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Globalfoundries Salary

Globalfoundries Salary

Globalfoundries pays a median of $137K ($116K–$192K) across 183 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $116K–$192K salary range

Median: $137K  ·  Based on 183 public Globalfoundries job postings  ·  Updated August 9, 2026


This GlobalFoundries salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Globalfoundries · pay benchmark · updated August 9, 2026
$137K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$116K–$192K
Typical range
$385K view JD
Highest base · Senior Director, Corporate Development
183
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+57
183 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 11% of roles mention equity · espp, options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$107K (5)
Mid
$121K (15)
Senior
$137K (62)
Staff
$164K (62)
Pay by location
New York $137K (47)Austin $160K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Team Leadership $254KGo $204KLess $164KPython $138KPerl $137KSOX $121KAuditing $121KAWS $116K

Highest-paying open roles at Globalfoundries

Globalfoundries salary by seniority

  • Junior: $107K median · $148K top base — SoC Design Verification Engineer (2026 New College Graduate) (view JD) (5)
  • Mid: $121K median · $242K top base — PMTS Photonics Packaging Design Integration (view JD) (15)
  • Senior: $137K median · $385K top base — Senior Director, Corporate Development (view JD) (62)
  • Staff: $164K median · $325K top base — Senior Principal IP Design Engineer (view JD) (62)

Globalfoundries salary — lead & management

  • Lead: $140K median · $259K top base — Lead IT M&A Architect (view JD) (12)
  • Manager: $162K median · $363K top base — Product Manager – Atlas Explorer (view JD) (14)
  • Director: $222K median · $332K top base — Director, Design Management (view JD) (13)

Globalfoundries salary by location

  • New York: $137K median · $290K top base — Director, Process Integration Qubit Modalities – GF Labs (view JD) (47 roles)
  • Austin: $160K median · $198K top base — SMTS, Field Application Engineering (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Globalfoundries

4% of Globalfoundries's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Globalfoundries looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (12) · Team Leadership (10) · Preventive Maintenance (7) · HVAC (6) · CI/CD (5) · Reconciliation (4) · SOX (4) · IFRS (3) · Financial Reporting (3) · Auditing (3).

Benefits & perks at Globalfoundries

Commonly listed: dental (7) · 401k (7) · bonus (7) · pto (7) · parental (7) · learning (7) · relocation (7).

About Globalfoundries

Globalfoundries is Public stage · 10,001+ employees · founded 2009 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Globalfoundries

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 18+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 74 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD and Associate'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; 11% of these postings reference equity (espp, options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Globalfoundries total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 4% of roles list a bonus. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Globalfoundries hiring activity

Globalfoundries has 183 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 183 public job postings with disclosed pay. 57 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (183 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 15 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Globalfoundries pay?
The median pay is $137K, with a typical range of $116K–$192K, based on 183 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Globalfoundries?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Director, Corporate Development, at $220K–$385K base.

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 183 public Globalfoundries 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 August 9, 2026.

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