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Salary in Engineering on-site in the United States

Market pay levels based on 78 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median122 478 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average117 685 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile89 674 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile136 183 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile89 674 $
Median122 478 $
Upper quartile136 183 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 89 674 $ and 136 183 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 136 183 $.
  • The upper quartile is 52% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 78 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Hawaii ·

DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS

154 454 – 200 792 $

Summary You will serve as a Deputy Director for Operations of COMMANDER, SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. Duties You will be responsible for preparing OPORDS and CONOPS for SOCPAC assigned and a…

Full timeOn-siteHawaii
Defense Logistics Agency Arlington ·

Mechanical Engineer

143 913 – 187 093 $

Summary See below for important information regarding this job. Duties As a Mechanical Engineer you will be responsible for the following duties: Lead and manage complex engineering, constr…

Full timeOn-siteArlington
Bonneville Power Administration Spokane ·

Supervisory Electrical Engineer

132 520 – 175 504 $

Summary This position is located with Near-Term Operations (TOON) organization of Technical Operations (TOO), Transmission System Operations (TO), Transmission Services (T), Bonneville Powe…

Full timeOn-siteSpokane
Western Area Power Administration Phoenix ·

Electrical Engineer (Power System Real Time)

81 817 – 172 341 $

Summary As an Electrical Engineer (Power System Real Time), you will be responsible for predictive studies for the reliable operation of the Bulk Electric System. These activities include r…

Full timeOn-sitePhoenix
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg ·

Research Civil Engineer

40 736 – 163 514 $

Summary About the Position: This position is with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), GSL. This position is being filled as a Research Civil Engineer DB-02/04 (GS…

Full timeOn-siteVicksburg
National Institutes of Health Montgomery County ·

Mechanical Engineer

85 447 – 158 322 $

Summary The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Division of Physical Security Management (DPSM), is seeking qualified candidates for a full-time Mechanical Engineer position. The selected…

Full timeOn-siteMontgomery County

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (122 478 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (117 685 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 89 674 $ to 136 183 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 89 674 $ and a quarter above 136 183 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 78 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 122 478 $ is the market level, above 136 183 $ is the strong quarter, below 89 674 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.