Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-28

Etched salaries 2026: posted ranges by role and level

47 open roles at Etched publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $150k to $275k; the highest posted maximum is $300k. Ranges come from Etched's own postings on its careers site, refreshed every 6 hours. All Etched roles.

By function

Function	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Research	2	$162k	$275k	$219k	$275k
Infrastructure	30	$150k	$275k	$212k	$300k
Engineering	12	$150k	$275k	$212k	$275k
Operations	3	$100k	$230k	$165k	$230k

By level

Level	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Staff+	10	$200k	$300k	$250k	$300k
Unspecified	19	$150k	$275k	$212k	$275k
Senior	16	$150k	$250k	$205k	$275k

By role

The most posted roles first.

Role	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Physical Design Engineer	6	$200k	$300k	$250k	$300k
Design Verification Engineer	6	$150k	$275k	$212k	$275k
Applied AI Engineer	3	$150k	$250k	$200k	$275k
Security Engineer	2	$150k	$250k	$200k	$250k
Technical Recruiter	2	$100k	$230k	$165k	$230k

Highest posted ranges at Etched

One row per role.

Role	Level	Range	Location
Physical Design Engineer - Block Level, Subsystem Implementation	Staff+	$200k to $300k	Austin
Head of Inference Performance Visibility	Lead / Manager	$200k to $300k	San Jose
Supercomputing Engineer	Unspecified	$200k to $275k	San Jose

Method: base-salary ranges parsed from the compensation field or description of each posting; placeholder ranges (top at least 3x the bottom) excluded; medians use the range midpoint; level inferred from the title. All AI companies · Etched jobs.