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
- $189,950
- Top 10% earn
- +2.1%
- Growth '23–'33
- 154,070
- US workers
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 US workers. New Mexico pays the most ($162,070), since pay varies by state and metro area.
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 2033.
- $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.
Engineers, All Other (SOC 17-2199) pays a national median of $122,930 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $66,810 at the 10th percentile to $189,950 at the 90th, with a mean of $125,330 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 154,070 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 324 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +2.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 9,300 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 2 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.5 per 100.
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 top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $169,650 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
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
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.
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.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+2.1%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
9,300
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
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
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Engineers, All Other roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 4.0
Critical Thinking 4.0
Writing 3.9
Speaking 3.9
Complex Problem Solving 3.9
Active Listening 3.8
Mathematics 3.4
Judgment and Decision Making 3.4
Science 3.3
Active Learning 3.3
Knowledge Areas
Engineering and Technology 4.3
Design 4.1
Building and Construction 3.9
Mathematics 3.8
Mechanical 3.6
Computers and Electronics 3.3
Physics 3.3
Administration and Management 3.2
English Language 3.1
Customer and Personal Service 3.0
Key Tasks
- ▸ Identify and recommend energy savings strategies to achieve more energy-efficient operation.
- ▸ Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical, and related site information for use in the design of residential or commercial solar power systems.
- ▸ Create plans for solar energy system development, monitoring, and evaluation activities.
- ▸ Design or coordinate design of photovoltaic (PV) or solar thermal systems, including system components, for residential and commercial buildings.
- ▸ Conduct energy audits to evaluate energy use and to identify conservation and cost reduction measures.
- ▸ Provide technical direction or support to installation teams during installation, start-up, testing, system commissioning, or performance monitoring.
- ▸ Provide scientific or technical guidance or expertise to scientists, engineers, technologists, technicians, or others, using knowledge of chemical, analytical, or biological processes as applied to micro and nanoscale systems.
- ▸ Supervise technologists or technicians engaged in nanotechnology research or production.
- ▸ Create mechanical design documents for parts, assemblies, or finished products.
- ▸ Create electrical single-line diagrams, panel schedules, or connection diagrams for solar electric systems, using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$66,810
25th Percentile
$90,970
Median
$122,930
75th Percentile
$158,090
90th Percentile
$189,950
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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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
Highest Paying Metros
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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 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $163,780 | +33% above national |
| 4 | Albuquerque, NM | $163,630 | +33% above national |
| 5 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $162,070 | +32% above national |
| 6 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $161,470 | +31% above national |
| 7 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $159,800 | +30% above national |
| 8 | Huntsville, AL | $155,630 | +27% above national |
| 9 | Charlottesville, VA | $153,340 | +25% above national |
| 10 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $151,760 | +23% above national |
| 11 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $151,340 | +23% above national |
| 12 | Anchorage, AK | $145,500 | +18% above national |
| 13 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $142,920 | +16% above national |
| 14 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $142,390 | +16% above national |
| 15 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $142,130 | +16% above national |
| 16 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $142,080 | +16% above national |
| 17 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $141,150 | +15% above national |
| 18 | Greenville, NC | $140,970 | +15% above national |
| 19 | Bellingham, WA | $140,220 | +14% above national |
| 20 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $139,980 | +14% above national |
| 21 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $138,590 | +13% above national |
| 22 | Boulder, CO | $137,530 | +12% above national |
| 23 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $137,430 | +12% above national |
| 24 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $136,990 | +11% above national |
| 25 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $136,990 | +11% above national |
| 26 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $136,950 | +11% above national |
| 27 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $136,650 | +11% above national |
| 28 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $135,930 | +11% above national |
| 29 | Warner Robins, GA | $135,820 | +10% above national |
| 30 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $135,300 | +10% above national |
| 31 | Boise City, ID | $135,020 | +10% above national |
| 32 | Amarillo, TX | $134,380 | +9% above national |
| 33 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $133,940 | +9% above national |
| 34 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $132,790 | +8% above national |
| 35 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $132,650 | +8% above national |
| 36 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $132,580 | +8% above national |
| 37 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $132,010 | +7% above national |
| 38 | Morgantown, WV | $131,990 | +7% above national |
| 39 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $131,740 | +7% above national |
| 40 | Chico, CA | $131,660 | +7% above national |
| 41 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $131,580 | +7% above national |
| 42 | Ogden, UT | $131,460 | +7% above national |
| 43 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $130,810 | +6% above national |
| 44 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $130,270 | +6% above national |
| 45 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $129,990 | +6% above national |
| 46 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $129,880 | +6% above national |
| 47 | Colorado Springs, CO | $129,790 | +6% above national |
| 48 | Idaho Falls, ID | $128,670 | +5% above national |
| 49 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $128,470 | +5% above national |
| 50 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $127,710 | +4% above national |
| 51 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $127,640 | +4% above national |
| 52 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $127,560 | +4% above national |
| 53 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $127,560 | +4% above national |
| 54 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $127,400 | +4% above national |
| 55 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $127,150 | +3% above national |
| 56 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $127,030 | +3% above national |
| 57 | Syracuse, NY | $126,400 | +3% above national |
| 58 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $126,380 | +3% above national |
| 59 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $126,250 | +3% above national |
| 60 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $126,000 | +2% above national |
| 61 | Fayetteville, NC | $125,980 | +2% above national |
| 62 | Pittsfield, MA | $125,350 | +2% above national |
| 63 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $125,320 | +2% above national |
| 64 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $125,160 | +2% above national |
| 65 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $125,060 | +2% above national |
| 66 | Albany, OR | $124,900 | +2% above national |
| 67 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $124,550 | +1% above national |
| 68 | Oklahoma City, OK | $124,340 | +1% above national |
| 69 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $124,250 | +1% above national |
| 70 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $124,220 | +1% above national |
| 71 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $123,780 | +1% above national |
| 72 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $122,990 | same as national |
| 73 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $122,940 | same as national |
| 74 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $122,930 | same as national |
| 75 | Redding, CA | $122,740 | same as national |
| 76 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $122,570 | same as national |
| 77 | Fresno, CA | $122,470 | same as national |
| 78 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $122,470 | same as national |
| 79 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $122,400 | same as national |
| 80 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $121,910 | 1% below national |
| 81 | Ann Arbor, MI | $121,530 | 1% below national |
| 82 | Las Cruces, NM | $121,510 | 1% below national |
| 83 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $121,440 | 1% below national |
| 84 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $121,350 | 1% below national |
| 85 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $121,010 | 2% below national |
| 86 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $120,040 | 2% below national |
| 87 | Charleston, WV | $119,900 | 2% below national |
| 88 | Monroe, MI | $119,400 | 3% below national |
| 89 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $118,930 | 3% below national |
| 90 | Reading, PA | $118,870 | 3% below national |
| 91 | Columbus, GA-AL | $118,770 | 3% below national |
| 92 | Cleveland, OH | $118,590 | 4% below national |
| 93 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $118,470 | 4% below national |
| 94 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $118,230 | 4% below national |
| 95 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $118,160 | 4% below national |
| 96 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $117,620 | 4% below national |
| 97 | Pueblo, CO | $117,310 | 5% below national |
| 98 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $116,500 | 5% below national |
| 99 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $115,740 | 6% below national |
| 100 | Jacksonville, NC | $115,210 | 6% below national |
| 101 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $115,210 | 6% below national |
| 102 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $115,210 | 6% below national |
| 103 | Wilmington, NC | $115,210 | 6% below national |
| 104 | Mobile, AL | $114,850 | 7% below national |
| 105 | Peoria, IL | $114,820 | 7% below national |
| 106 | Columbia, SC | $114,560 | 7% below national |
| 107 | Springfield, MA | $114,250 | 7% below national |
| 108 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $113,880 | 7% below national |
| 109 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $113,580 | 8% below national |
| 110 | Omaha, NE-IA | $113,440 | 8% below national |
| 111 | Pittsburgh, PA | $112,420 | 9% below national |
| 112 | Jacksonville, FL | $112,400 | 9% below national |
| 113 | Battle Creek, MI | $112,260 | 9% below national |
| 114 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $112,010 | 9% below national |
| 115 | Modesto, CA | $111,840 | 9% below national |
| 116 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $111,080 | 10% below national |
| 117 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $110,970 | 10% below national |
| 118 | Binghamton, NY | $110,930 | 10% below national |
| 119 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $110,520 | 10% below national |
| 120 | Madison, WI | $110,360 | 10% below national |
| 121 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $110,250 | 10% below national |
| 122 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $110,140 | 10% below national |
| 123 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $110,010 | 11% below national |
| 124 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $109,610 | 11% below national |
| 125 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $109,500 | 11% below national |
| 126 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $109,080 | 11% below national |
| 127 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $108,810 | 11% below national |
| 128 | Yuma, AZ | $108,780 | 12% below national |
| 129 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $108,720 | 12% below national |
| 130 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $108,480 | 12% below national |
| 131 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $108,260 | 12% below national |
| 132 | El Paso, TX | $108,240 | 12% below national |
| 133 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $108,240 | 12% below national |
| 134 | Worcester, MA | $108,220 | 12% below national |
| 135 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $108,140 | 12% below national |
| 136 | Richmond, VA | $107,990 | 12% below national |
| 137 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $107,940 | 12% below national |
| 138 | Cheyenne, WY | $107,810 | 12% below national |
| 139 | Fort Wayne, IN | $107,720 | 12% below national |
| 140 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $107,630 | 12% below national |
| 141 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $107,350 | 13% below national |
| 142 | Tulsa, OK | $107,240 | 13% below national |
| 143 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $107,220 | 13% below national |
| 144 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $106,960 | 13% below national |
| 145 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $106,850 | 13% below national |
| 146 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $106,700 | 13% below national |
| 147 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $106,330 | 14% below national |
| 148 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $106,320 | 14% below national |
| 149 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $106,300 | 14% below national |
| 150 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $106,260 | 14% below national |
| 151 | Asheville, NC | $105,840 | 14% below national |
| 152 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $105,810 | 14% below national |
| 153 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $105,400 | 14% below national |
| 154 | Corpus Christi, TX | $105,330 | 14% below national |
| 155 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $104,990 | 15% below national |
| 156 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $104,910 | 15% below national |
| 157 | Midland, TX | $104,840 | 15% below national |
| 158 | Chambersburg, PA | $104,770 | 15% below national |
| 159 | Columbia, MO | $104,760 | 15% below national |
| 160 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $104,750 | 15% below national |
| 161 | Rockford, IL | $104,490 | 15% below national |
| 162 | Salem, OR | $104,420 | 15% below national |
| 163 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $104,190 | 15% below national |
| 164 | Hammond, LA | $104,140 | 15% below national |
| 165 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $104,130 | 15% below national |
| 166 | Tucson, AZ | $104,030 | 15% below national |
| 167 | Ithaca, NY | $103,890 | 15% below national |
| 168 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $103,880 | 15% below national |
| 169 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $103,880 | 15% below national |
| 170 | New Haven, CT | $103,800 | 16% below national |
| 171 | Waco, TX | $103,670 | 16% below national |
| 172 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $103,380 | 16% below national |
| 173 | St. George, UT | $103,380 | 16% below national |
| 174 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $103,330 | 16% below national |
| 175 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $103,280 | 16% below national |
| 176 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $102,920 | 16% below national |
| 177 | Iowa City, IA | $102,660 | 16% below national |
| 178 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $102,560 | 17% below national |
| 179 | Akron, OH | $102,530 | 17% below national |
| 180 | Vallejo, CA | $102,440 | 17% below national |
| 181 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $102,280 | 17% below national |
| 182 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $102,200 | 17% below national |
| 183 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $102,160 | 17% below national |
| 184 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $102,000 | 17% below national |
| 185 | Baton Rouge, LA | $101,720 | 17% below national |
| 186 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $101,490 | 17% below national |
| 187 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $101,440 | 17% below national |
| 188 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $101,240 | 18% below national |
| 189 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $101,200 | 18% below national |
| 190 | Corvallis, OR | $101,030 | 18% below national |
| 191 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $100,920 | 18% below national |
| 192 | Bozeman, MT | $100,910 | 18% below national |
| 193 | Rocky Mount, NC | $100,910 | 18% below national |
| 194 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $100,880 | 18% below national |
| 195 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $100,760 | 18% below national |
| 196 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $100,630 | 18% below national |
| 197 | Odessa, TX | $100,600 | 18% below national |
| 198 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $100,420 | 18% below national |
| 199 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $100,420 | 18% below national |
| 200 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $100,280 | 18% below national |
| 201 | Flint, MI | $100,190 | 18% below national |
| 202 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $100,110 | 19% below national |
| 203 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $100,110 | 19% below national |
| 204 | Rochester, NY | $100,080 | 19% below national |
| 205 | Gainesville, GA | $100,060 | 19% below national |
| 206 | Bloomington, IL | $99,930 | 19% below national |
| 207 | Winston-Salem, NC | $99,890 | 19% below national |
| 208 | Knoxville, TN | $99,650 | 19% below national |
| 209 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $99,510 | 19% below national |
| 210 | Longview, TX | $99,460 | 19% below national |
| 211 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $99,330 | 19% below national |
| 212 | Reno, NV | $99,310 | 19% below national |
| 213 | Columbus, OH | $99,180 | 19% below national |
| 214 | Jackson, TN | $99,180 | 19% below national |
| 215 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $99,140 | 19% below national |
| 216 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $98,970 | 19% below national |
| 217 | Salinas, CA | $98,950 | 20% below national |
| 218 | Great Falls, MT | $98,660 | 20% below national |
| 219 | Visalia, CA | $98,570 | 20% below national |
| 220 | Saginaw, MI | $98,380 | 20% below national |
| 221 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $98,070 | 20% below national |
| 222 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $98,000 | 20% below national |
| 223 | Utica-Rome, NY | $97,940 | 20% below national |
| 224 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $97,710 | 21% below national |
| 225 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $97,590 | 21% below national |
| 226 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $97,470 | 21% below national |
| 227 | Fargo, ND-MN | $97,390 | 21% below national |
| 228 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $97,210 | 21% below national |
| 229 | Spartanburg, SC | $97,130 | 21% below national |
| 230 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $96,900 | 21% below national |
| 231 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $96,730 | 21% below national |
| 232 | Bend, OR | $96,520 | 21% below national |
| 233 | Lancaster, PA | $96,500 | 22% below national |
| 234 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $96,440 | 22% below national |
| 235 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $96,410 | 22% below national |
| 236 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $96,200 | 22% below national |
| 237 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $96,180 | 22% below national |
| 238 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $95,990 | 22% below national |
| 239 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $95,890 | 22% below national |
| 240 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $95,430 | 22% below national |
| 241 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $95,400 | 22% below national |
| 242 | Roanoke, VA | $95,370 | 22% below national |
| 243 | Springfield, MO | $95,300 | 22% below national |
| 244 | Ames, IA | $95,260 | 23% below national |
| 245 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $95,170 | 23% below national |
| 246 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $95,140 | 23% below national |
| 247 | Alexandria, LA | $95,000 | 23% below national |
| 248 | Lake Charles, LA | $94,810 | 23% below national |
| 249 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $94,520 | 23% below national |
| 250 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $94,010 | 24% below national |
| 251 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $93,990 | 24% below national |
| 252 | York-Hanover, PA | $93,940 | 24% below national |
| 253 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $93,560 | 24% below national |
| 254 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $93,400 | 24% below national |
| 255 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $93,330 | 24% below national |
| 256 | Morristown, TN | $93,290 | 24% below national |
| 257 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $92,790 | 25% below national |
| 258 | Monroe, LA | $92,560 | 25% below national |
| 259 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $92,540 | 25% below national |
| 260 | Springfield, OH | $92,370 | 25% below national |
| 261 | Evansville, IN | $92,300 | 25% below national |
| 262 | Greeley, CO | $92,070 | 25% below national |
| 263 | Savannah, GA | $91,940 | 25% below national |
| 264 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $91,940 | 25% below national |
| 265 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $91,790 | 25% below national |
| 266 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $91,680 | 25% below national |
| 267 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $91,680 | 25% below national |
| 268 | Merced, CA | $90,450 | 26% below national |
| 269 | Duluth, MN-WI | $90,430 | 26% below national |
| 270 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $90,300 | 27% below national |
| 271 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $89,670 | 27% below national |
| 272 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $89,610 | 27% below national |
| 273 | Florence, SC | $88,100 | 28% below national |
| 274 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $87,810 | 29% below national |
| 275 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $87,720 | 29% below national |
| 276 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $87,690 | 29% below national |
| 277 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $87,130 | 29% below national |
| 278 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $86,990 | 29% below national |
| 279 | Lubbock, TX | $86,240 | 30% below national |
| 280 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $85,860 | 30% below national |
| 281 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $85,000 | 31% below national |
| 282 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $84,680 | 31% below national |
| 283 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $84,260 | 31% below national |
| 284 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $83,640 | 32% below national |
| 285 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $83,530 | 32% below national |
| 286 | Salisbury, MD | $83,410 | 32% below national |
| 287 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $83,230 | 32% below national |
| 288 | Erie, PA | $82,490 | 33% below national |
| 289 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $82,100 | 33% below national |
| 290 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $81,900 | 33% below national |
| 291 | Johnson City, TN | $81,390 | 34% below national |
| 292 | Toledo, OH | $81,210 | 34% below national |
| 293 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $81,120 | 34% below national |
| 294 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $81,010 | 34% below national |
| 295 | Jefferson City, MO | $81,000 | 34% below national |
| 296 | Lafayette, LA | $80,650 | 34% below national |
| 297 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $80,230 | 35% below national |
| 298 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $79,890 | 35% below national |
| 299 | Helena, MT | $79,750 | 35% below national |
| 300 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $79,050 | 36% below national |
| 301 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $78,880 | 36% below national |
| 302 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $78,260 | 36% below national |
| 303 | Gainesville, FL | $78,120 | 36% below national |
| 304 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $78,100 | 36% below national |
| 305 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $77,980 | 37% below national |
| 306 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $77,500 | 37% below national |
| 307 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $77,310 | 37% below national |
| 308 | Ocala, FL | $76,970 | 37% below national |
| 309 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $76,710 | 38% below national |
| 310 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $74,280 | 40% below national |
| 311 | Mayaguez, PR | $73,780 | 40% below national |
| 312 | Tallahassee, FL | $73,650 | 40% below national |
| 313 | Manhattan, KS | $73,580 | 40% below national |
| 314 | Joplin, MO-KS | $73,540 | 40% below national |
| 315 | Wichita, KS | $73,470 | 40% below national |
| 316 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $71,990 | 41% below national |
| 317 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $71,040 | 42% below national |
| 318 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $70,310 | 43% below national |
| 319 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $68,990 | 44% below national |
| 320 | Topeka, KS | $67,720 | 45% below national |
| 321 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $66,620 | 46% below national |
| 322 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $65,450 | 47% below national |
| 323 | Lincoln, NE | $64,060 | 48% below national |
| 324 | Ponce, PR | $63,800 | 48% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a 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.
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 you need to become a Engineers, All Other? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Engineers, All Other is Bachelor's degree.
How dangerous is being a Engineers, All Other? ▼
Engineers, All Other has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 2 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.5 per 100 workers.
Is Engineers, All Other a good career? ▼
Employment for Engineers, All Other is projected to grow 2.1% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than 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 Tennessee pays the least at $96,640/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Engineers, All Other? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Engineers, All Other is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $169,650/year. BLS reports wage data for 324 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Engineers, All Other pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $158,090/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. 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
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