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General Matter Salary

General Matter Salary

General Matter pays a median of $140K ($125K–$165K) across 101 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $125K–$165K salary range

Median: $140K  ·  Based on 101 public General Matter job postings  ·  Updated October 28, 2026


This General Matter 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

General Matter · pay benchmark · updated October 28, 2026
$140K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$125K–$165K
Typical range
$300K view JD
Highest base · Engineering Manager – Applied AI
101
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+13
53 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 100% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$101K (8)
Mid
$140K (51)
Management pay by function
Software
$199K (4)
Nuclear Operations
$170K (4)
People Operations
$159K (2)
Manufacturing
$135K (4)
Salary by department · median & top base
nuclear operations
$180K · $280K top (5)
software
$171K · $300K top (18)
people operations
$145K · $200K top (6)
manufacturing
$135K · $195K top (9)
buildings
$133K · $230K top (7)
mechanical
$131K · $220K top (10)
safety & compliance
$130K · $270K top (9)
construction
$128K · $220K top (6)
Highest-paying skills
Rust $188KGo $183KPython $150KPalantir $130KProcurement $120KSupply Chain $115K

Highest-paying open roles at General Matter

General Matter salary by department

  • nuclear operations: $180K median · $280K top base — Plant Manager (view JD) (5 roles)
  • software: $171K median · $300K top base — Engineering Manager – Applied AI (view JD) (18 roles)
  • people operations: $145K median · $200K top base — Business & Operations Recruiter (view JD) (6 roles)
  • manufacturing: $135K median · $195K top base — Manufacturing Engineer – Tooling & Fixtures (view JD) (9 roles)
  • buildings: $133K median · $230K top base — Structural Design Engineer (SE) - Los Angeles (view JD) (7 roles)
  • mechanical: $131K median · $220K top base — Mechanical Engineer, Optomechanical Systems (view JD) (10 roles)
  • safety & compliance: $130K median · $270K top base — Integrated Safety Analysis Lead (view JD) (9 roles)
  • construction: $128K median · $220K top base — Scheduler (view JD) (6 roles)

General Matter engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Junior: $101K median · $135K top base — Software Engineer, New Grad (view JD) (8)
  • Mid: $140K median · $260K top base — Embedded Software Engineer, Motor Control & Real-Time Systems (view JD) (51)

General Matter salary by location

  • Los Angeles: $143K median · $300K top base — Engineering Manager – Applied AI (view JD) (86 roles)

Remote work at General Matter

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

What General Matter looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (14) · Rust (5) · Supply Chain (5) · Procurement (4) · Go (3) · ATS (3) · Scheduling (3) · Java (2) · Full-Cycle Recruiting (2) · SQL (2).

Benefits & perks at General Matter

Commonly listed: dental (101) · 401k (101) · retirement (7) · mental-health (1) · hsa-fsa (1) · commuter (1) · unlimited-pto (1).

About General Matter

General Matter is Venture-backed stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2024 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at General Matter

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 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; 100% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

General Matter 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.

General Matter hiring activity

General Matter has 101 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 101 public job postings with disclosed pay. 13 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (53 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 10 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does General Matter pay?
The median pay is $140K, with a typical range of $125K–$165K, based on 101 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at General Matter?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Engineering Manager – Applied AI, at $220K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at General Matter?
The nuclear operations team, at a $180K 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 101 public General Matter 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 28, 2026.

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