Chaos Industries Salary

💰 $159K–$210K salary range

Median: $185K  ·  Based on 151 public Chaos Industries job postings  ·  Updated October 31, 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 — $246K–$339K · Engineering
• Manager, Data Management & Operations — $246K–$339K · Engineering
• Principal Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer — $210K–$338K · Engineering
• Program Manager [Vespid] — $198K–$330K · Engineering
• Program Manager, Massed Modular Aircraft — $230K–$330K · Engineering
• Staff Mechanical Engineer — $233K–$321K · Engineering
• Director, Electrical Engineering — $233K–$321K · Engineering
• Principal Systems Engineer — $198K–$320K · Engineering
• Principal Airframe Engineer - IPT Lead [AERO] — $200K–$320K · Engineering
• Principal Mechanical Systems Engineer, IPT Lead — $198K–$300K · Engineering

Chaos Industries salary by department

• engineering: $190K median · $339K top base — Principal Autonomy Software Engineer (view JD) (117 roles)
• business operations: $136K median · $300K top base — Senior Counsel - Intellectual Property (view JD) (32 roles)

Chaos Industries engineering & product salary by seniority

• Mid: $183K median · $330K top base — Program Manager [Vespid] (view JD) (48)
• Senior: $190K median · $290K top base — Senior Embedded SW/Firmware Design Engineer (view JD) (24)
• Staff: $225K median · $339K top base — Principal Autonomy Software Engineer (view JD) (30)

Chaos Industries salary by location

• San Francisco: $183K median · $260K top base — Staff Software Engineer (view JD) (10 roles)
• Washington DC: $170K median · $200K top base — Senior IT Systems Administrator (Azure Windows Admin) (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 (51) · CI/CD (15) · Azure (8) · Kubernetes (6) · Terraform (6) · TypeScript (5) · React (5) · Docker (5) · Project Management (5) · PyTorch (4).

Benefits & perks at Chaos Industries

Commonly listed: dental (148) · hsa-fsa (148) · 401k (148) · relocation (148) · life-ins (147) · unlimited-pto (147) · pto (147) · mental-health (1).

About Chaos Industries

Chaos Industries is Series D stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2022 · 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 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 34 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; 99% of these postings reference equity (options, rsu). 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 151 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 151 public job postings with disclosed pay. 91 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (129 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 24 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Chaos Industries pay?
The median pay is $185K, with a typical range of $159K–$210K, based on 151 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 $246K–$339K 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 151 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 October 31, 2026.

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