Evals Engineer salary
Measures model and agent quality: builds eval suites, graders and the dashboards teams ship against.
11 posted ranges at 6 companies · median $225k
By level
Median of posted rangesMiddle half
| Level | Range $150k$200k$250k$300k$350k | Posted | H-1B |
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| Senior4 posted | | $225k$204k to $246k | None |
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| Staff1 posted | | $183k to $243kone posting | None |
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| Principal1 posted | | $220k to $292kone posting | None |
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| Manager1 posted | | $147k to $196kone posting | None |
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| Not stated4 posted | | $268k$178k to $340k | None |
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Posted ranges
Principal$220k to $292k
Principal Test & Evaluation Engineer - Networked Battlefield Systems
Elsewhere in the US
Staff$183k to $243k
Staff Test & Evaluation Engineer - Networked Battlefield Systems
Elsewhere in the US
Manager$147k to $196k
Manager, Test & Evaluation Engineer
Elsewhere in the US
Senior$147k to $196k
Senior Test & Evaluation Engineer
Elsewhere in the US
Not stated$180k to $440k
Software Engineer, Evaluation Infrastructure
San Francisco Bay Area
Senior$213k to $263k
Senior Software Engineer, Eval Efficiency & Optimization
San Francisco Bay Area
Not stated$130k to $185k
Evaluations Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area
Not stated$300k to $405k
Cyber Evaluations Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area
Not stated$175k to $275k
Software Engineer, Evals
San Francisco Bay Area
Senior$213k to $263k
Senior Software Engineer, Eval Authoring APIs
San Francisco Bay Area
Senior$195k to $229k
Senior Software Engineer, Evaluation Engine
Remote (US)
| Posting | Level | City | Range | First seen |
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Principal Test & Evaluation Engineer - Networked Battlefield Systems (the posting, opens in a new tab) Anduril Industries· Principal· Elsewhere in the US | Principal | Elsewhere in the US | $220kto $292k | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Staff Test & Evaluation Engineer - Networked Battlefield Systems (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril Industries· Staff· Elsewhere in the US | Staff | Elsewhere in the US | $183kto $243k | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Manager, Test & Evaluation Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril Industries· Manager· Elsewhere in the US | Manager | Elsewhere in the US | $147kto $196k | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Senior Test & Evaluation Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril Industries· Senior· Elsewhere in the US | Senior | Elsewhere in the US | $147kto $196k | Nov 4, 2026 |
Software Engineer, Evaluation Infrastructure (the posting, opens in a new tab) SpaceXAI· Not stated· San Francisco Bay Area | Not stated | San Francisco Bay Area | $180kto $440k | Oct 7, 2026 |
Senior Software Engineer, Eval Efficiency & Optimization (the posting, opens in a new tab) Waymo· Senior· San Francisco Bay Area | Senior | San Francisco Bay Area | $213kto $263k | Oct 7, 2026 |
Evaluations Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab) Vals AI· Not stated· San Francisco Bay Area | Not stated | San Francisco Bay Area | $130kto $185k | Sep 25, 2026 |
Cyber Evaluations Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab) Anthropic· Not stated· San Francisco Bay Area | Not stated | San Francisco Bay Area | $300kto $405k | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Evals (the posting, opens in a new tab)SpaceXAI· Not stated· San Francisco Bay Area | Not stated | San Francisco Bay Area | $175kto $275k | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Eval Authoring APIs (the posting, opens in a new tab)Waymo· Senior· San Francisco Bay Area | Senior | San Francisco Bay Area | $213kto $263k | Sep 24, 2026 |
Senior Software Engineer, Evaluation Engine (the posting, opens in a new tab) Vanta· Senior· Remote (US) | Senior | Remote (US) | $195kto $229k | Sep 24, 2026 |
About
Posted median by week
| Week of | Ranges | Median |
|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 5 | $238k |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 7 | $225k |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 7 | $225k |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 6 | $232k |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 6 | $232k |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 11 | $225k |
Recent changes
PostedNov 4 · 6d ago
Anduril IndustriesPosted Staff Test & Evaluation Engineer - Networked Battlefield Systems at $183k to $243k. Posting ↗
And 1 more: Senior Test & Evaluation Engineer.
ReopenedNov 4 · 6d ago
SpaceXAIPut Software Engineer, Evaluation Infrastructure back on its board at $180k to $440k. Posting ↗
RetitledNov 4 · 6d ago
SpaceXAIRetitled Member of Technical Staff - Evaluation Infrastructure as Software Engineer, Evaluation Infrastructure. Posting ↗
And 1 more: Software Engineer, Evals.
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