Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-28

Waymo salaries 2026: posted ranges by role and level

269 open roles at Waymo publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $213k to $263k; the highest posted maximum is $431k. Ranges come from Waymo's own postings on its careers site, refreshed every 6 hours. All Waymo roles.

By function

Function	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Product & Design	10	$241k	$297k	$269k	$297k
Data	16	$234k	$293k	$264k	$336k
Infrastructure	53	$213k	$263k	$238k	$310k
Engineering	116	$213k	$263k	$238k	$336k
Research	10	$213k	$263k	$238k	$310k
Other	7	$196k	$242k	$219k	$278k
Operations	42	$190k	$234k	$212k	$310k
Go-to-market	15	$177k	$218k	$198k	$278k

By level

Level	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Staff+	59	$251k	$310k	$280k	$368k
Lead / Manager	81	$230k	$284k	$257k	$356k
Senior	93	$204k	$259k	$232k	$284k
Unspecified	35	$175k	$216k	$195k	$297k

By role

The most posted roles first.

Role	Roles	Median low	Median high	Median midpoint	90th pct high
Software Engineer	46	$213k	$263k	$238k	$319k
Machine Learning Engineer	27	$213k	$263k	$238k	$310k
Technical Manager	13	$251k	$310k	$280k	$368k
Product Manager	7	$241k	$297k	$269k	$297k
Program Manager	7	$159k	$196k	$178k	$234k

Highest posted ranges at Waymo

One row per role.

Role	Level	Range	Location
Principal Software Engineer, Post Training	Staff+	$349k to $431k	Mountain View, CA. USA
Head of Industrial Design	Lead / Manager	$323k to $399k	Mountain View, CA, US
Tech Lead Manager ML Optimization	Lead / Manager	$298k to $378k	Mountain View, California, United States

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 · Waymo jobs.