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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Cadet Engineer?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Cadet Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 35% above the market median.

How does experience change A Cadet Engineer's salary?

A Cadet Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $79,732, a Cadet Engineer (4-7 years)earns $97,170, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $112,406, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $116,145, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $182,057,

What are the highest paying states for a Cadet Engineer?

Cadet Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cadet Engineer roles are District of Columbia $105,146, California $104,747, Massachusetts $103,351. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cadet Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Cadet Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Geek Squad Technician Cadet: $126,111; Localization Engineer: $84,125; Locomotive Engineer: $81,237; Engine Cadet: $68,245; Deck Cadet: $67,018.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cadet Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Cadet Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cadet Engineer in the United States is $94,965 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $109,358
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,382 to $102,499
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,746

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Cadet Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,499	$8,542	$1,971	$49
Average	$94,965	$7,914	$1,826	$46
25th Percentile	$84,382	$7,032	$1,623	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Cadet Engineer Salaries

A Cadet 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Cadet Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cadet 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): $79,732
Early Career (1-2 years): $97,170
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,406
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $116,145
Expert (over 8 years): $182,057

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Cadet Engineer	$79,732
Cadet Eng... Level Cadet Engineer	$97,170
Workforce... Level Cadet Engineer	$112,406
Workforce... Level Cadet Engineer	$116,145
Workforce... Level Cadet Engineer	$182,057

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

District of Columbia: $105,146.
California: $104,747.
Massachusetts: $103,351.

District of Columbia $105,146

California $104,747

Massachusetts $103,351

Washington $102,971

New Jersey $102,933

Alaska $102,800

Connecticut $101,490

New York $100,958

Hawaii $99,258

Rhode Island $98,460

Maryland $97,919

Minnesota $97,178

Colorado $96,893

Illinois $96,798

Oregon $96,437

Delaware $96,171

New Hampshire $96,004

Virginia $95,630

Pennsylvania $94,538

Nevada $93,987

North Dakota $93,807

Michigan $93,522

Wisconsin $93,417

Vermont $93,209

Texas $92,629

Maine $92,591

Arizona $92,534

Ohio $92,468

Georgia $91,594

Indiana $91,157

Wyoming $91,072

Utah $90,939

Iowa $90,882

Kansas $90,426

Louisiana $90,293

North Carolina $90,246

Missouri $90,227

Florida $89,856

Montana $89,657

Nebraska $89,467

Kentucky $89,362

South Carolina $88,983

Tennessee $88,745

Idaho $88,650

New Mexico $87,957

Oklahoma $87,805

Alabama $87,245

South Dakota $86,305

Arkansas $85,792

West Virginia $85,516

Mississippi $84,690

Top Paying Cities for Cadet 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: $119,780
San Francisco: $118,468
Oakland: $115,972

San Jose, CA $119,780

San Francisco, CA $118,468

Oakland, CA $115,972

New York, NY $109,342

Paramus, NJ $108,013

Queens Village, NY $108,008

Passaic, NJ $107,918

Bergenfield, NJ $107,909

Stamford, CT $107,700

Huntington, NY $107,661

Newark, NJ $106,960

Bridgeport, CT $106,759

Vallejo, CA $106,570

New Brunswick, NJ $106,532

Petaluma, CA $106,475

Middlesex, NJ $106,295

Somerset, NJ $106,228

Santa Cruz, CA $106,105

Boston, MA $105,526

Monterey, CA $105,192

Seattle, WA $104,975

Santa Rosa, CA $104,956

Los Angeles, CA $104,927

Juneau, AK $104,680

Washington, DC $104,576

Orange, CA $104,238

Santa Ana, CA $103,987

Long Beach, CA $103,892

Anaheim, CA $103,873

Anchorage, AK $103,826

Santa Maria, CA $103,541

Everett, WA $103,522

Danbury, CT $103,188

Bremerton, WA $103,056

Tacoma, WA $102,715

New Suffolk, NY $102,713

Sacramento, CA $102,686

Santa Barbara, CA $102,582

Trenton, NJ $102,477

San Diego, CA $102,477

Brockton, MA $102,373

Fairbanks, AK $102,140

Lompoc, CA $101,898

Lowell, MA $101,821

Ventura, CA $101,803

Nashua, NH $101,784

Stockton, CA $101,774

Modesto, CA $101,081

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,872

Olympia, WA $100,692

Kennewick, WA $100,692

New Haven, CT $100,654

Lawrence, MA $100,312

Hartford, CT $100,217

Riverside, CA $100,198

New Bedford, MA $100,103

Richland, WA $100,103

Bakersfield, CA $99,970

San Bernardino, CA $99,932

New Britain, CT $99,923

Atlantic City, NJ $99,923

New London, CT $99,885

Norwich, CT $99,856

Portsmouth, NH $99,837

Boulder, CO $99,636

Portland, OR $99,505

Worcester, MA $99,495

Minneapolis, MN $99,201

Philadelphia, PA $99,068

Honolulu, HI $98,755

Saint Paul, MN $98,709

Vineland, NJ $98,688

Providence, RI $98,413

Chicago, IL $98,137

Bellingham, WA $98,023

Springfield, MA $97,947

Baltimore, MD $97,919

Chico, CA $97,681

Pittsfield, MA $97,425

Manchester, NH $97,245

Spokane, WA $96,827

Denver, CO $96,817

Albany, NY $96,371

Troy, NY $96,333

Nassau, NY $96,231

Schenectady, NY $96,133

Wilmington, DE $96,058

Burlington, VT $95,925

Salem, OR $95,887

Portland, ME $95,592

Yakima, WA $95,497

Rochester, MN $95,203

Reno, NV $95,155

Fresno, CA $95,155

Milwaukee, WI $95,070

Detroit, MI $94,975

Ann Arbor, MI $94,959

Allentown, PA $94,946

Colorado Springs, CO $94,785

Syracuse, NY $94,737

Carson City, NV $94,737

Houston, TX $94,605

Eugene, OR $94,557

Gary, IN $94,443

Springfield, OR $94,367

Bismarck, ND $94,348

Galveston, TX $94,282

Medford, OR $94,139

Fort Collins, CO $94,101

Concord, NH $94,054

Austin, TX $94,025

Mesa, AZ $93,826

Reading, PA $93,816

Phoenix, AZ $93,807

Dallas, TX $93,778

Saint Cloud, MN $93,687

Madison, WI $93,560

Utica, NY $93,304

Rochester, NY $93,152

Des Moines, IA $93,142

Raleigh, NC $93,133

Atlanta, GA $92,990

Battle Creek, MI $92,962

Salt Lake City, UT $92,933

Lancaster, PA $92,791

Harrisburg, PA $92,658

Kansas City, MO $92,563

Champaign, IL $92,544

Kansas City, KS $92,544

Fort Worth, TX $92,534

Columbus, OH $92,518

Boca Raton, FL $92,496

Pittsburgh, PA $92,458

Richmond, VA $92,420

Indianapolis, IN $92,401

Cleveland, OH $92,392

Las Vegas, NV $92,278

Cincinnati, OH $92,278

Petersburg, VA $92,135

Huntsville, AL $91,993

Lansing, MI $91,929

Lebanon, PA $91,917

Pueblo, CO $91,908

Appleton, WI $91,879

Buffalo, NY $91,841

Dayton, OH $91,813

Racine, WI $91,794

Charlotte, NC $91,784

Saint Louis, MO $91,756

York, PA $91,699

Elkhart, IN $91,699

Gastonia, NC $91,681

Billings, MT $91,658

Beaumont, TX $91,632

Lorain, OH $91,613

Benton Harbor, MI $91,594

Toledo, OH $91,575

Binghamton, NY $91,528

Rock Hill, SC $91,518

Rockford, IL $91,471

Springfield, IL $91,433

Elyria, OH $91,423

Fargo, ND $91,423

Flagstaff, AZ $91,357

Fort Lauderdale, FL $91,300

Duluth, MN $91,243

Miami, FL $91,243

Cheyenne, WY $91,176

Grand Forks, ND $91,176

Bangor, ME $90,967

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,863

Durham, NC $90,823

Louisville, KY $90,815

Grand Rapids, MI $90,796

Hialeah, FL $90,787

Casper, WY $90,654

Scranton, PA $90,540

New Orleans, LA $90,512

Virginia Beach, VA $90,502

Akron, OH $90,455

Peoria, IL $90,331

Sarasota, FL $90,312

Nashville, TN $90,246

Omaha, NE $90,246

Green Bay, WI $90,246

Baton Rouge, LA $90,198

Charleston, SC $90,179

Jamestown, NY $90,132

Davenport, IA $90,132

Tucson, AZ $90,084

Saint Petersburg, FL $90,027

Tampa, FL $90,008

Evansville, IN $89,951

Port Arthur, TX $89,951

Bradenton, FL $89,913

Santa Fe, NM $89,742

Orlando, FL $89,571

Clearwater, FL $89,543

Canton, OH $89,343

La Crosse, WI $89,343

Albuquerque, NM $89,286

Newport News, VA $89,277

High Point, NC $89,248

Ogden, UT $89,210

Corpus Christi, TX $89,135

Norfolk, VA $89,078

Laramie, WY $89,078

Rock Island, IL $89,021

Saginaw, MI $89,002

Jacksonville, FL $88,992

Salisbury, NC $88,973

Boise, ID $88,954

Moline, IL $88,907

Fort Myers, FL $88,878

Memphis, TN $88,859

Tulsa, OK $88,812

Waterloo, IA $88,755

Spartanburg, SC $88,660

Lincoln, NE $88,612

Fort Wayne, IN $88,593

Provo, UT $88,584

Cedar Falls, IA $88,470

San Antonio, TX $88,432

Greensboro, NC $88,394

South Bend, IN $88,384

Savannah, GA $88,280

Muskegon, MI $88,242

Birmingham, AL $88,232

Winston Salem, NC $88,186

Lake Charles, LA $87,957

Anderson, IN $87,938

Lexington, KY $87,909

Augusta, GA $87,881

Greenville, SC $87,881

Lima, OH $87,805

Wichita, KS $87,796

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,796

Columbia, SC $87,710

Springfield, OH $87,691

Asheville, NC $87,539

Bloomington, IN $87,473

Knoxville, TN $87,131

Shreveport, LA $87,121

Wilmington, NC $86,998

Roanoke, VA $86,998

Topeka, KS $86,827

Frankfort, KY $86,816

Oklahoma City, OK $86,751

Chillicothe, OH $86,713

Longview, TX $86,703

Melbourne, FL $86,694

Sioux Falls, SD $86,542

Mobile, AL $86,532

Terre Haute, IN $86,494

Altoona, PA $86,438

Amarillo, TX $86,371

Killeen, TX $86,343

Fayetteville, AR $86,267

Chattanooga, TN $86,238

Sioux City, IA $86,153

Idaho Falls, ID $86,134

Lynchburg, VA $86,058

Gainesville, FL $85,934

Portsmouth, OH $85,887

Little Rock, AR $85,868

Lafayette, LA $85,830

Youngstown, OH $85,830

Daytona Beach, FL $85,773

Clarksville, TN $85,763

Pensacola, FL $85,754

Temple, TX $85,747

Hopkinsville, KY $85,469

Erie, PA $85,450

Florence, SC $85,412

Charleston, WV $85,260

Great Falls, MT $85,212

Macon, GA $85,080

Tallahassee, FL $85,070

Fayetteville, NC $85,051

Waco, TX $85,032

Helena, MT $84,966

Pine Bluff, AR $84,929

Vincennes, IN $84,814

Lubbock, TX $84,776

Alamogordo, NM $84,719

Twin Falls, ID $84,633

Rapid City, SD $84,605

Jackson, MS $84,434

Huntington, WV $84,427

Greenville, MS $84,424

Parkersburg, WV $84,327

Montgomery, AL $84,310

Wichita Falls, TX $84,215

Springfield, MO $84,215

Biloxi, MS $84,168

Monroe, LA $84,073

Johnstown, PA $84,006

Sumter, SC $83,968

Columbus, GA $83,959

Pascagoula, MS $83,778

Abilene, TX $83,778

Kingsport, TN $83,532

Albany, GA $83,532

Gulfport, MS $83,503

Alexandria, LA $83,190

Fort Smith, AR $82,952

El Paso, TX $82,696

Las Cruces, NM $82,269

Harlingen, TX $82,027

Pocatello, ID $82,012

Florence, AL $81,889

Brownsville, TX $81,870

Mcallen, TX $81,670

Dothan, AL $81,537

Columbus, MS $80,973

Altus, OK $80,531

Lawton, OK $80,350

Pierre, SD $80,008

What Skills Can Increase a Cadet Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 16.98% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Administrative Support (Mentioned in 1.15% Job Postings): Administrative support means technical assistance, studies, surveys, or securing volunteers to assist the department in fulfilling its administrative responsibilities.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	16.98%
Logistics	1.92%
Administrative Support	1.15%

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 Cadet Engineer's salary.

Acute Care: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Sense Of Urgency: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Acute Care	$99,714	5%
Flexibility	$98,764	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$97,814	3%
Innovation	$97,814	3%
Leadership	$97,814	3%
Upselling	$96,865	2%

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Cadet Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Cadet Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 75% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average. In contrast, Cadet Engineer positions in Financial Services or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Cadet Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Cadet Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$128,203	$62.0	35%
Biotechnology	$123,455	$59.0	30%
Insurance	$118,707	$57.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$113,958	$55.0	20%
Software & Networking	$113,958	$55.0	20%

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

Understanding how a Cadet 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.

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$84,382

Average $94,965/year

$102,499

$7,032

Average $7,914/month

$8,542

$1,623

Average $1,826/week

$1,971

$41

Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,499	$8,542	$1,971	$49
Average	$94,965	$7,914	$1,826	$46
25th Percentile	$84,382	$7,032	$1,623	$41

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Salary Trends for Cadet Engineer

Salaries for a Cadet Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $101,840 in 2023 to around $101,327 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cadet Engineer salary trends, .

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2024

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