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Rivian Salary

Rivian Salary

Rivian pays a median of $139K ($111K–$183K) across 346 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $111K–$183K salary range

Median: $139K  ·  Based on 346 public Rivian job postings  ·  Updated July 28, 2026


This Rivian salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Rivian · pay benchmark · updated July 28, 2026
$139K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$111K–$183K
Typical range
$341K view JD
Highest base · Associate General Counsel, Product and Consumer
346
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+190
346 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 96% of roles mention equity · options, espp
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$90K (16)
Mid
$96K (18)
Senior
$125K (169)
Staff
$193K (95)
Management pay by function
Product Management
$142K (2)
Supply Chain & Logistics
$142K (5)
Service
$121K (13)
Sales
$94K (6)
Salary by department · median & top base
autonomous driving
$232K · $331K top (46)
product management
$221K · $288K top (10)
legal
$181K · $341K top (5)
business intelligence
$164K · $220K top (6)
mechanical & electrical engineering
$155K · $312K top (91)
attributes
$154K · $245K top (19)
information technology
$149K · $258K top (19)
people
$138K · $176K top (6)
Pay by location
Atlanta $128K (25)Remote $122K (13)
Highest-paying skills
Transformer $262KMachine Learning $232KDeep Learning $232KComputer Vision $232KJava $224KTeam Leadership $221KR $221KLLMs $217K

Highest-paying open roles at Rivian

Rivian salary by department

  • autonomous driving: $232K median · $331K top base — Senior Lead, Perception Onboard Robotics Software (view JD) (46 roles)
  • product management: $221K median · $288K top base — Principal Vehicle Line Manager (view JD) (10 roles)
  • legal: $181K median · $341K top base — Associate General Counsel, Product and Consumer (view JD) (5 roles)
  • business intelligence: $164K median · $220K top base — Sr. Manager, Marketing Analytics (view JD) (6 roles)
  • mechanical & electrical engineering: $155K median · $312K top base — Principal NPU Microarchitect (view JD) (91 roles)
  • attributes: $154K median · $245K top base — Sr. Staff Attributes Engineer (view JD) (19 roles)
  • information technology: $149K median · $258K top base — Staff AI Engineer, Enterprise Applied AI (view JD) (19 roles)
  • people: $138K median · $176K top base — Senior Lead, People Process Excellence & AI (view JD) (6 roles)

Rivian salary by seniority

  • Junior: $90K median · $134K top base — Embedded Software Engineer II, Charging & Energy (view JD) (16)
  • Mid: $96K median · $163K top base — Software Engineer II, Controls & Active Safety Engineer, Autonomy (view JD) (18)
  • Senior: $125K median · $331K top base — Senior Lead, Perception Onboard Robotics Software (view JD) (169)
  • Staff: $193K median · $341K top base — Associate General Counsel, Product and Consumer (view JD) (95)

Rivian salary — lead & management

  • Lead: $146K median · $285K top base — Tech Lead, Perception Autonomy: Mapping (view JD) (15)
  • Manager: $124K median · $209K top base — Functional Safety Risk Manager (view JD) (33)

Rivian salary by location

  • Atlanta: $128K median · $249K top base — Sr. Manager, Software Engineering - Enterprise Software (view JD) (25 roles)
  • Remote: $122K median · $184K top base — Sr. Embedded Software Engineer (view JD) (13 roles)

Remote work at Rivian

14% of Rivian's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $122K median vs $111K onsite.

What Rivian looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (101) · SQL (26) · CI/CD (25) · Supply Chain (20) · Databricks (18) · Procurement (18) · AWS (17) · Project Management (16) · Go (12) · Process Improvement (12).

Benefits & perks at Rivian

Commonly listed: dental (331) · 401k (291) · pto (291) · bonus (263) · vision (40) · relocation (4) · hsa-fsa (1).

About Rivian

Rivian is Public stage · 10,001+ employees · founded 2009 · HQ Irvine, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Rivian

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 126 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; 96% of these postings reference equity (options, espp). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Rivian total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 79% of roles list a bonus; 2% include commission; common structures: hourly, salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Rivian hiring activity

Rivian has 346 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 346 public job postings with disclosed pay. 190 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (346 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Rivian pay?
The median pay is $139K, with a typical range of $111K–$183K, based on 346 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Rivian?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Associate General Counsel, Product and Consumer, at $219K–$341K base.

Which team pays the most at Rivian?
The autonomous driving team, at a $232K 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 346 public Rivian 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 28, 2026.

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