Chaos Industries Salary

💰 $171K–$220K salary range

Median: $210K  ·  Based on 162 public Chaosindustries job postings  ·  Updated June 9, 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

• Senior Principal Electrical Engineer — $190K–$260K · Engineering
• Senior Principal RF Engineer — $190K–$260K · Engineering
• Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer — $190K–$260K · Engineering
• Principal/Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer — $160K–$260K · Engineering
• Technical Program Manager — $160K–$250K · Engineering
• Federal Lobbyist - House — $180K–$250K · Business Operations
• Federal Lobbyist - Senate — $180K–$250K · Business Operations
• Chief of Staff to the CPO — $175K–$250K · Business Operations
• Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer, Platform Integration — $205K–$245K · Engineering
• Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer — $205K–$245K · Engineering

Chaos Industries salary by department

• engineering: $175K median · $260K top base — Senior Principal Electrical Engineer (view JD) (104 roles)
• business operations: $160K median · $250K top base — Federal Lobbyist - House (view JD) (35 roles)

Chaos Industries salary by seniority

• Junior: $160K median · $180K top base — Growth Associate - U.S. Air Force (view JD) (5)
• Mid: $150K median · $240K top base — Systems Engineer, Algorithm Development (view JD) (27)
• Senior: $170K median · $240K top base — Senior Autonomy & Guidance Software Engineer (view JD) (47)
• Staff: $200K median · $260K top base — Senior Principal Electrical Engineer (view JD) (28)
• Lead: $175K median · $240K top base — Lead Communications Systems Engineer (view JD) (10)
• Manager: $160K median · $250K top base — Technical Program Manager (view JD) (17)
• Director: $198K median · $220K top base — Director of Sustainment (view JD) (5)

Chaos Industries salary by location

• San Francisco: $160K median · $220K top base — Palantir Platform Lead (view JD) (9 roles)
• Los Angeles: $200K median · $240K top base — Flight Controls & Guidance Software Engineer (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Chaos Industries

1% of Chaos Industries's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Chaos Industries looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (59) · CI/CD (21) · Azure (20) · Docker (14) · AWS (9) · Go (7) · Rust (7) · Java (7) · Kubernetes (5) · React (5).

Benefits & perks at Chaos Industries

Commonly listed: dental (133) · hsa-fsa (133) · 401k (133) · unlimited-pto (133) · pto (133) · relocation (133) · life-ins (125) · parental (1).

About Chaos Industries

Chaos Industries is 101–250 employees · HQ Los Angeles, California. 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 6 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 68 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; 96% 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 139 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 139 public job postings with disclosed pay. 43 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (139 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 8 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Chaos Industries pay?
The median pay is $170K, with a typical range of $150K–$190K, based on 139 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 Senior Principal Electrical Engineer, at $190K–$260K base.

Which team pays the most at Chaos Industries?
The engineering team, at a $175K 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 139 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 June 18, 2026.

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