Design Verification Engineer salary
Typical advertised pay for Design Verification Engineer roles, from real job postings on FindRole.
Median advertised base salary
$191,650
Most postings fall between $169,625 and $233,050.
Based on 84 postings across 9 companies. Updated October 31, 2026.
As of October 2026, the median advertised base salary for Design Verification Engineer roles is $191,650, based on 84 live job postings from 9 employers tracked by FindRole.
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Salary by seniority
| Level | 25th %ile | Median | 75th %ile | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $159,175 | $177,200 | $177,250 | 12 |
Skills employers ask for
Share of Design Verification Engineer postings that name each skill.
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Python 87% · 73 of 84
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SystemVerilog 86% · 72 of 84
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UVM 86% · 72 of 84
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Perl 70% · 59 of 84
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C++ 57% · 48 of 84
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Formal Verification 39% · 33 of 84
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RTL 37% · 31 of 84
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C 33% · 28 of 84
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Constrained Random Verification 31% · 26 of 84
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Computer Architecture 30% · 25 of 84
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Functional Coverage 30% · 25 of 84
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Verilog 30% · 25 of 84
Counted once per posting across 84 Design Verification Engineer postings with an extracted skill list, as of October 2026. Spellings are folded to one name (K8s → Kubernetes) — see methodology.
Related roles
Titles whose postings ask for many of the same skills.
- ASIC Design Engineer shares Python, SystemVerilog, Perl median $214,000
Top companies hiring Design Verification Engineers
- Apple Inc 39 postings · median $202,800
- Amd 12 postings · median $208,000
- Microsoft 8 postings · median $164,700
- Qualcomm 7 postings · median $152,200
- SpaceX 6 postings · median $208,750
- Amazon Inc 4 postings · median $198,125
- Broadcom 4 postings · median $186,900
- Arm Holdings 3 postings · median $233,050
Open Design Verification Engineer roles right now
The postings these numbers come from — see all Design Verification Engineer jobs.
- Design Verification Engineer, Leo Payload FPGA Amazon Inc · Sunnyvale, CA View →
- Design Verification Engineer Apple Inc · Austin, TX View →
- Senior Design Verification Engineer Amd · Santa Clara, CA View →
- Design Verification Engineer Apple Inc · Beaverton, OR View →
- Design Verification Engineer Apple Inc · San Francisco, CA View →
- Design Verification Engineer Apple Inc · Waltham, MA View →
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