A Mes 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, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Mes Engineer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Mes 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:
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: $116,101
San Francisco: $114,829
Oakland: $112,409
San Jose, CA$116,101
San Francisco, CA$114,829
Oakland, CA$112,409
New York, NY$105,983
Paramus, NJ$104,695
Queens Village, NY$104,690
Passaic, NJ$104,603
Bergenfield, NJ$104,594
Stamford, CT$104,392
Huntington, NY$104,354
Newark, NJ$103,674
Bridgeport, CT$103,480
Vallejo, CA$103,297
New Brunswick, NJ$103,260
Petaluma, CA$103,205
Middlesex, NJ$103,030
Somerset, NJ$102,965
Santa Cruz, CA$102,846
Boston, MA$102,284
Monterey, CA$101,961
Seattle, WA$101,750
Santa Rosa, CA$101,732
Los Angeles, CA$101,704
Juneau, AK$101,465
Washington, DC$101,364
Orange, CA$101,036
Santa Ana, CA$100,793
Long Beach, CA$100,701
Anaheim, CA$100,682
Anchorage, AK$100,636
Santa Maria, CA$100,360
Everett, WA$100,342
Danbury, CT$100,018
Bremerton, WA$99,891
Tacoma, WA$99,559
New Suffolk, NY$99,558
Sacramento, CA$99,532
Santa Barbara, CA$99,431
Trenton, NJ$99,329
San Diego, CA$99,329
Brockton, MA$99,228
Fairbanks, AK$99,003
Lompoc, CA$98,768
Lowell, MA$98,693
Ventura, CA$98,676
Nashua, NH$98,657
Stockton, CA$98,648
Modesto, CA$97,976
Poughkeepsie, NY$97,774
Olympia, WA$97,599
Kennewick, WA$97,599
New Haven, CT$97,562
Lawrence, MA$97,231
Hartford, CT$97,139
Riverside, CA$97,120
New Bedford, MA$97,028
Richland, WA$97,028
Bakersfield, CA$96,899
San Bernardino, CA$96,862
New Britain, CT$96,853
Atlantic City, NJ$96,853
New London, CT$96,816
Norwich, CT$96,789
Portsmouth, NH$96,770
Boulder, CO$96,575
Portland, OR$96,448
Worcester, MA$96,439
Minneapolis, MN$96,154
Philadelphia, PA$96,025
Honolulu, HI$95,721
Saint Paul, MN$95,677
Vineland, NJ$95,657
Providence, RI$95,390
Chicago, IL$95,123
Bellingham, WA$95,012
Springfield, MA$94,939
Baltimore, MD$94,911
Chico, CA$94,681
Pittsfield, MA$94,432
Manchester, NH$94,257
Spokane, WA$93,852
Denver, CO$93,843
Albany, NY$93,411
Troy, NY$93,374
Nassau, NY$93,275
Schenectady, NY$93,180
Wilmington, DE$93,107
Burlington, VT$92,978
Salem, OR$92,941
Portland, ME$92,656
Yakima, WA$92,564
Rochester, MN$92,278
Reno, NV$92,232
Fresno, CA$92,232
Milwaukee, WI$92,150
Detroit, MI$92,058
Ann Arbor, MI$92,042
Allentown, PA$92,030
Colorado Springs, CO$91,873
Syracuse, NY$91,827
Carson City, NV$91,827
Houston, TX$91,699
Eugene, OR$91,652
Gary, IN$91,542
Springfield, OR$91,468
Bismarck, ND$91,450
Galveston, TX$91,386
Medford, OR$91,247
Fort Collins, CO$91,211
Concord, NH$91,165
Austin, TX$91,137
Mesa, AZ$90,944
Reading, PA$90,935
Phoenix, AZ$90,925
Dallas, TX$90,898
Saint Cloud, MN$90,809
Madison, WI$90,686
Utica, NY$90,437
Rochester, NY$90,290
Des Moines, IA$90,281
Raleigh, NC$90,272
Atlanta, GA$90,134
Battle Creek, MI$90,106
Salt Lake City, UT$90,078
Lancaster, PA$89,940
Harrisburg, PA$89,812
Kansas City, MO$89,719
Champaign, IL$89,701
Kansas City, KS$89,701
Fort Worth, TX$89,692
Columbus, OH$89,676
Boca Raton, FL$89,655
Pittsburgh, PA$89,618
Richmond, VA$89,581
Indianapolis, IN$89,563
Cleveland, OH$89,554
Las Vegas, NV$89,443
Cincinnati, OH$89,443
Petersburg, VA$89,305
Huntsville, AL$89,167
Lansing, MI$89,106
Lebanon, PA$89,094
Pueblo, CO$89,084
Appleton, WI$89,057
Buffalo, NY$89,020
Dayton, OH$88,992
Racine, WI$88,974
Charlotte, NC$88,965
Saint Louis, MO$88,937
York, PA$88,882
Elkhart, IN$88,882
Gastonia, NC$88,864
Billings, MT$88,842
Beaumont, TX$88,817
Lorain, OH$88,799
Benton Harbor, MI$88,781
Toledo, OH$88,762
Binghamton, NY$88,716
Rock Hill, SC$88,707
Rockford, IL$88,661
Springfield, IL$88,624
Elyria, OH$88,615
Fargo, ND$88,615
Flagstaff, AZ$88,550
Fort Lauderdale, FL$88,495
Duluth, MN$88,440
Miami, FL$88,440
Cheyenne, WY$88,376
Grand Forks, ND$88,376
Bangor, ME$88,173
Cedar Rapids, IA$88,072
Durham, NC$88,033
Louisville, KY$88,026
Grand Rapids, MI$88,007
Hialeah, FL$87,998
Casper, WY$87,869
Scranton, PA$87,759
New Orleans, LA$87,731
Virginia Beach, VA$87,722
Akron, OH$87,676
Peoria, IL$87,556
Sarasota, FL$87,538
Nashville, TN$87,473
Omaha, NE$87,473
Green Bay, WI$87,473
Baton Rouge, LA$87,427
Charleston, SC$87,409
Jamestown, NY$87,363
Davenport, IA$87,363
Tucson, AZ$87,317
Saint Petersburg, FL$87,262
Tampa, FL$87,243
Evansville, IN$87,188
Port Arthur, TX$87,188
Bradenton, FL$87,151
Santa Fe, NM$86,986
Orlando, FL$86,820
Clearwater, FL$86,792
Canton, OH$86,599
La Crosse, WI$86,599
Albuquerque, NM$86,544
Newport News, VA$86,535
High Point, NC$86,507
Ogden, UT$86,470
Corpus Christi, TX$86,397
Norfolk, VA$86,341
Laramie, WY$86,341
Rock Island, IL$86,286
Saginaw, MI$86,268
Jacksonville, FL$86,258
Salisbury, NC$86,240
Boise, ID$86,222
Moline, IL$86,176
Fort Myers, FL$86,148
Memphis, TN$86,130
Tulsa, OK$86,084
Waterloo, IA$86,028
Spartanburg, SC$85,936
Lincoln, NE$85,890
Fort Wayne, IN$85,872
Provo, UT$85,863
Cedar Falls, IA$85,752
San Antonio, TX$85,715
Greensboro, NC$85,679
South Bend, IN$85,669
Savannah, GA$85,568
Muskegon, MI$85,531
Birmingham, AL$85,522
Winston Salem, NC$85,477
Lake Charles, LA$85,255
Anderson, IN$85,237
Lexington, KY$85,209
Augusta, GA$85,181
Greenville, SC$85,181
Lima, OH$85,108
Wichita, KS$85,099
Tuscaloosa, AL$85,099
Columbia, SC$85,016
Springfield, OH$84,997
Asheville, NC$84,850
Bloomington, IN$84,786
Knoxville, TN$84,454
Shreveport, LA$84,445
Wilmington, NC$84,325
Roanoke, VA$84,325
Topeka, KS$84,160
Frankfort, KY$84,150
Oklahoma City, OK$84,086
Chillicothe, OH$84,049
Longview, TX$84,040
Melbourne, FL$84,031
Sioux Falls, SD$83,884
Mobile, AL$83,874
Terre Haute, IN$83,838
Altoona, PA$83,782
Amarillo, TX$83,718
Killeen, TX$83,690
Fayetteville, AR$83,617
Chattanooga, TN$83,589
Sioux City, IA$83,506
Idaho Falls, ID$83,488
Lynchburg, VA$83,414
Gainesville, FL$83,295
Portsmouth, OH$83,248
Little Rock, AR$83,230
Lafayette, LA$83,193
Youngstown, OH$83,193
Daytona Beach, FL$83,138
Clarksville, TN$83,129
Pensacola, FL$83,120
Temple, TX$83,113
Hopkinsville, KY$82,843
Erie, PA$82,825
Florence, SC$82,788
Charleston, WV$82,641
Great Falls, MT$82,595
Macon, GA$82,466
Tallahassee, FL$82,457
Fayetteville, NC$82,438
Waco, TX$82,420
Helena, MT$82,356
Pine Bluff, AR$82,321
Vincennes, IN$82,208
Lubbock, TX$82,172
Alamogordo, NM$82,116
Twin Falls, ID$82,033
Rapid City, SD$82,006
Jackson, MS$81,840
Huntington, WV$81,834
Greenville, MS$81,831
Parkersburg, WV$81,737
Montgomery, AL$81,720
Wichita Falls, TX$81,628
Springfield, MO$81,628
Biloxi, MS$81,582
Monroe, LA$81,490
Johnstown, PA$81,426
Sumter, SC$81,389
Columbus, GA$81,380
Pascagoula, MS$81,205
Abilene, TX$81,205
Kingsport, TN$80,966
Albany, GA$80,966
Gulfport, MS$80,938
Alexandria, LA$80,634
Fort Smith, AR$80,404
El Paso, TX$80,156
Las Cruces, NM$79,741
Harlingen, TX$79,508
Pocatello, ID$79,493
Florence, AL$79,373
Brownsville, TX$79,355
Mcallen, TX$79,162
Dothan, AL$79,033
Columbus, MS$78,486
Altus, OK$78,057
Lawton, OK$77,882
Pierre, SD$77,551
What Skills Can Increase a Mes Engineer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 6.27% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Schematic (Mentioned in 2.53% Job Postings): A schematic, or schematic diagram, is a representation of the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures.
Calibration (Mentioned in 2.04% Job Postings): In measurement technology and metrology, calibration is the comparison of measurement values delivered by a device under test with those of a calibration standard of known accuracy. Such a standard could be another measurement device of known accuracy, a device generating the quantity to be measured such as a voltage, a sound tone, or a physical artefact, such as a metre ruler. The outcome of the comparison can result in one of the following: no significant error being noted on the device under test a significant error being noted but no adjustment made an adjustment made to correct the error to an acceptable levelStrictly speaking, the term "calibration" means just the act of comparison, and does not include any subsequent adjustment. The calibration standard is normally traceable to a national standard held by a national metrological body.
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 a Mes Engineer's salary.
Algorithms: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Project Control: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
System Requirements: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Mes Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Mes Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 90% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average.
In contrast, Mes Engineer positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Mes Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Mes Engineer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$128,153
$62.0
35%
Biotechnology
$123,407
$59.0
30%
Software & Networking
$123,407
$59.0
30%
Energy & Utilities
$118,661
$57.0
25%
Aerospace & Defense
$113,914
$55.0
20%
Mes Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Mes 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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