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Nuro Salary

Nuro pays a median of $176K ($160K–$194K) across 69 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $160K–$194K salary range

Median: $176K  ·  Based on 69 public Nuro job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026


This Nuro 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

Nuro · pay benchmark · updated July 1, 2026
$176K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$160K–$194K
Typical range
$265K view JD
Highest base · Head of Talent Acquisition
69
Open roles
~4 yrs
Typical exp.
+16
38 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 97% of roles mention equity · options
Salary by department · median & top base
autonomy
$194K · $235K top (14)
offboard infrastructure
$194K · $235K top (10)
systems
$176K · $213K top (6)
fleet infrastructure
$160K · $235K top (18)
Highest-paying skills
Machine Learning $194KPython $183KAWS $176KKubernetes $176KBigquery $176KGrpc $176KPostgreSQL $168KGo $160K

Highest-paying open roles at Nuro

Nuro salary by department

  • autonomy: $194K median · $235K top base — Technical Lead Manager, Autonomy Evaluation and Intelligence (view JD) (14 roles)
  • offboard infrastructure: $194K median · $235K top base — Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Labeling Platform (view JD) (10 roles)
  • systems: $176K median · $213K top base — Autonomous Driving System Safety Lead (view JD) (6 roles)
  • fleet infrastructure: $160K median · $235K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Onboard Infrastructure (view JD) (18 roles)

Nuro salary by location

  • Remote: $176K median · $194K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Video Streaming (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Nuro

38% of Nuro's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Nuro looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (33) · Go (5) · Kubernetes (5) · PostgreSQL (4) · Redis (4) · AWS (4) · GCP (4) · Data Pipelines (4) · Kafka (3) · MySQL (3).

About Nuro

Nuro is Series E stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2016 · HQ Mountain View, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Nuro

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 24 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; 97% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Nuro total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 97% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Nuro hiring activity

Nuro has 69 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 69 public job postings with disclosed pay. 16 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (38 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs NuroStage
Zoox$216K↑ +22%Series B
Shield AI$168K↓ -5%Series G
Skydio$179K↑ +1%Series F
Boston Dynamics$147K↓ -17%Venture-backed
Wayve$254K↑ +44%Series D
Mytra$175K↓ -1%Series C

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Common questions

What does Nuro pay?
The median pay is $176K, with a typical range of $160K–$194K, based on 69 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Nuro?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Talent Acquisition, at $176K–$265K base.

Which team pays the most at Nuro?
The autonomy team, at a $194K 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 69 public Nuro 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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