Freeform Salary

💰 $123K–$175K salary range

Median: $170K  ·  Based on 47 public Freeform job postings  ·  Updated October 17, 2026

This Freeformfuture 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 Freeform

• Principal Machine Learning Researcher (Physical AI) — $200K–$500K · Machine Learning & AI
• Principal Electrical Engineer (Hardware Design) — $250K–$400K · Electrical Engineering
• Principal Simulation Engineer — $225K–$300K · Machine Learning & AI
• Head of Turbomachinery Technology — $200K–$300K · Research & Development (R&D)
• Senior Software Engineer (Embedded) — $150K–$250K · Software Engineering
• Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack Enterprise) — $150K–$250K · Software Engineering
• Lead/Staff Electrical Engineer (Hardware Design) — $160K–$250K · Electrical Engineering
• Senior Software Engineer — $150K–$250K · Software Engineering
• Senior Full Stack Engineer (MES) — $150K–$250K · Software Engineering
• Senior Simulation Engineer — $150K–$225K · Machine Learning & AI

Freeform salary by department

• software engineering: $200K median · $250K top base — Senior Software Engineer (Embedded) (view JD) (7 roles)
• electrical engineering: $175K median · $400K top base — Principal Electrical Engineer (Hardware Design) (view JD) (5 roles)
• product design: $155K median · $200K top base — Senior Design Engineer (Semiconductor Machinery Hardware) (view JD) (6 roles)
• mechanical engineering: $145K median · $200K top base — Senior Factory Infrastructure Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
• early career: $138K median · $150K top base — Software Engineer (New Grad December 2026) (view JD) (5 roles)

Freeform salary by location

• Los Angeles: $170K median · $500K top base — Principal Machine Learning Researcher (Physical AI) (view JD) (47 roles)

Remote work at Freeform

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

What Freeform looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (5) · Rust (4) · JavaScript (3) · Go (3) · React (3) · Next.js (3) · Django (3) · SQL (3) · R (3) · Java (2).

Benefits & perks at Freeform

Commonly listed: dental (46) · vision (46) · 401k (46) · life-ins (46) · pto (46) · parental (46) · food (46) · relocation (38).

About Freeform

Freeform is Series B stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2018 · HQ Hawthorne, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Freeform

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 21 that do, Bachelor'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; 98% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Freeform hiring activity

Freeform has 47 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 47 public job postings with disclosed pay. 8 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (19 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Freeform pay?
The median pay is $170K, with a typical range of $123K–$175K, based on 47 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Freeform?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Principal Machine Learning Researcher (Physical AI), at $200K–$500K base.

Which team pays the most at Freeform?
The software engineering team, at a $200K 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 47 public Freeform 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 17, 2026.

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