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Engineering Salaries in United States

Explore comprehensive salary data, career paths, and job opportunities in the engineering sector across United States based on real-time market data.

Avg Category Salary / year
81,904 USD
Highest Salary / year
176,300 USD
Entry Level / year
24,200 USD

Job Roles & Compensation

Job TitleSalary / year (USD)Salary / year (USD)National Tier
Director of Engineering 176,300 USD $176,300 Middle 40%
Engineering Project Director 172,100 USD $172,100 Middle 40%
Engineering Production Manager 157,600 USD $157,600 Middle 40%
Engineering Research and Development Manager 142,300 USD $142,300 Middle 40%
Field Engineering Manager 140,700 USD $140,700 Middle 40%
Engineering Manager 124,500 USD $124,500 Middle 40%
Engineering Project Manager 123,000 USD $123,000 Middle 40%
Electrical Engineering Manager 121,800 USD $121,800 Middle 40%
Engineering Sales Manager 119,700 USD $119,700 Middle 40%
Wind Energy Operations Manager 118,900 USD $118,900 Middle 40%
Engineering Key Account Manager 117,100 USD $117,100 Middle 40%
Mechanical Engineering Manager 115,600 USD $115,600 Middle 40%
Engineering Planning Manager 114,900 USD $114,900 Middle 40%
Equipment Engineering Manager 114,600 USD $114,600 Middle 40%
Proposal Manager 114,600 USD $114,600 Middle 40%
Engineering Consultant 114,300 USD $114,300 Middle 40%
Engineering Project Leader 108,200 USD $108,200 Middle 40%
Engineering Project Coordinator 101,100 USD $101,100 Middle 40%
Drafting Manager 100,400 USD $100,400 Middle 40%
Engineering Project Analyst 100,300 USD $100,300 Middle 40%
Engineering Account Manager 99,100 USD $99,100 Middle 40%
Forestry Strategic Planner 99,100 USD $99,100 Middle 40%
Engineering Chief Designer 98,800 USD $98,800 Middle 40%
Safety Manager 97,600 USD $97,600 Middle 40%
Robotics Engineer 97,400 USD $97,400 Middle 40%
Assistant Chief Engineer 96,500 USD $96,500 Middle 40%
Oil and Petrochemical Engineer 96,000 USD $96,000 Middle 40%
Electromechanical Engineering Technologist 94,200 USD $94,200 Middle 40%
Sales Engineer 94,100 USD $94,100 Middle 40%
Communications Engineer 93,800 USD $93,800 Middle 40%
Automation Engineer 93,300 USD $93,300 Middle 40%
Automation Engineer 93,100 USD $93,100 Middle 40%
Service Engineer 92,900 USD $92,900 Middle 40%
Solar Engineer 92,100 USD $92,100 Middle 40%
Genetic Engineer 92,000 USD $92,000 Middle 40%
Electrical Engineer 91,700 USD $91,700 Middle 40%
Engineer 91,600 USD $91,600 Middle 40%
Field Engineer 91,600 USD $91,600 Middle 40%
Geological Engineer 91,600 USD $91,600 Middle 40%
Product Engineer 91,200 USD $91,200 Middle 40%
CAD Design Engineer 90,900 USD $90,900 Middle 40%
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer 90,900 USD $90,900 Middle 40%
Regional Field Engineer 90,900 USD $90,900 Middle 40%
Fire Engineer 90,600 USD $90,600 Middle 40%
Photonics Engineer 90,600 USD $90,600 Middle 40%
Safety Engineer 90,600 USD $90,600 Middle 40%
Geotechnical Engineer 90,300 USD $90,300 Middle 40%
Product Development Engineer 90,000 USD $90,000 Middle 40%
Generation Engineer 89,900 USD $89,900 Middle 40%
Licensed Aircraft Engineer 89,400 USD $89,400 Middle 40%
Staff Engineer 88,600 USD $88,600 Middle 40%
Principal Support Engineer 87,800 USD $87,800 Middle 40%
Commissioning Engineer 87,700 USD $87,700 Middle 40%
Mechatronics Engineer 87,700 USD $87,700 Middle 40%
Project Engineer 87,700 USD $87,700 Middle 40%
Test Engineer 87,700 USD $87,700 Middle 40%
Wind Energy Engineer 87,600 USD $87,600 Middle 40%
HVAC Engineer 87,400 USD $87,400 Middle 40%
Drilling Engineer 87,300 USD $87,300 Middle 40%
Static Equipment Engineer 87,300 USD $87,300 Middle 40%
Marine Engineer 87,200 USD $87,200 Middle 40%
Principal Engineer 87,000 USD $87,000 Middle 40%
Civil Engineer 86,800 USD $86,800 Middle 40%
Materials Engineer 86,800 USD $86,800 Middle 40%
Controls Engineer 86,600 USD $86,600 Middle 40%
Design Engineer 86,600 USD $86,600 Middle 40%
Mechanical Engineer 86,600 USD $86,600 Middle 40%
Energy Engineer 86,300 USD $86,300 Middle 40%
Supply Chain Specialist 86,300 USD $86,300 Middle 40%
Highway Engineer 86,100 USD $86,100 Middle 40%
Maintenance Manager 86,100 USD $86,100 Middle 40%
Test Development Engineer 86,100 USD $86,100 Middle 40%
Environmental Engineer 85,800 USD $85,800 Middle 40%
Mechanical Design Engineer 85,800 USD $85,800 Middle 40%
Instrumentation Manager 85,700 USD $85,700 Middle 40%
Rail Engineer 85,700 USD $85,700 Middle 40%
Principal Cost Engineer 83,900 USD $83,900 Middle 40%
Biochemical Engineer 83,800 USD $83,800 Middle 40%
Instrument Engineer 83,800 USD $83,800 Middle 40%
Locomotive Engineer 83,800 USD $83,800 Middle 40%
Mechanical Inspector 83,800 USD $83,800 Middle 40%
Quality Assurance Engineer 83,800 USD $83,800 Middle 40%
Civil Site Engineer 83,700 USD $83,700 Middle 40%
Wastewater Engineer 83,700 USD $83,700 Middle 40%
Mining Engineer 83,400 USD $83,400 Middle 40%
CAE Engineer 83,300 USD $83,300 Middle 40%
Planning Engineer 83,300 USD $83,300 Middle 40%
Structural Engineer 83,200 USD $83,200 Middle 40%
Contract Associate Engineer 83,100 USD $83,100 Middle 40%
Optical Engineer 83,100 USD $83,100 Middle 40%
Irrigation Engineer 83,000 USD $83,000 Middle 40%
HSE Professional 82,200 USD $82,200 Middle 40%
Instrumentation Engineer 82,200 USD $82,200 Middle 40%
Stress Engineer 81,700 USD $81,700 Middle 40%
BMS Engineer 81,600 USD $81,600 Middle 40%
Process Engineer 81,600 USD $81,600 Middle 40%
Instrumentation and Control Engineer 81,400 USD $81,400 Middle 40%
Chemical Engineer 81,300 USD $81,300 Middle 40%
Maintenance Engineer 81,300 USD $81,300 Middle 40%
Production Engineer 81,300 USD $81,300 Middle 40%
Facade Engineer 81,000 USD $81,000 Middle 40%
Industrial Engineer 80,800 USD $80,800 Middle 40%
Scheduling Engineer 80,800 USD $80,800 Middle 40%
Verification Engineer 80,500 USD $80,500 Middle 40%
HVAC Supervisor 80,400 USD $80,400 Middle 40%
Ceramics Engineer 80,300 USD $80,300 Middle 40%
Engineering Lab Technician 80,300 USD $80,300 Middle 40%
Control Systems Engineer 80,000 USD $80,000 Middle 40%
Broadcast Engineer 79,600 USD $79,600 Middle 40%
Materials Researcher 79,600 USD $79,600 Middle 40%
Tender Engineer 79,600 USD $79,600 Middle 40%
Structural Analysis Engineer 79,500 USD $79,500 Middle 40%
Associate Engineer 79,000 USD $79,000 Middle 40%
Transportation Engineer 79,000 USD $79,000 Middle 40%
Product Safety Engineer 78,900 USD $78,900 Middle 40%
Piping Engineer 78,700 USD $78,700 Middle 40%
Manufacturing Engineer 78,500 USD $78,500 Middle 40%
Industrial Engineering Technologist 78,400 USD $78,400 Middle 40%
Avionic System Support Engineer 78,100 USD $78,100 Middle 40%
Acoustics Engineer 77,300 USD $77,300 Middle 40%
Contract Engineer 77,000 USD $77,000 Middle 40%
Purchasing Engineer 77,000 USD $77,000 Middle 40%
Technical Engineer 77,000 USD $77,000 Middle 40%
Controls Software Engineer 76,000 USD $76,000 Middle 40%
Photonics Technician 76,000 USD $76,000 Middle 40%
Corrosion Engineer 75,900 USD $75,900 Middle 40%
Equipment Engineer 74,700 USD $74,700 Middle 40%
Mechanical Designer 74,100 USD $74,100 Middle 40%
Validation Engineer 74,100 USD $74,100 Middle 40%
Condition Monitoring Engineer 73,700 USD $73,700 Middle 40%
Pipeline Engineer 73,700 USD $73,700 Middle 40%
Technical Support Engineer 73,700 USD $73,700 Middle 40%
Robotics Technician 73,200 USD $73,200 Middle 40%
Estimator 72,300 USD $72,300 Middle 40%
Stationary Engineer 71,900 USD $71,900 Middle 40%
Instrumentation Designer 70,500 USD $70,500 Middle 40%
Structural Designer 70,500 USD $70,500 Middle 40%
Safety Inspector 68,800 USD $68,800 Middle 40%
Engineering Safety Coordinator 68,400 USD $68,400 Middle 40%
Engineering Technologist 66,700 USD $66,700 Middle 40%
Engineering Technician 66,200 USD $66,200 Middle 40%
Assembly Engineering Technician 64,900 USD $64,900 Middle 40%
Materials Technician 63,800 USD $63,800 Middle 40%
Surveyor 63,500 USD $63,500 Middle 40%
Work Planner 61,800 USD $61,800 Middle 40%
Fabrication Specialist 61,700 USD $61,700 Middle 40%
Product Development Technician 61,600 USD $61,600 Middle 40%
Structural Technician 57,800 USD $57,800 Middle 40%
Drafter 53,600 USD $53,600 Middle 40%
Autocad Operator 51,900 USD $51,900 Middle 40%
CAD Designer 51,400 USD $51,400 Middle 40%
Civil Technician 51,400 USD $51,400 Middle 40%
AutoCAD Drafter 51,300 USD $51,300 Middle 40%
Process Operator 50,500 USD $50,500 Middle 40%
Instrument Technician 49,400 USD $49,400 Middle 40%
Civil Drafter 49,300 USD $49,300 Middle 40%
Fiber Analyst 48,600 USD $48,600 Middle 40%
Bridge and Lock Tender 47,400 USD $47,400 Middle 40%
Piping Designer 45,200 USD $45,200 Middle 40%
Electromechanical Equipment Assembler 45,100 USD $45,100 Middle 40%
Safety Officer 44,500 USD $44,500 Middle 40%
Heavy Equipment Mechanic 44,200 USD $44,200 Middle 40%
Technical Affairs Officer 43,100 USD $43,100 Middle 40%
Technical Assistant 42,700 USD $42,700 Middle 40%
Pressure Vessel Inspector 41,400 USD $41,400 Middle 40%
Electrical Draughtsman 41,000 USD $41,000 Middle 40%
Optical Instrument Assembler 40,200 USD $40,200 Middle 40%
Engine Assembler 38,000 USD $38,000 Middle 40%
Fabricator 35,400 USD $35,400 Middle 40%
Maintenance Fitter 30,100 USD $30,100 Middle 40%
PCB Assembler 30,000 USD $30,000 Middle 40%
Fitter and Turner 27,300 USD $27,300 Middle 40%
Drilling Foreman 24,200 USD $24,200 Middle 40%

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