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Engineers, All Other earn $122,930 a year at the midpoint

The middle of the pay scale for engineers, all other is $122,930. A typical start is nearer $90,970; the top tenth earn about $189,950.

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$122,930median a year · United States
$59.10an hour $125,330average 154,070people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$90,97025th $122,930median $158,09075th
$66,81010th percentile $189,95090th percentile
$90,970a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$162,070best-paying state · New Mexico
$76,100lowest-paying state · Kansas
+32%top state against the national median
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  • What the figure counts. The figure counts base pay plus tips, commissions and production bonuses. It leaves out the self-employed, unpaid family workers, private household workers, and the value of benefits or profit sharing.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

State matters a lotThe same job pays $162,070 in New Mexico and $76,100 in Kansas — a gap of $85,970 a year.

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Median pay for engineers, all other in each state

The 43 states where the most people do this work, of 51 with a published figure: their medians range by 2.13 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
New Mexico $162,070 $90,880 $90,880 — $203,280 2,190
Alabama $152,550 $87,780 $87,780 — $195,190 3,460
District of Columbia $151,920 $101,990 $101,990 — $195,190 3,560
Virginia $148,160 $84,590 $84,590 — $195,190 5,060
Washington $134,570 $81,280 $81,280 — $196,120 3,580
Colorado $132,590 $75,900 $75,900 — $195,190 2,540
New Jersey $132,450 $80,350 $80,350 — $195,190 4,540
Massachusetts $131,260 $83,740 $83,740 — $187,010 2,850
Idaho $130,970 $84,030 $84,030 — $195,360 560
California $130,850 $74,950 $74,950 — $212,130 28,610
Maryland $129,770 $60,780 $60,780 — $195,190 7,340
New Hampshire $128,130 $73,420 $73,420 — $187,910 610
Vermont $126,550 $80,740 $80,740 — $174,900 390
Connecticut $124,110 $72,980 $72,980 — $164,430 2,430
Oregon $123,220 $77,380 $77,380 — $184,920 2,030
Hawaii $122,800 $81,580 $81,580 — $176,410 1,100
Michigan $121,000 $69,990 $69,990 — $166,360 7,700
Indiana $120,880 $62,710 $62,710 — $163,380 1,540
Ohio $120,470 $72,330 $72,330 — $175,340 7,000
Maine $120,430 $78,440 $78,440 — $155,150 590
Oklahoma $119,810 $71,890 $71,890 — $158,040 860
West Virginia $118,800 $65,710 $65,710 — $169,500 660
New York $117,600 $73,410 $73,410 — $192,900 5,760
Texas $115,810 $64,430 $64,430 — $177,780 10,820
North Carolina $112,450 $63,130 $63,130 — $173,370 4,270
Georgia $112,260 $64,200 $64,200 — $163,210 4,120
Illinois $111,930 $58,920 $58,920 — $168,770 2,520
Mississippi $111,030 $44,400 $44,400 — $166,000 480
South Carolina $110,490 $65,240 $65,240 — $180,960 1,280
Wisconsin $110,360 $74,810 $74,810 — $155,460 690
Utah $110,320 $63,770 $63,770 — $163,340 1,750
Pennsylvania $108,950 $61,390 $61,390 — $164,650 3,250
Minnesota $108,850 $73,790 $73,790 — $167,120 1,290
Florida $105,410 $59,490 $59,490 — $167,950 8,600
Nevada $103,780 $48,630 $48,630 — $189,750 870
Iowa $103,090 $65,580 $65,580 — $129,760 1,100
Missouri $102,980 $63,170 $63,170 — $168,530 1,850
Arizona $102,280 $61,700 $61,700 — $167,380 1,720
Kentucky $99,830 $61,150 $61,150 — $152,970 500
Louisiana $99,070 $63,140 $63,140 — $162,000 6,310
Tennessee $96,640 $54,620 $54,620 — $155,960 4,400
Arkansas $76,940 $44,470 $44,470 — $147,980 820
Kansas $76,100 $50,150 $50,150 — $139,360 780

No. 59 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 93% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 57 Medical and Health Services Managers $123,860
  2. 58 Commercial Pilots $123,220
  3. 59 Engineers, All Other $122,930
  4. 60 Nuclear Power Reactor Operators $122,890
  5. 61 Physical Scientists, All Other $122,570

Neighbouring work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Engineers, All Other$122,930
Computer Hardware Engineers$161,740+$38,810 Aerospace Engineers$134,960+$12,030 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$130,220+$7,290 Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$112,230−$10,700 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$109,370−$13,560 Environmental Engineers$107,110−$15,820

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Questions people ask most

How much do engineers, all other make a year?

The national median is $122,930 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $90,970 and $158,090.

What is the hourly pay for engineers, all other?

The median is $59.10 an hour; the average is $125,330 a year.

What do engineers, all other earn when they start?

A beginner is usually paid nearer the 25th percentile, $90,970 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $66,810.

Which state pays engineers, all other the most?

New Mexico, with a median of $162,070 a year.

How many people work as engineers, all other?

About 154,070 in the United States — number 59 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Jobs that pay about the same

Median pay within $930 of what engineers, all other earn — $122,930 a year — but not always the same spread.

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