Cadence Design Systems application engineer salary

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Average Cadence Design Systems application engineer salary

$120,154yearly

$44.67 hourly rate

Entry-level Cadence Design Systems application engineer salary

$87,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Cadence Design Systems pay application engineers?

The average salary for Cadence Design Systems application engineers is $120,154 per year. Cadence Design Systems application engineer salaries range between $87,000 to $164,000 per year. Cadence Design Systems application engineers earn 29% more than the national average salary for application engineers of $92,921.

Location impacts how much a application engineer at Cadence Design Systems can expect to make. Application engineers at Cadence Design Systems make the most in San Jose, CA, Tempe, AZ, and Austin, TX.

How much does Cadence Design Systems pay application engineers by location?

Cadence Design Systems pays application engineers the most in San Jose, CA, Tempe, AZ, and Austin, TX. Additionally, cities like Columbia and Endicott also report highly competitive salaries for application engineers at Cadence Design Systems.

Application engineer Cadence Design Systems salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	San Jose, CA	$150,981	$72.59
2	Tempe, AZ	$131,007	$62.98
3	Austin, TX	$122,028	$58.67
4	Columbia, MD	$118,600	$57.02
5	Endicott, NY	$110,623	$53.18
6	Sandy, UT	$109,960	$52.87
7	Chelmsford, MA	$104,601	$50.29
8	Pittsburgh, PA	$94,317	$45.34
9	Cary, NC	$91,456	$43.97

Highest-paid Cadence Design Systems application engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Staff Engineer	$143,283	$69	-
2	Principal Engineer	$134,937	$65	2
3	Senior Field Applications Engineer	$131,363	$63	-
4	Sales Engineer	$130,065	$63	-
5	Solutions Engineer	$129,176	$62	4
6	Pre Sales Engineer	$129,161	$62	-
7	Product Marketing Engineer	$128,314	$62	-
8	Field Sales Engineer	$126,221	$61	-
9	Technical Sales Engineer	$125,771	$60	-
10	Design/Applications Engineer	$125,724	$60	3

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Recent salaries for application engineers at cadence design systems

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Principal Application Engineer	Austin, TX	05/25/2025	$102,900
IC Packaging Principal Application Engineer	San Jose, CA	05/25/2025	$123,200
Application Engineer-New College Grad	San Jose, CA	04/28/2025	$71,400
Application Engineer-New College Grad	San Jose, CA	03/28/2025	$71,400
Principal Application Engineer	Folsom, CA	03/14/2025	$142,022

Application engineer salary at Cadence Design Systems competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Pure Storage	$131,902	$63	25
2	Xilinx	$127,229	$61	-
3	Juniper Networks	$126,746	$61	-
4	Silvaco	$126,213	$61	-
5	Broadcom	$124,868	$60	87
6	Nutanix	$123,796	$60	38
7	TIBCO Software	$122,663	$59	-
8	VMware	$119,803	$58	-
9	Amd	$118,540	$57	63
10	Wind River	$118,361	$57	-
11	Synopsys	$115,761	$56	19
12	Lattice Semiconductor	$114,996	$55	3
13	HP	$109,424	$53	8
14	Citrix	$106,135	$51	-
15	Intel	$106,129	$51	117
16	Analog Devices	$104,367	$50	49
17	Ansys	$93,141	$45	-
18	IBM	$87,169	$42	128
19	Altair	$83,752	$40	15
20	Esri	$82,223	$40	34

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