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Neuralink Salary

Neuralink Salary

Neuralink pays a median of $160K ($115K–$176K) across 45 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $115K–$176K salary range

Median: $160K  ·  Based on 45 public Neuralink job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026


This Neuralink 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

Neuralink · pay benchmark · updated July 1, 2026
$160K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$115K–$176K
Typical range
$331K view JD
Highest base · Machine Learning Engineer
45
Open roles
~3 yrs
Typical exp.
+6
19 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 96% of roles mention equity · rsu
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$95K (7)
Mid
$149K (18)
Senior
$176K (12)
Staff
$219K (5)
Salary by department · median & top base
bci applications
$216K · $331K top (5)
software
$170K · $281K top (8)
brain interfaces hardware
$167K · $291K top (14)
surgery & robot hardware
$147K · $300K top (6)
Pay by location
Austin $157K (30)San Francisco $160K (10)
Highest-paying skills
Rust $199KPython $165KGo $130K

Highest-paying open roles at Neuralink

Neuralink salary by department

  • bci applications: $216K median · $331K top base — Machine Learning Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)
  • software: $170K median · $281K top base — Software Engineer, Implant Manufacturing (view JD) (8 roles)
  • brain interfaces hardware: $167K median · $291K top base — Analog IC Design and Verification Engineer (view JD) (14 roles)
  • surgery & robot hardware: $147K median · $300K top base — Firmware Engineer, Robotics and Surgery Engineering (view JD) (6 roles)

Neuralink salary by seniority

  • Junior: $95K median · $209K top base — Materials Engineer (view JD) (7)
  • Mid: $149K median · $238K top base — Electrical Engineer, Implant Embedded Systems (view JD) (18)
  • Senior: $176K median · $291K top base — Analog IC Design and Verification Engineer (view JD) (12)
  • Staff: $219K median · $331K top base — Machine Learning Engineer (view JD) (5)

Neuralink salary by location

  • Austin: $157K median · $331K top base — Machine Learning Engineer (view JD) (30 roles)
  • San Francisco: $160K median · $281K top base — UI Design Engineer (view JD) (10 roles)

What Neuralink looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (15) · Rust (8) · React (3) · R (3) · Go (2) · SQL (2) · TypeScript (2) · Ruby (2) · Rails (2) · GCP (2).

Benefits & perks at Neuralink

Commonly listed: dental (43) · vision (43) · 401k (43) · commuter (43) · parental (43).

About Neuralink

Neuralink is Series E stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2016 · HQ Fremont, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Neuralink

Roles typically ask for around 3 years of experience (up to 5+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 8 that do, Bachelor's and PhD 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; 96% of these postings reference equity (rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Neuralink total compensation signals

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

Neuralink hiring activity

Neuralink has 45 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 45 public job postings with disclosed pay. 6 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (19 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs NeuralinkStage
Zoox$216K↑ +35%Series B
Skydio$179K↑ +12%Series F
Nuro$176K↑ +11%Series E
Boston Dynamics$147K↓ -8%Venture-backed
Mytra$175K↑ +10%Series C
Standard Bots$155K↓ -3%Series D

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Common questions

What does Neuralink pay?
The median pay is $160K, with a typical range of $115K–$176K, based on 45 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Neuralink?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Machine Learning Engineer, at $199K–$331K base.

Which team pays the most at Neuralink?
The bci applications team, at a $216K 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 45 public Neuralink 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 1, 2026.

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