Hydraulic Engineer Salary in the United States

Hydraulic Engineer Salary

How much does a Hydraulic Engineer make in the United States? The average Hydraulic Engineer salary in the United States is $59,990 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $53,418 and $68,299. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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10th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary $47,434 US March 26, 2024
25th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary $53,418 US March 26, 2024
50th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary $59,990 US March 26, 2024
75th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary $68,299 US March 26, 2024
90th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary $75,864 US March 26, 2024
25% $53,418 10% $47,434 90% $75,864 75% $68,299 $59,990 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Hydraulic Engineer ?

Hydraulic engineering as a sub-discipline of civil engineering is concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage. One feature of these systems is the extensive use of gravity as the motive force to cause the movement of the fluids. This area of civil engineering is intimately related to the design of bridges, dams, channels, canals, and levees, and to both sanitary and environmental engineering. Hydraulic engineering is the application of the principles of fluid mechanics to problems dealing with the collection, storage, control, transport, regulation, measurem...

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  • Lexmark International, Inc. - Lexington, KY
    The Customer Success Engineering team is seeking an experienced Engineer to help them in their mission to support currently released products in the produc...
    - 1 Month Ago
  • Resource Data - Juneau, AK
    As a Senior Software Engineer with Resource Data, you’ll help design and develop software solutions that elevate enterprise systems efficiency, performance...
    - 17 Days Ago
  • Resource Data - Juneau, AK
    As a Senior Software Engineer with Resource Data, you’ll help design and develop software solutions that elevate enterprise systems efficiency, performance...
    - 17 Days Ago
  • Paycom Payroll Llc - Oklahoma City, OK
    Designs, manages and maintains the telecom infrastructure of the corporation. Designs Call Manager & Contact Center corporate deployments and related hardw...
    - 6 Days Ago
  • LeanDNA - Austin, TX
    LeanDNA is helping solve the $150B problem that global manufacturers face–excess inventory tying up critical working capital and keeping manufacturing comp...
    - 5 Days Ago

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  1. This Job:

    Hydraulic Engineer

    0 - 1 years experience
    High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

  2. Up a level:

    Hydraulic Technician, Sr.

    1 - 3 years experience
    High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

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Average Base Salary

Core compensation

 
 
 
53418
68299
59990

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
54082
68908
60754
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Hydraulic Engineer in the United States. The base salary for Hydraulic Engineer ranges from $53,418 to $68,299 with the average base salary of $59,990. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $54,082 to $68,908 with the average total cash compensation of $60,754.

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