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

A Nanotechnology Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $78,279, a Nanotechnology Engineer (4-7 years)earns $95,405, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $110,353, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $114,024, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $178,753,

What are the highest paying states for a Nanotechnology Engineer?

Nanotechnology Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Nanotechnology Engineer roles are District of Columbia $103,217, California $102,825, Massachusetts $101,455. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Nanotechnology Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Nanotechnology Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Engineer VI: $187,043; Engineer V: $161,827; Engineer II: $92,122; Ceramics Engineer: $90,404; Localization Engineer: $84,124.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Nanotechnology 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.

Nanotechnology Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nanotechnology Engineer in the United States is $93,223 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,257
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,752 to $100,569
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,218

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Nanotechnology Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,569	$8,381	$1,934	$48
Average	$93,223	$7,769	$1,793	$45
25th Percentile	$82,752	$6,896	$1,591	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Nanotechnology Engineer Salaries

A Nanotechnology 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 Nanotechnology Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Nanotechnology 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): $78,279
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,405
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,353
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $114,024
Expert (over 8 years): $178,753

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Nanotechnology Engineer	$78,279
Nanotechn... Level Nanotechnology Engineer	$95,405
Workforce... Level Nanotechnology Engineer	$110,353
Workforce... Level Nanotechnology Engineer	$114,024
Workforce... Level Nanotechnology Engineer	$178,753

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

District of Columbia: $103,217.
California: $102,825.
Massachusetts: $101,455.

District of Columbia $103,217 California $102,825 Massachusetts $101,455 Washington $101,082 New Jersey $101,044 Alaska $100,914 Connecticut $99,627 New York $99,105

Hawaii $97,437 Rhode Island $96,654 Maryland $96,122 Minnesota $95,395 Colorado $95,115 Illinois $95,022 Oregon $94,668 Delaware $94,407

New Hampshire $94,243 Virginia $93,876 Pennsylvania $92,803 Nevada $92,263 North Dakota $92,086 Michigan $91,806 Wisconsin $91,703 Vermont $91,498

Texas $90,930 Maine $90,892 Arizona $90,836 Ohio $90,771 Georgia $89,914 Indiana $89,485 Wyoming $89,401 Utah $89,270

Iowa $89,214 Kansas $88,767 Louisiana $88,636 North Carolina $88,590 Missouri $88,571 Florida $88,208 Montana $88,012 Nebraska $87,825

Kentucky $87,723 South Carolina $87,350 Tennessee $87,117 Idaho $87,024 New Mexico $86,343 Oklahoma $86,194 Alabama $85,644 South Dakota $84,721

Arkansas $84,218 West Virginia $83,947 Mississippi $83,136

Top Paying Cities for Nanotechnology 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: $117,582
San Francisco: $116,295
Oakland: $113,844

San Jose, CA $117,582

San Francisco, CA $116,295

Oakland, CA $113,844

New York, NY $107,336

Paramus, NJ $106,031

Queens Village, NY $106,026

Passaic, NJ $105,938

Bergenfield, NJ $105,929

Stamford, CT $105,724

Huntington, NY $105,686

Newark, NJ $104,997

Bridgeport, CT $104,800

Vallejo, CA $104,615

New Brunswick, NJ $104,578

Petaluma, CA $104,522

Middlesex, NJ $104,345

Somerset, NJ $104,279

Santa Cruz, CA $104,158

Boston, MA $103,589

Monterey, CA $103,262

Seattle, WA $103,049

Santa Rosa, CA $103,030

Los Angeles, CA $103,002

Juneau, AK $102,760

Washington, DC $102,657

Orange, CA $102,325

Santa Ana, CA $102,079

Long Beach, CA $101,986

Anaheim, CA $101,967

Anchorage, AK $101,921

Santa Maria, CA $101,641

Everett, WA $101,622

Danbury, CT $101,294

Bremerton, WA $101,166

Tacoma, WA $100,830

New Suffolk, NY $100,828

Sacramento, CA $100,802

Santa Barbara, CA $100,699

Trenton, NJ $100,597

San Diego, CA $100,597

Brockton, MA $100,494

Fairbanks, AK $100,266

Lompoc, CA $100,028

Lowell, MA $99,953

Ventura, CA $99,935

Nashua, NH $99,916

Stockton, CA $99,907

Modesto, CA $99,227

Poughkeepsie, NY $99,021

Olympia, WA $98,844

Kennewick, WA $98,844

New Haven, CT $98,807

Lawrence, MA $98,471

Hartford, CT $98,378

Riverside, CA $98,360

New Bedford, MA $98,266

Richland, WA $98,266

Bakersfield, CA $98,136

San Bernardino, CA $98,099

New Britain, CT $98,089

Atlantic City, NJ $98,089

New London, CT $98,052

Norwich, CT $98,024

Portsmouth, NH $98,005

Boulder, CO $97,808

Portland, OR $97,679

Worcester, MA $97,670

Minneapolis, MN $97,381

Philadelphia, PA $97,250

Honolulu, HI $96,943

Saint Paul, MN $96,898

Vineland, NJ $96,877

Providence, RI $96,607

Chicago, IL $96,337

Bellingham, WA $96,225

Springfield, MA $96,150

Baltimore, MD $96,122

Chico, CA $95,889

Pittsfield, MA $95,637

Manchester, NH $95,460

Spokane, WA $95,050

Denver, CO $95,041

Albany, NY $94,603

Troy, NY $94,565

Nassau, NY $94,466

Schenectady, NY $94,370

Wilmington, DE $94,295

Burlington, VT $94,165

Salem, OR $94,127

Portland, ME $93,838

Yakima, WA $93,745

Rochester, MN $93,456

Reno, NV $93,409

Fresno, CA $93,409

Milwaukee, WI $93,326

Detroit, MI $93,232

Ann Arbor, MI $93,216

Allentown, PA $93,204

Colorado Springs, CO $93,046

Syracuse, NY $92,999

Carson City, NV $92,999

Houston, TX $92,869

Eugene, OR $92,822

Gary, IN $92,710

Springfield, OR $92,636

Bismarck, ND $92,617

Galveston, TX $92,552

Medford, OR $92,412

Fort Collins, CO $92,375

Concord, NH $92,328

Austin, TX $92,300

Mesa, AZ $92,104

Reading, PA $92,095

Phoenix, AZ $92,086

Dallas, TX $92,058

Saint Cloud, MN $91,968

Madison, WI $91,843

Utica, NY $91,592

Rochester, NY $91,442

Des Moines, IA $91,433

Raleigh, NC $91,424

Atlanta, GA $91,284

Battle Creek, MI $91,256

Salt Lake City, UT $91,228

Lancaster, PA $91,088

Harrisburg, PA $90,958

Kansas City, MO $90,864

Champaign, IL $90,846

Kansas City, KS $90,846

Fort Worth, TX $90,836

Columbus, OH $90,821

Boca Raton, FL $90,799

Pittsburgh, PA $90,762

Richmond, VA $90,725

Indianapolis, IN $90,706

Cleveland, OH $90,697

Las Vegas, NV $90,585

Cincinnati, OH $90,585

Petersburg, VA $90,445

Huntsville, AL $90,305

Lansing, MI $90,243

Lebanon, PA $90,231

Pueblo, CO $90,221

Appleton, WI $90,193

Buffalo, NY $90,156

Dayton, OH $90,128

Racine, WI $90,109

Charlotte, NC $90,100

Saint Louis, MO $90,072

York, PA $90,016

Elkhart, IN $90,016

Gastonia, NC $89,998

Billings, MT $89,976

Beaumont, TX $89,951

Lorain, OH $89,932

Benton Harbor, MI $89,914

Toledo, OH $89,895

Binghamton, NY $89,848

Rock Hill, SC $89,839

Rockford, IL $89,792

Springfield, IL $89,755

Elyria, OH $89,746

Fargo, ND $89,746

Flagstaff, AZ $89,681

Fort Lauderdale, FL $89,625

Duluth, MN $89,569

Miami, FL $89,569

Cheyenne, WY $89,503

Grand Forks, ND $89,503

Bangor, ME $89,298

Cedar Rapids, IA $89,196

Durham, NC $89,157

Louisville, KY $89,149

Grand Rapids, MI $89,131

Hialeah, FL $89,121

Casper, WY $88,991

Scranton, PA $88,879

New Orleans, LA $88,851

Virginia Beach, VA $88,842

Akron, OH $88,795

Peoria, IL $88,674

Sarasota, FL $88,655

Nashville, TN $88,590

Omaha, NE $88,590

Green Bay, WI $88,590

Baton Rouge, LA $88,543

Charleston, SC $88,525

Jamestown, NY $88,478

Davenport, IA $88,478

Tucson, AZ $88,431

Saint Petersburg, FL $88,375

Tampa, FL $88,357

Evansville, IN $88,301

Port Arthur, TX $88,301

Bradenton, FL $88,264

Santa Fe, NM $88,096

Orlando, FL $87,928

Clearwater, FL $87,900

Canton, OH $87,704

La Crosse, WI $87,704

Albuquerque, NM $87,648

Newport News, VA $87,639

High Point, NC $87,611

Ogden, UT $87,574

Corpus Christi, TX $87,499

Norfolk, VA $87,443

Laramie, WY $87,443

Rock Island, IL $87,387

Saginaw, MI $87,369

Jacksonville, FL $87,359

Salisbury, NC $87,341

Boise, ID $87,322

Moline, IL $87,275

Fort Myers, FL $87,247

Memphis, TN $87,229

Tulsa, OK $87,182

Waterloo, IA $87,126

Spartanburg, SC $87,033

Lincoln, NE $86,986

Fort Wayne, IN $86,968

Provo, UT $86,958

Cedar Falls, IA $86,847

San Antonio, TX $86,809

Greensboro, NC $86,772

South Bend, IN $86,763

Savannah, GA $86,660

Muskegon, MI $86,623

Birmingham, AL $86,613

Winston Salem, NC $86,568

Lake Charles, LA $86,343

Anderson, IN $86,324

Lexington, KY $86,297

Augusta, GA $86,269

Greenville, SC $86,269

Lima, OH $86,194

Wichita, KS $86,185

Tuscaloosa, AL $86,185

Columbia, SC $86,101

Springfield, OH $86,082

Asheville, NC $85,933

Bloomington, IN $85,868

Knoxville, TN $85,532

Shreveport, LA $85,523

Wilmington, NC $85,402

Roanoke, VA $85,402

Topeka, KS $85,234

Frankfort, KY $85,224

Oklahoma City, OK $85,159

Chillicothe, OH $85,122

Longview, TX $85,113

Melbourne, FL $85,103

Sioux Falls, SD $84,954

Mobile, AL $84,945

Terre Haute, IN $84,908

Altoona, PA $84,852

Amarillo, TX $84,786

Killeen, TX $84,758

Fayetteville, AR $84,684

Chattanooga, TN $84,656

Sioux City, IA $84,572

Idaho Falls, ID $84,553

Lynchburg, VA $84,479

Gainesville, FL $84,357

Portsmouth, OH $84,311

Little Rock, AR $84,292

Lafayette, LA $84,255

Youngstown, OH $84,255

Daytona Beach, FL $84,199

Clarksville, TN $84,190

Pensacola, FL $84,180

Temple, TX $84,174

Hopkinsville, KY $83,901

Erie, PA $83,882

Florence, SC $83,845

Charleston, WV $83,696

Great Falls, MT $83,649

Macon, GA $83,518

Tallahassee, FL $83,509

Fayetteville, NC $83,491

Waco, TX $83,472

Helena, MT $83,407

Pine Bluff, AR $83,371

Vincennes, IN $83,257

Lubbock, TX $83,220

Alamogordo, NM $83,164

Twin Falls, ID $83,080

Rapid City, SD $83,052

Jackson, MS $82,885

Huntington, WV $82,878

Greenville, MS $82,875

Parkersburg, WV $82,780

Montgomery, AL $82,763

Wichita Falls, TX $82,670

Springfield, MO $82,670

Biloxi, MS $82,624

Monroe, LA $82,530

Johnstown, PA $82,465

Sumter, SC $82,428

Columbus, GA $82,418

Pascagoula, MS $82,241

Abilene, TX $82,241

Kingsport, TN $81,999

Albany, GA $81,999

Gulfport, MS $81,971

Alexandria, LA $81,663

Fort Smith, AR $81,430

El Paso, TX $81,179

Las Cruces, NM $80,759

Harlingen, TX $80,522

Pocatello, ID $80,507

Florence, AL $80,386

Brownsville, TX $80,368

Mcallen, TX $80,172

Dothan, AL $80,041

Columbus, MS $79,488

Altus, OK $79,053

Lawton, OK $78,876

Pierre, SD $78,540

What Skills Can Increase a Nanotechnology 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%

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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 Nanotechnology 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	$97,884	5%
Flexibility	$96,952	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$96,020	3%
Innovation	$96,020	3%
Leadership	$96,020	3%
Upselling	$95,087	2%

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Nanotechnology Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Nanotechnology Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 75% (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, Nanotechnology Engineer positions in Financial Services or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Nanotechnology Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Nanotechnology Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$125,851	$61.0	35%
Biotechnology	$121,190	$58.0	30%
Insurance	$116,529	$56.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$111,868	$54.0	20%
Software & Networking	$111,868	$54.0	20%

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

Understanding how a Nanotechnology 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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$82,752

Average $93,223/year

$100,569

$6,896

Average $7,769/month

$8,381

$1,591

Average $1,793/week

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,569	$8,381	$1,934	$48
Average	$93,223	$7,769	$1,793	$45
25th Percentile	$82,752	$6,896	$1,591	$40

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Salary Trends for Nanotechnology Engineer

Salaries for a Nanotechnology Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $99,989 in 2023 to around $99,485 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Nanotechnology Engineer salary trends, .

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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Nanotechnology Engineer?

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