What are the main factors that influence a PCB Designer II's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A PCB Designer 's salary?

A PCB Designer 's salary grows with experience: a Designer, Entry - Printed Circuit Board (0-2 years)earns $73,912, a PCB Designer II (2-4 years)earns $87,894, a Designer, Senior - Printed Circuit Board (4-7 years)earns $103,035,

What are the highest paying states for a PCB Designer II?

PCB Designer II salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for PCB Designer II roles are District of Columbia $97,320, California $96,950, Massachusetts $95,660. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of PCB Designer roles make?

Salaries for PCB Designer level roles vary by specialization: PCB Designer III: $103,040; Printed Circuit Board Designer II: $87,894; PCB Designer: $75,813; Fashion Designer II: $75,762; Electrical Designer II: $75,754.

How do different companies affect a PCB Designer II's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for PCB Designer II roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

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PCB Designer II Salary in the United States

How much does a PCB Designer II make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a PCB Designer II in the United States is $87,900 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

However, a PCB Designer II's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $109,125
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,800 to $99,010
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,246

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PCB Designer II Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,010	$8,251	$1,904	$48
Average	$87,900	$7,325	$1,690	$42
25th Percentile	$81,800	$6,817	$1,573	$39

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Key Factors That Influence PCB Designer II Salaries

A PCB Designer II'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects PCB Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a PCB Designer II'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:

Designer, Entry - Printed Circuit Board (0-2 years): $73,912
PCB Designer II (2-4 years): $87,894
Designer, Senior - Printed Circuit Board (4-7 years): $103,035

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Designer, Entry - Printed Circuit Board	0-2 years	$73,912
PCB Designer II	2-4 years	$87,894
Designer, Senior - Printed Circuit Board	4-7 years	$103,035

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How Do PCB Designer II 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 PCB Designer IIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $97,320.
California: $96,950.
Massachusetts: $95,660.

District of Columbia $97,320 California $96,950 Massachusetts $95,660 Washington $95,310 New Jersey $95,270 Alaska $95,150 Connecticut $93,940 New York $93,450

Hawaii $91,870 Rhode Island $91,130 Maryland $90,630 Minnesota $89,950 Colorado $89,680 Illinois $89,600 Oregon $89,260 Delaware $89,020

New Hampshire $88,860 Virginia $88,510 Pennsylvania $87,500 Nevada $86,990 North Dakota $86,830 Michigan $86,560 Wisconsin $86,470 Vermont $86,270

Texas $85,740 Maine $85,700 Arizona $85,650 Ohio $85,590 Georgia $84,780 Indiana $84,370 Wyoming $84,300 Utah $84,170

Iowa $84,120 Kansas $83,700 Louisiana $83,570 North Carolina $83,530 Missouri $83,510 Florida $83,170 Montana $82,990 Nebraska $82,810

Kentucky $82,710 South Carolina $82,360 Tennessee $82,140 Idaho $82,050 New Mexico $81,410 Oklahoma $81,270 Alabama $80,750 South Dakota $79,880

Arkansas $79,410 West Virginia $79,150 Mississippi $78,390

Top Paying Cities for PCB Designer IIs

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: $110,870
San Francisco: $109,780
Oakland: $107,340

San Jose, CA $110,870

San Francisco, CA $109,780

Oakland, CA $107,340

New York, NY $101,870

Queens Village, NY $101,210

Paramus, NJ $100,500

Passaic, NJ $100,420

Bergenfield, NJ $100,330

Stamford, CT $100,200

Huntington, NY $100,110

Newark, NJ $99,540

Bridgeport, CT $99,360

New Brunswick, NJ $99,070

Vallejo, CA $98,890

Middlesex, NJ $98,830

Somerset, NJ $98,750

Petaluma, CA $98,550

Santa Cruz, CA $98,210

Boston, MA $98,030

Monterey, CA $97,590

Fairbanks, AK $97,530

Los Angeles, CA $97,370

Washington, DC $97,320

Seattle, WA $97,160

Santa Rosa, CA $97,150

Juneau, AK $96,890

Orange, CA $96,600

Anchorage, AK $96,440

Anaheim, CA $96,380

Santa Ana, CA $96,250

Nassau, NY $96,200

Long Beach, CA $96,160

Danbury, CT $96,130

Santa Maria, CA $95,840

Everett, WA $95,820

Bremerton, WA $95,390

Trenton, NJ $95,220

Sacramento, CA $95,190

San Diego, CA $95,140

Brockton, MA $95,110

Tacoma, WA $95,070

Santa Barbara, CA $94,950

Lowell, MA $94,600

New Suffolk, NY $94,560

Nashua, NH $94,460

Lompoc, CA $94,320

Ventura, CA $94,230

Stockton, CA $94,200

New Haven, CT $94,030

Atlantic City, NJ $93,800

Hartford, CT $93,600

Modesto, CA $93,560

Poughkeepsie, NY $93,370

New Britain, CT $93,320

Olympia, WA $93,200

Kennewick, WA $93,200

New London, CT $93,180

Norwich, CT $93,160

Lawrence, MA $93,110

Bakersfield, CA $92,870

Riverside, CA $92,740

New Bedford, MA $92,740

Richland, WA $92,650

Portsmouth, NH $92,580

Vineland, NJ $92,570

San Bernardino, CA $92,500

Boulder, CO $92,250

Worcester, MA $92,180

Portland, OR $92,100

Saint Paul, MN $91,990

Minneapolis, MN $91,990

Philadelphia, PA $91,870

Honolulu, HI $91,410

Springfield, MA $91,100

Providence, RI $91,090

Chicago, IL $90,830

Bellingham, WA $90,730

Baltimore, MD $90,630

Chico, CA $90,410

Wilmington, DE $90,260

Pittsfield, MA $90,180

Manchester, NH $90,010

Spokane, WA $89,620

Denver, CO $89,610

Albany, NY $89,200

Troy, NY $89,160

Schenectady, NY $88,980

Burlington, VT $88,790

Portland, ME $88,480

Salem, OR $88,410

Yakima, WA $88,390

Ann Arbor, MI $88,360

Rochester, MN $88,120

Fresno, CA $88,070

Reno, NV $88,070

Milwaukee, WI $88,000

Detroit, MI $87,910

Allentown, PA $87,880

Carson City, NV $87,870

Houston, TX $87,740

Colorado Springs, CO $87,730

Syracuse, NY $87,690

Eugene, OR $87,520

Bismarck, ND $87,420

Gary, IN $87,420

Galveston, TX $87,420

Springfield, OR $87,350

Medford, OR $87,130

Fort Collins, CO $87,100

Austin, TX $87,030

Mesa, AZ $86,840

Phoenix, AZ $86,830

Dallas, TX $86,800

Reading, PA $86,750

Saint Cloud, MN $86,710

Concord, NH $86,630

Madison, WI $86,600

Utica, NY $86,360

Raleigh, NC $86,290

Las Vegas, NV $86,280

Rochester, NY $86,220

Des Moines, IA $86,210

Atlanta, GA $86,070

Battle Creek, MI $86,040

Salt Lake City, UT $86,020

Lancaster, PA $85,890

Champaign, IL $85,870

Harrisburg, PA $85,760

Kansas City, MO $85,680

Durham, NC $85,680

Kansas City, KS $85,660

Fort Worth, TX $85,650

Boca Raton, FL $85,610

Cleveland, OH $85,600

Columbus, OH $85,590

Pittsburgh, PA $85,580

Richmond, VA $85,540

Indianapolis, IN $85,530

Cincinnati, OH $85,410

Petersburg, VA $85,280

Billings, MT $85,090

Lansing, MI $85,090

Huntsville, AL $85,090

Lebanon, PA $85,080

Dayton, OH $85,070

Pueblo, CO $85,070

Appleton, WI $85,040

Buffalo, NY $85,010

Racine, WI $84,960

Charlotte, NC $84,950

Saint Louis, MO $84,930

Springfield, IL $84,890

Elkhart, IN $84,880

York, PA $84,880

Gastonia, NC $84,870

Benton Harbor, MI $84,870

Beaumont, TX $84,810

Lorain, OH $84,800

Toledo, OH $84,760

Binghamton, NY $84,720

Rock Hill, SC $84,710

Rockford, IL $84,660

Fargo, ND $84,620

Elyria, OH $84,620

Flagstaff, AZ $84,560

Fort Lauderdale, FL $84,510

Miami, FL $84,450

Duluth, MN $84,310

Bangor, ME $84,200

Cedar Rapids, IA $84,100

Louisville, KY $84,060

Grand Rapids, MI $84,040

Hialeah, FL $84,030

Casper, WY $83,910

Scranton, PA $83,800

New Orleans, LA $83,780

Virginia Beach, VA $83,770

Akron, OH $83,720

Peoria, IL $83,610

Sarasota, FL $83,590

Green Bay, WI $83,530

Baton Rouge, LA $83,490

Charleston, SC $83,470

Nashville, TN $83,440

Jamestown, NY $83,430

Davenport, IA $83,430

Tucson, AZ $83,380

Cheyenne, WY $83,350

Saint Petersburg, FL $83,330

Tampa, FL $83,310

Omaha, NE $83,290

Port Arthur, TX $83,260

Evansville, IN $83,260

Bradenton, FL $83,220

Santa Fe, NM $83,060

Orlando, FL $82,980

Clearwater, FL $82,880

Canton, OH $82,700

La Crosse, WI $82,700

Grand Forks, ND $82,670

Albuquerque, NM $82,640

Tulsa, OK $82,640

Newport News, VA $82,630

High Point, NC $82,610

Ogden, UT $82,570

Corpus Christi, TX $82,500

Laramie, WY $82,450

Norfolk, VA $82,450

Rock Island, IL $82,400

Saginaw, MI $82,380

Jacksonville, FL $82,370

Salisbury, NC $82,350

Memphis, TN $82,340

Moline, IL $82,290

Fort Myers, FL $82,260

Waterloo, IA $82,150

Spartanburg, SC $82,060

Lincoln, NE $82,020

Fort Wayne, IN $82,000

Birmingham, AL $81,900

Cedar Falls, IA $81,890

Provo, UT $81,880

Springfield, OH $81,870

San Antonio, TX $81,850

Greensboro, NC $81,820

South Bend, IN $81,810

Winston Salem, NC $81,800

Boise, ID $81,770

Savannah, GA $81,710

Muskegon, MI $81,550

Lima, OH $81,450

Lake Charles, LA $81,410

Anderson, IN $81,390

Lexington, KY $81,370

Augusta, GA $81,340

Greenville, SC $81,340

Wichita, KS $81,260

Tuscaloosa, AL $81,260

Columbia, SC $81,180

Bloomington, IN $80,960

Roanoke, VA $80,910

Asheville, NC $80,800

Knoxville, TN $80,650

Shreveport, LA $80,640

Wilmington, NC $80,520

Frankfort, KY $80,360

Oklahoma City, OK $80,300

Chillicothe, OH $80,260

Longview, TX $80,250

Topeka, KS $80,230

Mobile, AL $80,090

Terre Haute, IN $80,060

Erie, PA $80,050

Altoona, PA $80,010

Melbourne, FL $79,980

Amarillo, TX $79,940

Killeen, TX $79,920

Fayetteville, AR $79,850

Sioux Falls, SD $79,790

Chattanooga, TN $79,730

Idaho Falls, ID $79,720

Gainesville, FL $79,540

Portsmouth, OH $79,500

Little Rock, AR $79,480

Lynchburg, VA $79,480

Lafayette, LA $79,440

Youngstown, OH $79,440

Temple, TX $79,410

Daytona Beach, FL $79,390

Clarksville, TN $79,380

Pensacola, FL $79,370

Hopkinsville, KY $79,110

Charleston, WV $79,100

Florence, SC $79,060

Sioux City, IA $79,000

Macon, GA $78,750

Tallahassee, FL $78,740

Fayetteville, NC $78,720

Waco, TX $78,710

Wichita Falls, TX $78,710

Pine Bluff, AR $78,670

Vincennes, IN $78,500

Lubbock, TX $78,470

Great Falls, MT $78,420

Alamogordo, NM $78,410

Abilene, TX $78,340

Rapid City, SD $78,220

Monroe, LA $78,220

Albany, GA $78,170

Huntington, WV $78,160

Jackson, MS $78,150

Greenville, MS $78,140

Parkersburg, WV $78,050

Montgomery, AL $78,040

Johnstown, PA $78,020

Springfield, MO $77,950

Biloxi, MS $77,910

Sumter, SC $77,720

Columbus, GA $77,710

Twin Falls, ID $77,660

Pascagoula, MS $77,550

Kingsport, TN $77,320

Gulfport, MS $77,290

Alexandria, LA $77,000

Fort Smith, AR $76,780

El Paso, TX $76,540

Helena, MT $76,430

Las Cruces, NM $76,150

Harlingen, TX $75,900

Pocatello, ID $75,820

Florence, AL $75,800

Brownsville, TX $75,780

Dothan, AL $75,640

Mcallen, TX $75,590

Columbus, MS $74,940

Altus, OK $74,540

Lawton, OK $74,370

Pierre, SD $74,060

What Skills Can Increase a PCB Designer II's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Initiative (Mentioned in 8.93% Job Postings): Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
Illustrator (Mentioned in 2.83% Job Postings): Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor and design program developed and marketed by Adobe Inc. Originally designed for the Apple Macintosh, development of Adobe Illustrator began in 1985. Along with Creative Cloud, Illustrator CC was released.
Schematic (Mentioned in 1.55% Job Postings): A schematic, or schematic diagram, is a representation of the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Initiative	8.93%
Illustrator	2.83%
Schematic	1.55%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a PCB Designer II's salary.

Verbal Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Purchasing: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Adobe: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Verbal Communication	$98,448	12%
Purchasing	$95,811	9%
Adobe	$95,811	9%
Customer Support	$95,811	9%
Consulting	$94,932	8%
Written Communication	$94,053	7%

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How Education impacts a PCB Designer II's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many PCB Designer IIs enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a PCB Designer II with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $75,248 and $82,540).

PCB Designer II Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for PCB Designer II

No Diploma 11.1%

High School 16.7%

Associates 55.6%

Bachelors 16.7%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	11.1%
High School	16.7%
Associates	55.6%
Bachelors	16.7%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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PCB Designer II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a PCB Designer II'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.

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$81,800

Average $87,900/year

$99,010

$6,817

Average $7,325/month

$8,251

$1,573

Average $1,690/week

$1,904

$39

Average $42/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,010	$8,251	$1,904	$48
Average	$87,900	$7,325	$1,690	$42
25th Percentile	$81,800	$6,817	$1,573	$39

PCB Designer II Salary Growth & Career Path

PCB Designer II

Designer, Senior - Printed Circuit Board

For a PCB Designer II, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Designer, Senior - Printed Circuit Board role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $103,100 - a projected growth of 17% over your current level.

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Salary Trends for PCB Designer II

Salaries for a PCB Designer II can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $81,211 in 2023 to around $80,494 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of PCB Designer II salary trends, .

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$81,211

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