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 $76,441, a Efficiency Engineer (4-7 years)earns $93,147, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $107,776, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $111,357, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $174,513,

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 $100,800, California $100,418, Massachusetts $99,080. 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: $146,395; Efficiency Consultant: $124,508; Energy Efficiency Analyst: $107,810; Efficiency Expert: $83,617; Consumer Energy Efficiency Advisor: $82,400.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Efficiency Engineer in the United States is $91,041 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): $104,853
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,932 to $98,271
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,729

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,271	$8,189	$1,890	$47
Average	$91,041	$7,587	$1,751	$44
25th Percentile	$80,932	$6,744	$1,556	$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): $76,441
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,147
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,776
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,357
Expert (over 8 years): $174,513

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Efficiency Engineer	$76,441
Efficienc... Level Efficiency Engineer	$93,147
Workforce... Level Efficiency Engineer	$107,776
Workforce... Level Efficiency Engineer	$111,357
Workforce... Level Efficiency Engineer	$174,513

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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: $100,800.
California: $100,418.
Massachusetts: $99,080.

District of Columbia $100,800

California $100,418

Massachusetts $99,080

Washington $98,716

New Jersey $98,679

Alaska $98,552

Connecticut $97,295

New York $96,785

Hawaii $95,156

Rhode Island $94,391

Maryland $93,872

Minnesota $93,162

Colorado $92,889

Illinois $92,798

Oregon $92,452

Delaware $92,197

New Hampshire $92,037

Virginia $91,678

Pennsylvania $90,631

Nevada $90,103

North Dakota $89,930

Michigan $89,657

Wisconsin $89,557

Vermont $89,357

Texas $88,801

Maine $88,765

Arizona $88,710

Ohio $88,646

Georgia $87,809

Indiana $87,390

Wyoming $87,308

Utah $87,181

Iowa $87,126

Kansas $86,689

Louisiana $86,562

North Carolina $86,516

Missouri $86,498

Florida $86,143

Montana $85,952

Nebraska $85,770

Kentucky $85,669

South Carolina $85,305

Tennessee $85,078

Idaho $84,987

New Mexico $84,322

Oklahoma $84,176

Alabama $83,639

South Dakota $82,738

Arkansas $82,246

West Virginia $81,982

Mississippi $81,190

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: $114,830
San Francisco: $113,572
Oakland: $111,179

San Jose, CA $114,830

San Francisco, CA $113,572

Oakland, CA $111,179

New York, NY $104,823

Paramus, NJ $103,549

Queens Village, NY $103,544

Passaic, NJ $103,458

Bergenfield, NJ $103,450

Stamford, CT $103,249

Huntington, NY $103,212

Newark, NJ $102,539

Bridgeport, CT $102,347

Vallejo, CA $102,166

New Brunswick, NJ $102,130

Petaluma, CA $102,075

Middlesex, NJ $101,902

Somerset, NJ $101,838

Santa Cruz, CA $101,720

Boston, MA $101,165

Monterey, CA $100,845

Seattle, WA $100,637

Santa Rosa, CA $100,618

Los Angeles, CA $100,591

Juneau, AK $100,354

Washington, DC $100,254

Orange, CA $99,930

Santa Ana, CA $99,690

Long Beach, CA $99,599

Anaheim, CA $99,580

Anchorage, AK $99,535

Santa Maria, CA $99,262

Everett, WA $99,244

Danbury, CT $98,923

Bremerton, WA $98,797

Tacoma, WA $98,470

New Suffolk, NY $98,468

Sacramento, CA $98,442

Santa Barbara, CA $98,342

Trenton, NJ $98,242

San Diego, CA $98,242

Brockton, MA $98,142

Fairbanks, AK $97,919

Lompoc, CA $97,687

Lowell, MA $97,613

Ventura, CA $97,596

Nashua, NH $97,578

Stockton, CA $97,568

Modesto, CA $96,904

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,704

Olympia, WA $96,531

Kennewick, WA $96,531

New Haven, CT $96,494

Lawrence, MA $96,166

Hartford, CT $96,075

Riverside, CA $96,057

New Bedford, MA $95,966

Richland, WA $95,966

Bakersfield, CA $95,839

San Bernardino, CA $95,802

New Britain, CT $95,793

Atlantic City, NJ $95,793

New London, CT $95,757

Norwich, CT $95,729

Portsmouth, NH $95,711

Boulder, CO $95,518

Portland, OR $95,393

Worcester, MA $95,383

Minneapolis, MN $95,101

Philadelphia, PA $94,974

Honolulu, HI $94,673

Saint Paul, MN $94,630

Vineland, NJ $94,610

Providence, RI $94,346

Chicago, IL $94,082

Bellingham, WA $93,972

Springfield, MA $93,899

Baltimore, MD $93,872

Chico, CA $93,645

Pittsfield, MA $93,399

Manchester, NH $93,226

Spokane, WA $92,825

Denver, CO $92,816

Albany, NY $92,388

Troy, NY $92,352

Nassau, NY $92,254

Schenectady, NY $92,161

Wilmington, DE $92,088

Burlington, VT $91,960

Salem, OR $91,924

Portland, ME $91,642

Yakima, WA $91,551

Rochester, MN $91,268

Reno, NV $91,223

Fresno, CA $91,223

Milwaukee, WI $91,141

Detroit, MI $91,050

Ann Arbor, MI $91,034

Allentown, PA $91,023

Colorado Springs, CO $90,868

Syracuse, NY $90,822

Carson City, NV $90,822

Houston, TX $90,695

Eugene, OR $90,649

Gary, IN $90,540

Springfield, OR $90,467

Bismarck, ND $90,449

Galveston, TX $90,385

Medford, OR $90,249

Fort Collins, CO $90,212

Concord, NH $90,167

Austin, TX $90,139

Mesa, AZ $89,948

Reading, PA $89,939

Phoenix, AZ $89,930

Dallas, TX $89,903

Saint Cloud, MN $89,815

Madison, WI $89,693

Utica, NY $89,448

Rochester, NY $89,302

Des Moines, IA $89,293

Raleigh, NC $89,284

Atlanta, GA $89,147

Battle Creek, MI $89,120

Salt Lake City, UT $89,093

Lancaster, PA $88,956

Harrisburg, PA $88,829

Kansas City, MO $88,737

Champaign, IL $88,719

Kansas City, KS $88,719

Fort Worth, TX $88,710

Columbus, OH $88,695

Boca Raton, FL $88,674

Pittsburgh, PA $88,637

Richmond, VA $88,601

Indianapolis, IN $88,583

Cleveland, OH $88,574

Las Vegas, NV $88,464

Cincinnati, OH $88,464

Petersburg, VA $88,328

Huntsville, AL $88,191

Lansing, MI $88,130

Lebanon, PA $88,118

Pueblo, CO $88,109

Appleton, WI $88,082

Buffalo, NY $88,046

Dayton, OH $88,018

Racine, WI $88,000

Charlotte, NC $87,991

Saint Louis, MO $87,964

York, PA $87,909

Elkhart, IN $87,909

Gastonia, NC $87,892

Billings, MT $87,870

Beaumont, TX $87,845

Lorain, OH $87,827

Benton Harbor, MI $87,809

Toledo, OH $87,791

Binghamton, NY $87,745

Rock Hill, SC $87,736

Rockford, IL $87,690

Springfield, IL $87,654

Elyria, OH $87,645

Fargo, ND $87,645

Flagstaff, AZ $87,581

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,527

Duluth, MN $87,472

Miami, FL $87,472

Cheyenne, WY $87,408

Grand Forks, ND $87,408

Bangor, ME $87,208

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,108

Durham, NC $87,070

Louisville, KY $87,062

Grand Rapids, MI $87,044

Hialeah, FL $87,035

Casper, WY $86,908

Scranton, PA $86,798

New Orleans, LA $86,771

Virginia Beach, VA $86,762

Akron, OH $86,716

Peoria, IL $86,598

Sarasota, FL $86,580

Nashville, TN $86,516

Omaha, NE $86,516

Green Bay, WI $86,516

Baton Rouge, LA $86,471

Charleston, SC $86,452

Jamestown, NY $86,407

Davenport, IA $86,407

Tucson, AZ $86,361

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,307

Tampa, FL $86,288

Evansville, IN $86,234

Port Arthur, TX $86,234

Bradenton, FL $86,197

Santa Fe, NM $86,034

Orlando, FL $85,870

Clearwater, FL $85,842

Canton, OH $85,651

La Crosse, WI $85,651

Albuquerque, NM $85,597

Newport News, VA $85,587

High Point, NC $85,560

Ogden, UT $85,524

Corpus Christi, TX $85,451

Norfolk, VA $85,396

Laramie, WY $85,396

Rock Island, IL $85,342

Saginaw, MI $85,323

Jacksonville, FL $85,314

Salisbury, NC $85,296

Boise, ID $85,278

Moline, IL $85,232

Fort Myers, FL $85,205

Memphis, TN $85,187

Tulsa, OK $85,141

Waterloo, IA $85,087

Spartanburg, SC $84,996

Lincoln, NE $84,950

Fort Wayne, IN $84,932

Provo, UT $84,923

Cedar Falls, IA $84,814

San Antonio, TX $84,777

Greensboro, NC $84,741

South Bend, IN $84,732

Savannah, GA $84,632

Muskegon, MI $84,595

Birmingham, AL $84,586

Winston Salem, NC $84,541

Lake Charles, LA $84,322

Anderson, IN $84,304

Lexington, KY $84,276

Augusta, GA $84,249

Greenville, SC $84,249

Lima, OH $84,176

Wichita, KS $84,167

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,167

Columbia, SC $84,085

Springfield, OH $84,067

Asheville, NC $83,921

Bloomington, IN $83,858

Knoxville, TN $83,530

Shreveport, LA $83,521

Wilmington, NC $83,402

Roanoke, VA $83,402

Topeka, KS $83,239

Frankfort, KY $83,229

Oklahoma City, OK $83,166

Chillicothe, OH $83,129

Longview, TX $83,120

Melbourne, FL $83,111

Sioux Falls, SD $82,965

Mobile, AL $82,956

Terre Haute, IN $82,920

Altoona, PA $82,865

Amarillo, TX $82,802

Killeen, TX $82,774

Fayetteville, AR $82,701

Chattanooga, TN $82,674

Sioux City, IA $82,592

Idaho Falls, ID $82,574

Lynchburg, VA $82,501

Gainesville, FL $82,383

Portsmouth, OH $82,337

Little Rock, AR $82,319

Lafayette, LA $82,283

Youngstown, OH $82,283

Daytona Beach, FL $82,228

Clarksville, TN $82,219

Pensacola, FL $82,210

Temple, TX $82,203

Hopkinsville, KY $81,937

Erie, PA $81,919

Florence, SC $81,882

Charleston, WV $81,736

Great Falls, MT $81,691

Macon, GA $81,563

Tallahassee, FL $81,554

Fayetteville, NC $81,536

Waco, TX $81,518

Helena, MT $81,454

Pine Bluff, AR $81,420

Vincennes, IN $81,309

Lubbock, TX $81,272

Alamogordo, NM $81,217

Twin Falls, ID $81,136

Rapid City, SD $81,108

Jackson, MS $80,944

Huntington, WV $80,938

Greenville, MS $80,935

Parkersburg, WV $80,842

Montgomery, AL $80,826

Wichita Falls, TX $80,735

Springfield, MO $80,735

Biloxi, MS $80,689

Monroe, LA $80,598

Johnstown, PA $80,535

Sumter, SC $80,498

Columbus, GA $80,489

Pascagoula, MS $80,316

Abilene, TX $80,316

Kingsport, TN $80,079

Albany, GA $80,079

Gulfport, MS $80,052

Alexandria, LA $79,752

Fort Smith, AR $79,524

El Paso, TX $79,278

Las Cruces, NM $78,869

Harlingen, TX $78,637

Pocatello, ID $78,623

Florence, AL $78,504

Brownsville, TX $78,486

Mcallen, TX $78,295

Dothan, AL $78,168

Columbus, MS $77,627

Altus, OK $77,203

Lawton, OK $77,030

Pierre, SD $76,702

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	$95,593	5%
Flexibility	$94,682	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$93,772	3%
Innovation	$93,772	3%
Leadership	$93,772	3%
Upselling	$92,862	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.

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$80,932

Average $91,041/year

$98,271

$6,744

Average $7,587/month

$8,189

$1,556

Average $1,751/week

$1,890

$39

Average $44/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,271	$8,189	$1,890	$47
Average	$91,041	$7,587	$1,751	$44
25th Percentile	$80,932	$6,744	$1,556	$39

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Salary Trends for Efficiency Engineer

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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