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Autodesk Salary

Autodesk Salary

Autodesk pays a median of $150K ($129K–$184K) across 49 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $129K–$184K salary range

Median: $150K  ·  Based on 49 public Autodesk job postings  ·  Updated October 29, 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 October 29, 2026
$150K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$129K–$184K
Typical range
$369K view JD
Highest base · Senior Director, Product Management, AEC Data
49
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+14
39 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 18% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$122K (5)
Senior
$132K (13)
Staff
$181K (8)
Highest-paying skills
Product Roadmap $201KMachine Learning $170KLLMs $161KKubernetes $156KTerraform $156KPython $152KGo $152KFlux $152K

Highest-paying open roles at Autodesk

Autodesk engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $122K median · $249K top base — Security Engineer, FedRamp/GovCloud (view JD) (5)
  • Senior: $132K median · $209K top base — Senior Site Reliability Engineer (view JD) (13)
  • Staff: $181K median · $321K top base — Senior Principal AI/ML Developer (view JD) (8)

Autodesk salary by location

  • Remote: $194K median · $321K top base — Senior Principal AI/ML Developer (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Autodesk

8% of Autodesk's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $194K median vs $146K onsite.

What Autodesk looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (9) · CI/CD (6) · AWS (5) · SQL (4) · Kubernetes (4) · TypeScript (4) · JavaScript (3) · Terraform (3) · Go-To-Market (3) · Java (3).

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 6 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 4 that do, Master's and Bachelor's 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; 18% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Autodesk total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% include commission; on-target earnings run about $126K where stated (5 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 49 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 49 public job postings with disclosed pay. 14 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (39 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 27 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Autodesk pay?
The median pay is $150K, with a typical range of $129K–$184K, based on 49 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, Product Management, AEC Data, at $206K–$369K 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 49 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 October 29, 2026.

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