Intel job posts with a published annual salary in USD have a median of $163k. The middle half of those posts range from $126k to $206k. That is 457 job posts, as of Nov 5, 2026.
Intel salaries
What Intel publishes in its job posts: the median, the range, and how pay differs by role, AI level and country. Only salaries from live posts, nothing self-reported.
$163k median · $126k to $206k middle half · 457 job posts with a salary
Updated Nov 5, 2026
Salary by role at Intel
In USD a year. Range is the middle half of posts from 5 posts, and lowest to highest below that. A row appears from 3 posts.
| Role | Job posts | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering | 296 | $171k | $143k to $206k |
| Operations | 33 | $126k | $123k to $161k |
| Sales | 8 | $257k | $201k to $267k |
| Research | 8 | $176k | $170k to $222k |
| Data | 7 | $171k | $171k to $172k |
| Marketing | 6 | $233k | $191k to $264k |
| Design | 4 | $222k | $126k to $266k |
| Product | 3 | $266k | $213k to $311k |
Salary by AI level at Intel
Level rates every job by how central AI is to the work. In USD a year.
| AI level | Job posts | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Builds AI ●●●● | 23 | $206k | $171k to $255k |
| Works on AI ●●●○ | 21 | $217k | $185k to $243k |
| Uses AI ●●○○ | 8 | $188k | $160k to $238k |
| Little AI ●○○○ | 405 | $161k | $126k to $195k |
Salary by country at Intel
Posts published in USD, grouped by the country of the job.
| Country | Job posts | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 457 | $163k | $126k to $206k |
Other currencies and hourly pay
Shown apart. Amounts are never converted between currencies or between hourly and annual.
- EUR: 17 job posts, median €81k, €57k to €107k a year.
- PLN: 2 job posts with a salary, too few for a figure (3 are needed).
Intel job posts with a salary
The 25 most recent of 476. Pay is shown as the employer published it.
- Lab Engineer$86k-$166k
US, Oregon, Hillsboro · Little AI ●○○○ · today
- EDA Tools Software Engineer$129k-$245k
US, Arizona, Phoenix · Little AI ●○○○ · today
- Power Integrity Engineer$106k-$173k
US, Arizona, Phoenix · Little AI ●○○○ · today
- Principal Engineer, SOC Performance Architecture$221k-$312k
US, Oregon, Hillsboro · Little AI ●○○○ · today
- WPM C4 Module Equipment Technician Nightshift$60k-$100k
US, Oregon, Hillsboro · Little AI ●○○○ · today
- Foundry Technical Marketing / Foundry Platform Architect$188k-$266k
US, California, Santa Clara · Little AI ●○○○ · today
- Manufacturing Equipment Technician (MTE) - Front End Nights Shift - Shift 4$60k-$100k
US, Arizona, Phoenix · Little AI ●○○○ · today
- Pre-si Power and Performance System Validation Engineer$52k-$200k
US, Texas, Austin · Little AI ●○○○ · today
- WPM C4 NM Module Equipment Technician- Day Shift 7$60k-$85k
US, New Mexico, Albuquerque · Little AI ●○○○ · today
- WPM C4 NM Module Equipment Technician- Nights Shift 4 & 6$60k-$85k
US, New Mexico, Albuquerque · Little AI ●○○○ · today
- Partner and Customer PR Manager$121k-$205k
US, California, Santa Clara · Little AI ●○○○ · today
- Robotics PhD Intern$142k
US, Oregon, Hillsboro · Little AI ●○○○ · today
- Division Supply Planning Analyst$91k-$152k
US, California, Folsom · Little AI ●○○○ · today
- Sort/Test Module Engineering Manager$121k-$232k
US, New Mexico, Albuquerque · Little AI ●○○○ · today
- AMHS Intelligent Systems Engineer$129k-$211k
US, Oregon, Hillsboro · Little AI ●○○○ · yesterday
- Intel Foundry Central PnL Close Lead$116k-$196k
US, Arizona, Phoenix · Little AI ●○○○ · yesterday
- RF Lab Engineer$118k-$227k
US, Oregon, Hillsboro · Little AI ●○○○ · yesterday
- Data Scientist$137k-$228k
US, Oregon, Hillsboro · Builds AI ●●●● · yesterday
- Process Integration Development Engineer - TD Defect Metrology$134k-$220k
US, Oregon, Hillsboro · Little AI ●○○○ · yesterday
- Project Scheduler$100k-$198k
US, Oregon, Hillsboro · Little AI ●○○○ · yesterday
- Senior Tool Install Structural Engineer$89k-$171k
US, Oregon, Hillsboro · Little AI ●○○○ · yesterday
- Supply Chain Integrator – (Contract)$52k-$200k
US, Oregon, Hillsboro · Little AI ●○○○ · yesterday
- Factory Construction Project / Program Manager$140k-$279k
US, Ohio, New Albany · Little AI ●○○○ · yesterday
- Intel Foundry- Lithography Scanner Principal Engineer$211k-$298k
US, Oregon, Hillsboro · Little AI ●○○○ · yesterday
- Mechanical, Electrical, and Structural Tool Install Engineer$76k-$146k
US, Oregon, Hillsboro · Little AI ●○○○ · yesterday
Method
Based on 476 job posts at Intel with a published salary, read from the live job posts themselves. Each post counts once, at the midpoint of its listed range. Hourly rates are shown apart from annual pay, and amounts whose period is unclear are left out. Currencies are never converted or mixed. No surveys, no self-reported figures. Updated Nov 5, 2026.
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Intel salary questions, answered from the data
Which roles at Intel list the highest salaries?
Among roles with at least 3 posts that publish a salary, Product has the highest median at $266k, from 3 job posts. The table by role above shows every role that clears the minimum.
Does the salary at Intel change with how much AI the job involves?
Level rates every job by how central AI is to the work. Median published salaries by level at Intel: Builds AI $206k, Works on AI $217k, Uses AI $188k, Little AI $161k. Only levels with at least 3 posts that publish a salary are shown.
Where do these Intel salary figures come from?
From the live job posts at Intel that list a salary, nothing else. Level takes the midpoint of each listed range, then reports the median and the middle half of posts once there are at least 3. Amounts are never converted between currencies, and amounts whose period is unclear are left out.