NVIDIA Salaries
Explore salaries across 442 jobs
NVIDIA pays $169.6k – $298.2k per year on average, based on 442 job postings — 3% above the average salary of $180.7k – $271.3k for jobs listed on Inference Jobs. The median salary on Inference Jobs is $171.8k – $257.9k (middle 50%: $140.4k – $328.3k).
Pay ranges from $121.9k – $214.1k for Entry Level roles up to $284k – $444.4k at the Director level. Strategic Partnerships is the highest-paying category at $247.3k – $420.7k.
Average salary at NVIDIA: $169.6k – $298.2k
Average salary at NVIDIA: $169.6k – $298.2k
NVIDIA salaries by category
Salary breakdown across 103 job categories at NVIDIA, based on 1281 positions with published salary data.
Hardware Engineering
Avg. $152.7k – $274.0k · 89 jobs
Software Engineering
Avg. $165.1k – $293.1k · 87 jobs
AI Engineering
Avg. $177.3k – $316.5k · 38 jobs
Electrical Engineering
Avg. $145.0k – $263.4k · 31 jobs
Infrastructure Engineering
Avg. $191.5k – $337.7k · 30 jobs
Systems Engineering
Avg. $176.6k – $308.6k · 28 jobs
Semiconductor Engineering
Avg. $151.2k – $278.8k · 25 jobs
DevOps
Avg. $167.9k – $303.0k · 24 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $141.5k – $257.2k · 24 jobs
High-Performance Computing
Avg. $156.0k – $282.2k · 23 jobs
Backend Development
Avg. $170.5k – $297.7k · 22 jobs
Technical Program Management
Avg. $177.0k – $312.1k · 21 jobs
Engineering Management
Avg. $249.1k – $415.2k · 19 jobs
GPU Computing
Avg. $173.9k – $305.7k · 19 jobs
Performance Engineering
Avg. $166.7k – $297.4k · 19 jobs
Firmware Engineering
Avg. $184.2k – $335.1k · 18 jobs
VLSI Design
Avg. $145.0k – $263.3k · 18 jobs
Platform Engineering
Avg. $209.2k – $355.5k · 17 jobs
Test Engineering
Avg. $159.8k – $280.1k · 17 jobs
Embedded Systems
Avg. $187.2k – $324.0k · 17 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $146.0k – $266.5k · 17 jobs
ASIC Design
Avg. $135.5k – $243.5k · 16 jobs
Deep Learning
Avg. $161.4k – $288.5k · 16 jobs
Program Management
Avg. $176k – $302.8k · 15 jobs
Machine Learning Engineering
Avg. $182.1k – $326.6k · 15 jobs
Network Engineering
Avg. $202.9k – $353.2k · 14 jobs
Product Management
Avg. $183.4k – $321.2k · 14 jobs
Data Center Engineering
Avg. $199.0k – $341.9k · 14 jobs
Site Reliability Engineering
Avg. $182k – $337.2k · 14 jobs
Full-Stack Development
Avg. $176k – $304.3k · 13 jobs
Embedded Software
Avg. $167.6k – $308.7k · 13 jobs
Systems Software Engineering
Avg. $175.9k – $295.1k · 13 jobs
AI Research
Avg. $180.7k – $307.6k · 12 jobs
AI Infrastructure
Avg. $176.4k – $312.8k · 12 jobs
Compiler Engineering
Avg. $156.9k – $268.8k · 12 jobs
ASIC Engineering
Avg. $130.3k – $243.9k · 12 jobs
Silicon Engineering
Avg. $163.6k – $294.8k · 11 jobs
Systems Programming
Avg. $135.9k – $261.1k · 11 jobs
Physical Design
Avg. $127.3k – $239.4k · 11 jobs
AI Engineer
Avg. $146.4k – $261.8k · 11 jobs
Supply Chain Management
Avg. $214.9k – $339.3k · 11 jobs
Data Engineering
Avg. $184k – $327.8k · 10 jobs
Developer Relations
Avg. $189.2k – $337.5k · 10 jobs
Solutions Architecture
Avg. $196.7k – $342.6k · 10 jobs
ASIC Verification
Avg. $134.5k – $237.3k · 10 jobs
Research Scientist
Avg. $180k – $305.3k · 10 jobs
VLSI
Avg. $130.9k – $240.4k · 9 jobs
Technical Product Management
Avg. $189.3k – $323.9k · 9 jobs
CAD Engineering
Avg. $125.3k – $234.5k · 9 jobs
Systems Software Engineer
Avg. $141.8k – $255.3k · 9 jobs
Computer Architecture
Avg. $147.1k – $270.9k · 9 jobs
System Software Engineering
Avg. $170.7k – $300.3k · 9 jobs
Cloud Infrastructure
Avg. $184k – $357.8k · 9 jobs
Frontend Development
Avg. $177.8k – $304.1k · 9 jobs
Design Verification
Avg. $135.2k – $243.9k · 8 jobs
Deep Learning Engineer
Avg. $136.8k – $249.3k · 8 jobs
Developer Tools
Avg. $154.3k – $283.8k · 8 jobs
Embedded Software Engineering
Avg. $168.5k – $316.3k · 8 jobs
HPC Engineering
Avg. $166.5k – $305.0k · 8 jobs
Web Development
Avg. $177k – $313.4k · 8 jobs
Technical Program Manager
Avg. $168k – $306.4k · 7 jobs
Systems Software
Avg. $173.7k – $322k · 7 jobs
Cloud Engineering
Avg. $203.4k – $349.1k · 7 jobs
Verification Engineering
Avg. $129.1k – $235.2k · 7 jobs
C++ Development
Avg. $131.6k – $249.6k · 7 jobs
Embedded Software Engineer
Avg. $142.8k – $256.0k · 7 jobs
Operations Management
Avg. $225.7k – $357.3k · 7 jobs
GPU Architecture
Avg. $150.3k – $276k · 7 jobs
Machine Learning Research
Avg. $186.3k – $309.7k · 7 jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $190.3k – $311.3k · 7 jobs
Software Development
Avg. $140.5k – $262.7k · 6 jobs
AI Product Management
Avg. $210.7k – $332.5k · 6 jobs
IT Project Management
Avg. $181.3k – $301.9k · 6 jobs
Procurement
Avg. $219.3k – $343.1k · 6 jobs
Kernel Development
Avg. $156k – $287.5k · 6 jobs
Strategic Partnerships
Avg. $247.3k – $420.7k · 6 jobs
HPC Engineer
Avg. $153.3k – $268.3k · 6 jobs
Quality Assurance
Avg. $139.8k – $253.9k · 6 jobs
DevOps Engineer
Avg. $174.7k – $330.6k · 6 jobs
Business Operations
Avg. $173.3k – $273.1k · 6 jobs
Business Development
Avg. $235.3k – $384.3k · 6 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $190k – $335.4k · 6 jobs
Software Architecture
Avg. $225.8k – $377.5k · 6 jobs
Strategic Sourcing
Avg. $236k – $369.1k · 5 jobs
New Grad
Avg. $108k – $194.3k · 5 jobs
Physical Design Engineer
Avg. $157.6k – $282.9k · 5 jobs
Power Management
Avg. $154.4k – $281.8k · 5 jobs
Linux Kernel Development
Avg. $151.9k – $277.3k · 5 jobs
Quality Engineering
Avg. $207.2k – $334.6k · 5 jobs
Sales Operations
Avg. $131.2k – $218.5k · 5 jobs
Security Engineering
Avg. $192.8k – $323.1k · 5 jobs
Information Security
Avg. $182.4k – $305.9k · 5 jobs
Simulation Engineering
Avg. $182.4k – $334.6k · 5 jobs
Hardware Engineer
Avg. $145.6k – $267.9k · 5 jobs
Enterprise Sales
Avg. $228.9k – $374.2k · 5 jobs
Software Engineering Management
Avg. $241.6k – $402.5k · 5 jobs
Software Testing
Avg. $135.7k – $246.0k · 5 jobs
Engineering Program Manager
Avg. $168k – $309.4k · 5 jobs
PCB Design
Avg. $164.8k – $285.2k · 5 jobs
DevOps Engineering
Avg. $186.4k – $340.4k · 5 jobs
Data Science
Avg. $185.6k – $349.6k · 5 jobs
Validation Engineering
Avg. $160k – $292.1k · 5 jobs
Backend Engineer
Avg. $159.9k – $292.3k · 5 jobs
Salaries at NVIDIA by seniority
NVIDIA salaries range from $121.9k – $214.1k for Entry Level roles to $284k – $444.4k for Director positions.
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NVIDIA salary FAQs
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.