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:
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:
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: $110,900
San Francisco: $109,690
Oakland: $107,380
San Jose, CA$110,900
San Francisco, CA$109,690
Oakland, CA$107,380
New York, NY$101,240
Paramus, NJ$100,010
Queens Village, NY$100,000
Passaic, NJ$99,920
Bergenfield, NJ$99,910
Stamford, CT$99,720
Huntington, NY$99,680
Newark, NJ$99,030
Bridgeport, CT$98,850
Vallejo, CA$98,670
New Brunswick, NJ$98,640
Petaluma, CA$98,580
Middlesex, NJ$98,420
Somerset, NJ$98,360
Santa Cruz, CA$98,240
Boston, MA$97,710
Monterey, CA$97,400
Seattle, WA$97,200
Santa Rosa, CA$97,180
Los Angeles, CA$97,150
Juneau, AK$96,920
Washington, DC$96,830
Orange, CA$96,510
Santa Ana, CA$96,280
Long Beach, CA$96,190
Anaheim, CA$96,180
Anchorage, AK$96,130
Santa Maria, CA$95,870
Everett, WA$95,850
Danbury, CT$95,540
Bremerton, WA$95,420
Tacoma, WA$95,100
New Suffolk, NY$95,100
Sacramento, CA$95,080
Santa Barbara, CA$94,980
Trenton, NJ$94,880
San Diego, CA$94,880
Brockton, MA$94,790
Fairbanks, AK$94,570
Lompoc, CA$94,350
Lowell, MA$94,280
Ventura, CA$94,260
Nashua, NH$94,240
Stockton, CA$94,230
Modesto, CA$93,590
Poughkeepsie, NY$93,400
Olympia, WA$93,230
Kennewick, WA$93,230
New Haven, CT$93,190
Lawrence, MA$92,880
Hartford, CT$92,790
Riverside, CA$92,770
New Bedford, MA$92,680
Richland, WA$92,680
Bakersfield, CA$92,560
San Bernardino, CA$92,530
New Britain, CT$92,520
Atlantic City, NJ$92,520
New London, CT$92,480
Norwich, CT$92,460
Portsmouth, NH$92,440
Boulder, CO$92,250
Portland, OR$92,130
Worcester, MA$92,120
Minneapolis, MN$91,850
Philadelphia, PA$91,730
Honolulu, HI$91,440
Saint Paul, MN$91,390
Vineland, NJ$91,370
Providence, RI$91,120
Chicago, IL$90,860
Bellingham, WA$90,760
Springfield, MA$90,690
Baltimore, MD$90,660
Chico, CA$90,440
Pittsfield, MA$90,210
Manchester, NH$90,040
Spokane, WA$89,650
Denver, CO$89,640
Albany, NY$89,230
Troy, NY$89,190
Nassau, NY$89,100
Schenectady, NY$89,010
Wilmington, DE$88,940
Burlington, VT$88,820
Salem, OR$88,780
Portland, ME$88,510
Yakima, WA$88,420
Rochester, MN$88,150
Reno, NV$88,100
Fresno, CA$88,100
Milwaukee, WI$88,020
Detroit, MI$87,940
Ann Arbor, MI$87,920
Allentown, PA$87,910
Colorado Springs, CO$87,760
Syracuse, NY$87,720
Carson City, NV$87,720
Houston, TX$87,590
Eugene, OR$87,550
Gary, IN$87,440
Springfield, OR$87,370
Bismarck, ND$87,360
Galveston, TX$87,290
Medford, OR$87,160
Fort Collins, CO$87,130
Concord, NH$87,080
Austin, TX$87,060
Mesa, AZ$86,870
Reading, PA$86,860
Phoenix, AZ$86,860
Dallas, TX$86,830
Saint Cloud, MN$86,740
Madison, WI$86,630
Utica, NY$86,390
Rochester, NY$86,250
Des Moines, IA$86,240
Raleigh, NC$86,230
Atlanta, GA$86,100
Battle Creek, MI$86,070
Salt Lake City, UT$86,050
Lancaster, PA$85,910
Harrisburg, PA$85,790
Kansas City, MO$85,700
Champaign, IL$85,690
Kansas City, KS$85,690
Fort Worth, TX$85,680
Columbus, OH$85,660
Boca Raton, FL$85,640
Pittsburgh, PA$85,610
Richmond, VA$85,570
Indianapolis, IN$85,550
Cleveland, OH$85,550
Las Vegas, NV$85,440
Cincinnati, OH$85,440
Petersburg, VA$85,310
Huntsville, AL$85,180
Lansing, MI$85,120
Lebanon, PA$85,110
Pueblo, CO$85,100
Appleton, WI$85,070
Buffalo, NY$85,040
Dayton, OH$85,010
Racine, WI$84,990
Charlotte, NC$84,980
Saint Louis, MO$84,960
York, PA$84,900
Elkhart, IN$84,900
Gastonia, NC$84,890
Billings, MT$84,870
Beaumont, TX$84,840
Lorain, OH$84,820
Benton Harbor, MI$84,810
Toledo, OH$84,790
Binghamton, NY$84,750
Rock Hill, SC$84,740
Rockford, IL$84,690
Springfield, IL$84,660
Elyria, OH$84,650
Fargo, ND$84,650
Flagstaff, AZ$84,590
Fort Lauderdale, FL$84,530
Duluth, MN$84,480
Miami, FL$84,480
Cheyenne, WY$84,420
Grand Forks, ND$84,420
Bangor, ME$84,230
Cedar Rapids, IA$84,130
Durham, NC$84,090
Louisville, KY$84,090
Grand Rapids, MI$84,070
Hialeah, FL$84,060
Casper, WY$83,940
Scranton, PA$83,830
Virginia Beach, VA$83,800
New Orleans, LA$83,800
Akron, OH$83,750
Peoria, IL$83,640
Sarasota, FL$83,620
Nashville, TN$83,560
Omaha, NE$83,560
Green Bay, WI$83,560
Baton Rouge, LA$83,510
Charleston, SC$83,500
Jamestown, NY$83,450
Davenport, IA$83,450
Tucson, AZ$83,410
Saint Petersburg, FL$83,360
Tampa, FL$83,340
Evansville, IN$83,290
Port Arthur, TX$83,290
Bradenton, FL$83,250
Santa Fe, NM$83,090
Orlando, FL$82,930
Clearwater, FL$82,910
Canton, OH$82,720
La Crosse, WI$82,720
Albuquerque, NM$82,670
Newport News, VA$82,660
High Point, NC$82,640
Ogden, UT$82,600
Corpus Christi, TX$82,530
Norfolk, VA$82,480
Laramie, WY$82,480
Rock Island, IL$82,420
Saginaw, MI$82,410
Jacksonville, FL$82,400
Salisbury, NC$82,380
Boise, ID$82,360
Moline, IL$82,320
Fort Myers, FL$82,290
Memphis, TN$82,270
Tulsa, OK$82,230
Waterloo, IA$82,180
Spartanburg, SC$82,090
Lincoln, NE$82,050
Fort Wayne, IN$82,030
Provo, UT$82,020
Cedar Falls, IA$81,910
San Antonio, TX$81,880
Greensboro, NC$81,840
South Bend, IN$81,830
Savannah, GA$81,740
Muskegon, MI$81,700
Birmingham, AL$81,690
Winston Salem, NC$81,650
Lake Charles, LA$81,440
Anderson, IN$81,420
Lexington, KY$81,400
Augusta, GA$81,370
Greenville, SC$81,370
Lima, OH$81,300
Wichita, KS$81,290
Tuscaloosa, AL$81,290
Columbia, SC$81,210
Springfield, OH$81,190
Asheville, NC$81,050
Bloomington, IN$80,990
Knoxville, TN$80,670
Shreveport, LA$80,670
Wilmington, NC$80,550
Roanoke, VA$80,550
Topeka, KS$80,390
Frankfort, KY$80,380
Oklahoma City, OK$80,320
Chillicothe, OH$80,290
Longview, TX$80,280
Melbourne, FL$80,270
Sioux Falls, SD$80,130
Mobile, AL$80,120
Terre Haute, IN$80,090
Altoona, PA$80,030
Amarillo, TX$79,970
Killeen, TX$79,940
Fayetteville, AR$79,870
Chattanooga, TN$79,850
Sioux City, IA$79,770
Idaho Falls, ID$79,750
Lynchburg, VA$79,680
Gainesville, FL$79,570
Portsmouth, OH$79,520
Little Rock, AR$79,500
Lafayette, LA$79,470
Youngstown, OH$79,470
Daytona Beach, FL$79,420
Clarksville, TN$79,410
Pensacola, FL$79,400
Temple, TX$79,390
Hopkinsville, KY$79,140
Erie, PA$79,120
Florence, SC$79,080
Charleston, WV$78,940
Great Falls, MT$78,900
Macon, GA$78,780
Tallahassee, FL$78,770
Fayetteville, NC$78,750
Waco, TX$78,730
Helena, MT$78,670
Pine Bluff, AR$78,640
Vincennes, IN$78,530
Lubbock, TX$78,490
Alamogordo, NM$78,440
Twin Falls, ID$78,360
Rapid City, SD$78,340
Jackson, MS$78,180
Greenville, MS$78,170
Huntington, WV$78,170
Parkersburg, WV$78,080
Montgomery, AL$78,060
Wichita Falls, TX$77,980
Springfield, MO$77,980
Biloxi, MS$77,930
Monroe, LA$77,840
Johnstown, PA$77,780
Sumter, SC$77,750
Columbus, GA$77,740
Pascagoula, MS$77,570
Abilene, TX$77,570
Kingsport, TN$77,340
Albany, GA$77,340
Gulfport, MS$77,320
Alexandria, LA$77,030
Fort Smith, AR$76,810
El Paso, TX$76,570
Las Cruces, NM$76,170
Harlingen, TX$75,950
Pocatello, ID$75,940
Florence, AL$75,820
Brownsville, TX$75,800
Mcallen, TX$75,620
Dothan, AL$75,500
Columbus, MS$74,970
Altus, OK$74,560
Lawton, OK$74,400
Pierre, SD$74,080
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
$98,482
12%
Purchasing
$95,844
9%
Adobe
$95,844
9%
Customer Support
$95,844
9%
Consulting
$94,964
8%
Written Communication
$94,085
7%
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PCB Designer II Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
PCB Designer II salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $99,026.
While startup companies pay approximate $83,767.
PCB Designer II Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$83,767
Growth Stage
51~500
$88,586
Established
501~5000
$95,632
Enterprise
5000+
$99,026
PCB Designer II Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For PCB Designer II roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Chemicals
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average.
In contrast, PCB Designer positions in Telecom or MFG Durable typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view PCB Designer II as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a PCB Designer II
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$123,102
$59.0
40%
Chemicals
$114,309
$55.0
30%
Business Services
$96,723
$47.0
10%
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 Diploma11.1%
High School16.7%
Associates55.6%
Bachelors16.7%
Masters0.0%
Doctorate0.0%
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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.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on July 01, 2026
$81,830
Average$87,930/year
$99,070
$6,819
Average$7,328/month
$8,256
$1,574
Average$1,691/week
$1,905
$39
Average$42/hour
$48
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$99,070
$8,256
$1,905
$48
Average
$87,930
$7,328
$1,691
$42
25th Percentile
$81,830
$6,819
$1,574
$39
PCB Designer II Salary Growth & Career Path
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.
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,
.
Average Annual Salary of PCB Designer II Over Time
2022
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2023
$81,211
2024
$81,050
2025
$80,494
2026
$???
2027
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Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$81,211
2024
$81,050
2025
$80,494
2026
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2027
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Most common benefits for PCB Designer II
Social Security
401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
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Common company salaries for PCB Designer II
Here are companies hiring for PCB Designer II and their salaries, click below for more details.
K
$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLP
Business Services
the United States
W
$114,096/per year
Warner Bros Discovery
Business Services
the United States
D
$111,927/per year
Dentsu International Ltd
Business Services
the United States
G
$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide Inc
Business Services
the United States
C
$111,651/per year
CoWorx Staffing
Business Services
the United States
C
$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services Corp
Business Services
the United States
S
$107,128/per year
Showcase Cinemas
Business Services
the United States
A
$106,429/per year
Amentum Services Inc
Business Services
the United States
A
$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLC
Business Services
the United States
S
$106,104/per year
Sodexo USA
Business Services
the United States
J
$105,192/per year
JLL Technologies
Business Services
the United States
I
$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLC
Business Services
the United States
N
$101,619/per year
NielsenIQ
Business Services
the United States
T
$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge Alliance
Business Services
the United States
H
$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOP
Business Services
the United States
R
$97,720/per year
Reeve & Associates
Business Services
the United States
M
$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global Inc
Business Services
the United States
F
$95,980/per year
Financial Sys Nco
Business Services
the United States
A
$95,314/per year
Arrow Global Ltd
Business Services
the United States
C
$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLC
Business Services
the United States
D
$94,479/per year
DZConneX
Business Services
the United States
A
$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USA
Business Services
the United States
R
$92,937/per year
Resource MFG
Business Services
the United States
Z
$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands Inc
Business Services
the United States
G
$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLC
Business Services
the United States
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