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Zoox Salary

Zoox Salary

Zoox pays a median of $208K ($185K–$240K) across 68 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $185K–$240K salary range

Median: $208K  ·  Based on 68 public Zoox job postings  ·  Updated June 23, 2026


This Zoox 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

Zoox · pay benchmark · updated June 23, 2026
$208K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$185K–$240K
Typical range
$389K view JD
Highest base · Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Perception
68
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+16
49 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 74% of roles mention equity · options, rsu
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$207K (18)
Senior
$205K (18)
Staff
$248K (17)
Management pay by function
Software
$253K (6)
System Design and Mission Assurance
$240K (2)
Fleet Operations
$182K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
software
$226K · $389K top (33)
system design and mission assurance
$207K · $284K top (8)
manufacturing operations
$205K · $223K top (5)
Highest-paying skills
Deep Learning $288KComputer Vision $247KPython $208KMachine Learning $208KKotlin $204KLooker $193K

Highest-paying open roles at Zoox

Zoox salary by department

  • software: $226K median · $389K top base — Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Perception (view JD) (33 roles)
  • system design and mission assurance: $207K median · $284K top base — Manager, Safety Clearance Program Management (view JD) (8 roles)
  • manufacturing operations: $205K median · $223K top base — Senior Technical Program Manager, Service Engineering (view JD) (5 roles)

Zoox salary by seniority

  • Mid: $207K median · $270K top base — Software Engineer - Learned Trajectory Machine Learning Engineer (view JD) (18)
  • Senior: $205K median · $266K top base — Senior Manager, Accounting (view JD) (18)
  • Staff: $248K median · $389K top base — Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Perception (view JD) (17)

Zoox salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $213K median · $333K top base — Manager, Multi-Modal Language Action Models (view JD) (14)

Zoox salary by location

  • San Diego: $200K median · $249K top base — Manager, Software Core Firmware Validation (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Zoox

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

What Zoox looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (32) · SQL (7) · Kotlin (5) · PyTorch (3) · Logistics (3) · Java (3) · CI/CD (3) · Looker (3) · AWS (3) · Team Leadership (2).

Benefits & perks at Zoox

Commonly listed: medical (4) · life-ins (4) · pto (4) · mental-health (1).

About Zoox

Zoox is Series B stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2014 · HQ Foster City, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Zoox

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 43 that do, Master's and Bachelor's and PhD 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; 74% of these postings reference equity (options, rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Zoox total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 6% of roles list a bonus; 2% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Zoox hiring activity

Zoox has 68 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 68 public job postings with disclosed pay. 16 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (49 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs ZooxStage
Nuro$165K↓ -20%Series E
BlueHalo$129K↓ -38%
Shield AI$168K↓ -19%Series G
Skydio$179K↓ -14%Series F
Wayve$254K↑ +22%Series D
Treeswift$170K↓ -18%Late Stage

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Common questions

What does Zoox pay?
The median pay is $208K, with a typical range of $185K–$240K, based on 68 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Zoox?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Perception, at $277K–$389K base.

Which team pays the most at Zoox?
The software team, at a $226K 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 68 public Zoox 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 June 23, 2026.

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