What are the main factors that influence a Crypto 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 Crypto Engineer?

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

How does experience change A Crypto Engineer's salary?

A Crypto Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $78,729, a Crypto Engineer (4-7 years)earns $95,948, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $110,992, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $114,683, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $179,767,

What are the highest paying states for a Crypto Engineer?

Crypto Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Crypto Engineer roles are District of Columbia $103,823, California $103,429, Massachusetts $102,051. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Crypto Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Crypto Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Engineer VI: $187,046; Engineer II: $92,126; Ceramics Engineer: $90,408; Localization Engineer: $84,125; Locomotive Engineer: $81,237.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Crypto 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.

Crypto Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Crypto Engineer in the United States is $93,771 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,983
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,321 to $101,210
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,806

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,210	$8,434	$1,946	$49
Average	$93,771	$7,814	$1,803	$45
25th Percentile	$83,321	$6,943	$1,602	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Crypto Engineer Salaries

A Crypto 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 Crypto Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Crypto 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): $78,729
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,948
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,992
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $114,683
Expert (over 8 years): $179,767

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Workforce... Level Crypto Engineer	$78,729
Crypto En... Level Crypto Engineer	$95,948
Workforce... Level Crypto Engineer	$110,992
Workforce... Level Crypto Engineer	$114,683
Workforce... Level Crypto Engineer	$179,767

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

District of Columbia: $103,823.
California: $103,429.
Massachusetts: $102,051.

District of Columbia $103,823 California $103,429 Massachusetts $102,051 Washington $101,676 New Jersey $101,638 Alaska $101,507 Connecticut $100,213 New York $99,688

Hawaii $98,009 Rhode Island $97,221 Maryland $96,687 Minnesota $95,956 Colorado $95,674 Illinois $95,580 Oregon $95,224 Delaware $94,962

New Hampshire $94,797 Virginia $94,427 Pennsylvania $93,349 Nevada $92,805 North Dakota $92,627 Michigan $92,345 Wisconsin $92,242 Vermont $92,036

Texas $91,464 Maine $91,426 Arizona $91,370 Ohio $91,305 Georgia $90,442 Indiana $90,010 Wyoming $89,926 Utah $89,795

Iowa $89,739 Kansas $89,288 Louisiana $89,157 North Carolina $89,110 Missouri $89,092 Florida $88,726 Montana $88,529 Nebraska $88,341

Kentucky $88,238 South Carolina $87,863 Tennessee $87,629 Idaho $87,535 New Mexico $86,850 Oklahoma $86,700 Alabama $86,147 South Dakota $85,219

Arkansas $84,712 West Virginia $84,441 Mississippi $83,625

Top Paying Cities for Crypto 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: $118,273
San Francisco: $116,978
Oakland: $114,513

San Jose, CA $118,273

San Francisco, CA $116,978

Oakland, CA $114,513

New York, NY $107,967

Paramus, NJ $106,654

Queens Village, NY $106,649

Passaic, NJ $106,560

Bergenfield, NJ $106,552

Stamford, CT $106,345

Huntington, NY $106,307

Newark, NJ $105,614

Bridgeport, CT $105,416

Vallejo, CA $105,229

New Brunswick, NJ $105,192

Petaluma, CA $105,136

Middlesex, NJ $104,958

Somerset, NJ $104,892

Santa Cruz, CA $104,770

Boston, MA $104,198

Monterey, CA $103,869

Seattle, WA $103,654

Santa Rosa, CA $103,635

Los Angeles, CA $103,607

Juneau, AK $103,363

Washington, DC $103,260

Orange, CA $102,926

Santa Ana, CA $102,679

Long Beach, CA $102,585

Anaheim, CA $102,566

Anchorage, AK $102,520

Santa Maria, CA $102,238

Everett, WA $102,219

Danbury, CT $101,889

Bremerton, WA $101,760

Tacoma, WA $101,422

New Suffolk, NY $101,421

Sacramento, CA $101,394

Santa Barbara, CA $101,291

Trenton, NJ $101,188

San Diego, CA $101,188

Brockton, MA $101,085

Fairbanks, AK $100,855

Lompoc, CA $100,616

Lowell, MA $100,540

Ventura, CA $100,522

Nashua, NH $100,503

Stockton, CA $100,494

Modesto, CA $99,810

Poughkeepsie, NY $99,603

Olympia, WA $99,425

Kennewick, WA $99,425

New Haven, CT $99,388

Lawrence, MA $99,050

Hartford, CT $98,956

Riverside, CA $98,937

New Bedford, MA $98,844

Richland, WA $98,844

Bakersfield, CA $98,712

San Bernardino, CA $98,675

New Britain, CT $98,666

Atlantic City, NJ $98,666

New London, CT $98,628

Norwich, CT $98,600

Portsmouth, NH $98,581

Boulder, CO $98,382

Portland, OR $98,253

Worcester, MA $98,244

Minneapolis, MN $97,953

Philadelphia, PA $97,822

Honolulu, HI $97,512

Saint Paul, MN $97,467

Vineland, NJ $97,447

Providence, RI $97,175

Chicago, IL $96,903

Bellingham, WA $96,790

Springfield, MA $96,715

Baltimore, MD $96,687

Chico, CA $96,453

Pittsfield, MA $96,199

Manchester, NH $96,021

Spokane, WA $95,609

Denver, CO $95,599

Albany, NY $95,159

Troy, NY $95,121

Nassau, NY $95,021

Schenectady, NY $94,924

Wilmington, DE $94,849

Burlington, VT $94,718

Salem, OR $94,680

Portland, ME $94,390

Yakima, WA $94,296

Rochester, MN $94,005

Reno, NV $93,958

Fresno, CA $93,958

Milwaukee, WI $93,874

Detroit, MI $93,780

Ann Arbor, MI $93,764

Allentown, PA $93,752

Colorado Springs, CO $93,593

Syracuse, NY $93,546

Carson City, NV $93,546

Houston, TX $93,414

Eugene, OR $93,367

Gary, IN $93,255

Springfield, OR $93,180

Bismarck, ND $93,161

Galveston, TX $93,096

Medford, OR $92,955

Fort Collins, CO $92,917

Concord, NH $92,871

Austin, TX $92,842

Mesa, AZ $92,645

Reading, PA $92,636

Phoenix, AZ $92,627

Dallas, TX $92,599

Saint Cloud, MN $92,509

Madison, WI $92,383

Utica, NY $92,130

Rochester, NY $91,980

Des Moines, IA $91,970

Raleigh, NC $91,961

Atlanta, GA $91,820

Battle Creek, MI $91,792

Salt Lake City, UT $91,764

Lancaster, PA $91,623

Harrisburg, PA $91,492

Kansas City, MO $91,398

Champaign, IL $91,380

Kansas City, KS $91,380

Fort Worth, TX $91,370

Columbus, OH $91,354

Boca Raton, FL $91,333

Pittsburgh, PA $91,295

Richmond, VA $91,258

Indianapolis, IN $91,239

Cleveland, OH $91,230

Las Vegas, NV $91,117

Cincinnati, OH $91,117

Petersburg, VA $90,976

Huntsville, AL $90,836

Lansing, MI $90,773

Lebanon, PA $90,761

Pueblo, CO $90,751

Appleton, WI $90,723

Buffalo, NY $90,686

Dayton, OH $90,658

Racine, WI $90,639

Charlotte, NC $90,629

Saint Louis, MO $90,601

York, PA $90,545

Elkhart, IN $90,545

Gastonia, NC $90,527

Billings, MT $90,505

Beaumont, TX $90,479

Lorain, OH $90,461

Benton Harbor, MI $90,442

Toledo, OH $90,423

Binghamton, NY $90,376

Rock Hill, SC $90,367

Rockford, IL $90,320

Springfield, IL $90,282

Elyria, OH $90,273

Fargo, ND $90,273

Flagstaff, AZ $90,207

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,151

Duluth, MN $90,095

Miami, FL $90,095

Cheyenne, WY $90,029

Grand Forks, ND $90,029

Bangor, ME $89,823

Cedar Rapids, IA $89,720

Durham, NC $89,680

Louisville, KY $89,673

Grand Rapids, MI $89,654

Hialeah, FL $89,645

Casper, WY $89,514

Scranton, PA $89,401

New Orleans, LA $89,373

Virginia Beach, VA $89,363

Akron, OH $89,317

Peoria, IL $89,195

Sarasota, FL $89,176

Nashville, TN $89,110

Omaha, NE $89,110

Green Bay, WI $89,110

Baton Rouge, LA $89,063

Charleston, SC $89,045

Jamestown, NY $88,998

Davenport, IA $88,998

Tucson, AZ $88,951

Saint Petersburg, FL $88,895

Tampa, FL $88,876

Evansville, IN $88,820

Port Arthur, TX $88,820

Bradenton, FL $88,782

Santa Fe, NM $88,613

Orlando, FL $88,445

Clearwater, FL $88,416

Canton, OH $88,219

La Crosse, WI $88,219

Albuquerque, NM $88,163

Newport News, VA $88,154

High Point, NC $88,126

Ogden, UT $88,088

Corpus Christi, TX $88,013

Norfolk, VA $87,957

Laramie, WY $87,957

Rock Island, IL $87,901

Saginaw, MI $87,882

Jacksonville, FL $87,873

Salisbury, NC $87,854

Boise, ID $87,835

Moline, IL $87,788

Fort Myers, FL $87,760

Memphis, TN $87,741

Tulsa, OK $87,694

Waterloo, IA $87,638

Spartanburg, SC $87,544

Lincoln, NE $87,497

Fort Wayne, IN $87,479

Provo, UT $87,469

Cedar Falls, IA $87,357

San Antonio, TX $87,319

Greensboro, NC $87,282

South Bend, IN $87,272

Savannah, GA $87,169

Muskegon, MI $87,132

Birmingham, AL $87,122

Winston Salem, NC $87,076

Lake Charles, LA $86,850

Anderson, IN $86,832

Lexington, KY $86,804

Augusta, GA $86,775

Greenville, SC $86,775

Lima, OH $86,700

Wichita, KS $86,691

Tuscaloosa, AL $86,691

Columbia, SC $86,607

Springfield, OH $86,588

Asheville, NC $86,438

Bloomington, IN $86,372

Knoxville, TN $86,035

Shreveport, LA $86,025

Wilmington, NC $85,903

Roanoke, VA $85,903

Topeka, KS $85,735

Frankfort, KY $85,724

Oklahoma City, OK $85,660

Chillicothe, OH $85,622

Longview, TX $85,613

Melbourne, FL $85,603

Sioux Falls, SD $85,453

Mobile, AL $85,444

Terre Haute, IN $85,406

Altoona, PA $85,350

Amarillo, TX $85,284

Killeen, TX $85,256

Fayetteville, AR $85,181

Chattanooga, TN $85,153

Sioux City, IA $85,069

Idaho Falls, ID $85,050

Lynchburg, VA $84,975

Gainesville, FL $84,853

Portsmouth, OH $84,806

Little Rock, AR $84,787

Lafayette, LA $84,750

Youngstown, OH $84,750

Daytona Beach, FL $84,694

Clarksville, TN $84,684

Pensacola, FL $84,675

Temple, TX $84,668

Hopkinsville, KY $84,394

Erie, PA $84,375

Florence, SC $84,337

Charleston, WV $84,187

Great Falls, MT $84,140

Macon, GA $84,009

Tallahassee, FL $84,000

Fayetteville, NC $83,981

Waco, TX $83,962

Helena, MT $83,897

Pine Bluff, AR $83,861

Vincennes, IN $83,747

Lubbock, TX $83,709

Alamogordo, NM $83,653

Twin Falls, ID $83,568

Rapid City, SD $83,540

Jackson, MS $83,372

Huntington, WV $83,365

Greenville, MS $83,362

Parkersburg, WV $83,267

Montgomery, AL $83,250

Wichita Falls, TX $83,156

Springfield, MO $83,156

Biloxi, MS $83,109

Monroe, LA $83,015

Johnstown, PA $82,950

Sumter, SC $82,912

Columbus, GA $82,903

Pascagoula, MS $82,725

Abilene, TX $82,725

Kingsport, TN $82,481

Albany, GA $82,481

Gulfport, MS $82,453

Alexandria, LA $82,143

Fort Smith, AR $81,909

El Paso, TX $81,656

Las Cruces, NM $81,234

Harlingen, TX $80,995

Pocatello, ID $80,980

Florence, AL $80,858

Brownsville, TX $80,840

Mcallen, TX $80,643

Dothan, AL $80,512

Columbus, MS $79,955

Altus, OK $79,518

Lawton, OK $79,339

Pierre, SD $79,002

What Skills Can Increase a Crypto 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 Crypto 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	$98,459	5%
Flexibility	$97,522	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$96,584	3%
Innovation	$96,584	3%
Leadership	$96,584	3%
Upselling	$95,646	2%

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Crypto Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Crypto 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, Crypto Engineer positions in Financial Services or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Crypto Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Crypto Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$126,590	$61.0	35%
Biotechnology	$121,902	$59.0	30%
Insurance	$117,213	$56.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$112,525	$54.0	20%
Software & Networking	$112,525	$54.0	20%

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

Understanding how a Crypto 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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$83,321

Average $93,771/year

$101,210

$6,943

Average $7,814/month

$8,434

$1,602

Average $1,803/week

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,210	$8,434	$1,946	$49
Average	$93,771	$7,814	$1,803	$45
25th Percentile	$83,321	$6,943	$1,602	$40

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Salary Trends for Crypto Engineer

Salaries for a Crypto Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $100,559 in 2023 to around $100,052 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Crypto Engineer salary trends, .

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