The average salary for an engineer in the United States is around $77,752 per year.
Avg Salary
Engineers earn an average yearly salary of $77,752.
Wages typically start from $46,037 and go up to $131,315.
28% above national average Updated in 2019
Engineer earnings by seniority
90th percentile
Top-level engineer earnings begin at:
$63.13 per hour
$131,315 per year
75th percentile
Senior-level engineer earnings begin at:
$49.25 per hour
$102,447 per year
50th percentile
Mid-level engineer earnings begin at:
$37.38 per hour
$77,752 per year
25th percentile
Junior-level engineer earnings begin at:
$28.37 per hour
$59,009 per year
10th percentile
Starting level engineer earnings begin at:
$22.13 per hour
$46,037 per year
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Engineer salary by state
| State Name | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Delaware | $96,888 |
| Washington | $95,538 |
| New Mexico | $94,908 |
| Connecticut | $94,897 |
| Alabama | $94,154 |
| Michigan | $89,773 |
| Rhode Island | $89,170 |
| Minnesota | $88,162 |
| Idaho | $87,218 |
| Nevada | $86,822 |
| New Hampshire | $85,690 |
| Arizona | $85,561 |
| West Virginia | $85,050 |
| Hawaii | $84,631 |
| Oklahoma | $83,899 |
| Utah | $83,670 |
| Mississippi | $83,297 |
| Wyoming | $83,184 |
| Louisiana | $83,110 |
| South Carolina | $82,298 |
| Kansas | $81,487 |
| Tennessee | $80,453 |
| Vermont | $79,485 |
| Missouri | $78,984 |
| Colorado | $78,836 |
| Maine | $78,191 |
| North Dakota | $77,783 |
| Iowa | $77,600 |
| Nebraska | $77,587 |
| Kentucky | $76,456 |
| Wisconsin | $76,327 |
| South Dakota | $75,705 |
| Montana | $75,411 |
| Georgia | $74,877 |
| Oregon | $74,000 |
| Indiana | $73,063 |
| Illinois | $72,932 |
| California | $72,675 |
| Pennsylvania | $72,000 |
| Arkansas | $70,752 |
| Virginia | $70,329 |
| Maryland | $70,000 |
| North Carolina | $69,000 |
| Texas | $68,726 |
| New Jersey | $64,740 |
| New York | $62,882 |
| Ohio | $61,000 |
| Guam | $60,898 |
| Massachusetts | $56,383 |
| Florida | $53,804 |
| Puerto Rico | $52,226 |
| District of Columbia | $113,026 |
| Alaska | $108,160 |
How do engineer salaries compare to similar careers?
Engineers earn about the same as related careers in the United States. On average, they make less than biomedical engineers but more than locomotive engineers.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Biomedical engineer salary | $88K |
| Product safety engineer salary | $91K |
| Environmental engineer salary | $89K |
| Water engineer salary | $89K |
| Industrial engineer salary | $86K |
| Engineer salary | $78K |
| Civil engineer salary | $76K |
| Ship engineer salary | $75K |
| Mechanical engineer salary | $72K |
| Locomotive engineer salary | $67K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)