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Keysight Salary

Keysight Salary

Keysight pays a median of $139K ($116K–$157K) across 75 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $116K–$157K salary range

Median: $139K  ·  Based on 75 public Keysight job postings  ·  Updated September 21, 2026


This Keysight 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

Keysight · pay benchmark · updated September 21, 2026
$139K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$116K–$157K
Typical range
$313K view JD
Highest base · Americas Wafer Test Solutions Engineering Manager
75
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+1
40 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 91% of roles mention equity · espp, rsu
Management pay by function
Sales
$215K (3)
Marketing
$146K (3)
Administration
$120K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
sales
$191K · $313K top (5)
marketing
$164K · $294K top (13)
r&d
$127K · $221K top (45)
Highest-paying skills
Matlab $151KPython $141KBull $135K

Highest-paying open roles at Keysight

Keysight salary by department

  • sales: $191K median · $313K top base — Americas Wafer Test Solutions Engineering Manager (view JD) (5 roles)
  • marketing: $164K median · $294K top base — Director, Strategic Growth - SigMon/SigInt (view JD) (13 roles)
  • r&d: $127K median · $221K top base — Senior Director, R&D – Aerospace, Defense & Government Solutions (view JD) (45 roles)

Keysight salary by location

  • Remote: $143K median · $168K top base — Solutions Engineer – Optical Solutions (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Keysight

16% of Keysight's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $143K median vs $132K onsite.

What Keysight looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (11) · CI/CD (4) · Financial Reporting (2) · Kubernetes (2) · Docker (2) · Terraform (1) · SQL (1) · Forecasting (1) · Triage (1) · Product Roadmap (1).

Benefits & perks at Keysight

Commonly listed: dental (66) · hsa-fsa (66) · 401k (66) · parental (66) · childcare (66) · learning (66).

About Keysight

Keysight is Public stage · 10,001+ employees · founded 1939 · HQ Santa Rosa, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Keysight

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 38 that do, PhD and Bachelor's and Master'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; 91% of these postings reference equity (espp, rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Keysight hiring activity

Keysight has 75 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 75 public job postings with disclosed pay. 1 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (40 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 4 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Keysight's pay with companies in the same space:

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Zebra Technologies$136K↓ -2%Public
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Sophos$147K↑ +5%Acquired
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NetBox Labs$145K↑ +4%Series B

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Common questions

What does Keysight pay?
The median pay is $139K, with a typical range of $116K–$157K, based on 75 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Keysight?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Americas Wafer Test Solutions Engineering Manager, at $313K base.

Which team pays the most at Keysight?
The sales team, at a $191K 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 75 public Keysight 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 September 21, 2026.

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