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Average NVIDIA design engineer salary

$122,600yearly

$37.08 hourly rate

Entry-level NVIDIA design engineer salary
$91,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does NVIDIA pay design engineers?

The average salary for NVIDIA design engineers is $122,600 per year. NVIDIA design engineer salaries range between $91,000 to $163,000 per year. NVIDIA design engineers earn 59% more than the national average salary for design engineers of $77,134.

Location impacts how much a design engineer at NVIDIA can expect to make. Design engineers at NVIDIA make the most in Santa Clara, CA, Westford, MA, and Austin, TX.

How much does NVIDIA pay design engineers by location?

NVIDIA pays design engineers the most in Santa Clara, CA, Westford, MA, and Austin, TX. Additionally, cities like Hillsboro and Holmdel also report highly competitive salaries for design engineers at NVIDIA.

Design engineer NVIDIA salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Santa Clara, CA$152,418$73.28
2Westford, MA$139,071$66.86
3Austin, TX$129,835$62.42
4Hillsboro, OR$124,679$59.94
5Holmdel, NJ$122,553$58.92
6Boulder, CO$122,064$58.68
7New York, NY$119,786$57.59
8Redmond, WA$114,890$55.24
9Durham, NC$109,368$52.58

Highest-paid NVIDIA design engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Design Engineering Manager$178,641$86-
2Principal Design Engineer$167,569$81-
3Staff Engineer$165,196$79-
4Head Engineer$165,172$79-
5Mechanical Engineering Manager$165,139$79-
6Staff Design Engineer$164,843$79-
7Senior Staff Engineer$162,752$781
8Team Lead Engineer$162,508$78-
9Principal Engineer$156,070$753
10Principle Engineer$151,095$73-

Recent salaries for design engineers at nvidia

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Mixed Signal Design EngineerSanta Clara, CA03/14/2025$151,091
Mixed Signal Design EngineerSanta Clara, CA03/06/2025$204,901
Physical Design EngineerSanta Clara, CA03/06/2025$154,659
CAD EngineerSanta Clara, CA02/27/2025$136,000
Engineer Mixed Signal DesignSanta Clara, CA02/25/2025$204,901

Design engineer salary at NVIDIA competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Adobe$121,127$58107
2Salesforce$119,964$5826
3NetApp$116,071$56-
4Cisco$114,419$5584
5Western Digital$111,083$5336
6HP$107,979$5211
7Amd$105,383$51140
8Xilinx$101,127$49-
9National Semiconductor$97,674$47-
10Cypress$95,530$46-
11Intel$94,477$4592
12IBM$86,179$41171
13VIA Technologies, Inc.$85,692$41-
14Librato, Inc.$84,286$41-
15Collins Aerospace$79,941$38-
16EVGA$75,874$36-
17Asus$74,250$361
18Lockheed Martin$74,220$36597
19Microchip Technology$71,720$3445
20Raytheon Technologies$68,882$33-

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