IonQ Salary

💰 $135K–$196K salary range

Median: $164K  ·  Based on 87 public IonQ job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026

This IonQ 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 IonQ

• Senior Sales Executive - US SLED (NorthEast) — $363K–$477K · GTM
• Senior Enterprise Account Executive - AI Native and CSP — $363K–$477K · GTM
• Senior Director, Developer Ecosystem — $265K–$348K · Compute
• Principal Cybersecurity Architect – Network Security Posture Management — $249K–$325K · Engineering & Technology
• Software Engineering Director, Cloud Services — $222K–$291K · Compute Engineering
• Senior Staff Software Architect – Network Monitoring Platform — $216K–$283K · Engineering & Technology
• Director of Product Management - Quantum Cloud — $201K–$263K · Product
• Director of Product Management - Next-Generation Systems — $201K–$263K · Product
• Senior Field Engineer - US Federal — $193K–$253K · Field Engineering
• Senior Staff Software Engineer - HPC Integration — $187K–$245K · Compute Engineering

IonQ salary by department

• compute engineering: $202K median · $291K top base — Software Engineering Director, Cloud Services (view JD) (5 roles)
• engineering & technology: $194K median · $325K top base — Principal Cybersecurity Architect – Network Security Posture Management (view JD) (5 roles)
• capella: $166K median · $239K top base — Senior Staff RF Test Engineer (view JD) (10 roles)
• vector atomic: $164K median · $214K top base — Staff Engineer- Electrical (view JD) (8 roles)
• research & development: $147K median · $191K top base — Senior Research Software Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
• skyloom: $124K median · $220K top base — Chief Architect - Optical Communication Terminals (view JD) (10 roles)

IonQ salary by seniority

• Mid: $122K median · $152K top base — Optical Engineer (view JD) (6)
• Senior: $156K median · $477K top base — Senior Enterprise Account Executive - AI Native and CSP (view JD) (37)
• Staff: $189K median · $325K top base — Principal Cybersecurity Architect – Network Security Posture Management (view JD) (26)

IonQ salary — lead & management

• Manager: $147K median · $191K top base — Manager, Component Test & Infrastructure (view JD) (6)
• Director: $196K median · $291K top base — Software Engineering Director, Cloud Services (view JD) (7)

IonQ salary by location

• Remote: $147K median · $222K top base — Director, Revenue (view JD) (18 roles)
• Boston: $138K median · $191K top base — Senior Research Software Engineer (view JD) (4 roles)
• Denver: $147K median · $220K top base — Senior Staff DevOps Engineer (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at IonQ

28% of IonQ's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $147K median vs $164K onsite.

What IonQ looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (55) · Python (24) · Go (7) · GCP (6) · CI/CD (5) · Azure (5) · Kubernetes (4) · Rust (3) · Docker (3) · SOX (2).

Benefits & perks at IonQ

Commonly listed: dental (77) · 401k (77) · unlimited-pto (77) · pto (77) · hsa-fsa (6) · parental (6) · childcare (6).

About IonQ

IonQ is Public stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2015 · HQ College Park, Maryland. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at IonQ

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 28 that do, Bachelor's and PhD and Master'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; 89% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

IonQ total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 3% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

IonQ hiring activity

IonQ has 87 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 87 public job postings with disclosed pay. 35 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (87 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does IonQ pay?
The median pay is $164K, with a typical range of $135K–$196K, based on 87 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at IonQ?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Sales Executive - US SLED (NorthEast), at $363K–$477K base.

Which team pays the most at IonQ?
The compute engineering team, at a $202K 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 87 public IonQ 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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