Accessibility Engineer Salary in the United States
How much does an Accessibility Engineer make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accessibility Engineer in the United States is $80,628 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.
However, an Accessibility Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,242
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,094 to $87,231
Key Factors That Influence Accessibility Engineer Salaries
An Accessibility Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Accessibility Engineer 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 Accessibility Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $89,271.
California: $88,933.
Massachusetts: $87,747.
District of Columbia$89,271
California$88,933
Massachusetts$87,747
Washington$87,425
New Jersey$87,393
Alaska$87,280
Connecticut$86,167
New York$85,716
Hawaii$84,272
Rhode Island$83,595
Maryland$83,136
Minnesota$82,507
Colorado$82,265
Illinois$82,184
Oregon$81,878
Delaware$81,652
New Hampshire$81,510
Virginia$81,192
Pennsylvania$80,265
Nevada$79,798
North Dakota$79,644
Michigan$79,402
Wisconsin$79,314
Vermont$79,136
Texas$78,645
Maine$78,612
Arizona$78,564
Ohio$78,507
Georgia$77,766
Indiana$77,395
Wyoming$77,322
Utah$77,209
Iowa$77,161
Kansas$76,774
Louisiana$76,661
North Carolina$76,621
Missouri$76,605
Florida$76,290
Montana$76,121
Nebraska$75,960
Kentucky$75,871
South Carolina$75,548
Tennessee$75,347
Idaho$75,266
New Mexico$74,678
Oklahoma$74,549
Alabama$74,073
South Dakota$73,275
Arkansas$72,839
West Virginia$72,606
Mississippi$71,904
Top Paying Cities for Accessibility Engineers
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: $101,696
San Francisco: $100,583
Oakland: $98,463
San Jose, CA$101,696
San Francisco, CA$100,583
Oakland, CA$98,463
New York, NY$92,834
Paramus, NJ$91,705
Queens Village, NY$91,701
Passaic, NJ$91,625
Bergenfield, NJ$91,618
Stamford, CT$91,440
Huntington, NY$91,407
Newark, NJ$90,811
Bridgeport, CT$90,641
Vallejo, CA$90,481
New Brunswick, NJ$90,448
Petaluma, CA$90,400
Middlesex, NJ$90,247
Somerset, NJ$90,190
Santa Cruz, CA$90,086
Boston, MA$89,594
Monterey, CA$89,311
Seattle, WA$89,126
Santa Rosa, CA$89,110
Los Angeles, CA$89,086
Juneau, AK$88,876
Washington, DC$88,788
Orange, CA$88,501
Santa Ana, CA$88,288
Long Beach, CA$88,207
Anaheim, CA$88,191
Anchorage, AK$88,151
Santa Maria, CA$87,909
Everett, WA$87,893
Danbury, CT$87,609
Bremerton, WA$87,498
Tacoma, WA$87,207
New Suffolk, NY$87,206
Sacramento, CA$87,183
Santa Barbara, CA$87,094
Trenton, NJ$87,006
San Diego, CA$87,006
Brockton, MA$86,917
Fairbanks, AK$86,719
Lompoc, CA$86,514
Lowell, MA$86,449
Ventura, CA$86,433
Nashua, NH$86,417
Stockton, CA$86,409
Modesto, CA$85,820
Poughkeepsie, NY$85,643
Olympia, WA$85,490
Kennewick, WA$85,490
New Haven, CT$85,458
Lawrence, MA$85,167
Hartford, CT$85,087
Riverside, CA$85,071
New Bedford, MA$84,990
Richland, WA$84,990
Bakersfield, CA$84,877
San Bernardino, CA$84,845
New Britain, CT$84,837
Atlantic City, NJ$84,837
New London, CT$84,805
Norwich, CT$84,780
Portsmouth, NH$84,764
Boulder, CO$84,593
Portland, OR$84,482
Worcester, MA$84,474
Minneapolis, MN$84,224
Philadelphia, PA$84,111
Honolulu, HI$83,845
Saint Paul, MN$83,806
Vineland, NJ$83,789
Providence, RI$83,555
Chicago, IL$83,321
Bellingham, WA$83,224
Springfield, MA$83,160
Baltimore, MD$83,136
Chico, CA$82,934
Pittsfield, MA$82,716
Manchester, NH$82,563
Spokane, WA$82,208
Denver, CO$82,200
Albany, NY$81,821
Troy, NY$81,789
Nassau, NY$81,703
Schenectady, NY$81,620
Wilmington, DE$81,555
Burlington, VT$81,442
Salem, OR$81,410
Portland, ME$81,160
Yakima, WA$81,080
Rochester, MN$80,830
Reno, NV$80,789
Fresno, CA$80,789
Milwaukee, WI$80,717
Detroit, MI$80,636
Ann Arbor, MI$80,622
Allentown, PA$80,612
Colorado Springs, CO$80,475
Syracuse, NY$80,434
Carson City, NV$80,434
Houston, TX$80,322
Eugene, OR$80,281
Gary, IN$80,185
Springfield, OR$80,120
Bismarck, ND$80,104
Galveston, TX$80,047
Medford, OR$79,927
Fort Collins, CO$79,894
Concord, NH$79,854
Austin, TX$79,830
Mesa, AZ$79,660
Reading, PA$79,652
Phoenix, AZ$79,644
Dallas, TX$79,620
Saint Cloud, MN$79,543
Madison, WI$79,435
Utica, NY$79,217
Rochester, NY$79,088
Des Moines, IA$79,080
Raleigh, NC$79,072
Atlanta, GA$78,951
Battle Creek, MI$78,927
Salt Lake City, UT$78,903
Lancaster, PA$78,782
Harrisburg, PA$78,669
Kansas City, MO$78,588
Champaign, IL$78,572
Kansas City, KS$78,572
Fort Worth, TX$78,564
Columbus, OH$78,550
Boca Raton, FL$78,532
Pittsburgh, PA$78,499
Richmond, VA$78,467
Indianapolis, IN$78,451
Cleveland, OH$78,443
Las Vegas, NV$78,346
Cincinnati, OH$78,346
Petersburg, VA$78,225
Huntsville, AL$78,104
Lansing, MI$78,050
Lebanon, PA$78,040
Pueblo, CO$78,032
Appleton, WI$78,008
Buffalo, NY$77,975
Dayton, OH$77,951
Racine, WI$77,935
Charlotte, NC$77,927
Saint Louis, MO$77,903
York, PA$77,854
Elkhart, IN$77,854
Gastonia, NC$77,839
Billings, MT$77,820
Beaumont, TX$77,798
Lorain, OH$77,782
Benton Harbor, MI$77,766
Toledo, OH$77,750
Binghamton, NY$77,709
Rock Hill, SC$77,701
Rockford, IL$77,661
Springfield, IL$77,629
Elyria, OH$77,621
Fargo, ND$77,621
Flagstaff, AZ$77,564
Fort Lauderdale, FL$77,516
Duluth, MN$77,467
Miami, FL$77,467
Cheyenne, WY$77,411
Grand Forks, ND$77,411
Bangor, ME$77,234
Cedar Rapids, IA$77,145
Durham, NC$77,111
Louisville, KY$77,105
Grand Rapids, MI$77,088
Hialeah, FL$77,080
Casper, WY$76,967
Scranton, PA$76,871
New Orleans, LA$76,847
Virginia Beach, VA$76,838
Akron, OH$76,798
Peoria, IL$76,693
Sarasota, FL$76,677
Nashville, TN$76,621
Omaha, NE$76,621
Green Bay, WI$76,621
Baton Rouge, LA$76,580
Charleston, SC$76,564
Jamestown, NY$76,524
Davenport, IA$76,524
Tucson, AZ$76,484
Saint Petersburg, FL$76,435
Tampa, FL$76,419
Evansville, IN$76,371
Port Arthur, TX$76,371
Bradenton, FL$76,339
Santa Fe, NM$76,193
Orlando, FL$76,048
Clearwater, FL$76,024
Canton, OH$75,855
La Crosse, WI$75,855
Albuquerque, NM$75,806
Newport News, VA$75,798
High Point, NC$75,774
Ogden, UT$75,742
Corpus Christi, TX$75,677
Norfolk, VA$75,629
Laramie, WY$75,629
Rock Island, IL$75,581
Saginaw, MI$75,565
Jacksonville, FL$75,556
Salisbury, NC$75,540
Boise, ID$75,524
Moline, IL$75,484
Fort Myers, FL$75,460
Memphis, TN$75,444
Tulsa, OK$75,403
Waterloo, IA$75,355
Spartanburg, SC$75,274
Lincoln, NE$75,234
Fort Wayne, IN$75,218
Provo, UT$75,210
Cedar Falls, IA$75,113
San Antonio, TX$75,081
Greensboro, NC$75,049
South Bend, IN$75,040
Savannah, GA$74,952
Muskegon, MI$74,920
Birmingham, AL$74,911
Winston Salem, NC$74,872
Lake Charles, LA$74,678
Anderson, IN$74,662
Lexington, KY$74,637
Augusta, GA$74,613
Greenville, SC$74,613
Lima, OH$74,549
Wichita, KS$74,541
Tuscaloosa, AL$74,541
Columbia, SC$74,468
Springfield, OH$74,452
Asheville, NC$74,323
Bloomington, IN$74,266
Knoxville, TN$73,976
Shreveport, LA$73,968
Wilmington, NC$73,863
Roanoke, VA$73,863
Topeka, KS$73,718
Frankfort, KY$73,709
Oklahoma City, OK$73,654
Chillicothe, OH$73,621
Longview, TX$73,613
Melbourne, FL$73,605
Sioux Falls, SD$73,476
Mobile, AL$73,468
Terre Haute, IN$73,436
Altoona, PA$73,388
Amarillo, TX$73,331
Killeen, TX$73,307
Fayetteville, AR$73,242
Chattanooga, TN$73,218
Sioux City, IA$73,146
Idaho Falls, ID$73,130
Lynchburg, VA$73,065
Gainesville, FL$72,960
Portsmouth, OH$72,920
Little Rock, AR$72,904
Lafayette, LA$72,872
Youngstown, OH$72,872
Daytona Beach, FL$72,823
Clarksville, TN$72,815
Pensacola, FL$72,807
Temple, TX$72,801
Hopkinsville, KY$72,565
Erie, PA$72,549
Florence, SC$72,517
Charleston, WV$72,388
Great Falls, MT$72,348
Macon, GA$72,235
Tallahassee, FL$72,227
Fayetteville, NC$72,210
Waco, TX$72,194
Helena, MT$72,138
Pine Bluff, AR$72,107
Vincennes, IN$72,009
Lubbock, TX$71,977
Alamogordo, NM$71,928
Twin Falls, ID$71,856
Rapid City, SD$71,831
Jackson, MS$71,686
Huntington, WV$71,681
Greenville, MS$71,678
Parkersburg, WV$71,596
Montgomery, AL$71,582
Wichita Falls, TX$71,501
Springfield, MO$71,501
Biloxi, MS$71,461
Monroe, LA$71,380
Johnstown, PA$71,324
Sumter, SC$71,291
Columbus, GA$71,283
Pascagoula, MS$71,130
Abilene, TX$71,130
Kingsport, TN$70,920
Albany, GA$70,920
Gulfport, MS$70,896
Alexandria, LA$70,630
Fort Smith, AR$70,429
El Paso, TX$70,211
Las Cruces, NM$69,848
Harlingen, TX$69,643
Pocatello, ID$69,630
Florence, AL$69,526
Brownsville, TX$69,509
Mcallen, TX$69,340
Dothan, AL$69,227
Columbus, MS$68,748
Altus, OK$68,373
Lawton, OK$68,219
Pierre, SD$67,929
Accessibility Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Accessibility Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Business Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 10% above the average.
In contrast, Accessibility Engineer positions in Transportation or Software & Networking typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Accessibility Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Accessibility Engineer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense
$88,691
$43.0
10%
Business Services
$88,691
$43.0
10%
Construction
$88,691
$43.0
10%
Energy & Utilities
$88,691
$43.0
10%
Healthcare
$88,691
$43.0
10%
How Education impacts an Accessibility Engineer's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Accessibility Engineers 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 an Accessibility Engineer with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$84,123
and $91,272).
Accessibility Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Accessibility Engineer'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 September 01, 2026
$72,094
Average$80,628/year
$87,231
$6,008
Average$6,719/month
$7,269
$1,386
Average$1,551/week
$1,678
$35
Average$39/hour
$42
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$87,231
$7,269
$1,678
$42
Average
$80,628
$6,719
$1,551
$39
25th Percentile
$72,094
$6,008
$1,386
$35
Salaries of Jobs related to Accessibility Engineer
Accessibility Manager$134,368
Accessibility Coordinator$109,141
Accessibility Lead$106,098
Accessibility Assistant$73,434
Accessibility Designer$62,833
Accessibility Tester$62,738
Accessibility Advisor$59,359
Accessibility Analyst$59,017
Accessibility Specialist$54,541
Accessibility Consultant$49,506
Accessibility Representative$38,286
Salary Trends for Accessibility Engineer
Salaries for an Accessibility Engineer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $59,068 in 2023
to around $59,057 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Accessibility Engineer salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Accessibility Engineer
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Accessibility Engineer
Here are companies hiring for Accessibility Engineer 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 Accessibility Engineer
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Accessibility Engineer?
The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Accessibility Engineer roles,
with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.
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