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Keysight Salary

Keysight Salary

Keysight pays a median of $135K ($119K–$159K) across 67 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $119K–$159K salary range

Median: $135K  ·  Based on 67 public Keysight job postings  ·  Updated June 24, 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 June 24, 2026
$135K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$119K–$159K
Typical range
$303K view JD
Highest base · General Manager – Optical Design Engineering (ODE)
67
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+67
67 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 87% of roles mention equity · espp, rsu
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$122K (14)
Senior
$131K (28)
Staff
$132K (6)
Management pay by function
Sales
$191K (7)
R&D
$151K (3)
Salary by department · median & top base
sales
$183K · $243K top (9)
marketing
$150K · $194K top (5)
r&d
$129K · $221K top (31)
services & support
$124K · $196K top (7)
manufacturing
$109K · $124K top (6)
Highest-paying skills
Python $135K

Highest-paying open roles at Keysight

Keysight salary by department

  • sales: $183K median · $243K top base — Account Manager - Enterprise (view JD) (9 roles)
  • marketing: $150K median · $194K top base — Solution Architect (AI Datacenter ) (view JD) (5 roles)
  • r&d: $129K median · $221K top base — Senior Director, R&D – Aerospace, Defense & Government Solutions (view JD) (31 roles)
  • services & support: $124K median · $196K top base — Technical Program/Project Manager, Manufacturing Ramp Readiness & Operational Risk (view JD) (7 roles)
  • manufacturing: $109K median · $124K top base — Semiconductor Fab Industrial Systems Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)

Keysight salary by seniority

  • Mid: $122K median · $148K top base — Illumination Engineer (view JD) (14)
  • Senior: $131K median · $243K top base — Senior Technical Lead Recruiter (view JD) (28)
  • Staff: $132K median · $182K top base — Intellectual Property Counsel (view JD) (6)

Keysight salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $177K median · $303K top base — General Manager – Optical Design Engineering (ODE) (view JD) (14)

Keysight salary by location

  • Remote: $129K median · $179K top base — Regional Sales Manager, Federal (DoD) (view JD) (7 roles)

Remote work at Keysight

32% of Keysight's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $129K median vs $139K onsite.

What Keysight looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (14) · CI/CD (6) · PyTorch (3) · MEDDPICC (2) · Troubleshooting (2) · Supply Chain (2) · Feature Engineering (1) · Docker (1) · Team Leadership (1) · SPC (1).

Benefits & perks at Keysight

Commonly listed: dental (56) · hsa-fsa (56) · 401k (56) · parental (56) · childcare (56) · learning (56) · relocation (1).

About Keysight

Keysight is Public stage · 10,001+ employees · founded 2014 · 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 27 that do, PhD and Master's and Bachelor'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; 87% of these postings reference equity (espp, rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Keysight hiring activity

Keysight has 67 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 67 public job postings with disclosed pay. 67 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (67 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs KeysightStage
Palo Alto Networks$193K↑ +43%Series C
Zebra Technologies$130K↓ -4%Public
LaunchDarkly$183K↑ +36%Series D
Corelight$204K↑ +51%Series E
WalkMe$123K↓ -9%Series G
Echo$165K↑ +22%

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Common questions

What does Keysight pay?
The median pay is $135K, with a typical range of $119K–$159K, based on 67 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 General Manager – Optical Design Engineering (ODE), at $228K–$303K base.

Which team pays the most at Keysight?
The sales team, at a $183K 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 67 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 June 24, 2026.

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