ENGINEERS & TECHNICIANS / SALARY
UNITED STATES

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$85,674 USD

£71,110 GBP

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$87,726 USD

$62,000 USD

£51,460 GBP

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Average Salary / Engineers & Technicians / United States

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Average salary for Engineers & Technicians / United States is $85,674 USD per year. The most typical earning is $62,000 USD. All data are based on 993 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $91,000 USD. Women receive a salary of $82,300 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $124,800 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $104,500 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $117,000 USD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive $100,900 USD.

Levels / Engineers & Technicians / 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	2	100% 0.2%
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	12	99.8% 1.21%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	8	98.59% 0.81%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	22	97.78% 2.22%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	26	95.57% 2.62%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	38	92.95% 3.83%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	32	89.12% 3.22%
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	78	85.9% 7.85%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	57	78.05% 5.74%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	89	72.31% 8.96%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	51	63.34% 5.14%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	67	58.21% 6.75%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	56	51.46% 5.64%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	55	45.82% 5.54%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	44	40.28% 4.43%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	41	35.85% 4.13%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	25	31.72% 2.52%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	64	29.2% 6.45%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	18	22.76% 1.81%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	19	20.95% 1.91%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	13	19.03% 1.31%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	29	17.72% 2.92%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	15	14.8% 1.51%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	19	13.29% 1.91%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	4	11.38% 0.4%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	8	10.98% 0.81%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	7	10.17% 0.7%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	29	9.47% 2.92%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	12	6.55% 1.21%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	4	5.34% 0.4%
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	10	4.93% 1.01%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	2	3.93% 0.2%
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	12	3.73% 1.21%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	3	2.52% 0.3%
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	4	2.22% 0.4%
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	4	1.81% 0.4%
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	0	n/a
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	14	1.41% 1.41%

Gender / Engineers & Technicians / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	698	$91,000 USD
2	Women	62	$82,300 USD

Education / Engineers & Technicians / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	44	$124,800 USD
2	Masters Degree	212	$104,500 USD
3	Bellow H. School	6	$83,100 USD
4	Bachelors Degree	431	$83,000 USD
5	Some College	255	$70,500 USD
6	High School	45	$70,400 USD

Experience / Engineers & Technicians / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	220	$117,000 USD
2	16-20 Years	97	$100,900 USD
3	12-16 Years	77	$100,800 USD
4	8-12 Years	102	$83,900 USD
5	4-8 Years	159	$75,700 USD
6	2-4 Years	130	$65,700 USD
7	1-2 Years	89	$62,300 USD
8	0-1 Year	119	$59,700 USD

Age / Engineers & Technicians / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	76-99	1	$150,000 USD
2	66-70	6	$132,600 USD
3	61-65	25	$129,700 USD
4	51-55	53	$119,800 USD
5	56-60	53	$112,100 USD
6	46-50	91	$109,700 USD
7	41-45	66	$100,100 USD
8	36-40	81	$96,100 USD
9	31-35	95	$87,400 USD
10	71-75	1	$80,000 USD
11	26-30	160	$71,600 USD
12	n/a	235	$70,700 USD
13	21-25	114	$62,500 USD
14	14-20	12	$53,700 USD

Work Type / Engineers & Technicians / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	30	$114,600 USD
2	Permanent	882	$85,700 USD
3	Contract	62	$82,900 USD
4	Part Time	19	$45,700 USD

States / Engineers & Technicians / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Kentucky	7	$128,100 USD
2	Nebraska	2	$114,500 USD
3	Mississippi	5	$112,600 USD
4	Maryland	13	$106,900 USD
5	Washington State	28	$105,900 USD
6	New Hampshire	1	$102,500 USD
7	California	122	$100,900 USD
8	Delaware	1	$100,000 USD
9	Oklahoma	17	$97,900 USD
10	District Of Columbia (DC)	30	$97,100 USD
11	Alaska	3	$96,700 USD
12	Arizona	15	$95,200 USD
13	Georgia	27	$94,300 USD
14	Colorado	30	$92,400 USD
15	Massachusetts	28	$91,900 USD
16	Louisiana	20	$90,800 USD
17	Texas	89	$86,700 USD
18	Michigan	48	$85,500 USD
19	North Dakota	2	$84,000 USD
20	New Jersey	9	$83,900 USD
21	New York State	51	$83,800 USD
22	Florida	30	$83,700 USD
23	Nevada	6	$82,900 USD
24	Minnesota	24	$82,500 USD
25	Maine	5	$81,600 USD
26	Connecticut	5	$80,300 USD
27	Pennsylvania	37	$80,000 USD
28	Rhode Island	4	$78,800 USD
29	Iowa	3	$78,800 USD
30	Illinois	39	$78,600 USD
31	Ohio	45	$77,700 USD
32	New Mexico	4	$77,600 USD
33	Missouri	20	$77,500 USD
34	Alabama	18	$74,100 USD
35	Utah	14	$72,600 USD
36	Virginia	18	$72,500 USD
37	Indiana	16	$72,500 USD
38	Wisconsin	15	$71,500 USD
39	Hawaii	6	$65,300 USD
40	West Virginia	2	$65,200 USD
41	North Carolina	32	$64,500 USD
42	Tennessee	16	$61,700 USD
43	Idaho	3	$61,300 USD
44	Oregon	12	$60,000 USD
45	South Carolina	9	$57,400 USD
46	Kansas	4	$55,600 USD
47	Arkansas	3	$53,500 USD
48	South Dakota	1	$45,000 USD
49	Montana	1	$45,000 USD

Cities / Engineers & Technicians / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	San Jose	9	$196,000 USD
2	Louisville	6	$136,200 USD
3	Seattle	18	$121,600 USD
4	San Francisco	23	$118,700 USD
5	Oklahoma City	9	$116,900 USD
6	St. Paul	6	$116,200 USD
7	Jackson	5	$112,600 USD
8	New Orleans	10	$111,900 USD
9	Baltimore	13	$106,900 USD
10	Washington DC	30	$97,100 USD
11	Atlanta	25	$97,000 USD
12	Houston	46	$96,900 USD
13	Pittsburgh	12	$94,800 USD
14	Boston	23	$94,400 USD
15	Phoenix	9	$94,400 USD
16	Kansas City	5	$93,100 USD
17	Denver	20	$92,000 USD
18	Colorado Springs	9	$90,900 USD
19	Tampa	9	$89,700 USD
20	Columbus	9	$89,100 USD
21	Detroit	42	$88,600 USD
22	New York City	36	$87,700 USD
23	Los Angeles	38	$87,600 USD
24	Sacramento	13	$86,000 USD
25	San Diego	12	$84,800 USD
26	Raleigh	10	$83,800 USD
27	Orlando	10	$83,500 USD
28	Huntsville	6	$83,300 USD
29	--Other--	53	$83,200 USD
30	Norfolk	5	$82,500 USD
31	Hartford	5	$80,300 USD
32	Newark	8	$79,400 USD
33	Cincinnati	19	$79,100 USD
34	Chicago	39	$78,600 USD
35	Indianapolis	14	$77,600 USD
36	Tulsa	8	$76,700 USD
37	Buffalo, United States	6	$76,300 USD
38	Austin	10	$74,400 USD
39	Dallas	13	$73,000 USD
40	Philadelphia	25	$72,900 USD
41	Salt Lake City	14	$72,600 USD
42	St. Louis	15	$72,300 USD
43	Birmingham, United States	7	$71,800 USD
44	Minneapolis	18	$71,300 USD
45	Cleveland	10	$70,000 USD
46	Richmond	11	$67,400 USD
47	Milwaukee	12	$67,000 USD
48	Baton Rouge	8	$66,200 USD
49	Honolulu	6	$65,300 USD
50	Knoxville	6	$64,600 USD
51	Grand Rapids	6	$63,900 USD
52	Fort Worth	7	$63,400 USD
53	Memphis	8	$62,300 USD
54	Portland, Oregon	12	$60,000 USD
55	Spokane	6	$58,800 USD
56	Columbia, South Carolina	9	$57,400 USD
57	Charlotte	18	$55,300 USD
58	Rochester	7	$55,100 USD

Careers / Engineers & Technicians / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Engineering Manager	90	$123,500 USD
2	Technical Manager	53	$117,400 USD
3	Electrical Engineer Lead	20	$113,800 USD
4	Metal Engineer Lead	1	$108,000 USD
5	Mechanical Engineer Lead	28	$103,800 USD
6	Electrical Technician Lead	23	$95,700 USD
7	Research Engineer	42	$95,100 USD
8	Metal Engineer	6	$92,200 USD
9	Engineer	268	$84,900 USD
10	Timber Engineer	2	$82,500 USD
11	Electrical Engineer	98	$80,500 USD
12	Mechanical Technician Lead	12	$76,700 USD
13	Electrical Technician	30	$75,000 USD
14	Mechanical Engineer	148	$73,800 USD
15	Mechanical Technician	26	$71,100 USD
16	Electrician	8	$67,700 USD
17	Technician	85	$65,300 USD
18	CNC Programmer	18	$62,300 USD
19	Mathematician	2	$53,300 USD
20	AutoCAD	29	$50,600 USD
21	CNC Operator	1	$45,000 USD
22	Metal Technician	3	$43,000 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Electrical Manufacturing Engineer

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electrical Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
St. Louis	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	$74,000 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

Electrical Engineer

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electronic design and programming."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	$100,000 USD

Testingenieur

Posted 05 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Testing cars."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Francisco	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	$100,000 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

Engineer

Posted 26 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"•	Leading the development of a specialized software platform;
•	Supervise the development of software to ensure that the product is ready for international distribution;
•	Evaluate strategic collaborations in Europe and North America;
•	Design the market expansion plan for product distribution;."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$314,900 USD

Vice President, Engineering

Posted 23 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Structural engineering, experimental stress analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cleveland	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$132,000 USD

Engineering Specialist

Posted 22 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Building and testing electronics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	$155,400 USD

Engineering Technical Specialist Iv

Posted 22 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assemble and test engineering prototype electronics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	$155,400 USD

Supervisor

Posted 17 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"20 years of experience in computer maintenance and technology management, Excel table programming."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$55,400 USD

Equipment Engineer

Posted 13 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Automation, PLC, Programming, Maintenance, manufacturing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Reno	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$102,000 USD

Manager

Posted 29 May 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kansas City	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$155,000 USD

Electrical Engineer

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electronic design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$165,000 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

Maintenance Manager

Posted 05 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage 30 maintenance employees."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Jackson	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	$155,200 USD

Manager Of Technical Training

Posted 17 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manager Electronics Training and Craft Training."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Atlanta	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	$104,000 USD

Lab Technician

Posted 13 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Perform lab testing of products for quality assurance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	8-12 Years	Intermediate	$43,000 USD

Hydrogen Fuel Engineer

Posted 06 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design Hydrogen fuel systems. This includes plumbing, storage, connections, valves and sensors."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$210,000 USD

Engr Manager

Posted 17 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Chemical Process and Project Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Philadelphia	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$100,000 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

Engineer

Posted 15 February 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$70,000 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

Architect Engineer

Posted 13 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Telecom."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	$220,000 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

Retired

Posted 16 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colorado Springs	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	$165,000 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

Operations Technician

Posted 13 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Range of tasks from quality labs, general maintenance, inspections."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Mobile	High School	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$51,000 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

Manufacturing Technician

Posted 04 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Medical device tech."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Minneapolis	Some College	0-1 Year	Basic	$57,000 USD

Generation Operations Engineer

Posted 29 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Provide support to grid operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Philadelphia	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$78,000 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

Lead Engineer

Posted 26 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead Engineer (IT Telephony)."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Norfolk	High School	8-12 Years	Expert	$110,000 USD

Wind Turbine Technician

Posted 16 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Gearbox repair."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$100,000 USD

Tech Engineer

Posted 16 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Redlines."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oxnard	High School	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$81,300 USD

Robotic Automation Technician

Posted 02 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Welding robots, mechanical engineering, coding, CWI."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Portland, Oregon	Some College	12-16 Years	Advanced	$95,000 USD

Research And Development Engineering

Posted 22 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Chemical engineering research and development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Irvine	Some College	0-1 Year	Basic	$75,000 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

Maintenance

Posted 26 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Trouble shoot and repair vision systems, Fanuc robots, ABB robots as well as Allan Bradley PLCs. Also all mechanical sytems. Also have tool maker skills."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Some College	12-16 Years	Advanced	$58,200 USD

Mechanical Engineer I

Posted 19 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$70,000 USD

Test Operator

Posted 15 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Test military grade electronics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	$65,000 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

Sr. Research Engineer

Posted 26 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Chemical process developmet."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Jackson	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$140,000 USD

Electrical Engineer

Posted 24 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Control Systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chicago	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$95,000 USD

Manager

Posted 22 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"People Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Francisco	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$250,000 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

Techincal Advisor

Posted 18 August 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$125,000 USD

Mechanical & Structural Engineer

Posted 13 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Underwater systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$148,500 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

ENGINEERS & TECHNICIANS / SALARY UNITED STATES

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$85,674 USD

$87,726 USD

$62,000 USD

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