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Keysight Salary

Keysight Salary

Keysight pays a median of $138K ($118K–$164K) across 133 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $118K–$164K salary range

Median: $138K  ·  Based on 133 public Keysight job postings  ·  Updated July 28, 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 July 28, 2026
$138K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$118K–$164K
Typical range
$313K view JD
Highest base · Americas Wafer Test Solutions Engineering Manager
133
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+41
133 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 86% of roles mention equity · espp, rsu
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$117K (6)
Mid
$123K (28)
Senior
$137K (48)
Staff
$138K (16)
Management pay by function
Sales
$207K (8)
Marketing
$178K (6)
R&D
$157K (6)
Services & Support
$146K (2)
Administration
$120K (3)
Salary by department · median & top base
sales
$195K · $313K top (12)
marketing
$177K · $294K top (17)
r&d
$129K · $225K top (73)
services & support
$127K · $196K top (8)
administration
$120K · $303K top (5)
manufacturing
$111K · $150K top (9)
Pay by location
Remote $136K (10)Denver $120K (4)Austin $211K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Go $190KMachine Learning $150KPower Bi $139KPython $135KBull $135KLLMs $127KJenkins $124KGit $123K

Highest-paying open roles at Keysight

Keysight salary by department

  • sales: $195K median · $313K top base — Americas Wafer Test Solutions Engineering Manager (view JD) (12 roles)
  • marketing: $177K median · $294K top base — Integrating Manager – SigMon / SigInt Business Segment (view JD) (17 roles)
  • r&d: $129K median · $225K top base — Machine Learning Engineer (view JD) (73 roles)
  • services & support: $127K median · $196K top base — Technical Program/Project Manager: Manufacturing Ramp Readiness & Operational Risk (view JD) (8 roles)
  • administration: $120K median · $303K top base — General Manager – Optical Design Engineering (ODE) (view JD) (5 roles)
  • manufacturing: $111K median · $150K top base — Mfg Engineer, Master, Fab (view JD) (9 roles)

Keysight salary by seniority

  • Junior: $117K median · $157K top base — Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Researcher (view JD) (6)
  • Mid: $123K median · $162K top base — Solution Engineer – Device Security Hardware (view JD) (28)
  • Senior: $137K median · $224K top base — Senior Business Development Engineer (Radar Test & Evaluation (Defense)) (view JD) (48)
  • Staff: $138K median · $225K top base — Machine Learning Engineer (view JD) (16)

Keysight salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $177K median · $313K top base — Americas Wafer Test Solutions Engineering Manager (view JD) (27)

Keysight salary by location

  • Remote: $136K median · $225K top base — Partner Account Manager - Test and Measurement (view JD) (10 roles)
  • Denver: $120K median · $123K top base — R&D Developer - C# WPF Test Automation (view JD) (4 roles)
  • Austin: $211K median · $313K top base — Americas Wafer Test Solutions Engineering Manager (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Keysight

26% of Keysight's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $136K median vs $139K onsite.

What Keysight looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (21) · CI/CD (9) · SQL (4) · PyTorch (3) · Product Roadmap (3) · Java (3) · Supply Chain (3) · JavaScript (2) · Financial Reporting (2) · GAAP (2).

Benefits & perks at Keysight

Commonly listed: dental (112) · hsa-fsa (112) · 401k (112) · parental (112) · childcare (112) · learning (112) · medical (1) · relocation (1).

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 64 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; 86% of these postings reference equity (espp, rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Keysight hiring activity

Keysight has 133 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 133 public job postings with disclosed pay. 41 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (133 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 8 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Keysight pay?
The median pay is $138K, with a typical range of $118K–$164K, based on 133 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 $195K 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 133 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 July 28, 2026.

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