What are the main factors that influence a Battery Engineer's salary?

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

How does experience change A Battery Engineer's salary?

A Battery Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,184 for beginners, reaching about $85,357 at mid-level, and approach $86,595 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Battery Engineer?

Battery Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Battery Engineer roles are District of Columbia $91,284, California $90,938, Massachusetts $89,726. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Battery Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Battery Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Battery Test Engineer: $115,319; Battery Scientist: $111,284; Tire and Battery Center Team Leader: $100,397; Advanced Battery Architect: $92,554; Battery Technician: $65,447.

How do different companies affect a Battery Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Battery Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Battery Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Battery Engineer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Battery Engineer in the United States is $82,446 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, a Battery Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $91,478
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,465 to $87,174
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,646

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Battery Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,174	$7,264	$1,676	$42
Average	$82,446	$6,870	$1,585	$40
25th Percentile	$69,465	$5,789	$1,336	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Battery Engineer Salaries

A Battery Engineer'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 Battery Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Battery Engineer'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $81,184
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,544
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,357
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,513
Expert (over 8 years): $86,595

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Battery Engineer	$81,184
Intermediate Level Battery Engineer	$81,544
Senior Level Battery Engineer	$85,357
Specialist Level Battery Engineer	$86,513
Expert Level Battery Engineer	$86,595

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How Do Battery 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 Battery Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $91,284.
California: $90,938.
Massachusetts: $89,726.

District of Columbia $91,284 California $90,938 Massachusetts $89,726 Washington $89,396 New Jersey $89,363 Alaska $89,248 Connecticut $88,110 New York $87,648

Hawaii $86,172 Rhode Island $85,480 Maryland $85,010 Minnesota $84,367 Colorado $84,120 Illinois $84,037 Oregon $83,724 Delaware $83,493

New Hampshire $83,348 Virginia $83,023 Pennsylvania $82,075 Nevada $81,597 North Dakota $81,440 Michigan $81,193 Wisconsin $81,102 Vermont $80,921

Texas $80,418 Maine $80,385 Arizona $80,335 Ohio $80,278 Georgia $79,519 Indiana $79,140 Wyoming $79,066 Utah $78,950

Iowa $78,901 Kansas $78,505 Louisiana $78,390 North Carolina $78,348 Missouri $78,332 Florida $78,010 Montana $77,837 Nebraska $77,672

Kentucky $77,582 South Carolina $77,252 Tennessee $77,046 Idaho $76,963 New Mexico $76,361 Oklahoma $76,229 Alabama $75,743 South Dakota $74,927

Arkansas $74,482 West Virginia $74,243 Mississippi $73,525

Top Paying Cities for Battery 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: $103,989
San Francisco: $102,967
Oakland: $100,683

San Jose, CA $103,989

San Francisco, CA $102,967

Oakland, CA $100,683

New York, NY $95,547

Queens Village, NY $94,928

Paramus, NJ $94,269

Passaic, NJ $94,186

Bergenfield, NJ $94,104

Stamford, CT $93,980

Huntington, NY $93,898

Newark, NJ $93,362

Bridgeport, CT $93,197

New Brunswick, NJ $92,925

Vallejo, CA $92,752

Middlesex, NJ $92,702

Somerset, NJ $92,628

Petaluma, CA $92,438

Santa Cruz, CA $92,117

Boston, MA $91,952

Monterey, CA $91,540

Fairbanks, AK $91,482

Los Angeles, CA $91,325

Washington, DC $91,284

Seattle, WA $91,136

Santa Rosa, CA $91,119

Juneau, AK $90,880

Orange, CA $90,608

Anchorage, AK $90,460

Anaheim, CA $90,402

Santa Ana, CA $90,278

Nassau, NY $90,229

Long Beach, CA $90,196

Danbury, CT $90,171

Santa Maria, CA $89,891

Everett, WA $89,874

Bremerton, WA $89,470

Trenton, NJ $89,314

Sacramento, CA $89,281

San Diego, CA $89,239

Brockton, MA $89,206

Tacoma, WA $89,173

Santa Barbara, CA $89,058

Lowell, MA $88,728

New Suffolk, NY $88,695

Nashua, NH $88,596

Lompoc, CA $88,464

Ventura, CA $88,382

Stockton, CA $88,357

New Haven, CT $88,192

Atlantic City, NJ $87,978

Hartford, CT $87,797

Modesto, CA $87,755

Poughkeepsie, NY $87,574

New Britain, CT $87,533

Olympia, WA $87,417

Kennewick, WA $87,417

New London, CT $87,401

Norwich, CT $87,376

Lawrence, MA $87,335

Bakersfield, CA $87,104

Riverside, CA $86,989

New Bedford, MA $86,989

Richland, WA $86,906

Portsmouth, NH $86,840

Vineland, NJ $86,824

San Bernardino, CA $86,758

Boulder, CO $86,527

Worcester, MA $86,461

Portland, OR $86,387

Saint Paul, MN $86,288

Minneapolis, MN $86,288

Philadelphia, PA $86,172

Honolulu, HI $85,735

Springfield, MA $85,447

Providence, RI $85,439

Chicago, IL $85,200

Bellingham, WA $85,101

Baltimore, MD $85,010

Chico, CA $84,804

Wilmington, DE $84,664

Pittsfield, MA $84,581

Manchester, NH $84,425

Spokane, WA $84,062

Denver, CO $84,054

Albany, NY $83,666

Troy, NY $83,633

Schenectady, NY $83,460

Burlington, VT $83,279

Portland, ME $82,990

Salem, OR $82,924

Yakima, WA $82,908

Ann Arbor, MI $82,883

Rochester, MN $82,652

Fresno, CA $82,611

Reno, NV $82,611

Milwaukee, WI $82,537

Detroit, MI $82,454

Allentown, PA $82,429

Carson City, NV $82,421

Houston, TX $82,297

Colorado Springs, CO $82,289

Syracuse, NY $82,248

Eugene, OR $82,091

Bismarck, ND $81,992

Gary, IN $81,992

Galveston, TX $81,992

Springfield, OR $81,926

Medford, OR $81,729

Fort Collins, CO $81,696

Austin, TX $81,630

Mesa, AZ $81,457

Phoenix, AZ $81,440

Dallas, TX $81,415

Reading, PA $81,366

Saint Cloud, MN $81,333

Concord, NH $81,259

Madison, WI $81,226

Utica, NY $81,003

Raleigh, NC $80,937

Las Vegas, NV $80,929

Rochester, NY $80,871

Des Moines, IA $80,863

Atlanta, GA $80,731

Battle Creek, MI $80,706

Salt Lake City, UT $80,682

Lancaster, PA $80,558

Champaign, IL $80,541

Harrisburg, PA $80,442

Durham, NC $80,368

Kansas City, MO $80,360

Kansas City, KS $80,344

Fort Worth, TX $80,335

Boca Raton, FL $80,302

Cleveland, OH $80,294

Columbus, OH $80,278

Pittsburgh, PA $80,269

Richmond, VA $80,236

Indianapolis, IN $80,220

Cincinnati, OH $80,113

Petersburg, VA $79,989

Billings, MT $79,808

Lansing, MI $79,808

Huntsville, AL $79,808

Lebanon, PA $79,799

Dayton, OH $79,791

Pueblo, CO $79,791

Appleton, WI $79,766

Buffalo, NY $79,733

Racine, WI $79,692

Charlotte, NC $79,684

Saint Louis, MO $79,659

Springfield, IL $79,626

Elkhart, IN $79,610

York, PA $79,610

Gastonia, NC $79,602

Benton Harbor, MI $79,602

Beaumont, TX $79,552

Lorain, OH $79,536

Toledo, OH $79,503

Binghamton, NY $79,461

Rock Hill, SC $79,453

Rockford, IL $79,412

Fargo, ND $79,371

Elyria, OH $79,371

Flagstaff, AZ $79,313

Fort Lauderdale, FL $79,263

Miami, FL $79,214

Duluth, MN $79,082

Bangor, ME $78,975

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,884

Louisville, KY $78,843

Grand Rapids, MI $78,827

Hialeah, FL $78,818

Casper, WY $78,703

Scranton, PA $78,604

New Orleans, LA $78,579

Virginia Beach, VA $78,571

Akron, OH $78,530

Peoria, IL $78,423

Sarasota, FL $78,406

Green Bay, WI $78,348

Baton Rouge, LA $78,307

Charleston, SC $78,291

Nashville, TN $78,266

Jamestown, NY $78,249

Davenport, IA $78,249

Tucson, AZ $78,208

Cheyenne, WY $78,183

Saint Petersburg, FL $78,159

Tampa, FL $78,142

Omaha, NE $78,126

Port Arthur, TX $78,093

Evansville, IN $78,093

Bradenton, FL $78,060

Santa Fe, NM $77,911

Orlando, FL $77,829

Clearwater, FL $77,738

Canton, OH $77,565

La Crosse, WI $77,565

Grand Forks, ND $77,540

Albuquerque, NM $77,516

Tulsa, OK $77,516

Newport News, VA $77,507

High Point, NC $77,483

Ogden, UT $77,450

Corpus Christi, TX $77,384

Laramie, WY $77,334

Norfolk, VA $77,334

Rock Island, IL $77,285

Saginaw, MI $77,268

Jacksonville, FL $77,260

Salisbury, NC $77,244

Memphis, TN $77,227

Moline, IL $77,186

Fort Myers, FL $77,161

Waterloo, IA $77,054

Spartanburg, SC $76,971

Lincoln, NE $76,930

Fort Wayne, IN $76,914

Birmingham, AL $76,823

Cedar Falls, IA $76,807

Provo, UT $76,798

Springfield, OH $76,790

San Antonio, TX $76,774

Greensboro, NC $76,741

South Bend, IN $76,732

Winston Salem, NC $76,724

Boise, ID $76,699

Savannah, GA $76,642

Muskegon, MI $76,493

Lima, OH $76,394

Lake Charles, LA $76,361

Anderson, IN $76,345

Lexington, KY $76,320

Augusta, GA $76,295

Greenville, SC $76,295

Wichita, KS $76,221

Tuscaloosa, AL $76,221

Columbia, SC $76,147

Bloomington, IN $75,941

Roanoke, VA $75,891

Asheville, NC $75,784

Knoxville, TN $75,644

Shreveport, LA $75,636

Wilmington, NC $75,529

Frankfort, KY $75,372

Oklahoma City, OK $75,314

Chillicothe, OH $75,281

Longview, TX $75,273

Topeka, KS $75,248

Mobile, AL $75,125

Terre Haute, IN $75,092

Erie, PA $75,083

Altoona, PA $75,042

Melbourne, FL $75,018

Amarillo, TX $74,985

Killeen, TX $74,960

Fayetteville, AR $74,894

Sioux Falls, SD $74,836

Chattanooga, TN $74,787

Idaho Falls, ID $74,778

Gainesville, FL $74,605

Portsmouth, OH $74,564

Little Rock, AR $74,548

Lynchburg, VA $74,548

Lafayette, LA $74,515

Youngstown, OH $74,515

Temple, TX $74,482

Daytona Beach, FL $74,465

Clarksville, TN $74,457

Pensacola, FL $74,449

Hopkinsville, KY $74,201

Charleston, WV $74,193

Florence, SC $74,152

Sioux City, IA $74,102

Macon, GA $73,863

Tallahassee, FL $73,855

Fayetteville, NC $73,839

Waco, TX $73,822

Wichita Falls, TX $73,822

Pine Bluff, AR $73,789

Vincennes, IN $73,632

Lubbock, TX $73,599

Great Falls, MT $73,550

Alamogordo, NM $73,542

Abilene, TX $73,476

Rapid City, SD $73,369

Monroe, LA $73,369

Albany, GA $73,319

Huntington, WV $73,311

Jackson, MS $73,303

Greenville, MS $73,294

Parkersburg, WV $73,212

Montgomery, AL $73,195

Johnstown, PA $73,179

Springfield, MO $73,113

Biloxi, MS $73,072

Sumter, SC $72,899

Columbus, GA $72,890

Twin Falls, ID $72,841

Pascagoula, MS $72,734

Kingsport, TN $72,519

Gulfport, MS $72,495

Alexandria, LA $72,223

Fort Smith, AR $72,016

El Paso, TX $71,794

Helena, MT $71,687

Las Cruces, NM $71,423

Harlingen, TX $71,192

Pocatello, ID $71,118

Florence, AL $71,093

Brownsville, TX $71,077

Dothan, AL $70,945

Mcallen, TX $70,903

Columbus, MS $70,293

Altus, OK $69,914

Lawton, OK $69,757

Pierre, SD $69,461

What Skills Can Increase a Battery Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 10.06% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Candidate Sourcing (Mentioned in 2.12% Job Postings): Sourcing, identifying, and engaging potential candidates online and offline to build a talent pipeline for an organization.
Work Ethic (Mentioned in 1.25% Job Postings): A belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. A set of values centered on importance of work and manifested by determination or desire to work hard.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	10.06%
Candidate Sourcing	2.12%
Work Ethic	1.25%

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 Battery Engineer's salary.

Candidate Screening: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Work Ethic: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Candidate Screening	$88,217	7%
Problem Solving	$88,217	7%
Work Ethic	$87,393	6%
Leadership	$87,393	6%
Full-Cycle Recruiting	$86,568	5%
Advertising	$86,568	5%

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How Education impacts a Battery Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Battery 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 a Battery Engineer with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $86,940 and $92,465).

Battery Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Battery Engineer

No Diploma 0.5%

High School 12.0%

Associates 6.9%

Bachelors 63.6%

Masters 17.1%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.5%
High School	12.0%
Associates	6.9%
Bachelors	63.6%
Masters	17.1%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Battery Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Battery 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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$69,465

Average $82,446/year

$87,174

$5,789

Average $6,870/month

$7,264

$1,336

Average $1,585/week

$1,676

$33

Average $40/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,174	$7,264	$1,676	$42
Average	$82,446	$6,870	$1,585	$40
25th Percentile	$69,465	$5,789	$1,336	$33

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Salary Trends for Battery Engineer

Salaries for a Battery Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $67,229 in 2023 to around $67,279 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Battery Engineer salary trends, .

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2024

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