Engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level engineer earnings begin at:

$54.28 per hour

$112,902 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level engineer earnings begin at:

$35.44 per hour

$73,716 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level engineer earnings begin at:

$25.87 per hour

$53,804 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level engineer earnings begin at:

$21.75 per hour

$45,234 per year

10th percentile

Starting level engineer earnings begin at:

$20.17 per hour

$41,946 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 15% more than similar careers in Florida.

Career Median Salary
Software engineer salary $62K
Civil engineer salary $56K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)