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Chaos Industries Salary

Chaos Industries Salary

Chaos Industries pays a median of $175K ($150K–$191K) across 143 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $150K–$191K salary range

Median: $175K  ·  Based on 143 public Chaos Industries job postings  ·  Updated June 24, 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

Chaos Industries · pay benchmark · updated June 24, 2026
$175K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$150K–$191K
Typical range
$325K view JD
Highest base · Director of Corporate Security
143
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+100
143 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 49% of roles mention equity · options
Management pay by function
Engineering
$184K (6)
Business Operations
$160K (12)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$175K · $260K top (107)
business operations
$160K · $325K top (36)
Pay by location
San Francisco $160K (9)Los Angeles $200K (3)San Diego $175K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Linear $205KGit $183KRust $180KJava $180KGo $180KNode.js $180KDocker $180KJenkins $180K

Highest-paying open roles at Chaos Industries

Chaos Industries salary by department

  • engineering: $175K median · $260K top base — Senior Principal RF Engineer (view JD) (107 roles)
  • business operations: $160K median · $325K top base — Director of Corporate Security (view JD) (36 roles)

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)
  • San Diego: $175K median · $240K top base — Lead Communications Systems 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 (35) · CI/CD (15) · Docker (10) · Azure (7) · Rust (7) · Java (7) · Go (6) · React (5) · Procurement (3) · AWS (2).

Benefits & perks at Chaos Industries

Commonly listed: dental (70) · hsa-fsa (70) · 401k (70) · unlimited-pto (70) · pto (70) · relocation (70) · life-ins (62) · 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 24 that do, Bachelor's and Master'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; 49% 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 143 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 143 public job postings with disclosed pay. 100 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (143 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 4 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Chaos Industries pay?
The median pay is $175K, with a typical range of $150K–$191K, based on 143 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 Director of Corporate Security, at $200K–$325K 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 143 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 24, 2026.

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