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Semtech Salary

Semtech Salary

Semtech pays a median of $118K ($100K–$158K) across 33 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $100K–$158K salary range

Median: $118K  ·  Based on 33 public Semtech job postings  ·  Updated November 2, 2026


This Semtech salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Semtech · pay benchmark · updated November 2, 2026
$118K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$100K–$158K
Typical range
$230K view JD
Highest base · Head of Communications
33
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+7
18 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 24% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$100K (6)
Senior
$115K (7)
Staff
$139K (6)
Highest-paying skills
Python $125K

Highest-paying open roles at Semtech

Semtech engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $100K median · $216K top base — Design Verification Manager (view JD) (6)
  • Senior: $115K median · $200K top base — Sr. Design Verification Engineer - Digital (view JD) (7)
  • Staff: $139K median · $200K top base — Principal Field Application Engineer - Optical Connectivity (view JD) (6)

Remote work at Semtech

8% of Semtech's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Semtech looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (10) · AWS (3) · Team Leadership (2) · Azure (1) · Statistics (1) · SEM (1) · KPIs (1) · Negotiation (1) · Contract Management (1) · ATS (1).

About Semtech

Semtech is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 1960 · HQ Camarillo, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Semtech

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 14 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and Associate'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; 24% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Semtech total compensation signals

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

Semtech hiring activity

Semtech has 33 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 33 public job postings with disclosed pay. 7 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (18 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 4 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs SemtechStage
GlobalFoundries$137K↑ +17%Public
Samsung Electronics$125K↑ +7%Public
Axcelis Technologies$150K↑ +28%Public
Aligneddc$160K↑ +36%—
Senra Systems$159K↑ +35%Series B
LAPP$123K↑ +4%—

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Common questions

What does Semtech pay?
The median pay is $118K, with a typical range of $100K–$158K, based on 33 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Semtech?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Communications, at $160K–$230K base.

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 33 public Semtech 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 November 2, 2026.

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