Engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level engineer earnings begin at:

$59.88 per hour

$124,556 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level engineer earnings begin at:

$48.03 per hour

$99,903 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level engineer earnings begin at:

$38.87 per hour

$80,854 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level engineer earnings begin at:

$32.90 per hour

$68,423 per year

10th percentile

Starting level engineer earnings begin at:

$26.80 per hour

$55,737 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Texas $99,212
Arizona $99,089
New York $97,891
New Hampshire $96,976
Minnesota $96,960
Oregon $96,366
Idaho $96,100
Illinois $96,072
Connecticut $95,856
Alabama $95,819
Oklahoma $95,818
Rhode Island $95,694
Hawaii $94,548
Wyoming $94,056
Ohio $93,214
North Carolina $92,055
Pennsylvania $91,030
North Dakota $90,363
Florida $90,122
Georgia $89,709
Michigan $89,409
West Virginia $89,408
Maine $89,095
Vermont $88,285
Nevada $87,724
Louisiana $87,587
Missouri $87,222
South Dakota $86,651
South Carolina $85,303
Utah $85,101
Tennessee $84,973
Wisconsin $84,723
Nebraska $84,641
Mississippi $84,272
Montana $82,058
Iowa $81,605
Indiana $80,875
Kentucky $80,854
Kansas $79,544
Arkansas $77,585
Virgin Islands, U.S. $77,560
Guam $68,845
Puerto Rico $58,645
District of Columbia $119,227
Alaska $115,586
California $115,393
Maryland $111,585
Delaware $107,513
New Mexico $107,480
Massachusetts $107,238
New Jersey $106,976
Virginia $104,481
Washington $103,834
Colorado $103,822

How do engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Engineers earn about the same as related careers in Kentucky. On average, they make less than chemical engineers but more than nanotechnology engineers.

Career Median Salary
Chemical engineer salary $97K
Product safety engineer salary $96K
Electrical engineer salary $93K
Mining and geological engineer salary $99K
Sales engineer salary $89K
Engineer salary $81K
Civil engineer salary $80K
Wind energy engineer salary $80K
Biochemical engineer salary $80K
Nanotechnology engineer salary $80K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)