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Thermal Engineer salary in United States
The median salary in Thermal Engineer job ads in United States is $140,000 a year (about $11,667 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $114,513 to $162,500, based on 11 salaries from 10 employers, updated 11 Nov 2026.
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- Median in job ads
- $140,000
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $140,000
- Oct 2026
- Low $140,000 · Oct 2026
- Salaries
- 11
- from 10 employers
- Last updated
- 11 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 11 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $109,000
- 25th percentile
- $114,513
- Median
- $140,000
- 75th percentile
- $162,500
- 90th percentile
- $177,500
11 salaries · 13 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 11 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 11 Nov 2026
Salary brackets
Thermal Engineer salary brackets in United States
How the 11 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| $100K–$110K | 19% 2 listings | |
| $110K–$120K | 18% 2 listings | |
| $120K–$130K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $130K–$140K | 9% 1 listing | |
| $140K–$150KMedian here | 18% 2 listings | |
| $150K–$160K | 9% 1 listing | |
| $160K–$170K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $170K–$180K | 18% 2 listings | |
| $180K and over | 9% 1 listing |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Pay listed by employers
Latest Thermal Engineer jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Thermal EngineerDensityAI · posted 7 Nov 2026$195,000 – $230,000
- Thermal Engineer - Analysis & TestXona Space Systems · posted 7 Nov 2026$132,000 – $178,000
- Thermal Engineer - Battery SystemsGotion, Inc. · Mid level · posted 6 Nov 2026$90,000 – $128,000
- Thermal Engineer IRelativity Space · posted 30 Oct 2026$90,000 – $136,000
- Thermal EngineerImpulse Space · Entry level · posted 29 Oct 2026$95,000 – $115,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
11 salaries from 10 employers, posted between 11 Nov 2025 and 11 Nov 2026. Last updated 11 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
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Live jobs
Thermal Engineer jobs in United States
- Thermal Engineer
DensityAI · Mountain View, California, United States
$195K – $230K/yr · listed by the employer
- Thermal Engineer, Rack Level
Etched · San Jose, CA, United States
$175K – $350K/yr · listed by the employer
- Thermal Engineer (Senior)
Apex Technology, Inc. · Los Angeles, California, United States
$150K – $190K/yr · listed by the employer
- Thermal Engineer, Thermal Protection Systems (TPS)
Anduril Industries · Mountain View, California, United States
$144K – $191K/yr · listed by the employer
- Thermal Engineer, Turbomachinery
Valar Atomics · Torrance, California, United States
$140K – $215K/yr · listed by the employer
- Thermal Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
$132K – $175K/yr · listed by the employer
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What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Thermal Engineer salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Thermal Engineer salary in United States in 2026?
Job ads for Thermal Engineer in United States on Jobiba list a median salary of $140,000 a year, based on 11 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $114,513 and $162,500 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Jobiba calculate Thermal Engineer salary in United States?
From 11 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.