ENGINEER / SALARY
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$85,258 USD

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$92,212 USD

$102,000 USD

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Average salary for Engineer / United States is $85,258 USD per year. The most typical earning is $102,000 USD. All data are based on 271 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $87,600 USD. Women receive a salary of $88,300 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $105,800 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $102,100 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of $117,300 USD. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive $114,700 USD.

Levels / Engineer / United States (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	0	n/a
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	0	n/a
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	2	100% 0.74%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	3	99.26% 1.11%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	4	98.15% 1.48%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	5	96.68% 1.85%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	15	94.83% 5.54%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	7	89.3% 2.58%
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	17	86.72% 6.27%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	12	80.44% 4.43%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	22	76.01% 8.12%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	17	67.9% 6.27%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	21	61.62% 7.75%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	18	53.87% 6.64%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	20	47.23% 7.38%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	9	39.85% 3.32%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	9	36.53% 3.32%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	6	33.21% 2.21%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	26	31% 9.59%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	8	21.4% 2.95%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	5	18.45% 1.85%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	4	16.61% 1.48%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	8	15.13% 2.95%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	2	12.18% 0.74%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	4	11.44% 1.48%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	2	9.96% 0.74%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	1	9.23% 0.37%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	3	8.86% 1.11%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	8	7.75% 2.95%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	0	n/a
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	0	n/a
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	5	4.8% 1.85%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	0	n/a
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	4	2.95% 1.48%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	0	n/a
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	2	1.48% 0.74%
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	0	n/a
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	0	n/a
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	2	0.74% 0.74%

Gender / Engineer / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Women	27	$88,300 USD
2	Men	200	$87,600 USD

Education / Engineer / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	9	$105,800 USD
2	Masters Degree	73	$102,100 USD
3	Bachelors Degree	152	$80,100 USD
4	Some College	33	$68,600 USD
5	High School	4	$62,700 USD

Experience / Engineer / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	13	$117,300 USD
2	12-16 Years	16	$114,700 USD
3	20+ Years	39	$113,400 USD
4	8-12 Years	32	$89,800 USD
5	4-8 Years	48	$84,600 USD
6	0-1 Year	46	$71,800 USD
7	2-4 Years	40	$71,700 USD
8	1-2 Years	37	$60,000 USD

Age / Engineer / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	76-99	1	$150,000 USD
2	56-60	10	$131,900 USD
3	46-50	16	$119,400 USD
4	36-40	26	$106,200 USD
5	51-55	10	$102,400 USD
6	61-65	4	$100,800 USD
7	41-45	10	$93,200 USD
8	31-35	36	$89,600 USD
9	14-20	5	$81,600 USD
10	26-30	61	$75,300 USD
11	n/a	44	$72,600 USD
12	21-25	48	$66,300 USD

Work Type / Engineer / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	8	$101,400 USD
2	Contract	24	$100,900 USD
3	Permanent	230	$83,900 USD
4	Part Time	9	$63,400 USD

States / Engineer / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Kentucky	2	$215,000 USD
2	Nevada	1	$120,000 USD
3	California	40	$106,400 USD
4	Louisiana	5	$106,300 USD
5	Washington State	5	$104,400 USD
6	Massachusetts	7	$104,000 USD
7	Georgia	4	$102,800 USD
8	Hawaii	2	$92,500 USD
9	Rhode Island	1	$90,000 USD
10	Colorado	13	$87,900 USD
11	Michigan	13	$87,700 USD
12	Ohio	4	$87,500 USD
13	New York State	14	$86,900 USD
14	Texas	31	$86,600 USD
15	Kansas	1	$85,000 USD
16	Arizona	7	$84,200 USD
17	Pennsylvania	7	$81,300 USD
18	Illinois	13	$81,200 USD
19	New Jersey	1	$80,000 USD
20	District Of Columbia (DC)	12	$79,700 USD
21	Virginia	4	$79,100 USD
22	Maryland	4	$78,500 USD
23	Utah	4	$77,700 USD
24	Florida	8	$77,100 USD
25	Iowa	2	$76,500 USD
26	Mississippi	1	$73,000 USD
27	Wisconsin	5	$72,900 USD
28	Indiana	6	$70,200 USD
29	Missouri	6	$69,200 USD
30	Maine	1	$69,000 USD
31	Minnesota	5	$68,800 USD
32	Oregon	3	$66,600 USD
33	South Carolina	3	$63,200 USD
34	Oklahoma	1	$60,000 USD
35	Alabama	3	$58,200 USD
36	North Carolina	9	$56,900 USD
37	Idaho	1	$50,000 USD
38	Nebraska	1	$47,000 USD
39	South Dakota	1	$45,000 USD
40	Tennessee	5	$44,600 USD

Cities / Engineer / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Louisville	1	$350,000 USD
2	New Orleans	2	$175,000 USD
3	San Jose	5	$160,800 USD
4	San Francisco	4	$131,500 USD
5	Arlington	3	$129,700 USD
6	Reno	1	$120,000 USD
7	Boston	6	$110,500 USD
8	Tucson	1	$105,000 USD
9	Seattle	5	$104,400 USD
10	Atlanta	4	$102,800 USD
11	Sacramento	2	$100,000 USD
12	Huntsville	1	$100,000 USD
13	Bakersfield	1	$100,000 USD
14	Fresno	2	$97,700 USD
15	San Diego	2	$95,000 USD
16	Phoenix	4	$94,700 USD
17	Honolulu	2	$92,500 USD
18	New York City	11	$92,200 USD
19	Houston	12	$91,900 USD
20	Los Angeles	17	$90,900 USD
21	Detroit	12	$90,100 USD
22	Akron	1	$90,000 USD
23	Denver	8	$88,300 USD
24	Oakland	3	$87,700 USD
25	Columbus	2	$87,500 USD
26	Austin	1	$87,000 USD
27	Philadelphia	4	$86,900 USD
28	Orlando	4	$86,000 USD
29	Raleigh	3	$82,300 USD
30	Chicago	13	$81,200 USD
31	Norfolk	2	$81,100 USD
32	Colorado Springs	4	$80,300 USD
33	Corpus Christi	3	$80,000 USD
34	Newark	1	$80,000 USD
35	Washington DC	12	$79,700 USD
36	Baltimore	4	$78,500 USD
37	Salt Lake City	4	$77,700 USD
38	Richmond	2	$77,000 USD
39	Des Moines	2	$76,500 USD
40	Fort Worth	5	$75,900 USD
41	Indianapolis	5	$75,600 USD
42	Buffalo, United States	2	$73,900 USD
43	Pittsburgh	3	$73,700 USD
44	--Other--	15	$70,800 USD
45	Dallas	7	$69,500 USD
46	Portland, Maine	1	$69,000 USD
47	Tampa	3	$67,700 USD
48	St. Louis	5	$67,600 USD
49	Portland, Oregon	3	$66,600 USD
50	Minneapolis	4	$66,000 USD
51	Milwaukee	4	$64,200 USD
52	Columbia, South Carolina	3	$63,200 USD
53	Baton Rouge	3	$60,600 USD
54	Oklahoma City	1	$60,000 USD
55	Memphis	2	$55,000 USD
56	Knoxville	3	$37,700 USD
57	Charlotte	5	$37,600 USD
58	Birmingham, United States	2	$37,300 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Engineer

Posted 19 November 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Francisco	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	$150,000 USD

Senior Quality Engineer

Posted 15 November 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Quality management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Phoenix	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	$108,000 USD

Satcom Engineer

Posted 22 August 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"SATCOM."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tucson	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$105,000 USD

Project Manager

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cross-functional management, business acumen."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Diego	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$140,000 USD

Senior Development Enginner

Posted 30 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and Development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	$70,000 USD

Design Engineer

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Modeling and drafting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Baltimore	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$94,100 USD

Quality Engineer

Posted 17 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Six Sigma."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Buffalo, United States	High School	16-20 Years	Advanced	$75,800 USD

Mechatronic Engineer

Posted 15 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Product Validation
Automotive industry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$98,600 USD

Engineering Manager

Posted 14 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	$200,000 USD

Applications

Posted 14 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"SALES, HVAC design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Philadelphia	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$57,800 USD

Software Engineer

Posted 18 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Administrate Software for Engineering Group."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Richmond	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$54,000 USD

Engineer

Posted 15 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Louisville	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$350,000 USD

Systems Engineer I It

Posted 13 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Computer Systems and networks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fresno	Some College	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$94,300 USD

Structural Engineer

Posted 28 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Inspections and Engineering design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Columbus	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$110,000 USD

Senior Validation Engineer

Posted 28 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Validation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Austin	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$87,000 USD

Advanced Engineer

Posted 06 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Fix the computer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Jose	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$261,200 USD

Senior Engineer

Posted 26 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$93,000 USD

Engineering Associate

Posted 09 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programming, circuit design, experimental system operations and troubleshooting, maintenance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Jose	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$102,000 USD

Engineer

Posted 31 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manufacturing quality control."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Phoenix	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Project Manager

Posted 21 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Denver	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$145,000 USD

Software Development

Posted 12 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop identity and access management software. Knowledge of a variety of software languages, and technologies (mostly cloud based) as well as CI/CD, etc, are required."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Salt Lake City	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$148,000 USD

Product Assurance Engineer

Posted 24 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Quality manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$108,000 USD

Data Scientist

Posted 16 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Python, data science, cloud, big data."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Indianapolis	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Electronics Engineer

Posted 26 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Vehicle electrical architecture, EMC engineer, PCB design, circuit design, digital and analog electronics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$75,000 USD

Project Engineer

Posted 25 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Structural steel design, reinforced concrete design, timber design, ACAD."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Scientific Researcher

Posted 28 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Researching new technologies for autonomous vehicle."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Arlington	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Civil Engineer

Posted 23 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Building roads, bridges, tunnels, paper work. Filling out reports and estimates."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fort Worth	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	$80,000 USD

Engineering Associate

Posted 13 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"LabView Programming, Embedded Controller Systems design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Jose	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Field Engineer

Posted 23 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Line and grade."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colorado Springs	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$56,000 USD

Sr Quality Engineer

Posted 07 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"SPC, six sigma, ppap."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Reno	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Transportation Project Specialist

Posted 27 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"I utilize project management software such as Primavera P6. I administer construction contracts, and I ensure proper documentation and payment. I am an EIT on track to become a professional engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$56,000 USD

Nuclear Engineer

Posted 23 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Nuclear engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$103,000 USD

Comp Sci

Posted 25 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software Engineer at tech comp."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	$200,000 USD

Quality Engineer

Posted 17 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Defect review, root cause analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chicago	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$106,000 USD

Graduate Engineer

Posted 20 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Contract Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$40,000 USD

Civil Engineer

Posted 13 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Designer and reviewing reports."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Site Reliability Engineer

Posted 16 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT operations and Automation Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Minneapolis	Some College	1-2 Years	n/a	$83,000 USD

Sr. Software Engineer

Posted 11 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Automation and system enhancement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Atlanta	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$128,200 USD

Software Engineer

Posted 14 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Execute and write code."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	$100,000 USD

Solid Waste Engineer

Posted 02 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design and engineer landfills."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Denver	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$76,000 USD

Geotechnical Engineer

Posted 16 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Geotechnical engineer designing and monitoring deep foundations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tampa	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$88,000 USD

Senior Systems Engineer

Posted 16 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Designing simulation computer systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Philadelphia	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$150,000 USD

Energy Engineer

Posted 01 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Renewable energies engineer, installation, maintenance and servicing - quoting and meeting clients, marketing for business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Orlando	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$46,800 USD

Construction Manager

Posted 27 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management in construction."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colorado Springs	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$81,000 USD

Project Engineer

Posted 21 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Responsible for reviewing architectural drawings, structural drawings, Red Dot’s approval drawings and making technical business decisions on how Red Dot proceeds on an individual project."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dallas	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	$41,400 USD

Mechanical

Posted 20 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design and development of product for future and exisiting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Des Moines	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$83,000 USD

Engineer

Posted 17 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electrical engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Atlanta	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$60,000 USD

Senior Supplier Engineer

Posted 29 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop suppliers for an OEM."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$125,000 USD

Engineer

Posted 23 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design air planes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Water Engineer

Posted 13 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Water and Wastewater treatment. Construction management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Baltimore	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	$75,000 USD

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