Chaos Industries Salary

💰 $160K–$200K salary range

Median: $181K  ·  Based on 122 public Chaos Industries job postings  ·  Updated September 18, 2026

This Chaosindustries 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 Chaos Industries

• Principal Autonomy Software Engineer — $240K–$310K · Engineering
• Director, Electrical Engineering — $246K–$308K · Engineering
• Principal Mechanical Engineer — $233K–$292K · Engineering
• Director of Data Management and Operations — $233K–$292K · Engineering
• Principal Software Engineer — $180K–$290K · Engineering
• Senior Systems Engineer, Algorithm Development — $140K–$280K · Engineering
• Systems Development Engineer — $140K–$280K · Engineering
• Hardware Systems Engineer — $190K–$270K · Engineering
• Staff Software Engineer — $190K–$260K · Engineering
• Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer — $190K–$260K · Engineering

Chaos Industries salary by department

• engineering: $190K median · $310K top base — Principal Autonomy Software Engineer (view JD) (100 roles)
• business operations: $160K median · $220K top base — Director, People Operations (view JD) (14 roles)

Chaos Industries salary by seniority

• Mid: $160K median · $250K top base — Systems Engineer, Integration & Test (view JD) (23)
• Senior: $190K median · $280K top base — Senior Systems Engineer, Algorithm Development (view JD) (41)
• Staff: $200K median · $310K top base — Principal Autonomy Software Engineer (view JD) (34)

Chaos Industries salary — lead & management

• Lead: $185K median · $250K top base — Technical Operations Team Lead (view JD) (6)
• Manager: $155K median · $250K top base — Program Manager (view JD) (11)

Chaos Industries salary by location

• San Francisco: $175K median · $260K top base — Staff Software Engineer (view JD) (7 roles)
• Los Angeles: $200K median · $240K top base — Flight Controls & Guidance Software Engineer (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Chaos Industries

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

What Chaos Industries looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (55) · CI/CD (25) · Azure (13) · AWS (6) · Kubernetes (6) · Docker (6) · TypeScript (5) · React (4) · Terraform (4) · Go (4).

Benefits & perks at Chaos Industries

Commonly listed: dental (110) · hsa-fsa (110) · 401k (110) · relocation (110) · unlimited-pto (109) · pto (109) · life-ins (108) · mental-health (1).

About Chaos Industries

Chaos Industries is Series D stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2022 · HQ Los Angeles, CA. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Chaos Industries

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 29 that do, Bachelor's and Master'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; 90% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Chaos Industries total compensation signals

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

Chaos Industries hiring activity

Chaos Industries has 122 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 122 public job postings with disclosed pay. 47 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (99 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 15 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Chaos Industries pay?
The median pay is $181K, with a typical range of $160K–$200K, based on 122 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Chaos Industries?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Principal Autonomy Software Engineer, at $240K–$310K base.

Which team pays the most at Chaos Industries?
The engineering team, at a $190K 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

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 122 public Chaos Industries 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 September 18, 2026.

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