NVIDIA job posts with a published annual salary in USD have a median of $236k. The middle half of those posts range from $197k to $261k. That is 1,300+ job posts, as of Nov 2, 2026.
NVIDIA salaries
What NVIDIA 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.
$236k median · $197k to $261k middle half · 1,300+ job posts with a salary
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Salary by role at NVIDIA
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 | 847 | $219k | $197k to $253k |
| Sales | 115 | $236k | $218k to $290k |
| Product | 68 | $213k | $213k to $268k |
| Research | 35 | $248k | $236k to $248k |
| Operations | 35 | $196k | $174k to $221k |
| Marketing | 31 | $191k | $174k to $231k |
| Data | 27 | $236k | $191k to $290k |
| Security | 25 | $236k | $216k to $236k |
Salary by AI level at NVIDIA
Level rates every job by how central AI is to the work. In USD a year.
| AI level | Job posts | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Builds AI ●●●● | 285 | $236k | $213k to $290k |
| Works on AI ●●●○ | 196 | $236k | $197k to $290k |
| Uses AI ●●○○ | 59 | $216k | $177k to $247k |
| Little AI ●○○○ | 772 | $216k | $177k to $255k |
Salary by country at NVIDIA
Posts published in USD, grouped by the country of the job.
| Country | Job posts | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,300+ | $236k | $197k to $261k |
Other currencies and hourly pay
Shown apart. Amounts are never converted between currencies or between hourly and annual.
- EUR: 39 job posts, median €153k, €117k to €164k a year.
- PLN: 18 job posts, median PLN 302k, PLN 168k to PLN 378k a year.
- CAD: 12 job posts, median CAD 185k, CAD 154k to CAD 200k a year.
- DKK: 4 job posts, median DKK 800k, DKK 564k to DKK 800k a year.
- SEK: 3 job posts, median SEK 907k, SEK 907k to SEK 1,230k a year.
- Hourly in USD: 55 job posts, median $66/hr.
NVIDIA job posts with a salary
The 25 most recent of 1,400+. Pay is shown as the employer published it.
- Deep Learning Compiler Verification Engineer$116k-$190k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Builds AI ●●●● · 2 days ago
- Senior AI Tools Engineer, SRE Operations - GeForce NOW$144k-$230k
Remote · US, CA, Remote · Builds AI ●●●● · 2 days ago
- Senior Silicon Architect – Cache Coherent Interconnects$168k-$265k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Little AI ●○○○ · 2 days ago
- Senior Board Product Development Engineer$136k-$213k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Little AI ●○○○ · 2 days ago
- Senior Mixed Signal Design EngineerCAD 165k-CAD 215k
Canada, Toronto · Little AI ●○○○ · 2 days ago
- Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform$224k-$357k
Remote · US, CA, Remote · Little AI ●○○○ · 2 days ago
- Senior Data Scientist – Finance$152k-$230k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Builds AI ●●●● · 2 days ago
- Senior Software Developer Test and Automation$152k-$253k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Works on AI ●●●○ · 3 days ago
- Senior Software Engineer, NVIDIA Kubernetes$184k-$288k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Little AI ●○○○ · 3 days ago
- Federal Program Director$240k-$380k
Remote · US, DC, Remote · Works on AI ●●●○ · 3 days ago
- Senior Data Scientist, Data Quality and AI Evaluation$224k-$357k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Works on AI ●●●○ · 3 days ago
- Senior Release Infrastructure Architect$224k-$357k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Little AI ●○○○ · 3 days ago
- VLSI CAD Timing Intern, Applied AI - Summer 2027$20-$94/hr
US, CA, Santa Clara · Builds AI ●●●● · 3 days ago
- AI Systems Software Engineering Intern – Summer 2027$20-$71/hr
US, TX, Austin · Works on AI ●●●○ · 3 days ago
- Compiler Software Engineering Intern - Summer 2027$20-$71/hr
US, WA, Redmond · Builds AI ●●●● · 3 days ago
- Hardware Systems Engineer - LPU Platform Pathfinding$124k-$196k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Works on AI ●●●○ · 3 days ago
- Manager, Systems Software$184k-$288k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Little AI ●○○○ · 3 days ago
- Software Engineer, Technical Lead – Performance Data Platform$272k-$431k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Works on AI ●●●○ · 3 days ago
- Director, Finance - Data Center Networking$248k-$380k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Little AI ●○○○ · 3 days ago
- Senior Manager, CSP - Artificial Intelligence$248k-$397k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Works on AI ●●●○ · 3 days ago
- Senior Applied Research Scientist – Computational Geometry and Meshingmill€121k-€210k
Remote · Germany, Remote · Builds AI ●●●● · 4 days ago
- Senior Applied Research Scientist – GPU Native Numerical Algorithms€121k-€210k
Remote · Germany, Remote · Builds AI ●●●● · 4 days ago
- Senior Security Research Architect, Confidential Computing$224k-$357k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Little AI ●○○○ · 4 days ago
- Senior Software Architect, AI Systems and Networking$224k-$357k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Builds AI ●●●● · 4 days ago
- Software Engineer, Data Systems$224k-$357k
US, CA, Santa Clara · Builds AI ●●●● · 4 days ago
Method
Based on 1,400+ job posts at NVIDIA 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 2, 2026.
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NVIDIA salary questions, answered from the data
Which roles at NVIDIA list the highest salaries?
Among roles with at least 3 posts that publish a salary, Research has the highest median at $248k, from 35 job posts. The table by role above shows every role that clears the minimum.
Does the salary at NVIDIA 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 NVIDIA: Builds AI $236k, Works on AI $236k, Uses AI $216k, Little AI $216k. Only levels with at least 3 posts that publish a salary are shown.
Where do these NVIDIA salary figures come from?
From the live job posts at NVIDIA 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.