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 $81,215 for beginners, reaching about $85,396 at mid-level, and approach $86,708 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 $91,317, California $90,971, Massachusetts $89,759. 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: $115,364; Battery Scientist: $111,296; Tire and Battery Center Team Leader: $100,484; Advanced Battery Architect: $92,560; Battery Technician: $65,443.

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 August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Battery Engineer in the United States is $82,476 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): $91,730
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,507 to $87,320
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,700

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Battery Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,320	$7,277	$1,679	$42
Average	$82,476	$6,873	$1,586	$40
25th Percentile	$69,507	$5,792	$1,337	$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): $81,215
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,575
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,396
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,620
Expert (over 8 years): $86,708

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Battery Engineer	$81,215
Intermediate Level Battery Engineer	$81,575
Senior Level Battery Engineer	$85,396
Specialist Level Battery Engineer	$86,620
Expert Level Battery Engineer	$86,708

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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: $91,317.
California: $90,971.
Massachusetts: $89,759.

District of Columbia $91,317 California $90,971 Massachusetts $89,759 Washington $89,429 New Jersey $89,396 Alaska $89,280 Connecticut $88,142 New York $87,680

Hawaii $86,204 Rhode Island $85,511 Maryland $85,041 Minnesota $84,398 Colorado $84,150 Illinois $84,068 Oregon $83,754 Delaware $83,523

New Hampshire $83,378 Virginia $83,053 Pennsylvania $82,105 Nevada $81,626 North Dakota $81,470 Michigan $81,222 Wisconsin $81,132 Vermont $80,950

Texas $80,447 Maine $80,414 Arizona $80,365 Ohio $80,307 Georgia $79,548 Indiana $79,169 Wyoming $79,094 Utah $78,979

Iowa $78,929 Kansas $78,534 Louisiana $78,418 North Carolina $78,377 Missouri $78,360 Florida $78,039 Montana $77,865 Nebraska $77,701

Kentucky $77,610 South Carolina $77,280 Tennessee $77,074 Idaho $76,991 New Mexico $76,389 Oklahoma $76,257 Alabama $75,771 South Dakota $74,954

Arkansas $74,509 West Virginia $74,270 Mississippi $73,552

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: $104,027
San Francisco: $102,888
Oakland: $100,720

San Jose, CA $104,027

San Francisco, CA $102,888

Oakland, CA $100,720

New York, NY $94,962

Paramus, NJ $93,807

Queens Village, NY $93,803

Passaic, NJ $93,725

Bergenfield, NJ $93,717

Stamford, CT $93,536

Huntington, NY $93,502

Newark, NJ $92,893

Bridgeport, CT $92,719

Vallejo, CA $92,554

New Brunswick, NJ $92,521

Petaluma, CA $92,472

Middlesex, NJ $92,315

Somerset, NJ $92,258

Santa Cruz, CA $92,150

Boston, MA $91,647

Monterey, CA $91,358

Seattle, WA $91,169

Santa Rosa, CA $91,152

Los Angeles, CA $91,128

Juneau, AK $90,913

Washington, DC $90,822

Orange, CA $90,529

Santa Ana, CA $90,311

Long Beach, CA $90,229

Anaheim, CA $90,212

Anchorage, AK $90,171

Santa Maria, CA $89,923

Everett, WA $89,907

Danbury, CT $89,617

Bremerton, WA $89,503

Tacoma, WA $89,206

New Suffolk, NY $89,204

Sacramento, CA $89,181

Santa Barbara, CA $89,090

Trenton, NJ $89,000

San Diego, CA $89,000

Brockton, MA $88,909

Fairbanks, AK $88,707

Lompoc, CA $88,497

Lowell, MA $88,430

Ventura, CA $88,414

Nashua, NH $88,398

Stockton, CA $88,389

Modesto, CA $87,787

Poughkeepsie, NY $87,606

Olympia, WA $87,449

Kennewick, WA $87,449

New Haven, CT $87,416

Lawrence, MA $87,119

Hartford, CT $87,037

Riverside, CA $87,020

New Bedford, MA $86,938

Richland, WA $86,938

Bakersfield, CA $86,822

San Bernardino, CA $86,789

New Britain, CT $86,781

Atlantic City, NJ $86,781

New London, CT $86,748

Norwich, CT $86,723

Portsmouth, NH $86,707

Boulder, CO $86,532

Portland, OR $86,418

Worcester, MA $86,410

Minneapolis, MN $86,154

Philadelphia, PA $86,039

Honolulu, HI $85,767

Saint Paul, MN $85,727

Vineland, NJ $85,709

Providence, RI $85,470

Chicago, IL $85,231

Bellingham, WA $85,132

Springfield, MA $85,066

Baltimore, MD $85,041

Chico, CA $84,835

Pittsfield, MA $84,612

Manchester, NH $84,455

Spokane, WA $84,092

Denver, CO $84,084

Albany, NY $83,697

Troy, NY $83,664

Nassau, NY $83,575

Schenectady, NY $83,490

Wilmington, DE $83,424

Burlington, VT $83,309

Salem, OR $83,276

Portland, ME $83,020

Yakima, WA $82,938

Rochester, MN $82,682

Reno, NV $82,641

Fresno, CA $82,641

Milwaukee, WI $82,567

Detroit, MI $82,484

Ann Arbor, MI $82,470

Allentown, PA $82,459

Colorado Springs, CO $82,319

Syracuse, NY $82,278

Carson City, NV $82,278

Houston, TX $82,162

Eugene, OR $82,121

Gary, IN $82,022

Springfield, OR $81,956

Bismarck, ND $81,940

Galveston, TX $81,882

Medford, OR $81,758

Fort Collins, CO $81,725

Concord, NH $81,684

Austin, TX $81,659

Mesa, AZ $81,486

Reading, PA $81,478

Phoenix, AZ $81,470

Dallas, TX $81,445

Saint Cloud, MN $81,366

Madison, WI $81,255

Utica, NY $81,033

Rochester, NY $80,901

Des Moines, IA $80,892

Raleigh, NC $80,884

Atlanta, GA $80,760

Battle Creek, MI $80,736

Salt Lake City, UT $80,711

Lancaster, PA $80,587

Harrisburg, PA $80,472

Kansas City, MO $80,389

Champaign, IL $80,373

Kansas City, KS $80,373

Fort Worth, TX $80,365

Columbus, OH $80,350

Boca Raton, FL $80,332

Pittsburgh, PA $80,299

Richmond, VA $80,266

Indianapolis, IN $80,249

Cleveland, OH $80,241

Las Vegas, NV $80,142

Cincinnati, OH $80,142

Petersburg, VA $80,018

Huntsville, AL $79,894

Lansing, MI $79,839

Lebanon, PA $79,828

Pueblo, CO $79,820

Appleton, WI $79,795

Buffalo, NY $79,762

Dayton, OH $79,738

Racine, WI $79,721

Charlotte, NC $79,713

Saint Louis, MO $79,688

York, PA $79,639

Elkhart, IN $79,639

Gastonia, NC $79,623

Billings, MT $79,603

Beaumont, TX $79,581

Lorain, OH $79,565

Benton Harbor, MI $79,548

Toledo, OH $79,532

Binghamton, NY $79,490

Rock Hill, SC $79,482

Rockford, IL $79,441

Springfield, IL $79,408

Elyria, OH $79,400

Fargo, ND $79,400

Flagstaff, AZ $79,342

Fort Lauderdale, FL $79,292

Duluth, MN $79,243

Miami, FL $79,243

Cheyenne, WY $79,185

Grand Forks, ND $79,185

Bangor, ME $79,004

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,913

Durham, NC $78,878

Louisville, KY $78,872

Grand Rapids, MI $78,855

Hialeah, FL $78,847

Casper, WY $78,731

Scranton, PA $78,633

New Orleans, LA $78,608

Virginia Beach, VA $78,600

Akron, OH $78,558

Peoria, IL $78,451

Sarasota, FL $78,435

Nashville, TN $78,377

Omaha, NE $78,377

Green Bay, WI $78,377

Baton Rouge, LA $78,336

Charleston, SC $78,319

Jamestown, NY $78,278

Davenport, IA $78,278

Tucson, AZ $78,237

Saint Petersburg, FL $78,187

Tampa, FL $78,171

Evansville, IN $78,121

Port Arthur, TX $78,121

Bradenton, FL $78,088

Santa Fe, NM $77,940

Orlando, FL $77,791

Clearwater, FL $77,767

Canton, OH $77,593

La Crosse, WI $77,593

Albuquerque, NM $77,544

Newport News, VA $77,536

High Point, NC $77,511

Ogden, UT $77,478

Corpus Christi, TX $77,412

Norfolk, VA $77,362

Laramie, WY $77,362

Rock Island, IL $77,313

Saginaw, MI $77,296

Jacksonville, FL $77,288

Salisbury, NC $77,272

Boise, ID $77,255

Moline, IL $77,214

Fort Myers, FL $77,189

Memphis, TN $77,173

Tulsa, OK $77,131

Waterloo, IA $77,082

Spartanburg, SC $77,000

Lincoln, NE $76,958

Fort Wayne, IN $76,942

Provo, UT $76,934

Cedar Falls, IA $76,835

San Antonio, TX $76,802

Greensboro, NC $76,769

South Bend, IN $76,760

Savannah, GA $76,670

Muskegon, MI $76,637

Birmingham, AL $76,628

Winston Salem, NC $76,588

Lake Charles, LA $76,389

Anderson, IN $76,373

Lexington, KY $76,348

Augusta, GA $76,323

Greenville, SC $76,323

Lima, OH $76,257

Wichita, KS $76,249

Tuscaloosa, AL $76,249

Columbia, SC $76,175

Springfield, OH $76,158

Asheville, NC $76,026

Bloomington, IN $75,969

Knoxville, TN $75,672

Shreveport, LA $75,663

Wilmington, NC $75,556

Roanoke, VA $75,556

Topeka, KS $75,408

Frankfort, KY $75,399

Oklahoma City, OK $75,342

Chillicothe, OH $75,309

Longview, TX $75,300

Melbourne, FL $75,292

Sioux Falls, SD $75,160

Mobile, AL $75,152

Terre Haute, IN $75,119

Altoona, PA $75,070

Amarillo, TX $75,012

Killeen, TX $74,987

Fayetteville, AR $74,921

Chattanooga, TN $74,896

Sioux City, IA $74,822

Idaho Falls, ID $74,806

Lynchburg, VA $74,740

Gainesville, FL $74,632

Portsmouth, OH $74,591

Little Rock, AR $74,575

Lafayette, LA $74,542

Youngstown, OH $74,542

Daytona Beach, FL $74,492

Clarksville, TN $74,484

Pensacola, FL $74,476

Temple, TX $74,470

Hopkinsville, KY $74,228

Erie, PA $74,212

Florence, SC $74,179

Charleston, WV $74,047

Great Falls, MT $74,006

Macon, GA $73,890

Tallahassee, FL $73,882

Fayetteville, NC $73,865

Waco, TX $73,849

Helena, MT $73,791

Pine Bluff, AR $73,760

Vincennes, IN $73,659

Lubbock, TX $73,626

Alamogordo, NM $73,577

Twin Falls, ID $73,503

Rapid City, SD $73,478

Jackson, MS $73,329

Huntington, WV $73,324

Greenville, MS $73,321

Parkersburg, WV $73,237

Montgomery, AL $73,222

Wichita Falls, TX $73,140

Springfield, MO $73,140

Biloxi, MS $73,098

Monroe, LA $73,016

Johnstown, PA $72,958

Sumter, SC $72,925

Columbus, GA $72,917

Pascagoula, MS $72,760

Abilene, TX $72,760

Kingsport, TN $72,546

Albany, GA $72,546

Gulfport, MS $72,521

Alexandria, LA $72,249

Fort Smith, AR $72,043

El Paso, TX $71,820

Las Cruces, NM $71,449

Harlingen, TX $71,239

Pocatello, ID $71,226

Florence, AL $71,119

Brownsville, TX $71,102

Mcallen, TX $70,929

Dothan, AL $70,814

Columbus, MS $70,324

Altus, OK $69,940

Lawton, OK $69,783

Pierre, SD $69,486

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	$88,249	7%
Problem Solving	$88,249	7%
Work Ethic	$87,424	6%
Leadership	$87,424	6%
Full-Cycle Recruiting	$86,600	5%
Advertising	$86,600	5%

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Battery Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Battery Engineer roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Battery Engineer positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Battery Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Battery Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$98,971	$48.0	20%

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 August 01, 2026

$69,507

Average $82,476/year

$87,320

$5,792

Average $6,873/month

$7,277

$1,337

Average $1,586/week

$1,679

$33

Average $40/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,320	$7,277	$1,679	$42
Average	$82,476	$6,873	$1,586	$40
25th Percentile	$69,507	$5,792	$1,337	$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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