Shield AI salary ranges, October 2026

455 Shield AI job postings published a US-dollar pay range on 2026-10-14. Median posted range $150k–$230k; median midpoint $190k. Pulled from Shield AI's own careers board via its official job-board API.

Shield AI posted pay by department

DepartmentRolesMedian minMedian max
X-BAT Division120$160k$240k
Hivemind Solutions Division89$163k$250k
Aircraft Operations Division69$128k$192k
V-BAT Division42$140k$210k
Hivemind Enterprise Division39$160k$280k
Finance Division22$125k$190k
Growth Division17$130k$200k
Enterprise Operations Division15$130k$210k
RaptorX13$170k$260k
Executive Division10$160k$245k
Legal Division8$110k$170k
People Experience Division4$130k$196k

Highest posted ranges at Shield AI (top 40 of 455)

Role (apply link)DepartmentLocationPosted range
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5402)Hivemind Solutions DivisionSan Mateo, California$281k–$421k
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R4587)Hivemind Solutions DivisionSan Mateo, California$281k–$421k
Head of Product Design (R5776)Hivemind Enterprise DivisionSan Diego, California$230k–$420k
Senior Staff Engineer, ML Ops (R4941)Hivemind Enterprise DivisionSan Mateo, California$280k–$420k
Simulation Specialist, AMER (R6171)Growth DivisionWashington, D.C.$270k–$410k
Principal Engineer, Fluid & Thermal Systems (R5620)X-BAT DivisionSeattle, Washington$266k–$400k
Director, Avionics Mechanical EngineeringX-BAT DivisionSeattle, Washington$265k–$398k
Head of Aircraft Quality (R6146)Aircraft Operations DivisionSeattle, Washington$260k–$390k
Senior Principal Engineer, GNC & State Estimation (R6233)Hivemind Enterprise DivisionSan Diego, California$260k–$390k
Sr Director Engineering, V-BATV-BAT DivisionDallas, Texas$250k–$380k
Principal Engineer, Fluid & Thermal Systems (R4793)X-BAT DivisionSeattle, Washington$250k–$370k
Senior Director, Hivemind Operations & Sustainment (R5855)Hivemind Solutions DivisionWashington, D.C.$250k–$370k
Senior Manager, Perception (R5914)Hivemind Solutions DivisionWashington, D.C.$240k–$360k
Manager of Engineering, Autonomy Capabilities (R5412)Hivemind Solutions DivisionSan Diego, California$236k–$354k
Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5395)Hivemind Solutions DivisionSan Mateo, California$234k–$351k
Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R5368)Hivemind Solutions DivisionSan Mateo, California$234k–$351k
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R5363)Hivemind Solutions DivisionWashington, D.C.$234k–$351k
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging DomainsHivemind Solutions DivisionWashington, D.C.$234k–$351k
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5398)Hivemind Solutions DivisionWashington, D.C.$234k–$351k
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5Hivemind Solutions DivisionWashington, D.C.$234k–$351k
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5193)Hivemind Solutions DivisionWashington, D.C.$234k–$351k
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R4985)Hivemind Solutions DivisionWashington, D.C.$234k–$351k
Deputy Chief Engineer, X-BATX-BAT DivisionSeattle, Washington$250k–$350k
Discrete Planning Engineer (R5440)Hivemind Enterprise DivisionSan Diego, California$135k–$350k
Principal Technical Program Manager, MMAX-BAT DivisionSan Diego, California$220k–$350k
Principal Thermal Engineer - Aircraft Avionics & Thermal Systems (R3930)X-BAT DivisionSeattle, Washington$250k–$350k
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Integration Lead (R6159)Hivemind Enterprise DivisionSan Diego, California$230k–$350k
Senior Staff Engineer, ML Ops (R4941)Hivemind Enterprise DivisionSan Diego, California$233k–$350k
Sr. Staff Electrical Engineer - BlueSky (R5838)V-BAT DivisionLos Angeles, California$230k–$350k
State Estimation Engineer (R4783)V-BAT DivisionDallas, Texas$150k–$350k
Strategic Autonomy Capture Manager, PACOM (R6188)Growth DivisionWashington, D.C.$230k–$350k
Strategic Capture Manager, USG Data Agencies (R6187)Growth DivisionWashington, D.C.$230k–$350k
State Estimation Engineer (R4602)X-BAT DivisionDallas, Texas$200k–$345k
Chief Engineer, Air Vehicle Lead - MMAX-BAT DivisionSeattle, Washington$250k–$340k
Director, Avionics Engineering, V-BATV-BAT DivisionDallas, Texas$220k–$340k
Director, Mission EffectivenessX-BAT DivisionWashington, D.C.$225k–$340k
Flight Controls Engineer (R4815)X-BAT DivisionSeattle, Washington$220k–$340k
Head of Aircraft Production (R6147)Aircraft Operations DivisionSeattle, Washington$230k–$340k
Principal Product Designer (R5250)Office of the CTO DivisionUnited States$230k–$340k
Sr. Staff Lead Site Reliability Engineer (R5803)Hivemind Enterprise DivisionSan Mateo, California$220k–$340k
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