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Hermeus Salary

Hermeus Salary

Hermeus pays a median of $147K ($123K–$169K) across 47 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $123K–$169K salary range

Median: $147K  ·  Based on 47 public Hermeus job postings  ·  Updated October 31, 2026


This Hermeus 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

Hermeus · pay benchmark · updated October 31, 2026
$147K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$123K–$169K
Typical range
$253K view JD
Highest base · Operational Test Pilot & Exercise Integration Lead
47
Open roles
~4 yrs
Typical exp.
+12
22 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 66% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$137K (24)
Senior
$163K (16)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$163K · $247K top (32)
manufacturing
$138K · $220K top (6)
Highest-paying skills
CI/CD $170KPython $163KMatlab $163KGit $163K

Highest-paying open roles at Hermeus

Hermeus salary by department

  • engineering: $163K median · $247K top base — Chief Engineer - Airbreathing Propulsion Test (view JD) (32 roles)
  • manufacturing: $138K median · $220K top base — Tooling Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)

Hermeus engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $137K median · $226K top base — Software Engineer - Internal Applications (view JD) (24)
  • Senior: $163K median · $227K top base — Senior Dev Ops Engineer (view JD) (16)

Hermeus salary by location

  • Los Angeles: $141K median · $253K top base — Operational Test Pilot & Exercise Integration Lead (view JD) (38 roles)

Remote work at Hermeus

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

What Hermeus looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (3) · C++ (2) · CI/CD (2) · Scheduling (1) · Expense Reports (1) · Azure (1) · Terraform (1) · Sourcing (1) · Total Rewards (1) · AWS (1).

Benefits & perks at Hermeus

Commonly listed: 401k (31) · unlimited-pto (31) · pto (31) · parental (31) · retirement (3).

About Hermeus

Hermeus is Series C stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2018 · HQ El Segundo, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Hermeus

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 18 that do, Bachelor's 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; 66% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Hermeus total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Hermeus hiring activity

Hermeus has 47 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 47 public job postings with disclosed pay. 12 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (22 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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Sierra Space$141K↓ -4%Series C
JetZero$165K↑ +12%Late Stage
SpaceX$143K↓ -3%Public
Blue Origin$161K↑ +9%Venture-backed
Boeing$132K↓ -10%Public

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Common questions

What does Hermeus pay?
The median pay is $147K, with a typical range of $123K–$169K, based on 47 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Hermeus?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Operational Test Pilot & Exercise Integration Lead, at $187K–$253K base.

Which team pays the most at Hermeus?
The engineering team, at a $163K 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 Hermeus 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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