How much does an MES Engineer I make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an MES Engineer I in the United States is $87,460 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.
However, an MES Engineer I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,095
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,910 to $93,550
Key Factors That Influence MES Engineer I Salaries
An MES Engineer I's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects MES Engineer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of an MES Engineer I's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
MES Engineer I (0-2 years): $87,452
Manufacturing Execution System Engineer II (2-4 years): $94,597
Manufacturing Execution System Engineer III (4-7 years): $103,666
Manufacturing Execution System Engineer IV (7+ years): $112,715
Manufacturing Execution System Supervisor (7+ years): $119,598
How Do MES Engineer I Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract MES Engineer Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $110,310
San Francisco: $109,100
Oakland: $106,800
San Jose, CA$110,310
San Francisco, CA$109,100
Oakland, CA$106,800
New York, NY$100,700
Paramus, NJ$99,470
Queens Village, NY$99,470
Passaic, NJ$99,380
Bergenfield, NJ$99,380
Stamford, CT$99,180
Huntington, NY$99,150
Newark, NJ$98,500
Bridgeport, CT$98,320
Vallejo, CA$98,140
New Brunswick, NJ$98,110
Petaluma, CA$98,060
Middlesex, NJ$97,890
Somerset, NJ$97,830
Santa Cruz, CA$97,720
Boston, MA$97,180
Monterey, CA$96,870
Seattle, WA$96,670
Santa Rosa, CA$96,660
Los Angeles, CA$96,630
Juneau, AK$96,400
Washington, DC$96,310
Orange, CA$96,000
Santa Ana, CA$95,760
Long Beach, CA$95,680
Anaheim, CA$95,660
Anchorage, AK$95,620
Santa Maria, CA$95,350
Everett, WA$95,340
Danbury, CT$95,030
Bremerton, WA$94,910
Tacoma, WA$94,590
New Suffolk, NY$94,590
Sacramento, CA$94,570
Santa Barbara, CA$94,470
Trenton, NJ$94,370
San Diego, CA$94,370
Brockton, MA$94,280
Fairbanks, AK$94,060
Lompoc, CA$93,840
Lowell, MA$93,770
Ventura, CA$93,750
Nashua, NH$93,740
Stockton, CA$93,730
Modesto, CA$93,090
Poughkeepsie, NY$92,900
Olympia, WA$92,730
Kennewick, WA$92,730
New Haven, CT$92,700
Lawrence, MA$92,380
Hartford, CT$92,290
Riverside, CA$92,280
New Bedford, MA$92,190
Richland, WA$92,190
Bakersfield, CA$92,070
San Bernardino, CA$92,030
New Britain, CT$92,020
Atlantic City, NJ$92,020
New London, CT$91,990
Norwich, CT$91,960
Portsmouth, NH$91,940
Boulder, CO$91,760
Portland, OR$91,640
Worcester, MA$91,630
Minneapolis, MN$91,360
Philadelphia, PA$91,230
Honolulu, HI$90,950
Saint Paul, MN$90,900
Vineland, NJ$90,890
Providence, RI$90,630
Chicago, IL$90,380
Bellingham, WA$90,270
Springfield, MA$90,200
Baltimore, MD$90,180
Chico, CA$89,960
Pittsfield, MA$89,720
Manchester, NH$89,560
Spokane, WA$89,170
Denver, CO$89,160
Albany, NY$88,750
Troy, NY$88,720
Nassau, NY$88,620
Schenectady, NY$88,530
Wilmington, DE$88,460
Burlington, VT$88,340
Salem, OR$88,310
Portland, ME$88,030
Yakima, WA$87,950
Rochester, MN$87,680
Reno, NV$87,630
Fresno, CA$87,630
Milwaukee, WI$87,550
Detroit, MI$87,470
Ann Arbor, MI$87,450
Allentown, PA$87,440
Colorado Springs, CO$87,290
Syracuse, NY$87,250
Carson City, NV$87,250
Houston, TX$87,120
Eugene, OR$87,080
Gary, IN$86,980
Springfield, OR$86,910
Bismarck, ND$86,890
Galveston, TX$86,830
Medford, OR$86,700
Fort Collins, CO$86,660
Concord, NH$86,620
Austin, TX$86,590
Mesa, AZ$86,410
Reading, PA$86,400
Phoenix, AZ$86,390
Dallas, TX$86,360
Saint Cloud, MN$86,280
Madison, WI$86,160
Utica, NY$85,930
Rochester, NY$85,790
Des Moines, IA$85,780
Raleigh, NC$85,770
Atlanta, GA$85,640
Battle Creek, MI$85,610
Salt Lake City, UT$85,590
Lancaster, PA$85,450
Harrisburg, PA$85,330
Kansas City, MO$85,240
Champaign, IL$85,230
Kansas City, KS$85,230
Fort Worth, TX$85,220
Columbus, OH$85,200
Boca Raton, FL$85,180
Pittsburgh, PA$85,150
Richmond, VA$85,110
Indianapolis, IN$85,100
Cleveland, OH$85,090
Las Vegas, NV$84,980
Cincinnati, OH$84,980
Petersburg, VA$84,850
Huntsville, AL$84,720
Lansing, MI$84,660
Lebanon, PA$84,650
Pueblo, CO$84,640
Appleton, WI$84,610
Buffalo, NY$84,580
Dayton, OH$84,550
Racine, WI$84,540
Charlotte, NC$84,530
Saint Louis, MO$84,500
York, PA$84,450
Elkhart, IN$84,450
Gastonia, NC$84,430
Billings, MT$84,410
Beaumont, TX$84,390
Lorain, OH$84,370
Benton Harbor, MI$84,350
Toledo, OH$84,330
Binghamton, NY$84,290
Rock Hill, SC$84,280
Rockford, IL$84,240
Springfield, IL$84,200
Elyria, OH$84,200
Fargo, ND$84,200
Flagstaff, AZ$84,130
Fort Lauderdale, FL$84,080
Duluth, MN$84,030
Miami, FL$84,030
Cheyenne, WY$83,970
Grand Forks, ND$83,970
Bangor, ME$83,780
Cedar Rapids, IA$83,680
Durham, NC$83,640
Louisville, KY$83,640
Grand Rapids, MI$83,620
Hialeah, FL$83,610
Casper, WY$83,490
Scranton, PA$83,380
New Orleans, LA$83,360
Virginia Beach, VA$83,350
Akron, OH$83,300
Peoria, IL$83,190
Sarasota, FL$83,170
Nashville, TN$83,110
Omaha, NE$83,110
Green Bay, WI$83,110
Baton Rouge, LA$83,070
Charleston, SC$83,050
Jamestown, NY$83,010
Davenport, IA$83,010
Tucson, AZ$82,960
Saint Petersburg, FL$82,910
Tampa, FL$82,890
Evansville, IN$82,840
Port Arthur, TX$82,840
Bradenton, FL$82,800
Santa Fe, NM$82,650
Orlando, FL$82,490
Clearwater, FL$82,460
Canton, OH$82,280
La Crosse, WI$82,280
Albuquerque, NM$82,230
Newport News, VA$82,220
High Point, NC$82,190
Ogden, UT$82,160
Corpus Christi, TX$82,090
Norfolk, VA$82,030
Laramie, WY$82,030
Rock Island, IL$81,980
Saginaw, MI$81,970
Jacksonville, FL$81,960
Salisbury, NC$81,940
Boise, ID$81,920
Moline, IL$81,880
Fort Myers, FL$81,850
Memphis, TN$81,830
Tulsa, OK$81,790
Waterloo, IA$81,740
Spartanburg, SC$81,650
Lincoln, NE$81,610
Fort Wayne, IN$81,590
Provo, UT$81,580
Cedar Falls, IA$81,480
San Antonio, TX$81,440
Greensboro, NC$81,410
South Bend, IN$81,400
Savannah, GA$81,300
Muskegon, MI$81,270
Birmingham, AL$81,260
Winston Salem, NC$81,210
Lake Charles, LA$81,000
Anderson, IN$80,990
Lexington, KY$80,960
Augusta, GA$80,930
Greenville, SC$80,930
Lima, OH$80,860
Wichita, KS$80,850
Tuscaloosa, AL$80,850
Columbia, SC$80,780
Springfield, OH$80,760
Asheville, NC$80,620
Bloomington, IN$80,560
Knoxville, TN$80,240
Shreveport, LA$80,230
Wilmington, NC$80,120
Roanoke, VA$80,120
Topeka, KS$79,960
Frankfort, KY$79,950
Oklahoma City, OK$79,890
Chillicothe, OH$79,860
Longview, TX$79,850
Melbourne, FL$79,840
Sioux Falls, SD$79,700
Mobile, AL$79,690
Terre Haute, IN$79,660
Altoona, PA$79,600
Amarillo, TX$79,540
Killeen, TX$79,520
Fayetteville, AR$79,450
Chattanooga, TN$79,420
Sioux City, IA$79,340
Idaho Falls, ID$79,320
Lynchburg, VA$79,250
Gainesville, FL$79,140
Portsmouth, OH$79,100
Little Rock, AR$79,080
Lafayette, LA$79,040
Youngstown, OH$79,040
Daytona Beach, FL$78,990
Clarksville, TN$78,980
Pensacola, FL$78,970
Temple, TX$78,970
Hopkinsville, KY$78,710
Erie, PA$78,690
Florence, SC$78,660
Charleston, WV$78,520
Great Falls, MT$78,480
Macon, GA$78,350
Tallahassee, FL$78,340
Fayetteville, NC$78,330
Waco, TX$78,310
Helena, MT$78,250
Pine Bluff, AR$78,220
Vincennes, IN$78,110
Lubbock, TX$78,070
Alamogordo, NM$78,020
Twin Falls, ID$77,940
Rapid City, SD$77,920
Jackson, MS$77,760
Greenville, MS$77,750
Huntington, WV$77,750
Parkersburg, WV$77,660
Montgomery, AL$77,640
Wichita Falls, TX$77,560
Springfield, MO$77,560
Biloxi, MS$77,510
Monroe, LA$77,430
Johnstown, PA$77,370
Sumter, SC$77,330
Columbus, GA$77,320
Pascagoula, MS$77,160
Abilene, TX$77,160
Kingsport, TN$76,930
Albany, GA$76,930
Gulfport, MS$76,900
Alexandria, LA$76,610
Fort Smith, AR$76,390
El Paso, TX$76,160
Las Cruces, NM$75,760
Harlingen, TX$75,540
Pocatello, ID$75,530
Florence, AL$75,410
Brownsville, TX$75,400
Mcallen, TX$75,210
Dothan, AL$75,090
Columbus, MS$74,570
Altus, OK$74,160
Lawton, OK$74,000
Pierre, SD$73,680
MES Engineer I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
MES Engineer I salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $98,094.
While startup companies pay approximate $83,040.
MES Engineer I Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$83,040
Growth Stage
51~500
$87,802
Established
501~5000
$94,741
Enterprise
5000+
$98,094
MES Engineer I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For MES Engineer I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Pharmaceuticals
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, MES Engineer positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view MES Engineer I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an MES Engineer I
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$109,325
$53.0
25%
Pharmaceuticals
$104,952
$50.0
20%
Aerospace & Defense
$100,579
$48.0
15%
Internet
$97,955
$47.0
12%
Biotechnology
$96,206
$46.0
10%
MES Engineer I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an MES Engineer I's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings.
As an MES Engineer I, you have the following paths for advancement.
The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles.
By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.
Here are companies hiring for MES Engineer I and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about MES Engineer I
1. What industry pays the highest salary for MES Engineer I?
The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for MES Engineer I roles,
with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.
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