The national median salary for engineers, all other is $122,930, with a salary spread of $123,140 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 100% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $125,330 is higher than the median, indicating that top earners pull the average upward. The highest-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, where the median reaches $169,650.
| City | Median | P25 | P75 | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $169,650 | $126,480 | $211,490 | 4,970 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $166,230 | $130,450 | $185,220 | 1,020 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $163,630 | $124,070 | $180,240 | 1,110 |
| San Francisco, CA | $159,800 | $118,900 | $209,630 | 4,850 |
| Huntsville, AL | $155,630 | $123,160 | $188,140 | 3,110 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $153,340 | $135,800 | $175,240 | 50 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $151,760 | $111,200 | $188,300 | 230 |
| Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $151,340 | $101,990 | $185,220 | 9,230 |
| Anchorage, AK | $145,500 | $123,120 | $168,370 | 90 |
| Kennewick, WA | $142,920 | $111,390 | $162,440 | 280 |
| Bremerton, WA | $142,130 | $122,840 | $167,960 | 440 |
| Dayton, OH | $142,080 | $115,480 | $169,310 | 1,650 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $141,150 | $128,870 | $166,560 | 150 |
| Greenville, NC | $140,970 | $84,870 | $177,800 | 40 |
| Bellingham, WA | $140,220 | $99,790 | $168,530 | -- |
| Bakersfield, CA | $139,980 | $92,770 | $172,470 | 670 |
| Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $138,590 | $110,930 | $164,610 | 1,250 |
| Boulder, CO | $137,530 | $106,600 | $172,160 | 580 |
| Seattle, WA | $137,430 | $108,190 | $168,570 | 2,260 |
| Gulfport, MS | $136,990 | $115,920 | $158,480 | 200 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $136,650 | $112,200 | $168,140 | 460 |
| Augusta, GA-SC | $135,930 | $100,420 | $167,790 | 220 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $135,820 | $104,920 | $152,800 | 320 |
| New York, NY-NJ | $135,300 | $101,270 | $174,490 | 5,780 |
| Boise City, ID | $135,020 | $106,440 | $170,530 | 310 |
| Amarillo, TX | $134,380 | $101,590 | $167,110 | 90 |
| Boston, MA-NH | $133,940 | $104,850 | $164,110 | 2,490 |
| San Diego, CA | $132,790 | $102,810 | $166,000 | 3,570 |
| Crestview, FL | $132,650 | $101,490 | $154,590 | 830 |
| Norwich, CT | $132,580 | $98,420 | $151,390 | 150 |
| Olympia, WA | $132,010 | $112,880 | $149,280 | 40 |
| Morgantown, WV | $131,990 | $105,370 | $161,120 | 190 |
| Denver, CO | $131,740 | $107,840 | $166,220 | 1,270 |
| Chico, CA | $131,660 | $101,540 | $159,180 | 40 |
| Manchester, NH | $131,580 | $98,600 | $160,800 | 260 |
| Ogden, UT | $131,460 | $106,310 | $144,230 | 610 |
| Albany, NY | $130,810 | $101,830 | $162,390 | 580 |
| Houston, TX | $130,270 | $98,020 | $168,630 | 3,490 |
| Brownsville, TX | $129,990 | $99,370 | $154,700 | 100 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $129,880 | $91,290 | $161,190 | 100 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $129,790 | $96,970 | $161,810 | 440 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $128,670 | $97,900 | $145,270 | 170 |
| Durham, NC | $127,710 | $100,240 | $163,130 | 580 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $127,640 | $97,100 | $162,050 | 1,070 |
| Stockton, CA | $127,560 | $95,030 | $158,080 | 140 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $127,400 | $100,340 | $158,740 | 1,620 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $127,150 | $93,410 | $157,890 | 2,100 |
| Syracuse, NY | $126,400 | $101,290 | $140,670 | 340 |
| Portland, OR-WA | $126,380 | $97,730 | $157,140 | 1,850 |
| Detroit, MI | $126,250 | $100,710 | $138,630 | 5,800 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $125,980 | $104,870 | $143,040 | 80 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $125,350 | $107,130 | $153,470 | 50 |
| Trenton, NJ | $125,320 | $96,520 | $149,230 | 240 |
| Hickory, NC | $125,160 | $99,460 | $137,300 | 60 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $125,060 | $90,930 | $157,360 | 7,530 |
| Albany, OR | $124,900 | $104,390 | $152,070 | 40 |
| Allentown, PA-NJ | $124,550 | $95,410 | $159,770 | 200 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $124,340 | $97,500 | $145,200 | 580 |
| Charleston, SC | $124,250 | $103,000 | $151,090 | 420 |
| Sacramento, CA | $124,220 | $85,010 | $143,100 | 1,390 |
| Portland, ME | $123,780 | $106,060 | $139,240 | 510 |
| Oxnard, CA | $122,990 | $95,950 | $156,580 | 670 |
| Redding, CA | $122,740 | $81,960 | $131,230 | 40 |
| Atlanta, GA | $122,570 | $81,200 | $135,580 | 2,750 |
| Fresno, CA | $122,470 | $99,130 | $154,620 | 250 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $122,470 | $104,410 | $127,110 | 50 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $122,400 | $84,230 | $131,710 | 140 |
| Chicago, IL-IN | $121,910 | $85,050 | $150,090 | 1,570 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $121,530 | $84,600 | $143,350 | 250 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $121,510 | $91,480 | $141,810 | 220 |
| College Station, TX | $121,440 | $91,690 | $168,690 | 160 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $121,350 | $101,990 | $135,860 | 400 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $121,010 | $104,290 | $151,670 | 960 |
| Minneapolis, MN-WI | $120,040 | $93,580 | $132,850 | 1,040 |
| Charleston, WV | $119,900 | $75,210 | $133,500 | 130 |
| Monroe, MI | $119,400 | $93,090 | $119,400 | 70 |
| Elkhart, IN | $118,930 | $85,630 | $135,050 | 40 |
| Reading, PA | $118,870 | $89,710 | $136,290 | 40 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $118,770 | $78,380 | $131,680 | 50 |
| Cleveland, OH | $118,590 | $98,090 | $156,020 | 980 |
| Charlotte, NC-SC | $118,230 | $91,590 | $140,790 | 1,030 |
| Greensboro, NC | $118,160 | $83,800 | $140,090 | 280 |
| San Antonio, TX | $117,620 | $95,540 | $139,010 | 760 |
| Pueblo, CO | $117,310 | $74,120 | $150,580 | 30 |
| Hagerstown, MD-WV | $116,500 | $79,170 | $148,120 | 80 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $115,210 | $100,420 | $136,990 | 50 |
| Orlando, FL | $115,210 | $94,340 | $139,880 | 970 |
| Panama City, FL | $115,210 | $77,250 | $153,100 | 460 |
| Wilmington, NC | $115,210 | $97,370 | $142,620 | -- |
| Mobile, AL | $114,850 | $83,520 | $136,850 | 30 |
| Peoria, IL | $114,820 | $99,330 | $140,160 | 120 |
| Columbia, SC | $114,560 | $88,610 | $136,990 | 130 |
| Springfield, MA | $114,250 | $102,050 | $149,300 | 80 |
| Baltimore, MD | $113,880 | $76,600 | $156,750 | 2,340 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $113,440 | $75,170 | $127,350 | 140 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $112,420 | $79,290 | $138,010 | 870 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $112,400 | $83,740 | $136,990 | 570 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $112,260 | $86,430 | $138,280 | 40 |
| Modesto, CA | $111,840 | $80,050 | $129,640 | 60 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $111,080 | $74,570 | $139,230 | 50 |
| New Orleans, LA | $110,970 | $83,750 | $136,550 | 1,050 |
| Binghamton, NY | $110,930 | $93,510 | $138,790 | 140 |
| Providence, RI-MA | $110,520 | $84,200 | $157,770 | 430 |
| Madison, WI | $110,360 | $102,540 | $136,240 | 230 |
| Spokane, WA | $110,140 | $94,210 | $132,300 | 80 |
| Dallas, TX | $110,010 | $82,760 | $140,930 | 2,720 |
| Austin, TX | $109,610 | $99,370 | $129,630 | 1,070 |
| Hartford, CT | $109,080 | $92,160 | $135,760 | 600 |
| Blacksburg, VA | $108,810 | $81,530 | $119,880 | 110 |
| Yuma, AZ | $108,780 | $91,210 | $139,980 | 100 |
| El Paso, TX | $108,240 | $79,760 | $128,800 | 120 |
| Worcester, MA | $108,220 | $87,770 | $136,050 | 190 |
| Burlington, VT | $108,140 | $87,000 | $130,360 | 200 |
| Richmond, VA | $107,990 | $82,480 | $134,570 | 330 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $107,810 | $93,000 | $127,170 | 40 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $107,720 | $80,640 | $137,890 | 80 |
| Beaumont, TX | $107,630 | $106,520 | $131,320 | 270 |
| Tulsa, OK | $107,240 | $83,200 | $121,350 | 160 |
| Slidell, LA | $107,220 | $80,380 | $139,520 | 140 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $106,320 | $88,410 | $130,600 | 180 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $106,300 | $80,330 | $133,470 | 170 |
| Asheville, NC | $105,840 | $96,880 | $142,590 | -- |
| Harrisburg, PA | $105,810 | $79,930 | $135,550 | 100 |
| Greenville, SC | $105,400 | $91,000 | $137,660 | 280 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $105,330 | $98,530 | $127,930 | 180 |
| Killeen, TX | $104,990 | $84,140 | $138,280 | 80 |
| Raleigh, NC | $104,910 | $82,500 | $131,470 | 970 |
| Midland, TX | $104,840 | $104,840 | $111,880 | -- |
| Chambersburg, PA | $104,770 | $76,340 | $128,610 | 40 |
| Columbia, MO | $104,760 | $86,880 | $125,890 | 60 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $104,750 | $100,750 | $149,190 | 160 |
| Rockford, IL | $104,490 | $58,560 | $118,340 | 40 |
| Salem, OR | $104,420 | $66,840 | $138,990 | 70 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $104,190 | $83,420 | $145,540 | 70 |
| Hammond, LA | $104,140 | $79,740 | $123,230 | 50 |
| Davenport, IA-IL | $104,130 | $83,680 | $128,460 | 410 |
| Tucson, AZ | $104,030 | $76,570 | $136,010 | 250 |
| Ithaca, NY | $103,890 | $81,760 | $128,890 | 30 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $103,880 | $79,900 | $123,130 | 680 |
| New Haven, CT | $103,800 | $80,460 | $146,650 | 310 |
| Waco, TX | $103,670 | $79,970 | $124,560 | 60 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $103,380 | $88,610 | $128,370 | 40 |
| St. George, UT | $103,380 | $74,810 | $130,450 | 30 |
| Kingsport, TN-VA | $103,330 | $73,440 | $132,460 | 80 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $102,920 | $79,250 | $129,650 | 470 |
| Iowa City, IA | $102,660 | $81,240 | $120,530 | 30 |
| Youngstown, OH | $102,560 | $82,430 | $124,980 | 100 |
| Akron, OH | $102,530 | $81,040 | $136,670 | 180 |
| Vallejo, CA | $102,440 | $89,990 | $139,550 | 140 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $102,280 | $76,960 | $138,860 | 1,180 |
| Provo, UT | $102,000 | $74,040 | $133,440 | 220 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $101,720 | $72,580 | $135,820 | 1,780 |
| North Port, FL | $101,490 | $69,470 | $137,880 | 90 |
| Waterbury, CT | $101,440 | $78,580 | $153,670 | 180 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $101,200 | $71,950 | $129,990 | 320 |
| Corvallis, OR | $101,030 | $80,450 | $129,260 | 40 |
| Bozeman, MT | $100,910 | $79,600 | $127,520 | 70 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $100,910 | $91,590 | $124,650 | 60 |
| Des Moines, IA | $100,880 | $82,650 | $128,960 | 260 |
| South Bend, IN-MI | $100,630 | $67,640 | $126,210 | 40 |
| Odessa, TX | $100,600 | $88,990 | $105,860 | 40 |
| Buffalo, NY | $100,280 | $76,300 | $127,030 | 430 |
| Flint, MI | $100,190 | $86,600 | $128,300 | 60 |
| Riverside, CA | $100,110 | $78,950 | $127,240 | 1,200 |
| Rochester, NY | $100,080 | $78,560 | $129,230 | 670 |
| Gainesville, GA | $100,060 | $82,180 | $106,840 | 60 |
| Bloomington, IL | $99,930 | $79,900 | $128,180 | -- |
| Winston, NC | $99,890 | $70,910 | $130,000 | -- |
| Knoxville, TN | $99,650 | $75,370 | $127,750 | 940 |
| Longview, TX | $99,460 | $85,600 | $138,150 | 50 |
| Reno, NV | $99,310 | $63,750 | $129,880 | 280 |
| Columbus, OH | $99,180 | $80,250 | $126,250 | 990 |
| Jackson, TN | $99,180 | $80,480 | $114,630 | 60 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $99,140 | $77,360 | $128,490 | 440 |
| Salinas, CA | $98,950 | $76,160 | $136,730 | 90 |
| Great Falls, MT | $98,660 | $94,590 | $126,440 | 30 |
| Visalia, CA | $98,570 | $75,150 | $120,310 | 40 |
| Saginaw, MI | $98,380 | $89,960 | $123,650 | 70 |
| Nashville, TN | $98,000 | $75,140 | $124,940 | 1,450 |
| Utica, NY | $97,940 | $76,200 | $127,360 | 80 |
| Eugene, OR | $97,710 | $86,130 | $117,350 | 60 |
| Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $97,590 | $82,800 | $135,470 | 2,160 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $97,470 | $70,510 | $123,510 | 110 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $97,390 | $84,920 | $121,900 | -- |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $97,210 | $95,270 | $103,800 | 160 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $97,130 | $83,480 | $108,350 | 70 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $96,900 | $79,250 | $126,050 | 610 |
| Shreveport, LA | $96,730 | $77,400 | $123,300 | 370 |
| Bend, OR | $96,520 | $77,570 | $135,870 | -- |
| Lancaster, PA | $96,500 | $70,930 | $118,960 | 60 |
| Waterloo, IA | $96,440 | $78,240 | $103,070 | 40 |
| Scranton, PA | $96,410 | $73,860 | $122,690 | 90 |
| San Juan, PR | $95,990 | $48,970 | $134,350 | 740 |
| Lansing, MI | $95,890 | $80,210 | $121,920 | 140 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $95,430 | $64,650 | $131,940 | 70 |
| Houma, LA | $95,400 | $68,030 | $127,620 | 260 |
| Roanoke, VA | $95,370 | $78,030 | $126,440 | 70 |
| Springfield, MO | $95,300 | $61,740 | $116,330 | 50 |
| Ames, IA | $95,260 | $81,950 | $114,830 | 50 |
| Huntington, WV-KY-OH | $95,140 | $64,760 | $126,760 | 80 |
| Alexandria, LA | $95,000 | $72,960 | $119,190 | 120 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $94,810 | $94,810 | $130,590 | 1,330 |
| York, PA | $93,940 | $70,230 | $131,040 | 130 |
| Lexington, KY | $93,400 | $82,950 | $115,700 | 110 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $93,330 | $76,980 | $128,520 | 580 |
| Morristown, TN | $93,290 | $62,780 | $121,290 | 60 |
| Tampa, FL | $92,790 | $71,050 | $131,780 | 870 |
| Monroe, LA | $92,560 | $76,170 | $114,190 | 120 |
| Springfield, OH | $92,370 | $73,530 | $118,910 | 40 |
| Evansville, IN | $92,300 | $74,030 | $113,690 | 40 |
| Greeley, CO | $92,070 | $73,720 | $132,960 | 30 |
| Savannah, GA | $91,940 | $76,340 | $119,350 | 100 |
| Miami, FL | $91,790 | $66,790 | $123,350 | 1,330 |
| Merced, CA | $90,450 | $83,170 | $123,120 | 30 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $90,430 | $84,600 | $101,520 | 50 |
| Florence, SC | $88,100 | $57,060 | $100,760 | 30 |
| Muskegon, MI | $87,810 | $75,900 | $97,780 | 40 |
| Lubbock, TX | $86,240 | $71,080 | $101,620 | 40 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $85,860 | $65,930 | $114,030 | 460 |
| McAllen, TX | $85,000 | $67,610 | $135,730 | 30 |
| Pensacola, FL | $84,260 | $55,890 | $129,960 | 130 |
| Little Rock, AR | $83,530 | $60,870 | $119,580 | 200 |
| Salisbury, MD | $83,410 | $64,900 | $111,070 | 40 |
| Champaign, IL | $83,230 | $61,950 | $122,740 | 110 |
| Erie, PA | $82,490 | $70,040 | $116,250 | 50 |
| Lakeland, FL | $82,100 | $67,480 | $109,050 | 230 |
| Johnson City, TN | $81,390 | $62,980 | $108,240 | 130 |
| Toledo, OH | $81,210 | $61,660 | $122,320 | 200 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $81,000 | $73,260 | $103,880 | 50 |
| Lafayette, LA | $80,650 | $67,720 | $120,920 | 520 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $79,890 | $67,650 | $100,820 | 50 |
| Helena, MT | $79,750 | $79,750 | $105,980 | 40 |
| Canton, OH | $78,260 | $72,580 | $128,940 | 70 |
| Gainesville, FL | $78,120 | $61,780 | $115,340 | 130 |
| Deltona, FL | $78,100 | $69,410 | $103,630 | 250 |
| Brunswick, GA | $77,310 | $59,520 | $118,050 | 30 |
| Ocala, FL | $76,970 | $42,850 | $115,340 | 40 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $74,280 | $60,070 | $99,670 | 70 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $73,780 | $47,840 | $94,880 | 50 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $73,650 | $60,070 | $90,710 | 340 |
| Manhattan, KS | $73,580 | $51,380 | $119,430 | 50 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $73,540 | $56,380 | $75,960 | 40 |
| Wichita, KS | $73,470 | $58,850 | $92,110 | 200 |
| Macon, GA | $71,990 | $63,740 | $83,370 | 60 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $70,310 | $60,070 | $79,380 | 240 |
| Topeka, KS | $67,720 | $60,010 | $99,170 | 80 |
| Lincoln, NE | $64,060 | $40,630 | $96,780 | 90 |
| Ponce, PR | $63,800 | $58,730 | $81,370 | 40 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS. This data reflects occupational employment and wage estimates and may not capture total compensation including equity, bonuses, or benefits.