Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies hardware engineering salaries

Across 20 open hardware engineering postings at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies that state a range, the middle half pays $158k–$200k a year, with a median of $183k. The lowest posted floor is $77k and the highest ceiling $326k. This is base pay as posted by Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, converted to US dollars; equity and bonus are not included.

From pay ranges in open postingsRebuilt 19 Oct 2026

The range

Lowest floor$77k
25th percentile$158k
Median$183k
75th percentile$200k
Highest ceiling$326k

Postings by the midpoint of the posted range, in steps of $20k

Middle halfMedian bucket

Median by team at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies

Hardware engineering$183k
Product management$183k
Security$178k
Industrial engineering$160k
Mobile engineering$142k

Postings with a stated range: Hardware engineering 20 · Product management 14 · Security 5 · Backend engineering 20 · Industrial engineering 18 · Mobile engineering 5

Hardware engineering pay by level

LevelPostingsMedianMiddle half
Senior8$156k$148k–$162k
Staff and principal12$196k$187k–$221k

Best-paid open hardware engineering roles

Sr. Staff RF Systems Engineer
Palo AltoStaff and principal
$237k–$326kAug 28
$213k–$266kApr 28
Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Palo AltoStaff and principal
$186k–$256kJul 15
$186k–$256kOct 13
Staff Embedded Software Engineer
IrvineStaff and principal
$171k–$235kSep 28
$167k–$230kAug 27

20 hardware engineering roles open at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies now

20 of them show the pay range on the posting.

Questions

How much does Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies pay for hardware engineering roles?

The median of the 20 posted ranges is $183k a year; the middle half sits between $158k and $200k.

Is this base salary or total compensation?

Base salary as written in the posting. Many US employers post ranges under state pay transparency laws (California, New York, Washington, Colorado and others); equity and bonus are not part of these figures.

Why posted ranges and not self-reported salaries?

A posted range is what the employer commits to for a role it has open today. It is fresher than a survey and cannot be inflated by respondents. Each posting counts once, at the midpoint of its range.

Which level pays most?

Staff and principal roles have the highest median here: $196k a year across 12 postings.

Source: the pay ranges of 20 open postings on Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies's careers board; the midpoint of each rangeUpdated 19 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0