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Mach Salary

Mach pays a median of $158K ($143K–$175K) across 82 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $143K–$175K salary range

Median: $158K  ·  Based on 82 public Mach job postings  ·  Updated August 22, 2026


This Mach 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

Mach · pay benchmark · updated August 22, 2026
$158K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$143K–$175K
Typical range
$280K view JD
Highest base · Principal GNC Engineer
82
Open roles
~4 yrs
Typical exp.
+24
43 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 99% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$143K (13)
Mid
$154K (26)
Senior
$175K (29)
Staff
$215K (9)
Salary by department · median & top base
mach vehicles
$165K · $280K top (71)
mach propulsion
$155K · $195K top (7)
Highest-paying skills
Git $175KPython $173KDocker $173KRust $173KMatlab $165K

Highest-paying open roles at Mach

Mach salary by department

  • mach vehicles: $165K median · $280K top base — Principal GNC Engineer (view JD) (71 roles)
  • mach propulsion: $155K median · $195K top base — Senior Combustion Engineer (view JD) (7 roles)

Mach salary by seniority

  • Junior: $143K median · $195K top base — Propulsion Engineer (view JD) (13)
  • Mid: $154K median · $220K top base — Firmware Validation Engineer (view JD) (26)
  • Senior: $175K median · $240K top base — Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, High-Performance Signal Processing (view JD) (29)
  • Staff: $215K median · $280K top base — Principal GNC Engineer (view JD) (9)

Remote work at Mach

0% of Mach's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Mach looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (27) · CI/CD (9) · Rust (5) · Docker (3) · PyTorch (3) · QuickBooks (2) · TypeScript (1) · React (1) · Vue (1) · Next.js (1).

About Mach

Mach is Seed stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2022 · HQ Ely, Iowa. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Mach

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 45 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; 99% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Mach total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 4% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Mach hiring activity

Mach has 82 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 82 public job postings with disclosed pay. 24 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (43 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs MachStage
Zoox$216K↑ +37%Series B
Carbon Robotics$180K↑ +14%Series D
Anthropic$363K↑ +130%Series H
Fluidstack$209K↑ +32%Late Stage
Scale AI$230K↑ +46%Series F
Decagon$223K↑ +42%Series D

💸 Companies that pay more than Mach

Wayve · Wispr Flow · Tools for Humanity · Baseten · Coframe

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Common questions

What does Mach pay?
The median pay is $158K, with a typical range of $143K–$175K, based on 82 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Mach?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Principal GNC Engineer, at $240K–$280K base.

Which team pays the most at Mach?
The mach vehicles team, at a $165K 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 82 public Mach 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 August 22, 2026.

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