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: starting around $89,122 for beginners, reaching about $91,131 at mid-level, and approach $97,030 for experts.

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 $100,901, California $100,518, Massachusetts $99,178. 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: $146,377; Energy Efficiency Analyst: $107,653; Efficiency Expert: $83,588; Consumer Energy Efficiency Advisor: $82,300; Energy Efficiency Advisor: $81,916.

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 January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Efficiency Engineer in the United States is $91,132 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): $105,372
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,486 to $98,585
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,704

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Efficiency Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,585	$8,215	$1,896	$47
Average	$91,132	$7,594	$1,753	$44
25th Percentile	$81,486	$6,791	$1,567	$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): $89,122
Early Career (1-2 years): $89,792
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $91,131
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $94,474
Expert (over 8 years): $97,030

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Efficiency Engineer	$89,122
Intermediate Level Efficiency Engineer	$89,792
Senior Level Efficiency Engineer	$91,131
Specialist Level Efficiency Engineer	$94,474
Expert Level Efficiency Engineer	$97,030

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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: $100,901.
California: $100,518.
Massachusetts: $99,178.

District of Columbia $100,901

California $100,518

Massachusetts $99,178

Washington $98,814

New Jersey $98,777

Alaska $98,650

Connecticut $97,392

New York $96,882

Hawaii $95,251

Rhode Island $94,485

Maryland $93,966

Minnesota $93,255

Colorado $92,981

Illinois $92,890

Oregon $92,544

Delaware $92,289

New Hampshire $92,128

Virginia $91,769

Pennsylvania $90,721

Nevada $90,193

North Dakota $90,020

Michigan $89,746

Wisconsin $89,646

Vermont $89,446

Texas $88,890

Maine $88,853

Arizona $88,799

Ohio $88,735

Georgia $87,896

Indiana $87,477

Wyoming $87,395

Utah $87,268

Iowa $87,213

Kansas $86,775

Louisiana $86,648

North Carolina $86,602

Missouri $86,584

Florida $86,229

Montana $86,037

Nebraska $85,855

Kentucky $85,755

South Carolina $85,390

Tennessee $85,162

Idaho $85,071

New Mexico $84,406

Oklahoma $84,260

Alabama $83,723

South Dakota $82,820

Arkansas $82,328

West Virginia $82,064

Mississippi $81,271

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: $114,944
San Francisco: $113,814
Oakland: $111,290

San Jose, CA $114,944

San Francisco, CA $113,814

Oakland, CA $111,290

New York, NY $105,612

Queens Village, NY $104,929

Paramus, NJ $104,200

Passaic, NJ $104,109

Bergenfield, NJ $104,017

Stamford, CT $103,881

Huntington, NY $103,790

Newark, NJ $103,197

Bridgeport, CT $103,015

New Brunswick, NJ $102,714

Vallejo, CA $102,523

Middlesex, NJ $102,468

Somerset, NJ $102,386

Petaluma, CA $102,177

Santa Cruz, CA $101,821

Boston, MA $101,639

Monterey, CA $101,183

Fairbanks, AK $101,120

Los Angeles, CA $100,946

Washington, DC $100,901

Seattle, WA $100,737

Santa Rosa, CA $100,719

Juneau, AK $100,454

Orange, CA $100,154

Anchorage, AK $99,989

Anaheim, CA $99,926

Santa Ana, CA $99,789

Nassau, NY $99,734

Long Beach, CA $99,698

Danbury, CT $99,671

Santa Maria, CA $99,361

Everett, WA $99,342

Bremerton, WA $98,896

Trenton, NJ $98,723

Sacramento, CA $98,686

San Diego, CA $98,641

Brockton, MA $98,604

Tacoma, WA $98,568

Santa Barbara, CA $98,440

Lowell, MA $98,076

New Suffolk, NY $98,039

Nashua, NH $97,930

Lompoc, CA $97,784

Ventura, CA $97,693

Stockton, CA $97,666

New Haven, CT $97,483

Atlantic City, NJ $97,246

Hartford, CT $97,046

Modesto, CA $97,000

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,800

New Britain, CT $96,754

Olympia, WA $96,627

Kennewick, WA $96,627

New London, CT $96,609

Norwich, CT $96,581

Lawrence, MA $96,536

Bakersfield, CA $96,280

Riverside, CA $96,153

New Bedford, MA $96,153

Richland, WA $96,062

Portsmouth, NH $95,989

Vineland, NJ $95,971

San Bernardino, CA $95,898

Boulder, CO $95,643

Worcester, MA $95,570

Portland, OR $95,488

Saint Paul, MN $95,378

Minneapolis, MN $95,378

Philadelphia, PA $95,251

Honolulu, HI $94,768

Springfield, MA $94,449

Providence, RI $94,440

Chicago, IL $94,175

Bellingham, WA $94,066

Baltimore, MD $93,966

Chico, CA $93,738

Wilmington, DE $93,583

Pittsfield, MA $93,492

Manchester, NH $93,319

Spokane, WA $92,918

Denver, CO $92,909

Albany, NY $92,480

Troy, NY $92,444

Schenectady, NY $92,252

Burlington, VT $92,052

Portland, ME $91,733

Salem, OR $91,660

Yakima, WA $91,642

Ann Arbor, MI $91,614

Rochester, MN $91,359

Fresno, CA $91,314

Reno, NV $91,314

Milwaukee, WI $91,232

Detroit, MI $91,141

Allentown, PA $91,113

Carson City, NV $91,104

Houston, TX $90,967

Colorado Springs, CO $90,958

Syracuse, NY $90,913

Eugene, OR $90,740

Bismarck, ND $90,630

Gary, IN $90,630

Galveston, TX $90,630

Springfield, OR $90,557

Medford, OR $90,339

Fort Collins, CO $90,302

Austin, TX $90,229

Mesa, AZ $90,038

Phoenix, AZ $90,020

Dallas, TX $89,992

Reading, PA $89,938

Saint Cloud, MN $89,901

Concord, NH $89,819

Madison, WI $89,783

Utica, NY $89,537

Raleigh, NC $89,464

Las Vegas, NV $89,455

Rochester, NY $89,391

Des Moines, IA $89,382

Atlanta, GA $89,236

Battle Creek, MI $89,209

Salt Lake City, UT $89,181

Lancaster, PA $89,045

Champaign, IL $89,026

Harrisburg, PA $88,917

Durham, NC $88,835

Kansas City, MO $88,826

Kansas City, KS $88,808

Fort Worth, TX $88,799

Boca Raton, FL $88,762

Cleveland, OH $88,753

Columbus, OH $88,735

Pittsburgh, PA $88,726

Richmond, VA $88,689

Indianapolis, IN $88,671

Cincinnati, OH $88,552

Petersburg, VA $88,416

Billings, MT $88,215

Lansing, MI $88,215

Huntsville, AL $88,215

Lebanon, PA $88,206

Dayton, OH $88,197

Pueblo, CO $88,197

Appleton, WI $88,170

Buffalo, NY $88,133

Racine, WI $88,088

Charlotte, NC $88,079

Saint Louis, MO $88,051

Springfield, IL $88,015

Elkhart, IN $87,997

York, PA $87,997

Gastonia, NC $87,987

Benton Harbor, MI $87,987

Beaumont, TX $87,933

Lorain, OH $87,915

Toledo, OH $87,878

Binghamton, NY $87,833

Rock Hill, SC $87,823

Rockford, IL $87,778

Fargo, ND $87,732

Elyria, OH $87,732

Flagstaff, AZ $87,669

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,614

Miami, FL $87,559

Duluth, MN $87,413

Bangor, ME $87,295

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,195

Louisville, KY $87,149

Grand Rapids, MI $87,131

Hialeah, FL $87,122

Casper, WY $86,994

Scranton, PA $86,885

New Orleans, LA $86,857

Virginia Beach, VA $86,848

Akron, OH $86,803

Peoria, IL $86,684

Sarasota, FL $86,666

Green Bay, WI $86,602

Baton Rouge, LA $86,557

Charleston, SC $86,538

Nashville, TN $86,511

Jamestown, NY $86,493

Davenport, IA $86,493

Tucson, AZ $86,447

Cheyenne, WY $86,420

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,393

Tampa, FL $86,374

Omaha, NE $86,356

Port Arthur, TX $86,320

Evansville, IN $86,320

Bradenton, FL $86,283

Santa Fe, NM $86,119

Orlando, FL $86,028

Clearwater, FL $85,928

Canton, OH $85,737

La Crosse, WI $85,737

Grand Forks, ND $85,709

Albuquerque, NM $85,682

Tulsa, OK $85,682

Newport News, VA $85,673

High Point, NC $85,645

Ogden, UT $85,609

Corpus Christi, TX $85,536

Laramie, WY $85,481

Norfolk, VA $85,481

Rock Island, IL $85,427

Saginaw, MI $85,408

Jacksonville, FL $85,399

Salisbury, NC $85,381

Memphis, TN $85,363

Moline, IL $85,317

Fort Myers, FL $85,290

Waterloo, IA $85,171

Spartanburg, SC $85,080

Lincoln, NE $85,035

Fort Wayne, IN $85,017

Birmingham, AL $84,916

Cedar Falls, IA $84,898

Provo, UT $84,889

Springfield, OH $84,880

San Antonio, TX $84,862

Greensboro, NC $84,825

South Bend, IN $84,816

Winston Salem, NC $84,807

Boise, ID $84,780

Savannah, GA $84,716

Muskegon, MI $84,552

Lima, OH $84,442

Lake Charles, LA $84,406

Anderson, IN $84,388

Lexington, KY $84,360

Augusta, GA $84,333

Greenville, SC $84,333

Wichita, KS $84,251

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,251

Columbia, SC $84,169

Bloomington, IN $83,941

Roanoke, VA $83,887

Asheville, NC $83,768

Knoxville, TN $83,613

Shreveport, LA $83,604

Wilmington, NC $83,486

Frankfort, KY $83,312

Oklahoma City, OK $83,249

Chillicothe, OH $83,212

Longview, TX $83,203

Topeka, KS $83,176

Mobile, AL $83,039

Terre Haute, IN $83,003

Erie, PA $82,993

Altoona, PA $82,948

Melbourne, FL $82,921

Amarillo, TX $82,884

Killeen, TX $82,857

Fayetteville, AR $82,784

Sioux Falls, SD $82,720

Chattanooga, TN $82,665

Idaho Falls, ID $82,656

Gainesville, FL $82,465

Portsmouth, OH $82,419

Little Rock, AR $82,401

Lynchburg, VA $82,401

Lafayette, LA $82,365

Youngstown, OH $82,365

Temple, TX $82,328

Daytona Beach, FL $82,310

Clarksville, TN $82,301

Pensacola, FL $82,292

Hopkinsville, KY $82,018

Charleston, WV $82,009

Florence, SC $81,964

Sioux City, IA $81,909

Macon, GA $81,645

Tallahassee, FL $81,636

Fayetteville, NC $81,617

Waco, TX $81,599

Wichita Falls, TX $81,599

Pine Bluff, AR $81,563

Vincennes, IN $81,390

Lubbock, TX $81,353

Great Falls, MT $81,298

Alamogordo, NM $81,289

Abilene, TX $81,216

Rapid City, SD $81,098

Monroe, LA $81,098

Albany, GA $81,043

Huntington, WV $81,034

Jackson, MS $81,025

Greenville, MS $81,016

Parkersburg, WV $80,925

Montgomery, AL $80,907

Johnstown, PA $80,888

Springfield, MO $80,815

Biloxi, MS $80,770

Sumter, SC $80,578

Columbus, GA $80,569

Twin Falls, ID $80,515

Pascagoula, MS $80,396

Kingsport, TN $80,159

Gulfport, MS $80,132

Alexandria, LA $79,831

Fort Smith, AR $79,603

El Paso, TX $79,357

Helena, MT $79,239

Las Cruces, NM $78,947

Harlingen, TX $78,692

Pocatello, ID $78,610

Florence, AL $78,583

Brownsville, TX $78,564

Dothan, AL $78,419

Mcallen, TX $78,373

Columbus, MS $77,699

Altus, OK $77,280

Lawton, OK $77,106

Pierre, SD $76,778

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	$95,688	5%
Flexibility	$94,777	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$93,865	3%
Innovation	$93,865	3%
Leadership	$93,865	3%
Upselling	$92,954	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 January 01, 2026

$81,486

Average $91,132/year

$98,585

$6,791

Average $7,594/month

$8,215

$1,567

Average $1,753/week

$1,896

$39

Average $44/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,585	$8,215	$1,896	$47
Average	$91,132	$7,594	$1,753	$44
25th Percentile	$81,486	$6,791	$1,567	$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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