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
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Engineer salary by state
| State Name | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Alaska | $108,160 |
| Alabama | $94,154 |
| Arkansas | $70,752 |
| Arizona | $85,561 |
| California | $72,675 |
| Colorado | $78,836 |
| Connecticut | $94,897 |
| District of Columbia | $113,026 |
| Delaware | $96,888 |
| Florida | $53,804 |
| Georgia | $74,877 |
| Guam | $60,898 |
| Hawaii | $84,631 |
| Iowa | $77,600 |
| Idaho | $87,218 |
| Illinois | $72,932 |
| Indiana | $73,063 |
| Kansas | $81,487 |
| Kentucky | $76,456 |
| Louisiana | $83,110 |
| Massachusetts | $56,383 |
| Maryland | $70,000 |
| Maine | $78,191 |
| Michigan | $89,773 |
| Minnesota | $88,162 |
| Missouri | $78,984 |
| Mississippi | $83,297 |
| Montana | $75,411 |
| North Carolina | $69,000 |
| North Dakota | $77,783 |
| Nebraska | $77,587 |
| New Hampshire | $85,690 |
| New Jersey | $64,740 |
| New Mexico | $94,908 |
| Nevada | $86,822 |
| New York | $62,882 |
| Ohio | $61,000 |
| Oklahoma | $83,899 |
| Oregon | $74,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $72,000 |
| Puerto Rico | $52,226 |
| Rhode Island | $89,170 |
| South Carolina | $82,298 |
| South Dakota | $75,705 |
| Tennessee | $80,453 |
| Texas | $68,726 |
| Utah | $83,670 |
| Virginia | $70,329 |
| Vermont | $79,485 |
| Washington | $95,538 |
| Wisconsin | $76,327 |
| West Virginia | $85,050 |
| Wyoming | $83,184 |
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)