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Valar Atomics Salary

Valar Atomics Salary

Valar Atomics pays a median of $173K ($147K–$192K) across 74 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $147K–$192K salary range

Median: $173K  ·  Based on 74 public Valar Atomics job postings  ·  Updated October 24, 2026


This Valar Atomics 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

Valar Atomics · pay benchmark · updated October 24, 2026
$173K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$147K–$192K
Typical range
$300K view JD
Highest base · Director Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical – Power Conversion
74
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+21
67 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 97% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$155K (19)
Senior
$166K (20)
Staff
$192K (9)
Management pay by function
Construction & Infrastructure
$208K (2)
Accounting
$156K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
instrumentation & controls
$192K · $300K top (18)
power conversion
$178K · $215K top (8)
mechanical engineering
$160K · $211K top (7)
quality assurance
$108K · $240K top (9)
Highest-paying skills
Flux $179KAWS $176KPython $170KTransformers $160K

Highest-paying open roles at Valar Atomics

Valar Atomics salary by department

  • instrumentation & controls: $192K median · $300K top base — Director Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical – Power Conversion (view JD) (18 roles)
  • power conversion: $178K median · $215K top base — Thermal Engineer, Turbomachinery (view JD) (8 roles)
  • mechanical engineering: $160K median · $211K top base — Staff Mechanical Engineer (view JD) (7 roles)
  • quality assurance: $108K median · $240K top base — Senior Manager, Supplier Quality (view JD) (9 roles)

Valar Atomics engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $155K median · $220K top base — Licensing Engineer III (view JD) (19)
  • Senior: $166K median · $240K top base — Lead Electrical Engineer (view JD) (20)
  • Staff: $192K median · $240K top base — Principal Instrumentation & Control Engineer (view JD) (9)

Remote work at Valar Atomics

0% of Valar Atomics's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Valar Atomics looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (4) · AWS (3) · Team Leadership (3) · Quality Control (3) · NetSuite (3) · Go (2) · CI/CD (2) · Azure (2) · R (2) · GAAP (2).

Benefits & perks at Valar Atomics

Commonly listed: medical (71) · pto (64) · unlimited-pto (63) · relocation (1) · dental (1) · vision (1) · 401k (1).

About Valar Atomics

Valar Atomics is Series B stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2023 · HQ El Segundo, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Valar Atomics

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 40 that do, Bachelor'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; 97% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Valar Atomics 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.

Valar Atomics hiring activity

Valar Atomics has 74 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 74 public job postings with disclosed pay. 21 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (67 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 11 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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Common questions

What does Valar Atomics pay?
The median pay is $173K, with a typical range of $147K–$192K, based on 74 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Valar Atomics?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical – Power Conversion, at $225K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at Valar Atomics?
The instrumentation & controls team, at a $192K 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 74 public Valar Atomics 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 October 24, 2026.

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