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Autodesk Salary

Autodesk Salary

Autodesk pays a median of $118K ($106K–$132K) across 51 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $106K–$132K salary range

Median: $118K  ·  Based on 51 public Autodesk job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 2026


This Autodesk salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Autodesk · pay benchmark · updated June 19, 2026
$118K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$106K–$132K
Typical range
$193K view JD
Highest base · Research Lead / Principal Scientist & Manager Post-Training · Alignment · Reinforcement Learning Autodesk AI Lab: London · San Francisco · Toronto · Remote (US/CA/EU)
51
Open roles
~8 yrs
Typical exp.
+51
51 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 10% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$117K (22)
Staff
$131K (15)
Pay by location
Remote $128K (11)San Francisco $117K (5)
Highest-paying skills
Go $143KPython $117KJava $117KAWS $117K

Highest-paying open roles at Autodesk

Autodesk salary by seniority

  • Senior: $117K median · $153K top base — Sr. Manager, Product Management (view JD) (22)
  • Staff: $131K median · $193K top base — Research Lead / Principal Scientist & Manager Post-Training · Alignment · Reinforcement Learning Autodesk AI Lab: London · San Francisco · Toronto · Remote (US/CA/EU) (view JD) (15)

Autodesk salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $92K median · $103K top base — Technical Marketing Manager (view JD) (8)

Autodesk salary by location

  • Remote: $128K median · $193K top base — Research Lead / Principal Scientist & Manager Post-Training · Alignment · Reinforcement Learning Autodesk AI Lab: London · San Francisco · Toronto · Remote (US/CA/EU) (view JD) (11 roles)
  • San Francisco: $117K median · $135K top base — Principal Data Scientist (view JD) (5 roles)

Remote work at Autodesk

55% of Autodesk's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Autodesk looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (9) · AWS (8) · Java (4) · TypeScript (4) · React (3) · Airflow (3) · SQL (3) · Node.js (3) · Agile (3) · Docker (2).

About Autodesk

Autodesk is Public stage · 10,001+ employees · founded 1982 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Autodesk

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 6 that do, Bachelor's and PhD 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; 10% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Autodesk total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 79% include commission; on-target earnings run about $155K where stated (7 roles); common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Autodesk hiring activity

Autodesk has 51 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 51 public job postings with disclosed pay. 51 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (51 in the last 90).

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OpenAI$308K↑ +161%Late Stage
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Common questions

What does Autodesk pay?
The median pay is $118K, with a typical range of $106K–$132K, based on 51 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Autodesk?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Director, Partner Sales, AMER, at $261K base.

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 51 public Autodesk 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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