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M3 - Manager
The median salary range for Hardware Engineering (M3) roles disclosed in public job postings is $158k - $205k as of Aug 2026, based on 996 job postings from 110 companies.
Salary Range
Low
$158,000
13%
Mid
$181,500
13%
High
$205,000
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Flight Test Avionics Technician, Manager
Costa Mesa
·5+ Years Experience
$191k - $253k
$191,000 - $253,000
Flight Test Avionics Technician, Manager
United States
·5+ Years Experience
$191k - $253k
$191,000 - $253,000
Flight Test Avionics Technician, Manager
Victorville
·5+ Years Experience
$191k - $253k
$191,000 - $253,000
Engineering Manager, Embedded Systems Engineering
Seattle
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$191k - $253k
$191,000 - $253,000
Engineering Manager, Embedded Systems Engineering
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$191k - $253k
$191,000 - $253,000
Engineering Manager, Embedded Systems Engineering
United States
·8+ Years Experience
$191k - $239k
$191,000 - $239,000
Engineering Manager, Embedded Systems Engineering
Costa Mesa
·8+ Years Experience
$191k - $239k
$191,000 - $239,000
Propulsion Performance Manager
Santa Ana
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$146k - $194k
$146,000 - $194,000
Propulsion Performance Manager
United States
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$146k - $194k
$146,000 - $194,000
Manager, Product Sourcing Engineering, Intelligence Systems (Active Clearance)
Costa Mesa
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$146k - $194k
$146,000 - $194,000
Manager, Product Sourcing Engineering, Intelligence Systems (Active Clearance)
United States
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$146k - $194k
$146,000 - $194,000
Manager, Product Sourcing Engineering
United States
·6+ Years Experience
$146k - $194k
$146,000 - $194,000
Manager, Product Sourcing Engineering
Costa Mesa
·6+ Years Experience
$146k - $194k
$146,000 - $194,000
Manager, Mechanical Engineering
United States
·6+ Years Experience
$146k - $194k
$146,000 - $194,000
Manager, Mechanical Engineering
Irvine
·6+ Years Experience
$146k - $194k
$146,000 - $194,000
Manager, Manufacturing Test Engineering
United States
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$146k - $194k
$146,000 - $194,000
Manager, Manufacturing Test Engineering
Costa Mesa
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$146k - $194k
$146,000 - $194,000
Formulations Manager, Rocket Motor Systems
Mississippi
$144k - $191k
$144,000 - $191,000
Formulations Manager, Rocket Motor Systems
United States
$144k - $191k
$144,000 - $191,000
Formulations Manager, Rocket Motor Systems
Huntsville
$144k - $191k
$144,000 - $191,000
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Rhode Island
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$126k - $176k
$126,000 - $176,000
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
United States
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$126k - $176k
$126,000 - $176,000
Electrical Engineering Lab Supervisor
United States
·8+ Years Experience
$98k - $171k
$98,000 - $171,000
Electrical Engineering Lab Supervisor
Costa Mesa
·8+ Years Experience
$98k - $171k
$98,000 - $171,000
EE Lab Supervisor
Costa Mesa
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$98k - $171k
$98,000 - $171,000
EE Lab Supervisor
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$98k - $171k
$98,000 - $171,000
Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Fury
Ohio
·5-7 Years Experience
$126k - $167k
$126,000 - $167,000
Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Road Runner
Ohio
·5-7 Years Experience
$126k - $167k
$126,000 - $167,000
Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Road Runner
United States
·5-7 Years Experience
$126k - $167k
$126,000 - $167,000
Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Fury
United States
·5-7 Years Experience
$126k - $167k
$126,000 - $167,000
Manager, Manufacturing Test Engineering (Intelligence Systems)
Ohio
·5+ Years Experience
$126k - $167k
$126,000 - $167,000
Manager, Manufacturing Test Engineering (Intelligence Systems)
United States
·5+ Years Experience
$126k - $167k
$126,000 - $167,000
Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, Intelligence Systems
United States
·8+ Years Experience
$126k - $167k
$126,000 - $167,000
Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, Intelligence Systems
Ohio
·8+ Years Experience
$126k - $167k
$126,000 - $167,000
Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Barracuda
Ohio
·5-7 Years Experience
$113k - $149k
$113,000 - $149,000
Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Barracuda
United States
·5-7 Years Experience
$113k - $149k
$113,000 - $149,000
Avionics Design Manager
Colorado
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$161k - $200k
$161,000 - $200,000
Manager, Hypersonics
Colorado
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$155k - $190k
$155,000 - $190,000
Systems Engineering Manager, In-Space Propulsion
Colorado
·Last Posted: Aug 2026
$150k - $175k
$150,000 - $175,000
Maintenance Engineering Manager
Louisville
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$124k - $186k
$124,000 - $186,000
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Albany
·7+ Years Experience
$114k - $185k
$114,000 - $185,250
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Albany
·7+ Years Experience
$114k - $185k
$114,000 - $185,250
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Albany
·7+ Years Experience
$114k - $185k
$114,000 - $185,250
Manager, Process Engineering (Test Engineering)
Rochester
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$107k - $170k
$106,500 - $170,400
Manager, Process Engineering (Test Engineering)
Rochester
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$107k - $170k
$106,500 - $170,400
Electrical Engineering Manager
United States
·7+ Years Experience
$116k - $182k
$116,000 - $182,270
Electrical Engineering Manager
Los Angeles
·7+ Years Experience
$116k - $182k
$116,000 - $182,270
Manager, Mechanical Engineer or Control & Instrumentation Engineer/Capital Project Mgmt テクニカル・リード プロジェクトエンジニア
Japan
·5-10 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Engineering Manager, Hardware Quality
Detroit
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$126k - $178k
$126,350 - $177,975
Controls Engineering Manager
Madison
·4+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$112k - $190k
$112,000 - $190,000
Supervisor, Lab Service Engineering - Off Shift
Madison
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$91k - $155k
$91,000 - $155,000
Manager, Electrical Engineering
Chicago
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$180k
$180,000
Manager, Electrical Engineering - Thermal
Chicago
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$155k - $180k
$155,000 - $180,000
Manager of Thermal Development
Chicago
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$118k - $155k
$118,000 - $155,000
Manager of Thermal Development
Denver
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$118k - $155k
$118,000 - $155,000
Manager- Mechanical Engineering
Anaheim
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$127k - $170k
$126,800 - $170,000
Manager- Mechanical Engineering
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$127k - $170k
$126,800 - $170,000
Manager-Mechanical Engineering
United States
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$121k - $162k
$120,800 - $161,900
Manager-Mechanical Engineering
Vista
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$121k - $162k
$120,800 - $161,900
Assembly Shop Engineering Services Manager- Central Shops
Vista
·3+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$91k - $122k
$91,000 - $121,900
Assembly Shop Engineering Services Manager- Central Shops
United States
·3+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$91k - $122k
$91,000 - $121,900
Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Manager (2-year Contract)
Hong Kong
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Data Center Technician Manager - CTJ - Top Secret
United States
·4+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$75k - $168k
$75,400 - $167,900
Data Center Technician Manager
United States
·4+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$75k - $168k
$75,400 - $167,900
Data Center Critical Environment Technician Manager
Toronto
·6+ Years Experience
$79k - $146k
$78,500 - $146,000
Data Center Critical Environment Technician Manager
Canada
·6+ Years Experience
$79k - $146k
$78,500 - $146,000
Data Center Technician Manager
Malaysia
·5+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Data Center Technician Manager
Kingdom of the Netherlands
·2+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Data Center Technician Manager
Amsterdam
·2+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
Ann Arbor
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$120k - $155k
$120,000 - $155,000
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
West Valley City
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$107k - $151k
$106,500 - $151,200
Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor
Simi Valley
·3-5 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$98k - $149k
$98,000 - $149,250
Manager, ASIC Design Engineering (Starshield Satellite Engineering)
Hawthorne
·5+ Years Experience
$190k - $245k
$190,000 - $245,000
Datacenter and Optical Hardware Sourcing Manager (Starlink)
Redmond
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$115k - $150k
$115,000 - $150,000
Sr. Electrical Superintendent (Construction)
Hawthorne
·5+ Years Experience
$110k - $150k
$110,000 - $150,000
Supervisor, Thermal Hardware
Hawthorne
·6+ Years Experience
$110k - $140k
$110,000 - $140,000
Supervisor, Diamond Turning (Starlink)
Redmond
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$110k - $140k
$110,000 - $140,000
Build Supervisor (Starship Mechanisms)
Hawthorne
·10+ Years Experience
$110k - $140k
$110,000 - $140,000
Power Circuits & Power Systems Manager
Schaumburg
·5+ Years Experience
$98k - $196k
$98,100 - $196,200
RF Modeling Manager
Richardson
·6+ Years Experience
$140k - $170k
$140,000 - $170,000
ECH Field Engineering Manager - West Coast Region
Remote
·4+ Years Experience
$90k - $110k
$90,000 - $110,000
ECH Field Engineering Manager - West Coast Region
Texas
·4+ Years Experience
$90k - $110k
$90,000 - $110,000
A&E Mechanical Engineering Section Manager
Malaysia
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Embedded Test Engineering Manager
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
·7+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Electrical Engineering Manager
Malaysia
N/A
N/A
Manager, Lab Equipment and Automation Support Engineering
San Francisco
·3+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$100k - $138k
$100,000 - $138,000
Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Seneca Battery
United States
·7+ Years Experience
$126k - $173k
$125,600 - $172,700
Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Seneca Battery
South Carolina
·7+ Years Experience
$126k - $173k
$125,600 - $172,700
Automation and Controls Supervisor
North Carolina
·7+ Years Experience
$108k - $148k
$107,600 - $147,950
Automation and Controls Supervisor
United States
·7+ Years Experience
$108k - $148k
$107,600 - $147,950
Applied Metrology Technician & Team Lead
United States
$88k - $121k
$88,000 - $121,000
Applied Metrology Technician & Team Lead
Auburn
$88k - $121k
$88,000 - $121,000
Applied Metrology Technician & Team Lead
Auburn
$88k - $121k
$88,000 - $121,000
Applied Metrology Technician & Team Lead
Michigan
$88k - $121k
$88,000 - $121,000
Motor Control Manager
Suzhou
·5+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Motor Control Manager
Suzhou
·5+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Motor Control Manager
People's Republic of China
·5+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
Republic of Singapore
·3+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
Singapore
·3+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Engineering Manager, Power Electronics Electrical Design
United States
N/A
N/A
Engineering Manager, Power Electronics Electrical Design
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Engineering Manager, Power Electronics Electrical Design
Kokomo
N/A
N/A
Engineering Manager – Engine Systems
Shanghai
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Engineering Manager – Engine Systems
People's Republic of China
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Controls Development Supervisor
Republic of Poland
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Level Comparison
| Level | Sample Size | Low | Mid | High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC1 Entry 0-1 YOE Contributes to smaller projects under detailed guidance. | Very Large 435 Data Points | $72,800 | $86,400 | $100,000 | |
IC2 Developing 2-4 YOE Contributes to projects under general guidance. Skills are relatively developed with room for growth. | Very Large 1,067 Data Points | $100,000 | $120,000 | $140,000 | |
IC3 Proficient 5-7 YOE Owns specific projects and requires minimal guidance. Skills are fully developed. | Very Large 978 Data Points | $120,000 | $142,500 | $165,000 | |
IC4 Advanced 8-11 YOE Owns complex projects and drives their direction. Displays in-depth and broad skills and expertise. | Very Large 1,307 Data Points | $136,000 | $160,565 | $185,130 | |
IC5 Expert 12+ YOE A very experienced team member who leads large, high-priority projects that impact company-level goals. | Very Large 399 Data Points | $158,125 | $186,563 | $215,000 | |
IC6 Advisory An authority in their field who defines and drives initiatives with long-term strategic impact. | Very Large 479 Data Points | $167,625 | $198,813 | $230,000 | |
M3 Manager Directly supervises a team of individual contributors and is accountable for their results. | Very Large 221 Data Points | $158,000 | $181,500 | $205,000 | |
M4 Sr. Manager Experienced people manager responsible for setting objectives, observing budgets, and tracking results. | Very Large 144 Data Points | $180,000 | $210,775 | $241,550 | |
M5 Director Oversees managers or leads their own department. Responsible for vision, strategy, hiring, and results. | Large 97 Data Points | $215,500 | $251,000 | $286,500 | |
M6 Sr. Director Manages senior leaders in various groups. Responsible for a business function. | Medium 41 Data Points | $240,000 | $270,000 | $300,000 |