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Salary bands for the 128 roles Anduril has open right now, by role family and location. Where a posting states a range we show it verbatim; otherwise the band is a SpaceNexus estimate: the same bands that appear on Anduril's listings. How the estimates are made.
Anduril's median band midpoint of $138k sits 2% above the SpaceNexus industry benchmark of $135k: the median of the BLS national median wages (OEWS, May 2025) behind our 51 benchmark roles, checked 2026-10. Mix matters: an employer hiring mostly technicians will sit below a benchmark weighted toward engineers, and vice versa.
Titles are clustered into families (a "Senior Propulsion Engineer" and a "Turbomachinery Lead" both land in Propulsion). The band is the median of the family's listings.
| Role family | Open | Median band | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 28 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Mechanical, structures and thermal | 12 | $85k–$135k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Avionics and electrical | 11 | $105k–$220k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Systems engineering | 11 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Manufacturing and technicians | 10 | $98k–$160k | SpaceNexus estimate |
Estimates are adjusted for metro (LA/Bay +20%, Seattle +15%, DC +10%, Houston and remote −5%, Huntsville −10%); stated ranges are the employer's own.
| Location | Open | Median band | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa, California, United States | 80 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Washington, District of Columbia, United States | 13 | $105k–$220k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Chantilly, Virginia, United States; Herndon, Virginia, United States | 8 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Boulder, Colorado, United States | 5 | $105k–$220k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Chantilly, Virginia, United States | 5 |
Engineering roles at Anduril currently show a median band of $105k–$170k per year across 92 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates: BLS middle half of national pay for each title's occupation, adjusted for metro). Across all 128 open roles the median band is $105k–$170k.
128 live roles as of Oct 12, 6:21 AM UTC, synced from Anduril's own careers page, led by software engineering (28), mechanical, structures and thermal (12), avionics and electrical (11). The largest locations are Costa Mesa, California, United States, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, Chantilly, Virginia, United States; Herndon, Virginia, United States. 1 is remote-friendly.
None of Anduril's 128 current postings state a range, so every band on this page is a SpaceNexus estimate: the title is matched to one of our 51 benchmark roles, each set to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) national wages for its closest occupation; the band is the middle half of that pay (25th to 75th percentile), adjusted for metro where BLS has an area figure. Estimates are guidance, not offers.
Counts are live as of Oct 12, 6:21 AM UTC. Listings mirror Anduril's careers page; large employers often post the same role in several locations. Bands labelled "SpaceNexus estimate" are guidance from a benchmark dataset, not offers. Nothing here is a statement by Anduril.
| Other engineering | 8 | $105k–$220k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Program and project management | 8 | $140k–$215k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Supply chain and procurement | 8 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Facilities, EHS and security | 7 | $105k–$220k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| GNC and flight dynamics | 5 | $105k–$220k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| RF, communications and antenna | 5 | $105k–$220k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Other roles | 4 | $130k–$218k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Finance, legal and people | 3 | $105k–$220k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Test and integration | 3 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| $105k–$170k |
| SpaceNexus estimate |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | 5 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Foothill Ranch, California, United States | 4 | $105k–$195k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Waltham, Massachusetts, United States | 4 | $105k–$195k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Seattle, Washington, United States | 2 | $125k–$243k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Chantilly, Virginia, United States; Costa Mesa, California, United States | 1 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |