What are the main factors that influence an Efficiency Engineer's salary?

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

How does experience change An Efficiency Engineer's salary?

An Efficiency Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $76,445, a Efficiency Engineer (4-7 years)earns $93,146, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $107,785, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $111,365, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $174,507,

What are the highest paying states for an Efficiency Engineer?

Efficiency Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Efficiency Engineer roles are District of Columbia $100,834, California $100,451, Massachusetts $99,113. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Efficiency Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Efficiency Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Resource Efficiency Manager: $146,389; Energy Efficiency Analyst: $107,777; Efficiency Expert: $83,612; Consumer Energy Efficiency Advisor: $82,400; Energy Efficiency Advisor: $81,944.

How do different companies affect an Efficiency Engineer's salary?

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

Efficiency Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does an Efficiency Engineer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Efficiency Engineer in the United States is $91,071 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,075
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,112 to $98,401
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,045

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,401	$8,200	$1,892	$47
Average	$91,071	$7,589	$1,751	$44
25th Percentile	$81,112	$6,759	$1,560	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Efficiency Engineer Salaries

An Efficiency 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 Efficiency Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Efficiency 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): $76,445
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,146
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,785
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,365
Expert (over 8 years): $174,507

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Efficiency Engineer	$76,445
Efficienc... Level Efficiency Engineer	$93,146
Workforce... Level Efficiency Engineer	$107,785
Workforce... Level Efficiency Engineer	$111,365
Workforce... Level Efficiency Engineer	$174,507

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

District of Columbia: $100,834.
California: $100,451.
Massachusetts: $99,113.

District of Columbia $100,834

California $100,451

Massachusetts $99,113

Washington $98,748

New Jersey $98,712

Alaska $98,584

Connecticut $97,328

New York $96,818

Hawaii $95,188

Rhode Island $94,423

Maryland $93,903

Minnesota $93,193

Colorado $92,920

Illinois $92,829

Oregon $92,483

Delaware $92,228

New Hampshire $92,067

Virginia $91,709

Pennsylvania $90,661

Nevada $90,133

North Dakota $89,960

Michigan $89,687

Wisconsin $89,587

Vermont $89,386

Texas $88,831

Maine $88,794

Arizona $88,740

Ohio $88,676

Georgia $87,838

Indiana $87,419

Wyoming $87,337

Utah $87,210

Iowa $87,155

Kansas $86,718

Louisiana $86,590

North Carolina $86,545

Missouri $86,527

Florida $86,171

Montana $85,980

Nebraska $85,798

Kentucky $85,698

South Carolina $85,334

Tennessee $85,106

Idaho $85,015

New Mexico $84,350

Oklahoma $84,204

Alabama $83,667

South Dakota $82,765

Arkansas $82,274

West Virginia $82,010

Mississippi $81,217

Top Paying Cities for Efficiency 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: $114,868
San Francisco: $113,739
Oakland: $111,216

San Jose, CA $114,868

San Francisco, CA $113,739

Oakland, CA $111,216

New York, NY $105,542

Queens Village, NY $104,859

Paramus, NJ $104,131

Passaic, NJ $104,040

Bergenfield, NJ $103,949

Stamford, CT $103,812

Huntington, NY $103,721

Newark, NJ $103,129

Bridgeport, CT $102,947

New Brunswick, NJ $102,646

Vallejo, CA $102,455

Middlesex, NJ $102,400

Somerset, NJ $102,318

Petaluma, CA $102,109

Santa Cruz, CA $101,754

Boston, MA $101,572

Monterey, CA $101,116

Fairbanks, AK $101,052

Los Angeles, CA $100,879

Washington, DC $100,834

Seattle, WA $100,670

Santa Rosa, CA $100,652

Juneau, AK $100,388

Orange, CA $100,087

Anchorage, AK $99,923

Anaheim, CA $99,859

Santa Ana, CA $99,723

Nassau, NY $99,668

Long Beach, CA $99,632

Danbury, CT $99,604

Santa Maria, CA $99,295

Everett, WA $99,277

Bremerton, WA $98,830

Trenton, NJ $98,657

Sacramento, CA $98,621

San Diego, CA $98,575

Brockton, MA $98,539

Tacoma, WA $98,503

Santa Barbara, CA $98,375

Lowell, MA $98,011

New Suffolk, NY $97,974

Nashua, NH $97,865

Lompoc, CA $97,719

Ventura, CA $97,628

Stockton, CA $97,601

New Haven, CT $97,419

Atlantic City, NJ $97,182

Hartford, CT $96,982

Modesto, CA $96,936

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,736

New Britain, CT $96,690

Olympia, WA $96,563

Kennewick, WA $96,563

New London, CT $96,544

Norwich, CT $96,517

Lawrence, MA $96,472

Bakersfield, CA $96,217

Riverside, CA $96,089

New Bedford, MA $96,089

Richland, WA $95,998

Portsmouth, NH $95,925

Vineland, NJ $95,907

San Bernardino, CA $95,834

Boulder, CO $95,579

Worcester, MA $95,506

Portland, OR $95,424

Saint Paul, MN $95,315

Minneapolis, MN $95,315

Philadelphia, PA $95,188

Honolulu, HI $94,705

Springfield, MA $94,386

Providence, RI $94,377

Chicago, IL $94,113

Bellingham, WA $94,004

Baltimore, MD $93,903

Chico, CA $93,676

Wilmington, DE $93,521

Pittsfield, MA $93,430

Manchester, NH $93,257

Spokane, WA $92,856

Denver, CO $92,847

Albany, NY $92,419

Troy, NY $92,383

Schenectady, NY $92,191

Burlington, VT $91,991

Portland, ME $91,672

Salem, OR $91,599

Yakima, WA $91,581

Ann Arbor, MI $91,554

Rochester, MN $91,299

Fresno, CA $91,253

Reno, NV $91,253

Milwaukee, WI $91,171

Detroit, MI $91,080

Allentown, PA $91,053

Carson City, NV $91,044

Houston, TX $90,907

Colorado Springs, CO $90,898

Syracuse, NY $90,853

Eugene, OR $90,679

Bismarck, ND $90,570

Gary, IN $90,570

Galveston, TX $90,570

Springfield, OR $90,497

Medford, OR $90,279

Fort Collins, CO $90,242

Austin, TX $90,169

Mesa, AZ $89,978

Phoenix, AZ $89,960

Dallas, TX $89,933

Reading, PA $89,878

Saint Cloud, MN $89,842

Concord, NH $89,760

Madison, WI $89,723

Utica, NY $89,477

Raleigh, NC $89,404

Las Vegas, NV $89,395

Rochester, NY $89,332

Des Moines, IA $89,323

Atlanta, GA $89,177

Battle Creek, MI $89,149

Salt Lake City, UT $89,122

Lancaster, PA $88,986

Champaign, IL $88,967

Harrisburg, PA $88,858

Durham, NC $88,776

Kansas City, MO $88,767

Kansas City, KS $88,749

Fort Worth, TX $88,740

Boca Raton, FL $88,703

Cleveland, OH $88,694

Columbus, OH $88,676

Pittsburgh, PA $88,667

Richmond, VA $88,630

Indianapolis, IN $88,612

Cincinnati, OH $88,494

Petersburg, VA $88,357

Billings, MT $88,157

Lansing, MI $88,157

Huntsville, AL $88,157

Lebanon, PA $88,148

Dayton, OH $88,139

Pueblo, CO $88,139

Appleton, WI $88,111

Buffalo, NY $88,075

Racine, WI $88,029

Charlotte, NC $88,020

Saint Louis, MO $87,993

Springfield, IL $87,956

Elkhart, IN $87,938

York, PA $87,938

Gastonia, NC $87,929

Benton Harbor, MI $87,929

Beaumont, TX $87,875

Lorain, OH $87,856

Toledo, OH $87,820

Binghamton, NY $87,774

Rock Hill, SC $87,765

Rockford, IL $87,720

Fargo, ND $87,674

Elyria, OH $87,674

Flagstaff, AZ $87,610

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,556

Miami, FL $87,501

Duluth, MN $87,355

Bangor, ME $87,237

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,137

Louisville, KY $87,091

Grand Rapids, MI $87,073

Hialeah, FL $87,064

Casper, WY $86,936

Scranton, PA $86,827

New Orleans, LA $86,800

Virginia Beach, VA $86,791

Akron, OH $86,745

Peoria, IL $86,627

Sarasota, FL $86,609

Green Bay, WI $86,545

Baton Rouge, LA $86,499

Charleston, SC $86,481

Nashville, TN $86,454

Jamestown, NY $86,436

Davenport, IA $86,436

Tucson, AZ $86,390

Cheyenne, WY $86,363

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,335

Tampa, FL $86,317

Omaha, NE $86,299

Port Arthur, TX $86,263

Evansville, IN $86,263

Bradenton, FL $86,226

Santa Fe, NM $86,062

Orlando, FL $85,971

Clearwater, FL $85,871

Canton, OH $85,680

La Crosse, WI $85,680

Grand Forks, ND $85,652

Albuquerque, NM $85,625

Tulsa, OK $85,625

Newport News, VA $85,616

High Point, NC $85,589

Ogden, UT $85,552

Corpus Christi, TX $85,479

Laramie, WY $85,425

Norfolk, VA $85,425

Rock Island, IL $85,370

Saginaw, MI $85,352

Jacksonville, FL $85,343

Salisbury, NC $85,325

Memphis, TN $85,306

Moline, IL $85,261

Fort Myers, FL $85,233

Waterloo, IA $85,115

Spartanburg, SC $85,024

Lincoln, NE $84,978

Fort Wayne, IN $84,960

Birmingham, AL $84,860

Cedar Falls, IA $84,842

Provo, UT $84,833

Springfield, OH $84,824

San Antonio, TX $84,805

Greensboro, NC $84,769

South Bend, IN $84,760

Winston Salem, NC $84,751

Boise, ID $84,723

Savannah, GA $84,660

Muskegon, MI $84,496

Lima, OH $84,386

Lake Charles, LA $84,350

Anderson, IN $84,332

Lexington, KY $84,305

Augusta, GA $84,277

Greenville, SC $84,277

Wichita, KS $84,195

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,195

Columbia, SC $84,113

Bloomington, IN $83,886

Roanoke, VA $83,831

Asheville, NC $83,713

Knoxville, TN $83,558

Shreveport, LA $83,549

Wilmington, NC $83,430

Frankfort, KY $83,257

Oklahoma City, OK $83,193

Chillicothe, OH $83,157

Longview, TX $83,148

Topeka, KS $83,121

Mobile, AL $82,984

Terre Haute, IN $82,948

Erie, PA $82,938

Altoona, PA $82,893

Melbourne, FL $82,866

Amarillo, TX $82,829

Killeen, TX $82,802

Fayetteville, AR $82,729

Sioux Falls, SD $82,665

Chattanooga, TN $82,611

Idaho Falls, ID $82,601

Gainesville, FL $82,410

Portsmouth, OH $82,365

Little Rock, AR $82,346

Lynchburg, VA $82,346

Lafayette, LA $82,310

Youngstown, OH $82,310

Temple, TX $82,274

Daytona Beach, FL $82,255

Clarksville, TN $82,246

Pensacola, FL $82,237

Hopkinsville, KY $81,964

Charleston, WV $81,955

Florence, SC $81,909

Sioux City, IA $81,855

Macon, GA $81,591

Tallahassee, FL $81,581

Fayetteville, NC $81,563

Waco, TX $81,545

Wichita Falls, TX $81,545

Pine Bluff, AR $81,509

Vincennes, IN $81,336

Lubbock, TX $81,299

Great Falls, MT $81,245

Alamogordo, NM $81,235

Abilene, TX $81,163

Rapid City, SD $81,044

Monroe, LA $81,044

Albany, GA $80,990

Huntington, WV $80,980

Jackson, MS $80,971

Greenville, MS $80,962

Parkersburg, WV $80,871

Montgomery, AL $80,853

Johnstown, PA $80,835

Springfield, MO $80,762

Biloxi, MS $80,716

Sumter, SC $80,525

Columbus, GA $80,516

Twin Falls, ID $80,461

Pascagoula, MS $80,343

Kingsport, TN $80,106

Gulfport, MS $80,079

Alexandria, LA $79,778

Fort Smith, AR $79,551

El Paso, TX $79,305

Helena, MT $79,186

Las Cruces, NM $78,895

Harlingen, TX $78,640

Pocatello, ID $78,558

Florence, AL $78,531

Brownsville, TX $78,512

Dothan, AL $78,367

Mcallen, TX $78,321

Columbus, MS $77,647

Altus, OK $77,228

Lawton, OK $77,055

Pierre, SD $76,727

What Skills Can Increase an Efficiency 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 an Efficiency 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	$95,625	5%
Flexibility	$94,714	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$93,803	3%
Innovation	$93,803	3%
Leadership	$93,803	3%
Upselling	$92,893	2%

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

Understanding how an Efficiency 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

$81,112

Average $91,071/year

$98,401

$6,759

Average $7,589/month

$8,200

$1,560

Average $1,751/week

$1,892

$39

Average $44/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,401	$8,200	$1,892	$47
Average	$91,071	$7,589	$1,751	$44
25th Percentile	$81,112	$6,759	$1,560	$39

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Salaries for an Efficiency Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $97,627 in 2023 to around $97,134 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Efficiency Engineer salary trends, .

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