17 Series · SOC 17-2199

Engineers, All Other Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$122,930
Median / year
+4.4%
2024→2025
$189,950
Top 10% earn
+2.1%
Growth '24–'34
154,070
Estimated US jobs

Engineers, All Other earn a median of $122,930 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $122,930, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $66,810 (10th percentile) to $189,950 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 154,070 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is New Mexico ($162,070).

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The pay verdict

Engineers, All Other earn a median of $122,930, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 91% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Architecture and Engineering, it ranks #7 of 36 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 2.1% by 2034.

$122,930
Median annual wage
Top 9%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#7 of 36
in Architecture and Engineering
2.8×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: New Mexico at $162,070. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Engineers, All Other moved from $99,040 in May 2019 to $122,930 in May 2025 (+24.1%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Engineers, All Other sits -0.3 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Engineers, All Other (SOC 17-2199) has a national median of $122,930 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $66,810 to $189,950, and the published mean is $125,330. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 154,070 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 53 state or territory areas and 324 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $117,750 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $122,930 in May 2025, a rise of $5,180 (+4.4%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +2.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 9,300 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Architecture and Engineering Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. New Mexico pays the highest state median at $162,070, which is +32% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $169,650. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 154,070 jobs Median $122,930/yr

Median Salary

$122,930

per year

Median Hourly

$59.10/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$125,330

average

Employment

154,070

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Engineers, All Other pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$122,930 Top 9% higher than 91% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Below this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Below this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). This entry sits in this band. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 (this entry) 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$122,930 · 91st percentile of 825 US occupations

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 17-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Engineers, All Other; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 23 17-series occupations with growth data, Engineers, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +2.1% growth and $122,930 median pay. Scatter plot of 23 data points. $0$50000$100000$150000$200000 -10%-5%0%5%10%15% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Civil Engineers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5% · Median annual wage: $100840Industrial Engineers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 11% · Median annual wage: $102440Mechanical Engineers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 9.1% · Median annual wage: $104110Electrical Engineers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 7.2% · Median annual wage: $120630Engineers, All Other - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.1% · Median annual wage: $122930Architects, Except L… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.9% · Median annual wage: $99280Architectural and Ci… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.1% · Median annual wage: $66150Electronics Engineer… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.2% · Median annual wage: $130220Electrical and Elect… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.6% · Median annual wage: $78190Computer Hardware En… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 7.3% · Median annual wage: $161740Industrial Engineeri… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.7% · Median annual wage: $66120Civil Engineering Te… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.1% · Median annual wage: $64950Aerospace Engineers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.1% · Median annual wage: $134960Engineering Technolo… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.5% · Median annual wage: $78350Surveying and Mappin… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.5% · Median annual wage: $54240Surveyors - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.4% · Median annual wage: $75440Mechanical Drafters - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -6.5% · Median annual wage: $71550Environmental Engine… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.9% · Median annual wage: $107110Bioengineers and Bio… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.2% · Median annual wage: $109370Materials Engineers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.7% · Median annual wage: $112860Health and Safety En… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.4% · Median annual wage: $115160Chemical Engineers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.6% · Median annual wage: $125040Landscape Architects - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.5% · Median annual wage: $79870
Among 23 17-series occupations with growth data, Engineers, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +2.1% growth and $122,930 median pay.
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  • Civil Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5%, Median annual wage $100840
  • Industrial Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11%, Median annual wage $102440
  • Mechanical Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.1%, Median annual wage $104110
  • Electrical Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.2%, Median annual wage $120630
  • Engineers, All Other: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.1%, Median annual wage $122930
  • Architects, Except L…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $99280
  • Architectural and Ci…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $66150
  • Electronics Engineer…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.2%, Median annual wage $130220
  • Electrical and Elect…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.6%, Median annual wage $78190
  • Computer Hardware En…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.3%, Median annual wage $161740
  • Industrial Engineeri…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $66120
  • Civil Engineering Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.1%, Median annual wage $64950
  • Aerospace Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.1%, Median annual wage $134960
  • Engineering Technolo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.5%, Median annual wage $78350
  • Surveying and Mappin…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $54240
  • Surveyors: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.4%, Median annual wage $75440
  • Mechanical Drafters: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.5%, Median annual wage $71550
  • Environmental Engine…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $107110
  • Bioengineers and Bio…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.2%, Median annual wage $109370
  • Materials Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.7%, Median annual wage $112860
  • Health and Safety En…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.4%, Median annual wage $115160
  • Chemical Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.6%, Median annual wage $125040
  • Landscape Architects: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.5%, Median annual wage $79870

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+2.1%

About as fast as average

Annual Openings

9,300

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+3,300

158,800 (2024) → 162,100 (2034)

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

All safety ratings →
Group

Architecture and Engineering Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

2/100K

Injury Rate

0.5/100

Danger Index

3/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$66,810
25th$90,970
Median$122,930
75th$158,090
90th$189,950

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$32.12
25th$43.73
Median$59.10
75th$76.01
90th$91.32

Engineers, All Other pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$90,000$100,000$110,000$120,000$130,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $95,900National median - 2016: $97,300National median - 2017: $97,250National median - 2018: $96,980National median - 2019: $99,040National median - 2020: $103,380National median - 2021: $100,640National median - 2022: $104,600National median - 2023: $111,970National median - 2024: $117,750National median - 2025: $122,930$122,930
National median annual wage for Engineers, All Other, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $95,900
2016 $97,300
2017 $97,250
2018 $96,980
2019 $99,040
2020 $103,380
2021 $100,640
2022 $104,600
2023 $111,970
2024 $117,750
2025 $122,930

2015 median

$95,900

2025 median

$122,930

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$23,890 (+24.1%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+3.7%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Engineers, All Other by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $95,900 First banked release 125,460
May 2016 $97,300 +1.5% 123,390
May 2017 $97,250 -0.1% 131,500
May 2018 $96,980 -0.3% 142,030
May 2019 $99,040 Classification break 152,340
May 2020 $103,380 +4.4% 152,380
May 2021 $100,640 -2.7% 151,940
May 2022 $104,600 +3.9% 150,420
May 2023 $111,970 +7.0% 150,990
May 2024 $117,750 +5.2% 150,750
May 2025 $122,930 +4.4% 154,070

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $95,900 in May 2015 to $122,930 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.7% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 152,340 in May 2019 to 154,070 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 New Mexico $162,070 +32% above national
2 Alabama $152,550 +24% above national
3 District of Columbia $151,920 +24% above national
4 Virginia $148,160 +21% above national
5 Alaska $142,390 +16% above national
6 Washington $134,570 +9% above national
7 Colorado $132,590 +8% above national
8 New Jersey $132,450 +8% above national
9 Massachusetts $131,260 +7% above national
10 Idaho $130,970 +7% above national
11 California $130,850 +6% above national
12 Maryland $129,770 +6% above national
13 New Hampshire $128,130 +4% above national
14 Vermont $126,550 +3% above national
15 Connecticut $124,110 +1% above national
16 Oregon $123,220 same as national
17 Hawaii $122,800 same as national
18 Michigan $121,000 2% below national
19 Indiana $120,880 2% below national
20 Ohio $120,470 2% below national
21 Maine $120,430 2% below national
22 Oklahoma $119,810 3% below national
23 West Virginia $118,800 3% below national
24 New York $117,600 4% below national
25 Rhode Island $117,080 5% below national
26 Texas $115,810 6% below national
27 Wyoming $113,050 8% below national
28 North Carolina $112,450 9% below national
29 Georgia $112,260 9% below national
30 South Dakota $112,260 9% below national
31 Illinois $111,930 9% below national
32 Mississippi $111,030 10% below national
33 South Carolina $110,490 10% below national
34 Wisconsin $110,360 10% below national
35 Utah $110,320 10% below national
36 Pennsylvania $108,950 11% below national
37 Minnesota $108,850 11% below national
38 Florida $105,410 14% below national
39 Nevada $103,780 16% below national
40 Delaware $103,580 16% below national
41 Iowa $103,090 16% below national
42 Missouri $102,980 16% below national
43 Arizona $102,280 17% below national
44 North Dakota $100,250 18% below national
45 Guam $100,010 19% below national
46 Kentucky $99,830 19% below national
47 Louisiana $99,070 19% below national
48 Montana $97,470 21% below national
49 Tennessee $96,640 21% below national
50 Nebraska $88,490 28% below national
51 Puerto Rico $81,370 34% below national
52 Arkansas $76,940 37% below national
53 Kansas $76,100 38% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $169,650 +38% above national
2 Lexington Park, MD $166,230 +35% above national
3 Albuquerque, NM $163,630 +33% above national
4 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $159,800 +30% above national
5 Huntsville, AL $155,630 +27% above national
6 Charlottesville, VA $153,340 +25% above national
7 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $151,760 +23% above national
8 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $151,340 +23% above national
9 Anchorage, AK $145,500 +18% above national
10 Kennewick-Richland, WA $142,920 +16% above national
11 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $142,130 +16% above national
12 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $142,080 +16% above national
13 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $141,150 +15% above national
14 Greenville, NC $140,970 +15% above national
15 Bellingham, WA $140,220 +14% above national
16 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $139,980 +14% above national
17 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $138,590 +13% above national
18 Boulder, CO $137,530 +12% above national
19 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $137,430 +12% above national
20 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $136,990 +11% above national
21 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $136,650 +11% above national
22 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $135,930 +11% above national
23 Warner Robins, GA $135,820 +10% above national
24 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $135,300 +10% above national
25 Boise City, ID $135,020 +10% above national
26 Amarillo, TX $134,380 +9% above national
27 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $133,940 +9% above national
28 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $132,790 +8% above national
29 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $132,650 +8% above national
30 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $132,580 +8% above national
31 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $132,010 +7% above national
32 Morgantown, WV $131,990 +7% above national
33 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $131,740 +7% above national
34 Chico, CA $131,660 +7% above national
35 Manchester-Nashua, NH $131,580 +7% above national
36 Ogden, UT $131,460 +7% above national
37 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $130,810 +6% above national
38 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $130,270 +6% above national
39 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $129,990 +6% above national
40 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $129,880 +6% above national
41 Colorado Springs, CO $129,790 +6% above national
42 Idaho Falls, ID $128,670 +5% above national
43 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $127,710 +4% above national
44 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $127,640 +4% above national
45 Stockton-Lodi, CA $127,560 +4% above national
46 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $127,400 +4% above national
47 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $127,150 +3% above national
48 Syracuse, NY $126,400 +3% above national
49 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $126,380 +3% above national
50 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $126,250 +3% above national
51 Fayetteville, NC $125,980 +2% above national
52 Pittsfield, MA $125,350 +2% above national
53 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $125,320 +2% above national
54 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $125,160 +2% above national
55 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $125,060 +2% above national
56 Albany, OR $124,900 +2% above national
57 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $124,550 +1% above national
58 Oklahoma City, OK $124,340 +1% above national
59 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $124,250 +1% above national
60 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $124,220 +1% above national
61 Portland-South Portland, ME $123,780 +1% above national
62 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $122,990 same as national
63 Redding, CA $122,740 same as national
64 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $122,570 same as national
65 Fresno, CA $122,470 same as national
66 Wheeling, WV-OH $122,470 same as national
67 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $122,400 same as national
68 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $121,910 1% below national
69 Ann Arbor, MI $121,530 1% below national
70 Las Cruces, NM $121,510 1% below national
71 College Station-Bryan, TX $121,440 1% below national
72 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $121,350 1% below national
73 Urban Honolulu, HI $121,010 2% below national
74 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $120,040 2% below national
75 Charleston, WV $119,900 2% below national
76 Monroe, MI $119,400 3% below national
77 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $118,930 3% below national
78 Reading, PA $118,870 3% below national
79 Columbus, GA-AL $118,770 3% below national
80 Cleveland, OH $118,590 4% below national
81 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $118,230 4% below national
82 Greensboro-High Point, NC $118,160 4% below national
83 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $117,620 4% below national
84 Pueblo, CO $117,310 5% below national
85 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $116,500 5% below national
86 Jacksonville, NC $115,210 6% below national
87 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $115,210 6% below national
88 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $115,210 6% below national
89 Wilmington, NC $115,210 6% below national
90 Mobile, AL $114,850 7% below national
91 Peoria, IL $114,820 7% below national
92 Columbia, SC $114,560 7% below national
93 Springfield, MA $114,250 7% below national
94 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $113,880 7% below national
95 Omaha, NE-IA $113,440 8% below national
96 Pittsburgh, PA $112,420 9% below national
97 Jacksonville, FL $112,400 9% below national
98 Battle Creek, MI $112,260 9% below national
99 Modesto, CA $111,840 9% below national
100 Cedar Rapids, IA $111,080 10% below national
101 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $110,970 10% below national
102 Binghamton, NY $110,930 10% below national
103 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $110,520 10% below national
104 Madison, WI $110,360 10% below national
105 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $110,140 10% below national
106 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $110,010 11% below national
107 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $109,610 11% below national
108 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $109,080 11% below national
109 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $108,810 11% below national
110 Yuma, AZ $108,780 12% below national
111 El Paso, TX $108,240 12% below national
112 Worcester, MA $108,220 12% below national
113 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $108,140 12% below national
114 Richmond, VA $107,990 12% below national
115 Cheyenne, WY $107,810 12% below national
116 Fort Wayne, IN $107,720 12% below national
117 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $107,630 12% below national
118 Tulsa, OK $107,240 13% below national
119 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $107,220 13% below national
120 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $106,320 14% below national
121 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $106,300 14% below national
122 Asheville, NC $105,840 14% below national
123 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $105,810 14% below national
124 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $105,400 14% below national
125 Corpus Christi, TX $105,330 14% below national
126 Killeen-Temple, TX $104,990 15% below national
127 Raleigh-Cary, NC $104,910 15% below national
128 Midland, TX $104,840 15% below national
129 Chambersburg, PA $104,770 15% below national
130 Columbia, MO $104,760 15% below national
131 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $104,750 15% below national
132 Rockford, IL $104,490 15% below national
133 Salem, OR $104,420 15% below national
134 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $104,190 15% below national
135 Hammond, LA $104,140 15% below national
136 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $104,130 15% below national
137 Tucson, AZ $104,030 15% below national
138 Ithaca, NY $103,890 15% below national
139 St. Louis, MO-IL $103,880 15% below national
140 New Haven, CT $103,800 16% below national
141 Waco, TX $103,670 16% below national
142 Grand Forks, ND-MN $103,380 16% below national
143 St. George, UT $103,380 16% below national
144 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $103,330 16% below national
145 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $102,920 16% below national
146 Iowa City, IA $102,660 16% below national
147 Youngstown-Warren, OH $102,560 17% below national
148 Akron, OH $102,530 17% below national
149 Vallejo, CA $102,440 17% below national
150 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $102,280 17% below national
151 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $102,000 17% below national
152 Baton Rouge, LA $101,720 17% below national
153 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $101,490 17% below national
154 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $101,440 17% below national
155 Chattanooga, TN-GA $101,200 18% below national
156 Corvallis, OR $101,030 18% below national
157 Bozeman, MT $100,910 18% below national
158 Rocky Mount, NC $100,910 18% below national
159 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $100,880 18% below national
160 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $100,630 18% below national
161 Odessa, TX $100,600 18% below national
162 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $100,280 18% below national
163 Flint, MI $100,190 18% below national
164 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $100,110 19% below national
165 Rochester, NY $100,080 19% below national
166 Gainesville, GA $100,060 19% below national
167 Bloomington, IL $99,930 19% below national
168 Winston-Salem, NC $99,890 19% below national
169 Knoxville, TN $99,650 19% below national
170 Longview, TX $99,460 19% below national
171 Reno, NV $99,310 19% below national
172 Columbus, OH $99,180 19% below national
173 Jackson, TN $99,180 19% below national
174 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $99,140 19% below national
175 Salinas, CA $98,950 20% below national
176 Great Falls, MT $98,660 20% below national
177 Visalia, CA $98,570 20% below national
178 Saginaw, MI $98,380 20% below national
179 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $98,000 20% below national
180 Utica-Rome, NY $97,940 20% below national
181 Eugene-Springfield, OR $97,710 21% below national
182 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $97,590 21% below national
183 Clarksville, TN-KY $97,470 21% below national
184 Fargo, ND-MN $97,390 21% below national
185 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $97,210 21% below national
186 Spartanburg, SC $97,130 21% below national
187 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $96,900 21% below national
188 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $96,730 21% below national
189 Bend, OR $96,520 21% below national
190 Lancaster, PA $96,500 22% below national
191 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $96,440 22% below national
192 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $96,410 22% below national
193 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $95,990 22% below national
194 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $95,890 22% below national
195 Port St. Lucie, FL $95,430 22% below national
196 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $95,400 22% below national
197 Roanoke, VA $95,370 22% below national
198 Springfield, MO $95,300 22% below national
199 Ames, IA $95,260 23% below national
200 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $95,140 23% below national
201 Alexandria, LA $95,000 23% below national
202 Lake Charles, LA $94,810 23% below national
203 York-Hanover, PA $93,940 24% below national
204 Lexington-Fayette, KY $93,400 24% below national
205 Kansas City, MO-KS $93,330 24% below national
206 Morristown, TN $93,290 24% below national
207 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $92,790 25% below national
208 Monroe, LA $92,560 25% below national
209 Springfield, OH $92,370 25% below national
210 Evansville, IN $92,300 25% below national
211 Greeley, CO $92,070 25% below national
212 Savannah, GA $91,940 25% below national
213 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $91,790 25% below national
214 Merced, CA $90,450 26% below national
215 Duluth, MN-WI $90,430 26% below national
216 Florence, SC $88,100 28% below national
217 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $87,810 29% below national
218 Lubbock, TX $86,240 30% below national
219 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $85,860 30% below national
220 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $85,000 31% below national
221 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $84,260 31% below national
222 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $83,530 32% below national
223 Salisbury, MD $83,410 32% below national
224 Champaign-Urbana, IL $83,230 32% below national
225 Erie, PA $82,490 33% below national
226 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $82,100 33% below national
227 Johnson City, TN $81,390 34% below national
228 Toledo, OH $81,210 34% below national
229 Jefferson City, MO $81,000 34% below national
230 Lafayette, LA $80,650 34% below national
231 Fort Smith, AR-OK $79,890 35% below national
232 Helena, MT $79,750 35% below national
233 Canton-Massillon, OH $78,260 36% below national
234 Gainesville, FL $78,120 36% below national
235 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $78,100 36% below national
236 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $77,310 37% below national
237 Ocala, FL $76,970 37% below national
238 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $74,280 40% below national
239 Mayaguez, PR $73,780 40% below national
240 Tallahassee, FL $73,650 40% below national
241 Manhattan, KS $73,580 40% below national
242 Joplin, MO-KS $73,540 40% below national
243 Wichita, KS $73,470 40% below national
244 Macon-Bibb County, GA $71,990 41% below national
245 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $70,310 43% below national
246 Topeka, KS $67,720 45% below national
247 Lincoln, NE $64,060 48% below national
248 Ponce, PR $63,800 48% below national

Same SOC major group

Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 17 (Architecture and Engineering Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.

Showing 5 of 35 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.

Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale

Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Architecture and Engineering Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($122,930 here) and reported employment (154,070 jobs here).

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Engineers, All Other make?
The median annual salary for Engineers, All Other is $122,930 ($59.10/hour). The salary range spans from $66,810 at the 10th percentile to $189,950 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Engineers, All Other pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $122,930, Engineers, All Other pay is higher than 91% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Engineers, All Other the most?
New Mexico pays the highest median salary for Engineers, All Other at $162,070/year, which is +32% above the national median.
What education do Engineers, All Other need?
BLS assigns Engineers, All Other to Bachelor's degree for typical education needed for entry.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Engineers, All Other?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Engineers, All Other in this release. WageDex shows the Architecture and Engineering Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Engineers, All Other a good career?
Employment for Engineers, All Other is projected to grow 2.1% from 2024 to 2034, which is about as fast as average. About 9,300 openings are projected each year.
How does Engineers, All Other pay vary by state?
Engineers, All Other salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is New Mexico at $162,070/year, while Kansas pays the least at $76,100/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Engineers, All Other?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $169,650/year. BLS reports a median for 248 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Engineers, All Other pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $158,090/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
  • Location moves pay significantly: New Mexico leads at $162,070/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
  • Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs

These are BLS survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. Your pay depends on experience, employer, exact role, and location.

Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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