Motional Salary

💰 $167K–$265K salary range

Median: $225K  ·  Based on 94 public Motional job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Motional 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 Motional

• Director, Prediction and ML Planning — $288K–$396K · Autonomy
• Fellow - Autonomy (Distinguished Engineer) — $271K–$373K · Autonomy
• Principal Engineer Motion Planning — $240K–$330K · Autonomy
• Principal Engineer Tech Lead Manager, ML Acceleration — $240K–$330K · Infrastructure
• Principal Engineer, Team Lead - Behaviors — $240K–$330K · Autonomy
• Principal Engineer, Team Lead- Motion Planning — $240K–$330K · Autonomy

Motional salary by department

• Autonomy: $301K median (24 roles)
• Infrastructure: $229K median (42 roles)
• Vehicle Platform Engineering: $167K median (8 roles)
• AV Testing: $167K median (8 roles)
• Systems Readiness & Performance: $149K median (5 roles)

Motional salary by seniority

• Mid: $161K median (10)
• Senior: $199K median (44)
• Staff: $273K median (29)
• Director: $292K median (7)

Motional salary by location

• Remote: $229K median (54 roles)
• Boston: $207K median (9 roles)

Remote work at Motional

66% of Motional's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $229K median vs $167K onsite.

What Motional looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (49) · PyTorch (26) · AWS (24) · CI/CD (19) · GCP (18) · TensorFlow (16) · Azure (14) · Terraform (8) · React (5) · Airflow (5).

Benefits & perks at Motional

Commonly listed: dental (93) · 401k (93) · life-ins (93).

About Motional

Motional is Seed stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · HQ Boston, Massachusetts. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Motional

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 80 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD are most common.

Base salary vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are base salary only. 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.

Motional total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Motional hiring activity

Motional has 89 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 94 public job postings with disclosed pay. 28 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (94 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Motional pay?
The median base salary is $225K, with a typical range of $167K–$265K, based on 94 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Motional?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director, Prediction and ML Planning, at $288K–$396K base.

Which team pays the most at Motional?
The Autonomy team, at a $301K 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

USD base salary aggregated from 94 public Motional 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 10, 2026.

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