Hourly Wage for Semiconductor Engineer II Salary in the United States

What is the highest and lowest hourly pay for Semiconductor Engineer II?

As of August 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Semiconductor Engineer II in the United States is $47, which translates to an annual salary of about $98,044.

However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors. Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44 to $53 per hour
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42 per hour

10% $42

50% (Median) $47

90% $58

Semiconductor Engineer II Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,148	$9,179	$2,118	$53
Average	$98,044	$8,170	$1,885	$47
25th Percentile	$91,975	$7,665	$1,769	$44

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Key Factors That Influence Semiconductor Engineer II Salaries

A Semiconductor Engineer 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Semiconductor Engineer II Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Semiconductor Engineer 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:

Semiconductor Engineer II (2-4 years): $98,044
Semiconductor Engineer III (4-7 years): $121,769
Semiconductor Engineer IV (7+ years): $128,635
Semiconductor Engineer V (7-10 years): $154,310

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Semiconductor Engineer II	2-4 years	$98,044
Semiconductor Engineer III	4-7 years	$121,769
Semiconductor Engineer IV	7+ years	$128,635
Semiconductor Engineer V	7-10 years	$154,310

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How Do Semiconductor Engineer IIs 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 Semiconductor Engineer IIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $108,554.
California: $108,143.
Massachusetts: $106,701.

District of Columbia $108,554 California $108,143 Massachusetts $106,701 Washington $106,309 New Jersey $106,270 Alaska $106,133 Connecticut $104,780 New York $104,231

Hawaii $102,476 Rhode Island $101,652 Maryland $101,093 Minnesota $100,328 Colorado $100,034 Illinois $99,936 Oregon $99,564 Delaware $99,289

New Hampshire $99,117 Virginia $98,730 Pennsylvania $97,603 Nevada $97,034 North Dakota $96,848 Michigan $96,554 Wisconsin $96,446 Vermont $96,230

Texas $95,632 Maine $95,593 Arizona $95,534 Ohio $95,465 Georgia $94,563 Indiana $94,112 Wyoming $94,024 Utah $93,887

Iowa $93,828 Kansas $93,357 Louisiana $93,220 North Carolina $93,171 Missouri $93,152 Florida $92,769 Montana $92,563 Nebraska $92,367

Kentucky $92,259 South Carolina $91,867 Tennessee $91,622 Idaho $91,524 New Mexico $90,808 Oklahoma $90,651 Alabama $90,073 South Dakota $89,102

Arkansas $88,573 West Virginia $88,289 Mississippi $87,436

Top Paying Cities for Semiconductor Engineer II

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: $123,663
San Francisco: $122,309
Oakland: $119,731

San Jose, CA $123,663

San Francisco, CA $122,309

Oakland, CA $119,731

New York, NY $112,887

Paramus, NJ $111,514

Queens Village, NY $111,509

Passaic, NJ $111,416

Bergenfield, NJ $111,407

Stamford, CT $111,192

Huntington, NY $111,152

Newark, NJ $110,427

Bridgeport, CT $110,220

Vallejo, CA $110,025

New Brunswick, NJ $109,986

Petaluma, CA $109,927

Middlesex, NJ $109,741

Somerset, NJ $109,672

Santa Cruz, CA $109,545

Boston, MA $108,946

Monterey, CA $108,602

Seattle, WA $108,378

Santa Rosa, CA $108,358

Los Angeles, CA $108,329

Juneau, AK $108,074

Washington, DC $107,966

Orange, CA $107,617

Santa Ana, CA $107,358

Long Beach, CA $107,260

Anaheim, CA $107,241

Anchorage, AK $107,192

Santa Maria, CA $106,897

Everett, WA $106,878

Danbury, CT $106,533

Bremerton, WA $106,397

Tacoma, WA $106,044

New Suffolk, NY $106,042

Sacramento, CA $106,015

Santa Barbara, CA $105,907

Trenton, NJ $105,799

San Diego, CA $105,799

Brockton, MA $105,691

Fairbanks, AK $105,451

Lompoc, CA $105,201

Lowell, MA $105,122

Ventura, CA $105,103

Nashua, NH $105,084

Stockton, CA $105,074

Modesto, CA $104,358

Poughkeepsie, NY $104,142

Olympia, WA $103,956

Kennewick, WA $103,956

New Haven, CT $103,917

Lawrence, MA $103,564

Hartford, CT $103,466

Riverside, CA $103,446

New Bedford, MA $103,348

Richland, WA $103,348

Bakersfield, CA $103,211

San Bernardino, CA $103,172

New Britain, CT $103,162

Atlantic City, NJ $103,162

New London, CT $103,123

Norwich, CT $103,093

Portsmouth, NH $103,074

Boulder, CO $102,866

Portland, OR $102,731

Worcester, MA $102,721

Minneapolis, MN $102,417

Philadelphia, PA $102,280

Honolulu, HI $101,956

Saint Paul, MN $101,909

Vineland, NJ $101,887

Providence, RI $101,603

Chicago, IL $101,319

Bellingham, WA $101,201

Springfield, MA $101,123

Baltimore, MD $101,093

Chico, CA $100,848

Pittsfield, MA $100,583

Manchester, NH $100,397

Spokane, WA $99,966

Denver, CO $99,956

Albany, NY $99,495

Troy, NY $99,456

Nassau, NY $99,351

Schenectady, NY $99,250

Wilmington, DE $99,172

Burlington, VT $99,034

Salem, OR $98,995

Portland, ME $98,691

Yakima, WA $98,593

Rochester, MN $98,289

Reno, NV $98,240

Fresno, CA $98,240

Milwaukee, WI $98,152

Detroit, MI $98,054

Ann Arbor, MI $98,037

Allentown, PA $98,024

Colorado Springs, CO $97,858

Syracuse, NY $97,809

Carson City, NV $97,809

Houston, TX $97,671

Eugene, OR $97,622

Gary, IN $97,505

Springfield, OR $97,426

Bismarck, ND $97,407

Galveston, TX $97,338

Medford, OR $97,191

Fort Collins, CO $97,152

Concord, NH $97,103

Austin, TX $97,073

Mesa, AZ $96,867

Reading, PA $96,858

Phoenix, AZ $96,848

Dallas, TX $96,818

Saint Cloud, MN $96,724

Madison, WI $96,593

Utica, NY $96,328

Rochester, NY $96,171

Des Moines, IA $96,162

Raleigh, NC $96,152

Atlanta, GA $96,005

Battle Creek, MI $95,975

Salt Lake City, UT $95,946

Lancaster, PA $95,799

Harrisburg, PA $95,662

Kansas City, MO $95,563

Champaign, IL $95,544

Kansas City, KS $95,544

Fort Worth, TX $95,534

Columbus, OH $95,517

Boca Raton, FL $95,495

Pittsburgh, PA $95,456

Richmond, VA $95,416

Indianapolis, IN $95,397

Cleveland, OH $95,387

Las Vegas, NV $95,269

Cincinnati, OH $95,269

Petersburg, VA $95,122

Huntsville, AL $94,975

Lansing, MI $94,910

Lebanon, PA $94,897

Pueblo, CO $94,887

Appleton, WI $94,858

Buffalo, NY $94,818

Dayton, OH $94,789

Racine, WI $94,769

Charlotte, NC $94,760

Saint Louis, MO $94,730

York, PA $94,671

Elkhart, IN $94,671

Gastonia, NC $94,653

Billings, MT $94,629

Beaumont, TX $94,603

Lorain, OH $94,583

Benton Harbor, MI $94,563

Toledo, OH $94,544

Binghamton, NY $94,495

Rock Hill, SC $94,485

Rockford, IL $94,436

Springfield, IL $94,397

Elyria, OH $94,387

Fargo, ND $94,387

Flagstaff, AZ $94,318

Fort Lauderdale, FL $94,260

Duluth, MN $94,201

Miami, FL $94,201

Cheyenne, WY $94,132

Grand Forks, ND $94,132

Bangor, ME $93,916

Cedar Rapids, IA $93,808

Durham, NC $93,767

Louisville, KY $93,759

Grand Rapids, MI $93,740

Hialeah, FL $93,730

Casper, WY $93,593

Scranton, PA $93,475

New Orleans, LA $93,446

Virginia Beach, VA $93,436

Akron, OH $93,387

Peoria, IL $93,259

Sarasota, FL $93,240

Nashville, TN $93,171

Omaha, NE $93,171

Green Bay, WI $93,171

Baton Rouge, LA $93,122

Charleston, SC $93,103

Jamestown, NY $93,054

Davenport, IA $93,054

Tucson, AZ $93,005

Saint Petersburg, FL $92,946

Tampa, FL $92,926

Evansville, IN $92,867

Port Arthur, TX $92,867

Bradenton, FL $92,828

Santa Fe, NM $92,652

Orlando, FL $92,475

Clearwater, FL $92,446

Canton, OH $92,240

La Crosse, WI $92,240

Albuquerque, NM $92,181

Newport News, VA $92,171

High Point, NC $92,142

Ogden, UT $92,103

Corpus Christi, TX $92,024

Norfolk, VA $91,965

Laramie, WY $91,965

Rock Island, IL $91,906

Saginaw, MI $91,887

Jacksonville, FL $91,877

Salisbury, NC $91,857

Boise, ID $91,838

Moline, IL $91,789

Fort Myers, FL $91,759

Memphis, TN $91,740

Tulsa, OK $91,691

Waterloo, IA $91,632

Spartanburg, SC $91,534

Lincoln, NE $91,485

Fort Wayne, IN $91,465

Provo, UT $91,455

Cedar Falls, IA $91,338

San Antonio, TX $91,299

Greensboro, NC $91,259

South Bend, IN $91,250

Savannah, GA $91,142

Muskegon, MI $91,102

Birmingham, AL $91,093

Winston Salem, NC $91,045

Lake Charles, LA $90,808

Anderson, IN $90,789

Lexington, KY $90,759

Augusta, GA $90,730

Greenville, SC $90,730

Lima, OH $90,651

Wichita, KS $90,642

Tuscaloosa, AL $90,642

Columbia, SC $90,553

Springfield, OH $90,534

Asheville, NC $90,377

Bloomington, IN $90,308

Knoxville, TN $89,955

Shreveport, LA $89,946

Wilmington, NC $89,818

Roanoke, VA $89,818

Topeka, KS $89,642

Frankfort, KY $89,631

Oklahoma City, OK $89,563

Chillicothe, OH $89,524

Longview, TX $89,514

Melbourne, FL $89,504

Sioux Falls, SD $89,347

Mobile, AL $89,338

Terre Haute, IN $89,298

Altoona, PA $89,240

Amarillo, TX $89,171

Killeen, TX $89,142

Fayetteville, AR $89,063

Chattanooga, TN $89,034

Sioux City, IA $88,946

Idaho Falls, ID $88,926

Lynchburg, VA $88,847

Gainesville, FL $88,720

Portsmouth, OH $88,671

Little Rock, AR $88,651

Lafayette, LA $88,612

Youngstown, OH $88,612

Daytona Beach, FL $88,553

Clarksville, TN $88,544

Pensacola, FL $88,534

Temple, TX $88,527

Hopkinsville, KY $88,240

Erie, PA $88,220

Florence, SC $88,181

Charleston, WV $88,024

Great Falls, MT $87,975

Macon, GA $87,838

Tallahassee, FL $87,828

Fayetteville, NC $87,808

Waco, TX $87,789

Helena, MT $87,720

Pine Bluff, AR $87,683

Vincennes, IN $87,563

Lubbock, TX $87,524

Alamogordo, NM $87,465

Twin Falls, ID $87,377

Rapid City, SD $87,347

Jackson, MS $87,171

Huntington, WV $87,164

Greenville, MS $87,161

Parkersburg, WV $87,061

Montgomery, AL $87,043

Wichita Falls, TX $86,945

Springfield, MO $86,945

Biloxi, MS $86,896

Monroe, LA $86,798

Johnstown, PA $86,730

Sumter, SC $86,691

Columbus, GA $86,681

Pascagoula, MS $86,494

Abilene, TX $86,494

Kingsport, TN $86,240

Albany, GA $86,240

Gulfport, MS $86,210

Alexandria, LA $85,887

Fort Smith, AR $85,641

El Paso, TX $85,377

Las Cruces, NM $84,936

Harlingen, TX $84,686

Pocatello, ID $84,671

Florence, AL $84,543

Brownsville, TX $84,524

Mcallen, TX $84,318

Dothan, AL $84,181

Columbus, MS $83,598

Altus, OK $83,141

Lawton, OK $82,955

Pierre, SD $82,602

Semiconductor Engineer II Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Semiconductor Engineer II salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $109,679. While startup companies pay approximate $92,763.

Semiconductor Engineer II Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$92,763
Growth Stage	51~500	$98,116
Established	501~5000	$105,910
Enterprise	5000+	$109,679

Semiconductor Engineer II Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Semiconductor Engineer II 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 Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Semiconductor Engineer positions in Telecom or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Semiconductor Engineer II as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Semiconductor Engineer II

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$127,457	$61.0	30%
Internet	$117,653	$57.0	20%
MFG Durable	$107,848	$52.0	10%

Semiconductor Engineer II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Semiconductor Engineer 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.

$91,975

Average $98,044/year

$110,148

$7,665

Average $8,170/month

$9,179

$1,769

Average $1,885/week

$2,118

$44

Average $47/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,148	$9,179	$2,118	$53
Average	$98,044	$8,170	$1,885	$47
25th Percentile	$91,975	$7,665	$1,769	$44

Most common benefits for Semiconductor Engineer II

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Common company salaries for Semiconductor Engineer II

Here are companies hiring for Semiconductor Engineer 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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FAQ about Semiconductor Engineer II

1. What are the responsibilities of Semiconductor Engineer II?

Formulates and optimizes semiconductor devices and manufacturing processes. Conducts process analysis, implements design enhancements, and collaborates on new technology development to meet production and performance goals. Supports the fabrication, testing, and troubleshooting of integrated circuits, ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards. Works closely with cross-functional teams to enhance chip performance, reliability, and efficiency. Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering. Typically reports to a manager. Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Typically requires 2-4 years of related experience.

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Hourly Wage for Semiconductor Engineer II Salary in the United States

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Key Factors That Influence Semiconductor Engineer II Salaries

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