Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-28

Lightmatter salaries 2026: posted ranges by role and level

44 open roles at Lightmatter publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $180k to $224k; the highest posted maximum is $325k. Ranges come from Lightmatter's own postings on its careers site, refreshed every 6 hours. All Lightmatter roles.

By function

Function	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Infrastructure	26	$186k	$221k	$204k	$270k
Engineering	17	$175k	$227k	$197k	$321k

By level

Level	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Lead / Manager	2	$217k	$282k	$250k	$308k
Staff+	23	$187k	$230k	$206k	$270k
Senior	7	$178k	$212k	$196k	$246k
Unspecified	12	$152k	$218k	$183k	$245k

By role

The most posted roles first.

Role	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Hardware Systems Technical	2	$217k	$282k	$250k	$308k
Physical Design Engineer	2	$218k	$268k	$244k	$270k
Physical Design Timing Engineer	2	$218k	$268k	$244k	$270k
Digital Architect	2	$182k	$274k	$228k	$325k
Design Verification	2	$191k	$220k	$206k	$222k

Highest posted ranges at Lightmatter

One row per role.

Role	Level	Range	Location
Principal Digital (mixed-signal) Architect	Staff+	$217k to $325k	Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA
Electro-Optic Systems Architect	Unspecified	$212k to $321k	Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA
Sr Staff/Principal Laser Design Engineer	Staff+	$212k to $320k	Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA

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 · Lightmatter jobs.