Average Intel Salary: By Location, Job Title, and Department

Updated December 14, 2021

Average Intel Salary

$91,000 yearly

$43.75 hourly

Entry level Salary

$69,000 yearly

$69,000

10 %

$91,000

Median

$121,000

90 %

How Much Does Intel Pay?

As an employee at Intel in the USA, you can expect to earn an average salary of $91,566 per year, or $44.02 an hour. Those in the bottom 10th percentile earn under $69,000 a year, while the high earners in the top 90th percentile can make over $121,000. Show More

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Highest Paying Jobs At Intel

The average employee at Intel earns a yearly salary of $91,566 per year, but different jobs can earn drastically different salaries. The higher paying positions at Intel include Engineering Manager, System Software Developer, Project Manager, and Research Scientist. A typical Engineering Manager salary at Intel is $129,044. Other roles at Intel include Internship and Manufacturing Technician. A Internship at Intel earns an average yearly salary of $51,805.

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Engineering Manager	$129,044	$62.04
2	System Software Developer	$105,527	$50.73
3	Project Manager	$105,314	$50.63
4	Research Scientist	$104,678	$50.33
5	Data Scientist	$99,719	$47.94
6	Software Engineer	$98,528	$47.37
7	Applications Developer	$97,216	$46.74
8	Engineering Technician	$94,417	$45.39
9	Component Design Engineer	$93,122	$44.77
10	Business Analyst	$89,068	$42.82
11	Systems Analyst	$83,426	$40.11
12	Validation Technologist	$73,486	$35.33
13	Senior Administrative Assistant	$70,662	$33.97
14	Manufacturing Technician	$57,183	$27.49
15	Internship	$51,806	$24.91

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Average Intel Salaries By Locations

Cost of living can vary dramatically depending on the part of the country you're in. At Intel, the employees are paid different salaries depending on their location. The city with the highest average salary is Santa Clara, CA, where employees earn an average salary of $114,163. This can be compared to DuPont, WA, where Intel employees earn an average salary of $105,314.

Rank	Location	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Santa Clara, CA	$114,163	$54.89
2	DuPont, WA	$105,314	$50.63
3	Austin, TX	$98,593	$47.40
4	Hudson, MA	$94,911	$45.63
5	Rio Rancho, NM	$93,175	$44.80
6	Chandler, AZ	$91,133	$43.81
7	Fort Collins, CO	$89,627	$43.09
8	Hillsboro, OR	$87,540	$42.09
9	Allentown, PA	$87,199	$41.92
10	Boise, ID	$84,599	$40.67
11	Champaign, IL	$81,483	$39.17
12	Columbia, SC	$78,554	$37.77

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Average Intel Salaries By Department

Workers at Intel earn different salaries depending on the department or organizational function that they work in. Employees in Marketing roles earn the highest wages at Intel, with an average salary of $104,897. The IT organizational function also pays relatively high compared to other departments, where employees earn $97,494. Departments that don't pay as well at Intel include the Facilities and Plant/Manufacturing organizational functions, with employees earning $56,604 and $82,635, respectively.

Rank	Department	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Marketing	$104,897	$50.43
2	IT	$97,494	$46.87
3	Engineering	$93,987	$45.19
4	Research & Development	$91,790	$44.13
5	Plant/Manufacturing	$82,636	$39.73
6	Facilities	$56,604	$27.21

Best Paying Intel Engineering Position Salaries

Rank	Position	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Engineering Manager	$129,044	$62.04
2	System Software Developer	$105,527	$50.73
3	Data Scientist	$99,719	$47.94
4	Software Engineer	$98,528	$47.37
5	Applications Developer	$97,216	$46.74
6	Engineering Technician	$94,417	$45.39
7	Component Design Engineer	$93,122	$44.77
8	Validation Technologist	$73,486	$35.33
9	Manufacturing Technician	$57,183	$27.49

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Best Paying Intel Plant/Manufacturing Position Salaries

Rank	Position	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Manufacturing Manager	$128,973	$62.01
2	Quality Assurance Lead	$97,867	$47.05
3	Quality Assurance Engineer	$94,971	$45.66
4	Group Leader	$89,654	$43.10
5	Process Engineer	$88,575	$42.58
6	Shift Manager	$85,968	$41.33
7	Production Supervisor	$83,445	$40.12
8	Process Technician	$57,990	$27.88
9	Manufacturing Technician	$57,183	$27.49
10	Production Operator	$38,735	$18.62
11	Machine Operator	$33,771	$16.24

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Best Paying Intel Marketing Position Salaries

Rank	Position	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Communications Manager	$136,302	$65.53
2	Product Manager	$122,725	$59.00
3	Product Marketing Engineer	$112,631	$54.15
4	Communications Specialist	$93,878	$45.13
5	Technical Marketing Engineer	$93,142	$44.78
6	Business Analyst	$89,068	$42.82

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Recently Added Intel Salaries

Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Fpga Architect San Jose, CA	San Jose, CA	12/31/2021	$145,65012/31/2021
Cloud Software Development Engineer Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara, CA	12/31/2021	$171,43112/31/2021
Multi-Media Content Creator Folsom, CA	Folsom, CA	12/31/2021	$95,09012/31/2021
Circuit Design Engineer Folsom, CA	Folsom, CA	12/31/2021	$95,09012/31/2021
Data Science/Ai Engineer Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara, CA	12/31/2021	$126,73012/31/2021

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Highest Paying Intel Competitor Salaries

Based on our research, similar companies to Intel are Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Adobe. The wages at Microsoft average higher than the other similar companies, where the median salary is $124,653 per year. The salaries at NVIDIA average $118,360 per year, and the salaries at Adobe come in at $118,156 per year.

Rank	Company Name	Zippia Score	Average Salary
1	Microsoft	4.9	$124,653
2	NVIDIA	4.8	$118,360
3	Adobe	4.9	$118,156
4	Oracle	4.9	$117,922
5	Broadcom	4.8	$114,631
6	Xilinx	4.8	$114,181
7	Cisco Systems	4.9	$110,004
8	Synopsys	4.8	$102,440
9	Advanced Micro Devices	4.8	$101,364
10	Dell	4.9	$94,717
11	Texas Instruments	4.8	$91,428
12	Micron Technology	4.9	$90,589
13	Microchip Technology	4.6	$87,875
14	Lockheed Martin	4.9	$86,931
15	HP	4.9	$86,062
16	IBM	4.8	$84,424
17	Northrop Grumman	4.9	$83,832
18	General Electric	4.8	$83,468
19	Applied Materials	4.8	$81,178
20	Rockwell Automation	4.8	$68,068

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