosed pay. 32 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (249 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Aurora Innovation pay?
The median base salary is $235K, with a typical range of $199K–$262K, based on 249 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Aurora Innovation?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director - Security Product Management - One Tech, at $247K–$320K base.

Which team pays the most at Aurora Innovation?
The Software Platform Software & Services team, at a $306K 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 249 public Aurora Innovation 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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