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Hermeus Salary

Hermeus Salary

Hermeus pays a median of $145K ($128K–$165K) across 74 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $128K–$165K salary range

Median: $145K  ·  Based on 74 public Hermeus job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 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 July 1, 2026
$145K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$128K–$165K
Typical range
$296K view JD
Highest base · Director, Software Engineering
74
Open roles
~4 yrs
Typical exp.
+12
31 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 9% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$116K (15)
Mid
$140K (22)
Senior
$163K (25)
Salary by department · median & top base
internal operations
$167K · $227K top (7)
test
$163K · $220K top (5)
engineering
$158K · $296K top (41)
manufacturing
$138K · $280K top (17)
Pay by location
Los Angeles $158K (57)Atlanta $126K (14)
Highest-paying skills
Python $163KGit $163KAWS $163KMES $154KCATIA $145KSolidWorks $145KMatlab $140KLean Manufacturing $138K

Highest-paying open roles at Hermeus

Hermeus salary by department

  • internal operations: $167K median · $227K top base — Senior Dev Ops Engineer (view JD) (7 roles)
  • test: $163K median · $220K top base — Airworthiness Manager (view JD) (5 roles)
  • engineering: $158K median · $296K top base — Director, Software Engineering (view JD) (41 roles)
  • manufacturing: $138K median · $280K top base — Head of Supply Chain (view JD) (17 roles)

Hermeus salary by seniority

  • Junior: $116K median · $187K top base — Build Engineer - Propulsion (view JD) (15)
  • Mid: $140K median · $187K top base — Tooling Engineer (view JD) (22)
  • Senior: $163K median · $227K top base — Senior Dev Ops Engineer (view JD) (25)

Hermeus salary by location

  • Los Angeles: $158K median · $296K top base — Director, Software Engineering (view JD) (57 roles)
  • Atlanta: $126K median · $220K top base — Airworthiness Manager (view JD) (14 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 (6) · Vendor Management (1) · Scheduling (1) · C++ (1) · Team Leadership (1) · AWS (1) · Procurement (1).

Benefits & perks at Hermeus

Commonly listed: 401k (12) · unlimited-pto (12) · pto (12) · parental (12).

About Hermeus

Hermeus is Series D 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 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 20 that do, Bachelor's is 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; 9% 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 74 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 74 public job postings with disclosed pay. 12 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (31 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Hermeus pay?
The median pay is $145K, with a typical range of $128K–$165K, based on 74 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 Director, Software Engineering, at $218K–$296K base.

Which team pays the most at Hermeus?
The internal operations team, at a $167K 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 74 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 July 1, 2026.

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