# Staff Robotics Engineer Salary

> Staff Robotics Engineer roles pay a median of $254k a year, based on 49 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $230k to $292k, and the top 10% more than $296k. 6% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Wayve.

- **Median (USD):** $254k
- **25th to 75th percentile:** $230k to $292k
- **10th to 90th percentile:** $194k to $296k
- **Disclosed roles:** 49

## By city

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Costa Mesa | 7 | $204k | $222k | $259k |
| Sunnyvale | 5 | $285k | $285k | $288k |
| San Mateo | 5 | $293k | $293k | $351k |
| Foster City | 5 | $243k | $254k | $254k |
| Mountain View | 4 | $176k | $185k | $210k |

## By country

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 35 | $218k | $244k | $289k |

## Remote vs on-site

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| On-site / hybrid | 46 | $229k | $249k | $292k |
| Remote | 3 | $284k | $285k | $340k |

## Top-paying companies

Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wayve](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/wayve) | 5 | $285k | $285k | $288k |
| [Shield AI](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/shield-ai) | 24 | $244k | $276k | $292k |
| [Zoox](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/zoox) | 5 | $243k | $254k | $254k |
| [Anduril](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/anduril) | 8 | $194k | $218k | $241k |
| [Nuro](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/nuro) | 3 | $176k | $176k | $185k |

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- [Staff Machine Learning Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/machine-learning-engineer/staff)
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Every live listing here that discloses a number, in any currency. Converted to USD at ECB reference rates as of 2026-10-28. Hourly, weekly, and monthly figures are annualised (2,080 / 52 / 12). Where a salary is a range we use its midpoint. Live roles: [Robotics jobs](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/robotics). Check an offer: https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/calculator?role=robotics&facet=staff&offer=185000

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