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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR |
Gross income
Net (after tax)
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$85,884 USD£65,782 GBPNew York City $92,057 USD |
$62,000 USD£47,488 GBPIncluding "New York City" Excluding "New York City" |
Average salary for Engineers & Technicians / United States is $85,884 USD per year. The most typical earning is $62,000 USD. All data are based on 1,003 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $91,200 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 12-16 Years of experience receive $100,900 USD.
Salary Levels (USD) per Year | Surveys | [%] |
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$10,000 USD -
$14,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$15,000 USD -
$19,999 USD
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2 |
100%
0.2% |
$20,000 USD -
$24,999 USD
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12 |
99.8%
1.2% |
$25,000 USD -
$29,999 USD
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8 |
98.6%
0.8% |
$30,000 USD -
$34,999 USD
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22 |
97.81%
2.19% |
$35,000 USD -
$39,999 USD
|
26 |
95.61%
2.59% |
$40,000 USD -
$44,999 USD
|
38 |
93.02%
3.79% |
$45,000 USD -
$49,999 USD
|
32 |
89.23%
3.19% |
$50,000 USD -
$54,999 USD
|
79 |
86.04%
7.88% |
$55,000 USD -
$59,999 USD
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57 |
78.17%
5.68% |
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY | ||
$60,000 USD -
$64,999 USD
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90 |
72.48%
8.97% |
$65,000 USD -
$69,999 USD
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51 |
63.51%
5.08% |
$70,000 USD -
$74,999 USD
|
68 |
58.42%
6.78% |
$75,000 USD -
$79,999 USD
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56 |
51.65%
5.58% |
$80,000 USD -
$84,999 USD
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55 |
46.06%
5.48% |
$85,000 USD -
$89,999 USD
|
45 |
40.58%
4.49% |
$90,000 USD -
$94,999 USD
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41 |
36.09%
4.09% |
$95,000 USD -
$99,999 USD
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25 |
32%
2.49% |
$100,000 USD -
$104,999 USD
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66 |
29.51%
6.58% |
$105,000 USD -
$109,999 USD
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20 |
22.93%
1.99% |
$110,000 USD -
$114,999 USD
|
19 |
20.94%
1.89% |
$115,000 USD -
$119,999 USD
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13 |
19.04%
1.3% |
$120,000 USD -
$124,999 USD
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29 |
17.75%
2.89% |
$125,000 USD -
$129,999 USD
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15 |
14.86%
1.5% |
$130,000 USD -
$134,999 USD
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19 |
13.36%
1.89% |
$135,000 USD -
$139,999 USD
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4 |
11.47%
0.4% |
$140,000 USD -
$144,999 USD
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8 |
11.07%
0.8% |
$145,000 USD -
$149,999 USD
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7 |
10.27%
0.7% |
HIGH SALARIES | ||
$150,000 USD -
$159,999 USD
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30 |
9.57%
2.99% |
$160,000 USD -
$169,999 USD
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12 |
6.58%
1.2% |
$170,000 USD -
$179,999 USD
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4 |
5.38%
0.4% |
$180,000 USD -
$189,999 USD
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10 |
4.99%
1% |
$190,000 USD -
$199,999 USD
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2 |
3.99%
0.2% |
$200,000 USD -
$209,999 USD
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12 |
3.79%
1.2% |
$210,000 USD -
$219,999 USD
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3 |
2.59%
0.3% |
$220,000 USD -
$229,999 USD
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4 |
2.29%
0.4% |
$230,000 USD -
$239,999 USD
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4 |
1.89%
0.4% |
$240,000 USD -
$249,999 USD
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1 |
1.5%
0.1% |
$250,000 USD -
$349,999 USD
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14 |
1.4%
1.4% |
# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Doctorate Degree | 44 | $124,800 USD |
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2 | Masters Degree | 215 | $104,500 USD |
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3 | Bellow H. School | 6 | $83,100 USD |
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4 | Bachelors Degree | 436 | $83,000 USD |
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5 | Some College | 257 | $71,200 USD |
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6 | High School | 45 | $70,400 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | 20+ Years | 220 | $117,000 USD |
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2 | 12-16 Years | 78 | $100,900 USD |
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3 | 16-20 Years | 98 | $100,400 USD |
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4 | 8-12 Years | 104 | $85,500 USD |
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5 | 4-8 Years | 160 | $76,200 USD |
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6 | 2-4 Years | 131 | $66,000 USD |
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7 | 1-2 Years | 91 | $62,600 USD |
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8 | 0-1 Year | 121 | $60,000 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | 66-70 | 6 | $132,600 USD |
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2 | 61-65 | 25 | $129,700 USD |
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3 | 51-55 | 53 | $119,800 USD |
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4 | 56-60 | 53 | $112,100 USD |
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5 | 46-50 | 91 | $109,700 USD |
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6 | 41-45 | 67 | $100,200 USD |
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7 | 76-99 | 2 | $100,000 USD |
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8 | 36-40 | 84 | $97,900 USD |
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9 | 31-35 | 97 | $87,800 USD |
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10 | 71-75 | 1 | $80,000 USD |
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11 | 26-30 | 161 | $71,600 USD |
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12 | n/a | 235 | $70,700 USD |
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13 | 21-25 | 116 | $63,000 USD |
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14 | 14-20 | 12 | $53,700 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Self Employed | 32 | $113,700 USD |
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2 | Permanent | 889 | $86,000 USD |
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3 | Contract | 63 | $82,700 USD |
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4 | Part Time | 19 | $45,700 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Kentucky | 7 | $128,100 USD |
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2 | Nebraska | 2 | $114,500 USD |
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3 | Mississippi | 5 | $112,600 USD |
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4 | Maryland | 13 | $106,900 USD |
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5 | Washington State | 28 | $105,900 USD |
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6 | New Hampshire | 1 | $102,500 USD |
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7 | California | 124 | $100,900 USD |
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8 | Delaware | 1 | $100,000 USD |
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9 | Oklahoma | 17 | $97,900 USD |
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10 | District Of Columbia (DC) | 30 | $97,100 USD |
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11 | Alaska | 3 | $96,700 USD |
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12 | Arizona | 17 | $96,500 USD |
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13 | Georgia | 27 | $94,300 USD |
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14 | Colorado | 30 | $92,400 USD |
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15 | Massachusetts | 28 | $91,900 USD |
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16 | Louisiana | 20 | $90,800 USD |
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17 | New York State | 53 | $87,000 USD |
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18 | Texas | 90 | $86,300 USD |
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19 | Michigan | 48 | $85,500 USD |
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20 | New Jersey | 10 | $84,000 USD |
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21 | North Dakota | 2 | $84,000 USD |
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22 | Florida | 30 | $83,700 USD |
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23 | Nevada | 6 | $82,900 USD |
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24 | Minnesota | 24 | $82,500 USD |
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25 | Maine | 5 | $81,600 USD |
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26 | Connecticut | 5 | $80,300 USD |
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27 | Pennsylvania | 37 | $80,000 USD |
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28 | Rhode Island | 4 | $78,800 USD |
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29 | Iowa | 3 | $78,800 USD |
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30 | Illinois | 40 | $78,400 USD |
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31 | Ohio | 45 | $77,700 USD |
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32 | New Mexico | 4 | $77,600 USD |
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33 | Missouri | 20 | $77,500 USD |
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34 | Alabama | 19 | $75,400 USD |
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35 | Utah | 14 | $72,600 USD |
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36 | Virginia | 18 | $72,500 USD |
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37 | Indiana | 16 | $72,500 USD |
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38 | Wisconsin | 15 | $71,500 USD |
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39 | Hawaii | 6 | $65,300 USD |
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40 | West Virginia | 2 | $65,200 USD |
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41 | North Carolina | 32 | $64,500 USD |
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42 | Tennessee | 16 | $61,700 USD |
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43 | Idaho | 3 | $61,300 USD |
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44 | Oregon | 12 | $60,000 USD |
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45 | South Carolina | 9 | $57,400 USD |
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46 | Kansas | 4 | $55,600 USD |
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47 | Arkansas | 3 | $53,500 USD |
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48 | South Dakota | 1 | $45,000 USD |
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49 | Montana | 1 | $45,000 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | San Jose | 10 | $182,400 USD |
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2 | Louisville | 6 | $136,200 USD |
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3 | Seattle | 18 | $121,600 USD |
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4 | San Francisco | 24 | $120,000 USD |
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5 | Oklahoma City | 9 | $116,900 USD |
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6 | St. Paul | 6 | $116,200 USD |
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7 | Jackson | 5 | $112,600 USD |
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8 | New Orleans | 10 | $111,900 USD |
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9 | Baltimore | 13 | $106,900 USD |
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10 | Washington DC | 30 | $97,100 USD |
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11 | Atlanta | 25 | $97,000 USD |
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12 | Houston | 46 | $96,900 USD |
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13 | Phoenix | 10 | $95,800 USD |
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14 | Pittsburgh | 12 | $94,800 USD |
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15 | Boston | 23 | $94,400 USD |
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16 | Kansas City | 5 | $93,100 USD |
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17 | New York City | 38 | $92,100 USD |
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18 | Denver | 20 | $92,000 USD |
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19 | Colorado Springs | 9 | $90,900 USD |
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20 | Tampa | 9 | $89,700 USD |
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21 | Columbus | 9 | $89,100 USD |
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22 | Detroit | 42 | $88,600 USD |
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23 | Los Angeles | 38 | $87,600 USD |
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24 | Sacramento | 13 | $86,000 USD |
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25 | San Diego | 12 | $84,800 USD |
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26 | Raleigh | 10 | $83,800 USD |
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27 | Orlando | 10 | $83,500 USD |
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28 | Huntsville | 6 | $83,300 USD |
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29 | --Other-- | 53 | $83,200 USD |
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30 | Norfolk | 5 | $82,500 USD |
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31 | Hartford | 5 | $80,300 USD |
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32 | Newark | 9 | $80,000 USD |
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33 | Cincinnati | 19 | $79,100 USD |
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34 | Chicago | 40 | $78,400 USD |
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35 | Indianapolis | 14 | $77,600 USD |
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36 | Tulsa | 8 | $76,700 USD |
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37 | Buffalo, United States | 6 | $76,300 USD |
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38 | Austin | 10 | $74,400 USD |
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39 | Philadelphia | 25 | $72,900 USD |
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40 | Salt Lake City | 14 | $72,600 USD |
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41 | St. Louis | 15 | $72,300 USD |
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42 | Birmingham, United States | 7 | $71,800 USD |
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43 | Dallas | 14 | $71,400 USD |
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44 | Minneapolis | 18 | $71,300 USD |
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45 | Cleveland | 10 | $70,000 USD |
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46 | Richmond | 11 | $67,400 USD |
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47 | Milwaukee | 12 | $67,000 USD |
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48 | Baton Rouge | 8 | $66,200 USD |
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49 | Honolulu | 6 | $65,300 USD |
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50 | Knoxville | 6 | $64,600 USD |
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51 | Grand Rapids | 6 | $63,900 USD |
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52 | Fort Worth | 7 | $63,400 USD |
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53 | Memphis | 8 | $62,300 USD |
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54 | Portland, Oregon | 12 | $60,000 USD |
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55 | Spokane | 6 | $58,800 USD |
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56 | Columbia, South Carolina | 9 | $57,400 USD |
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57 | Charlotte | 18 | $55,300 USD |
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58 | Rochester | 7 | $55,100 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Engineering Manager | 91 | $122,700 USD |
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2 | Technical Manager | 54 | $119,700 USD |
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3 | Electrical Engineer Lead | 20 | $113,800 USD |
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4 | Metal Engineer Lead | 1 | $108,000 USD |
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5 | Mechanical Engineer Lead | 28 | $103,800 USD |
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6 | Electrical Technician Lead | 23 | $95,700 USD |
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7 | Research Engineer | 42 | $95,100 USD |
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8 | Metal Engineer | 6 | $92,200 USD |
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9 | Engineer | 272 | $85,300 USD |
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10 | Timber Engineer | 2 | $82,500 USD |
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11 | Electrical Engineer | 99 | $80,700 USD |
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12 | Mechanical Technician Lead | 12 | $76,700 USD |
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13 | Electrical Technician | 30 | $75,000 USD |
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14 | Mechanical Engineer | 151 | $73,800 USD |
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15 | Mechanical Technician | 26 | $71,100 USD |
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16 | Electrician | 8 | $67,700 USD |
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17 | Technician | 85 | $65,300 USD |
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18 | CNC Programmer | 18 | $62,300 USD |
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19 | Mathematician | 2 | $53,300 USD |
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20 | AutoCAD | 29 | $50,600 USD |
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21 | CNC Operator | 1 | $45,000 USD |
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22 | Metal Technician | 3 | $43,000 USD |
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What I do?
"Contributed to electric circuit design, PLC programming, and production stabilization in global automobile group factory automation. Representative examples include participation in the domestic/overseas plants of Hyundai/Kia Motors in Korea and the overseas plants of Renault Group in France."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Montgomery | Some College | 8-12 Years | Expert | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"Data Engineering."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"Addressed production issues and analyzed data metrics for process qualification to reduce cycle time for consumables. Designed fixtures for optical inspection of received parts. Documented assembly work instructions for NPI consumable and platform instrument. Diagnosed RMA, developed root cause analysis procedure."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
San Jose | Masters Degree | 1-2 Years | Advanced | $60,000 USD |
What I do?
"Engineering."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
San Francisco | Masters Degree | 4-8 Years | Expert | $150,000 USD |
What I do?
"Manage engineering projects."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Dallas | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | Advanced | $50,000 USD |
What I do?
"Quality management."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Phoenix | Bachelors Degree | 12-16 Years | Advanced | $108,000 USD |
What I do?
"SATCOM."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Tucson | Masters Degree | 2-4 Years | Advanced | $105,000 USD |
What I do?
"It and security."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Some College | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $240,000 USD |
What I do?
"Production line improvements, R&D, Testing, and Product Design."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Newark | Bachelors Degree | 0-1 Year | Intermediate | $85,000 USD |
What I do?
"Mechanical design, Mechanical Drawing, engineering and automatic."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Chicago | Bachelors Degree | 0-1 Year | Intermediate | $70,000 USD |
What I do?
"Electrical Engineering."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
St. Louis | Bachelors Degree | 0-1 Year | Advanced | $74,000 USD |
What I do?
"Cross-functional management, business acumen."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
San Diego | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Intermediate | $140,000 USD |
What I do?
"Electronic design and programming."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Boston | Bachelors Degree | 12-16 Years | Advanced | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"Testing cars."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
San Francisco | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | Expert | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"Research and Development."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Los Angeles | Some College | 16-20 Years | Advanced | $70,000 USD |
What I do?
"• 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 |
What I do?
"Structural engineering, experimental stress analysis."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Cleveland | Masters Degree | 16-20 Years | Advanced | $132,000 USD |
What I do?
"Building and testing electronics."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Los Angeles | Some College | 16-20 Years | Advanced | $155,400 USD |
What I do?
"Assemble and test engineering prototype electronics."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Los Angeles | Some College | 16-20 Years | Expert | $155,400 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Automation, PLC, Programming, Maintenance, manufacturing."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Reno | Masters Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | $102,000 USD |
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kansas City | Masters Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | $155,000 USD |
What I do?
"Electronic design."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Los Angeles | Masters Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $165,000 USD |
What I do?
"Modeling and drafting."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Baltimore | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | $94,100 USD |
What I do?
"Manage 30 maintenance employees."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Jackson | Bachelors Degree | 12-16 Years | Advanced | $155,200 USD |
What I do?
"Manager Electronics Training and Craft Training."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Atlanta | Some College | 16-20 Years | Expert | $104,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Chemical Process and Project Engineering."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Philadelphia | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | Advanced | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"Six Sigma."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Buffalo, United States | High School | 16-20 Years | Advanced | $75,800 USD |
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Detroit | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | $70,000 USD |
What I do?
"Product Validation Automotive industry."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Detroit | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | $98,600 USD |
What I do?
"Software engineering."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Los Angeles | Masters Degree | 12-16 Years | Expert | $200,000 USD |
What I do?
"SALES, HVAC design."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Philadelphia | Bachelors Degree | 0-1 Year | Intermediate | $57,800 USD |
What I do?
"Telecom."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Masters Degree | 12-16 Years | Expert | $220,000 USD |
What I do?
"Administrate Software for Engineering Group."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Richmond | Some College | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | $54,000 USD |
What I do?
"Maintance."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Colorado Springs | Some College | 16-20 Years | Advanced | $165,000 USD |
What I do?
"Engineering."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Louisville | Masters Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $350,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Computer Systems and networks."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Fresno | Some College | 4-8 Years | Intermediate | $94,300 USD |
What I do?
"Medical device tech."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Minneapolis | Some College | 0-1 Year | Basic | $57,000 USD |
What I do?
"Provide support to grid operations."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Philadelphia | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | $78,000 USD |
What I do?
"Inspections and Engineering design."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Columbus | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $110,000 USD |
What I do?
"Lead Engineer (IT Telephony)."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Norfolk | High School | 8-12 Years | Expert | $110,000 USD |
What I do?
"Gearbox repair."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Detroit | Some College | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"Redlines."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Oxnard | High School | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | $81,300 USD |
What I do?
"Welding robots, mechanical engineering, coding, CWI."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Portland, Oregon | Some College | 12-16 Years | Advanced | $95,000 USD |
What I do?
"Chemical engineering research and development."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Irvine | Some College | 0-1 Year | Basic | $75,000 USD |
What I do?
"Validation."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Austin | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | $87,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |