$75,277
Avg. Base Salary (USD)
/ year
Avg. Base Salary (USD)
10%
US$64k
MEDIAN
US$75k
90%
US$95k
The average salary for Project Engineer I is $75,277
Base Salary
$64k - $95k
Bonus
$982 - $10k
Profit Sharing
$959 - $10k
Commission
$513 - $44k
Total Pay
$64k - $99k
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$61k
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$91k
$102k
What Do Project Engineer I Do?
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Job Satisfaction for Project Engineer I
Based on
3,232
responses, the job of
Project Engineer I
has received a job satisfaction rating of
3.93
out of 5. On average,
Project Engineers are
highly
satisfied with their job.
Gender Breakdown
Male
80.3%
Female
19.3%
Prefer to self-define
0.3%
This data is based on
9,247
survey responses.
Common Health Benefits
Medical
89%
Dental
79%
Vision
69%
None
10%
What Are Popular Skills for Project Engineers?
Avg. Salary
Popularity
Project Management
$131,527
10,529 responses
Engineering Design
$132,166
7,469 responses
Project Coordinating
$51,206
4,781 responses
Microsoft Office
$80,317
4,203 responses
Autodesk AutoCAD
$49,855
3,738 responses
Skills in Project Management, Engineering Design and Project Coordinating are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Autodesk AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
Skills That Affect Project Engineer I Salaries
Different skills can affect your salary. Below are the most popular skills and their effect on salary.
▲38%
▲31%
▲31%
▲31%
Career Paths
Explore the most common career paths for Project Engineer I. Thickness and color of lines indicates popularity of movement from one job to the next.
Project Engineer I
Project Engineer II - Construction
Project Engineer II
IT Project Engineer II
More common (> 20%)
Somewhat common (8 - 20%)
Less common (< 8%)
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