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PsiQuantum Salary

PsiQuantum Salary

PsiQuantum pays a median of $169K ($145K–$182K) across 70 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $145K–$182K salary range

Median: $169K  ·  Based on 70 public PsiQuantum job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026


This PsiQuantum 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

PsiQuantum · pay benchmark · updated July 1, 2026
$169K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$145K–$182K
Typical range
$300K view JD
Highest base · Senior Director, Federal Scientific Partnerships
70
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+25
51 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 97% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$142K (11)
Senior
$169K (44)
Staff
$211K (10)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$168K · $265K top (63)
Highest-paying skills
Matlab $176KLinear $170KPython $169KFiber $169K

Highest-paying open roles at PsiQuantum

PsiQuantum salary by department

  • engineering: $168K median · $265K top base — Senior Director, Project Management (view JD) (63 roles)

PsiQuantum salary by seniority

  • Mid: $142K median · $177K top base — Validation Engineer, Electro-Optical Devices (view JD) (11)
  • Senior: $169K median · $300K top base — Senior Director, Federal Scientific Partnerships (view JD) (44)
  • Staff: $211K median · $265K top base — Principal Digital Design Engineer (view JD) (10)

PsiQuantum salary by location

  • Remote: $176K median · $300K top base — Senior Director, Federal Scientific Partnerships (view JD) (7 roles)

Remote work at PsiQuantum

78% of PsiQuantum's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What PsiQuantum looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (37) · CI/CD (5) · Supply Chain (1) · ERP (1) · Project Management (1) · React (1) · Vue (1) · Svelte (1) · Go (1) · Rust (1).

About PsiQuantum

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

Experience & background at PsiQuantum

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 35 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. Equity is not included in the medians above.

PsiQuantum 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.

PsiQuantum hiring activity

PsiQuantum has 70 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 70 public job postings with disclosed pay. 25 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (51 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 3 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

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Cadence Design$195K↑ +16%Public
IonQ$164K↓ -3%Public
Micron Technology$211K↑ +25%Public
Ensemble HP$126K↓ -25%Public
Western Digital$134K↓ -20%Public
QuEra Computing$167K↓ -1%Late Stage

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Common questions

What does PsiQuantum pay?
The median pay is $169K, with a typical range of $145K–$182K, based on 70 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at PsiQuantum?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Director, Federal Scientific Partnerships, at $235K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at PsiQuantum?
The engineering team, at a $168K 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 70 public PsiQuantum 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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