NVIDIA vs Waymo salary
The median posted base pay for tech jobs is $248K a year at NVIDIA and $252K a year at Waymo. The median at NVIDIA is 2% below the median at Waymo. The numbers come from 1,027 open jobs at NVIDIA and 169 open jobs at Waymo with posted pay.
NVIDIA and Waymo: all tech jobs
NVIDIA: The middle half of the jobs is from $220K to $271K. Waymo: The middle half of the jobs is from $232K to $281K.
| Measure | NVIDIA | Waymo |
|---|---|---|
| Median posted base pay | $248K | $252K |
| Middle half of the jobs | $220K to $271K | $232K to $281K |
| Median posted range | $184K to $322K | $230K to $263K |
| 10th to 90th percentile | $197K to $328K | $195K to $319K |
| Open jobs with posted pay | 1,027 | 169 |
NVIDIA vs Waymo pay by job type
The median for each job type that has 3 or more jobs with posted pay at both companies. The difference compares NVIDIA with Waymo. One job can have more than one job type.
| Job type | Median at NVIDIA | Median at Waymo | Difference | Jobs at NVIDIA | Jobs at Waymo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inference & ML systems | $270K | $247K | +9% | 551 | 44 |
| ML / AI engineering | $270K | $270K | 0% | 358 | 89 |
| Software engineering | $261K | $245K | +7% | 320 | 48 |
| Infra, platform & SRE | $270K | $281K | −4% | 172 | 21 |
| Hardware and robotics | $216K | $198K | +9% | 148 | 7 |
| Product management | $248K | $257K | −4% | 74 | 19 |
| Research | $270K | $238K | +14% | 41 | 5 |
| Security engineering | $270K | $232K | +17% | 26 | 3 |
| Data science | $314K | $238K | +32% | 3 | 5 |
NVIDIA vs Waymo pay by level
The median for each level in the job title that has 3 or more jobs with posted pay at both companies.
| Level | Median at NVIDIA | Median at Waymo | Difference | Jobs at NVIDIA | Jobs at Waymo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $220K | $195K | +13% | 185 | 41 |
| Senior | $248K | $238K | +4% | 696 | 65 |
| Staff | $261K | $281K | −7% | 13 | 59 |
Open jobs with the highest posted pay
The five open jobs with the highest posted pay at each company. Each range is the base pay that the company posted.
NVIDIA
- Senior Director, Graphics Systems Software$384K to $575K
- Senior Director, Reliability Engineering$332K to $500K
- Director, Autonomous Vehicles Platform$320K to $489K
- Director, Engineering - Autonomous Vehicles$320K to $489K
- Director, Forward Deployed Engineering - Open Models$320K to $489K
Waymo
- Principal Software Engineer, Onboard Field Response$349K to $431K
- Principal Software Engineer, Post Training$349K to $431K
- Director, Systems Integration, Diagnostics$323K to $399K
- Tech Lead Manager ML Optimization$298K to $378K
- Senior Staff Android Engineer, In-Car Experience$298K to $368K
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Questions
Which company pays more, NVIDIA or Waymo?
Waymo has the higher median posted base pay: $252K a year, against $248K at NVIDIA. The median at NVIDIA is 2% below the median at Waymo.
What do inference & ML systems jobs pay at NVIDIA and Waymo?
The median posted base pay for inference & ML systems jobs is $270K at NVIDIA (551 jobs) and $247K at Waymo (44 jobs).
Does this pay include stock or a bonus?
No. The numbers are the base pay ranges that the companies posted in their open jobs. Stock, a bonus and benefits are not in the numbers. Total pay at these companies can be much higher than base pay.
Where does the data come from?
We read each open job from the job board of NVIDIA and of Waymo, and we check each job every day. We use only jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars.
How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A company needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay to be in a comparison. A job type or a level needs 3 or more jobs at both companies to be a row. Jobs under the same company name count as one company.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.