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

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

How does experience change A Factory Engineer's salary?

A Factory Engineer's salary grows with experience: an Factory Engineer (4-7 years)earns $92,816, a Claims Processing Supervisor - Healthcare (7+ years)earns $74,233, a Claims Processing Manager - Healthcare (7+ years)earns $103,286, a Claims Processing Director - Healthcare (7+ years)earns $159,408,

What are the highest paying states for a Factory Engineer?

Factory Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Factory Engineer roles are District of Columbia $100,783, California $100,400, Massachusetts $99,062. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Factory Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Factory Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Factory Controller: $248,946; Factory Director: $140,804; Factory Manager: $138,524; Factory Automation Engineer: $97,908; Factory Supervisor: $66,734.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Factory Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Factory Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Factory Engineer in the United States is $91,025 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,931
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,425 to $99,874
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,595

10% $74,595

50% (Median) $91,025

90% $107,931

Factory Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,874	$8,323	$1,921	$48
Average	$91,025	$7,585	$1,750	$44
25th Percentile	$82,425	$6,869	$1,585	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Factory Engineer Salaries

A Factory Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $100,783.
California: $100,400.
Massachusetts: $99,062.

District of Columbia $100,783 California $100,400 Massachusetts $99,062 Washington $98,698 New Jersey $98,662 Alaska $98,534 Connecticut $97,278 New York $96,768

Hawaii $95,139 Rhode Island $94,375 Maryland $93,856 Minnesota $93,146 Colorado $92,873 Illinois $92,782 Oregon $92,436 Delaware $92,181

New Hampshire $92,021 Virginia $91,662 Pennsylvania $90,615 Nevada $90,087 North Dakota $89,914 Michigan $89,641 Wisconsin $89,541 Vermont $89,341

Texas $88,786 Maine $88,749 Arizona $88,695 Ohio $88,631 Georgia $87,793 Indiana $87,375 Wyoming $87,293 Utah $87,165

Iowa $87,111 Kansas $86,674 Louisiana $86,546 North Carolina $86,501 Missouri $86,483 Florida $86,128 Montana $85,937 Nebraska $85,754

Kentucky $85,654 South Carolina $85,290 Tennessee $85,063 Idaho $84,972 New Mexico $84,307 Oklahoma $84,162 Alabama $83,624 South Dakota $82,723

Arkansas $82,232 West Virginia $81,968 Mississippi $81,176

Top Paying Cities for Factory 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: $114,810
San Francisco: $113,553
Oakland: $111,159

San Jose, CA $114,810

San Francisco, CA $113,553

Oakland, CA $111,159

New York, NY $104,805

Paramus, NJ $103,531

Queens Village, NY $103,526

Passaic, NJ $103,440

Bergenfield, NJ $103,431

Stamford, CT $103,231

Huntington, NY $103,194

Newark, NJ $102,521

Bridgeport, CT $102,329

Vallejo, CA $102,148

New Brunswick, NJ $102,112

Petaluma, CA $102,057

Middlesex, NJ $101,884

Somerset, NJ $101,820

Santa Cruz, CA $101,702

Boston, MA $101,147

Monterey, CA $100,827

Seattle, WA $100,619

Santa Rosa, CA $100,601

Los Angeles, CA $100,573

Juneau, AK $100,337

Washington, DC $100,237

Orange, CA $99,912

Santa Ana, CA $99,672

Long Beach, CA $99,581

Anaheim, CA $99,563

Anchorage, AK $99,517

Santa Maria, CA $99,244

Everett, WA $99,226

Danbury, CT $98,906

Bremerton, WA $98,780

Tacoma, WA $98,452

New Suffolk, NY $98,451

Sacramento, CA $98,425

Santa Barbara, CA $98,325

Trenton, NJ $98,225

San Diego, CA $98,225

Brockton, MA $98,125

Fairbanks, AK $97,902

Lompoc, CA $97,670

Lowell, MA $97,596

Ventura, CA $97,579

Nashua, NH $97,560

Stockton, CA $97,551

Modesto, CA $96,887

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,687

Olympia, WA $96,514

Kennewick, WA $96,514

New Haven, CT $96,477

Lawrence, MA $96,149

Hartford, CT $96,058

Riverside, CA $96,040

New Bedford, MA $95,949

Richland, WA $95,949

Bakersfield, CA $95,822

San Bernardino, CA $95,785

New Britain, CT $95,776

Atlantic City, NJ $95,776

New London, CT $95,740

Norwich, CT $95,713

Portsmouth, NH $95,694

Boulder, CO $95,501

Portland, OR $95,376

Worcester, MA $95,367

Minneapolis, MN $95,085

Philadelphia, PA $94,957

Honolulu, HI $94,657

Saint Paul, MN $94,613

Vineland, NJ $94,593

Providence, RI $94,329

Chicago, IL $94,065

Bellingham, WA $93,956

Springfield, MA $93,883

Baltimore, MD $93,856

Chico, CA $93,628

Pittsfield, MA $93,382

Manchester, NH $93,209

Spokane, WA $92,809

Denver, CO $92,800

Albany, NY $92,372

Troy, NY $92,336

Nassau, NY $92,238

Schenectady, NY $92,144

Wilmington, DE $92,072

Burlington, VT $91,944

Salem, OR $91,908

Portland, ME $91,626

Yakima, WA $91,535

Rochester, MN $91,252

Reno, NV $91,207

Fresno, CA $91,207

Milwaukee, WI $91,125

Detroit, MI $91,034

Ann Arbor, MI $91,018

Allentown, PA $91,007

Colorado Springs, CO $90,852

Syracuse, NY $90,806

Carson City, NV $90,806

Houston, TX $90,679

Eugene, OR $90,633

Gary, IN $90,524

Springfield, OR $90,451

Bismarck, ND $90,433

Galveston, TX $90,369

Medford, OR $90,233

Fort Collins, CO $90,196

Concord, NH $90,151

Austin, TX $90,124

Mesa, AZ $89,933

Reading, PA $89,923

Phoenix, AZ $89,914

Dallas, TX $89,887

Saint Cloud, MN $89,800

Madison, WI $89,678

Utica, NY $89,432

Rochester, NY $89,286

Des Moines, IA $89,277

Raleigh, NC $89,268

Atlanta, GA $89,131

Battle Creek, MI $89,104

Salt Lake City, UT $89,077

Lancaster, PA $88,940

Harrisburg, PA $88,813

Kansas City, MO $88,722

Champaign, IL $88,704

Kansas City, KS $88,704

Fort Worth, TX $88,695

Columbus, OH $88,679

Boca Raton, FL $88,658

Pittsburgh, PA $88,622

Richmond, VA $88,585

Indianapolis, IN $88,567

Cleveland, OH $88,558

Las Vegas, NV $88,449

Cincinnati, OH $88,449

Petersburg, VA $88,312

Huntsville, AL $88,176

Lansing, MI $88,115

Lebanon, PA $88,103

Pueblo, CO $88,094

Appleton, WI $88,066

Buffalo, NY $88,030

Dayton, OH $88,003

Racine, WI $87,985

Charlotte, NC $87,975

Saint Louis, MO $87,948

York, PA $87,894

Elkhart, IN $87,894

Gastonia, NC $87,876

Billings, MT $87,854

Beaumont, TX $87,830

Lorain, OH $87,812

Benton Harbor, MI $87,793

Toledo, OH $87,775

Binghamton, NY $87,730

Rock Hill, SC $87,721

Rockford, IL $87,675

Springfield, IL $87,639

Elyria, OH $87,630

Fargo, ND $87,630

Flagstaff, AZ $87,566

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,511

Duluth, MN $87,457

Miami, FL $87,457

Cheyenne, WY $87,393

Grand Forks, ND $87,393

Bangor, ME $87,193

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,093

Durham, NC $87,054

Louisville, KY $87,047

Grand Rapids, MI $87,029

Hialeah, FL $87,020

Casper, WY $86,892

Scranton, PA $86,783

New Orleans, LA $86,756

Virginia Beach, VA $86,747

Akron, OH $86,701

Peoria, IL $86,583

Sarasota, FL $86,565

Nashville, TN $86,501

Omaha, NE $86,501

Green Bay, WI $86,501

Baton Rouge, LA $86,455

Charleston, SC $86,437

Jamestown, NY $86,392

Davenport, IA $86,392

Tucson, AZ $86,346

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,292

Tampa, FL $86,273

Evansville, IN $86,219

Port Arthur, TX $86,219

Bradenton, FL $86,182

Santa Fe, NM $86,018

Orlando, FL $85,855

Clearwater, FL $85,827

Canton, OH $85,636

La Crosse, WI $85,636

Albuquerque, NM $85,582

Newport News, VA $85,572

High Point, NC $85,545

Ogden, UT $85,509

Corpus Christi, TX $85,436

Norfolk, VA $85,381

Laramie, WY $85,381

Rock Island, IL $85,327

Saginaw, MI $85,308

Jacksonville, FL $85,299

Salisbury, NC $85,281

Boise, ID $85,263

Moline, IL $85,217

Fort Myers, FL $85,190

Memphis, TN $85,172

Tulsa, OK $85,126

Waterloo, IA $85,072

Spartanburg, SC $84,981

Lincoln, NE $84,935

Fort Wayne, IN $84,917

Provo, UT $84,908

Cedar Falls, IA $84,799

San Antonio, TX $84,762

Greensboro, NC $84,726

South Bend, IN $84,717

Savannah, GA $84,617

Muskegon, MI $84,580

Birmingham, AL $84,571

Winston Salem, NC $84,527

Lake Charles, LA $84,307

Anderson, IN $84,289

Lexington, KY $84,262

Augusta, GA $84,234

Greenville, SC $84,234

Lima, OH $84,162

Wichita, KS $84,152

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,152

Columbia, SC $84,071

Springfield, OH $84,052

Asheville, NC $83,907

Bloomington, IN $83,843

Knoxville, TN $83,515

Shreveport, LA $83,506

Wilmington, NC $83,388

Roanoke, VA $83,388

Topeka, KS $83,224

Frankfort, KY $83,214

Oklahoma City, OK $83,151

Chillicothe, OH $83,115

Longview, TX $83,106

Melbourne, FL $83,097

Sioux Falls, SD $82,951

Mobile, AL $82,942

Terre Haute, IN $82,905

Altoona, PA $82,851

Amarillo, TX $82,787

Killeen, TX $82,760

Fayetteville, AR $82,687

Chattanooga, TN $82,660

Sioux City, IA $82,578

Idaho Falls, ID $82,559

Lynchburg, VA $82,487

Gainesville, FL $82,368

Portsmouth, OH $82,323

Little Rock, AR $82,305

Lafayette, LA $82,268

Youngstown, OH $82,268

Daytona Beach, FL $82,214

Clarksville, TN $82,204

Pensacola, FL $82,195

Temple, TX $82,189

Hopkinsville, KY $81,922

Erie, PA $81,904

Florence, SC $81,868

Charleston, WV $81,722

Great Falls, MT $81,677

Macon, GA $81,549

Tallahassee, FL $81,540

Fayetteville, NC $81,522

Waco, TX $81,504

Helena, MT $81,440

Pine Bluff, AR $81,405

Vincennes, IN $81,294

Lubbock, TX $81,258

Alamogordo, NM $81,203

Twin Falls, ID $81,121

Rapid City, SD $81,094

Jackson, MS $80,930

Huntington, WV $80,924

Greenville, MS $80,921

Parkersburg, WV $80,828

Montgomery, AL $80,812

Wichita Falls, TX $80,721

Springfield, MO $80,721

Biloxi, MS $80,675

Monroe, LA $80,584

Johnstown, PA $80,521

Sumter, SC $80,484

Columbus, GA $80,475

Pascagoula, MS $80,302

Abilene, TX $80,302

Kingsport, TN $80,065

Albany, GA $80,065

Gulfport, MS $80,038

Alexandria, LA $79,738

Fort Smith, AR $79,510

El Paso, TX $79,264

Las Cruces, NM $78,855

Harlingen, TX $78,624

Pocatello, ID $78,609

Florence, AL $78,491

Brownsville, TX $78,472

Mcallen, TX $78,281

Dothan, AL $78,154

Columbus, MS $77,613

Altus, OK $77,189

Lawton, OK $77,016

Pierre, SD $76,688

Factory Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Factory Engineer roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Insurance, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Factory Engineer positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Factory Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Factory Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Insurance	$109,230	$53.0	20%

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

Understanding how a Factory 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.

$82,425

Average $91,025/year

$99,874

$6,869

Average $7,585/month

$8,323

$1,585

Average $1,750/week

$1,921

$40

Average $44/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,874	$8,323	$1,921	$48
Average	$91,025	$7,585	$1,750	$44
25th Percentile	$82,425	$6,869	$1,585	$40

Salary Trends for Factory Engineer

Salaries for a Factory Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $83,334 in 2023 to around $83,391 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Factory Engineer salary trends, .

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Common company salaries for Factory Engineer

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N $97,099/per year

New York Police Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $95,962/per year

State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $94,615/per year

US Department of Transportation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $93,141/per year

US General Services Administration Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $92,342/per year

Los Angeles County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

D $92,011/per year

Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,967/per year

US Department of Commerce Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,755/per year

US Department of Energy Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

F $91,673/per year

Federal Bureau of Investigation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $90,276/per year

Naval Sea Systems Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,975/per year

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $88,721/per year

San Diego County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,664/per year

The TTB Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $87,569/per year

Lutheran Services Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

M $85,066/per year

Maryland Inc Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $83,780/per year

State University of New York Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $82,969/per year

New York State Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

P $82,703/per year

Puerto Rico Department of Education Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $80,526/per year

US Central Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

H $80,286/per year

Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $79,270/per year

Air Force Reserve Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $78,505/per year

American Automobile Association (AAA) Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $76,678/per year

State of Florida - Department of Health Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $75,183/per year

New York State Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $75,106/per year

State University System of Florida Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

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