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

A Precision Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $79,262, a Precision Engineer (4-7 years)earns $96,585, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $111,754, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $115,466, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $180,954,

What are the highest paying states for a Precision Engineer?

Precision Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Precision Engineer roles are District of Columbia $104,521, California $104,124, Massachusetts $102,736. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Precision Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Precision Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Precision Tool Inspector: $69,085; Precision Inspector: $66,394; Precision Assembler III: $56,856; Precision Grinder: $52,160; Analyst Precision: $47,743.

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

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

Precision Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Precision Engineer in the United States is $94,401 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,724
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,919 to $101,898
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,376

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Precision Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,898	$8,492	$1,960	$49
Average	$94,401	$7,867	$1,815	$45
25th Percentile	$83,919	$6,993	$1,614	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Precision Engineer Salaries

A Precision 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 Precision Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Precision 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): $79,262
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,585
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $111,754
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,466
Expert (over 8 years): $180,954

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Precision Engineer	$79,262
Precision... Level Precision Engineer	$96,585
Workforce... Level Precision Engineer	$111,754
Workforce... Level Precision Engineer	$115,466
Workforce... Level Precision Engineer	$180,954

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

District of Columbia: $104,521.
California: $104,124.
Massachusetts: $102,736.

District of Columbia $104,521

California $104,124

Massachusetts $102,736

Washington $102,359

New Jersey $102,321

Alaska $102,189

Connecticut $100,886

New York $100,358

Hawaii $98,668

Rhode Island $97,875

Maryland $97,337

Minnesota $96,600

Colorado $96,317

Illinois $96,223

Oregon $95,864

Delaware $95,600

New Hampshire $95,434

Virginia $95,062

Pennsylvania $93,976

Nevada $93,429

North Dakota $93,249

Michigan $92,966

Wisconsin $92,862

Vermont $92,654

Texas $92,079

Maine $92,041

Arizona $91,984

Ohio $91,918

Georgia $91,050

Indiana $90,615

Wyoming $90,530

Utah $90,398

Iowa $90,342

Kansas $89,889

Louisiana $89,756

North Carolina $89,709

Missouri $89,690

Florida $89,322

Montana $89,124

Nebraska $88,935

Kentucky $88,831

South Carolina $88,454

Tennessee $88,218

Idaho $88,123

New Mexico $87,434

Oklahoma $87,283

Alabama $86,726

South Dakota $85,792

Arkansas $85,282

West Virginia $85,008

Mississippi $84,187

Top Paying Cities for Precision 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: $119,068
San Francisco: $117,764
Oakland: $115,282

San Jose, CA $119,068

San Francisco, CA $117,764

Oakland, CA $115,282

New York, NY $108,692

Paramus, NJ $107,371

Queens Village, NY $107,366

Passaic, NJ $107,276

Bergenfield, NJ $107,268

Stamford, CT $107,060

Huntington, NY $107,021

Newark, NJ $106,324

Bridgeport, CT $106,125

Vallejo, CA $105,937

New Brunswick, NJ $105,899

Petaluma, CA $105,842

Middlesex, NJ $105,663

Somerset, NJ $105,597

Santa Cruz, CA $105,474

Boston, MA $104,898

Monterey, CA $104,567

Seattle, WA $104,351

Santa Rosa, CA $104,332

Los Angeles, CA $104,304

Juneau, AK $104,058

Washington, DC $103,954

Orange, CA $103,618

Santa Ana, CA $103,369

Long Beach, CA $103,275

Anaheim, CA $103,256

Anchorage, AK $103,209

Santa Maria, CA $102,925

Everett, WA $102,906

Danbury, CT $102,574

Bremerton, WA $102,444

Tacoma, WA $102,104

New Suffolk, NY $102,102

Sacramento, CA $102,076

Santa Barbara, CA $101,972

Trenton, NJ $101,868

San Diego, CA $101,868

Brockton, MA $101,764

Fairbanks, AK $101,533

Lompoc, CA $101,292

Lowell, MA $101,216

Ventura, CA $101,198

Nashua, NH $101,179

Stockton, CA $101,169

Modesto, CA $100,480

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,273

Olympia, WA $100,093

Kennewick, WA $100,093

New Haven, CT $100,056

Lawrence, MA $99,716

Hartford, CT $99,621

Riverside, CA $99,602

New Bedford, MA $99,508

Richland, WA $99,508

Bakersfield, CA $99,376

San Bernardino, CA $99,338

New Britain, CT $99,329

Atlantic City, NJ $99,329

New London, CT $99,291

Norwich, CT $99,263

Portsmouth, NH $99,244

Boulder, CO $99,044

Portland, OR $98,913

Worcester, MA $98,904

Minneapolis, MN $98,611

Philadelphia, PA $98,479

Honolulu, HI $98,167

Saint Paul, MN $98,122

Vineland, NJ $98,101

Providence, RI $97,828

Chicago, IL $97,554

Bellingham, WA $97,441

Springfield, MA $97,365

Baltimore, MD $97,337

Chico, CA $97,101

Pittsfield, MA $96,846

Manchester, NH $96,667

Spokane, WA $96,251

Denver, CO $96,242

Albany, NY $95,798

Troy, NY $95,760

Nassau, NY $95,659

Schenectady, NY $95,562

Wilmington, DE $95,487

Burlington, VT $95,354

Salem, OR $95,317

Portland, ME $95,024

Yakima, WA $94,930

Rochester, MN $94,637

Reno, NV $94,590

Fresno, CA $94,590

Milwaukee, WI $94,505

Detroit, MI $94,410

Ann Arbor, MI $94,394

Allentown, PA $94,382

Colorado Springs, CO $94,222

Syracuse, NY $94,174

Carson City, NV $94,174

Houston, TX $94,042

Eugene, OR $93,995

Gary, IN $93,882

Springfield, OR $93,806

Bismarck, ND $93,787

Galveston, TX $93,721

Medford, OR $93,580

Fort Collins, CO $93,542

Concord, NH $93,495

Austin, TX $93,466

Mesa, AZ $93,268

Reading, PA $93,259

Phoenix, AZ $93,249

Dallas, TX $93,221

Saint Cloud, MN $93,130

Madison, WI $93,004

Utica, NY $92,749

Rochester, NY $92,598

Des Moines, IA $92,588

Raleigh, NC $92,579

Atlanta, GA $92,437

Battle Creek, MI $92,409

Salt Lake City, UT $92,381

Lancaster, PA $92,239

Harrisburg, PA $92,107

Kansas City, MO $92,013

Champaign, IL $91,994

Kansas City, KS $91,994

Fort Worth, TX $91,984

Columbus, OH $91,968

Boca Raton, FL $91,946

Pittsburgh, PA $91,909

Richmond, VA $91,871

Indianapolis, IN $91,852

Cleveland, OH $91,843

Las Vegas, NV $91,729

Cincinnati, OH $91,729

Petersburg, VA $91,588

Huntsville, AL $91,446

Lansing, MI $91,383

Lebanon, PA $91,371

Pueblo, CO $91,361

Appleton, WI $91,333

Buffalo, NY $91,295

Dayton, OH $91,267

Racine, WI $91,248

Charlotte, NC $91,238

Saint Louis, MO $91,210

York, PA $91,154

Elkhart, IN $91,154

Gastonia, NC $91,136

Billings, MT $91,113

Beaumont, TX $91,087

Lorain, OH $91,069

Benton Harbor, MI $91,050

Toledo, OH $91,031

Binghamton, NY $90,984

Rock Hill, SC $90,974

Rockford, IL $90,927

Springfield, IL $90,889

Elyria, OH $90,880

Fargo, ND $90,880

Flagstaff, AZ $90,814

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,757

Duluth, MN $90,700

Miami, FL $90,700

Cheyenne, WY $90,634

Grand Forks, ND $90,634

Bangor, ME $90,427

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,323

Durham, NC $90,283

Louisville, KY $90,276

Grand Rapids, MI $90,257

Hialeah, FL $90,247

Casper, WY $90,115

Scranton, PA $90,002

New Orleans, LA $89,973

Virginia Beach, VA $89,964

Akron, OH $89,917

Peoria, IL $89,794

Sarasota, FL $89,775

Nashville, TN $89,709

Omaha, NE $89,709

Green Bay, WI $89,709

Baton Rouge, LA $89,662

Charleston, SC $89,643

Jamestown, NY $89,596

Davenport, IA $89,596

Tucson, AZ $89,549

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,492

Tampa, FL $89,473

Evansville, IN $89,417

Port Arthur, TX $89,417

Bradenton, FL $89,379

Santa Fe, NM $89,209

Orlando, FL $89,039

Clearwater, FL $89,011

Canton, OH $88,812

La Crosse, WI $88,812

Albuquerque, NM $88,756

Newport News, VA $88,746

High Point, NC $88,718

Ogden, UT $88,680

Corpus Christi, TX $88,605

Norfolk, VA $88,548

Laramie, WY $88,548

Rock Island, IL $88,491

Saginaw, MI $88,473

Jacksonville, FL $88,463

Salisbury, NC $88,444

Boise, ID $88,425

Moline, IL $88,378

Fort Myers, FL $88,350

Memphis, TN $88,331

Tulsa, OK $88,284

Waterloo, IA $88,227

Spartanburg, SC $88,133

Lincoln, NE $88,085

Fort Wayne, IN $88,067

Provo, UT $88,057

Cedar Falls, IA $87,944

San Antonio, TX $87,906

Greensboro, NC $87,868

South Bend, IN $87,859

Savannah, GA $87,755

Muskegon, MI $87,717

Birmingham, AL $87,708

Winston Salem, NC $87,662

Lake Charles, LA $87,434

Anderson, IN $87,415

Lexington, KY $87,387

Augusta, GA $87,359

Greenville, SC $87,359

Lima, OH $87,283

Wichita, KS $87,274

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,274

Columbia, SC $87,189

Springfield, OH $87,170

Asheville, NC $87,019

Bloomington, IN $86,953

Knoxville, TN $86,613

Shreveport, LA $86,603

Wilmington, NC $86,481

Roanoke, VA $86,481

Topeka, KS $86,311

Frankfort, KY $86,300

Oklahoma City, OK $86,235

Chillicothe, OH $86,197

Longview, TX $86,188

Melbourne, FL $86,179

Sioux Falls, SD $86,028

Mobile, AL $86,018

Terre Haute, IN $85,980

Altoona, PA $85,924

Amarillo, TX $85,858

Killeen, TX $85,829

Fayetteville, AR $85,754

Chattanooga, TN $85,725

Sioux City, IA $85,640

Idaho Falls, ID $85,622

Lynchburg, VA $85,546

Gainesville, FL $85,423

Portsmouth, OH $85,376

Little Rock, AR $85,357

Lafayette, LA $85,320

Youngstown, OH $85,320

Daytona Beach, FL $85,263

Clarksville, TN $85,253

Pensacola, FL $85,244

Temple, TX $85,237

Hopkinsville, KY $84,961

Erie, PA $84,942

Florence, SC $84,904

Charleston, WV $84,753

Great Falls, MT $84,706

Macon, GA $84,574

Tallahassee, FL $84,564

Fayetteville, NC $84,545

Waco, TX $84,527

Helena, MT $84,460

Pine Bluff, AR $84,425

Vincennes, IN $84,309

Lubbock, TX $84,272

Alamogordo, NM $84,215

Twin Falls, ID $84,130

Rapid City, SD $84,102

Jackson, MS $83,932

Huntington, WV $83,925

Greenville, MS $83,922

Parkersburg, WV $83,826

Montgomery, AL $83,809

Wichita Falls, TX $83,715

Springfield, MO $83,715

Biloxi, MS $83,668

Monroe, LA $83,573

Johnstown, PA $83,507

Sumter, SC $83,469

Columbus, GA $83,460

Pascagoula, MS $83,280

Abilene, TX $83,280

Kingsport, TN $83,035

Albany, GA $83,035

Gulfport, MS $83,007

Alexandria, LA $82,695

Fort Smith, AR $82,459

El Paso, TX $82,204

Las Cruces, NM $81,779

Harlingen, TX $81,540

Pocatello, ID $81,525

Florence, AL $81,402

Brownsville, TX $81,383

Mcallen, TX $81,185

Dothan, AL $81,053

Columbus, MS $80,492

Altus, OK $80,052

Lawton, OK $79,873

Pierre, SD $79,533

What Skills Can Increase a Precision 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 a Precision 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	$99,121	5%
Flexibility	$98,177	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$97,233	3%
Innovation	$97,233	3%
Leadership	$97,233	3%
Upselling	$96,289	2%

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

Understanding how a Precision 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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$83,919

Average $94,401/year

$101,898

$6,993

Average $7,867/month

$8,492

$1,614

Average $1,815/week

$1,960

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Average $45/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,898	$8,492	$1,960	$49
Average	$94,401	$7,867	$1,815	$45
25th Percentile	$83,919	$6,993	$1,614	$40

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Salary Trends for Precision Engineer

Salaries for a Precision Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $101,230 in 2023 to around $100,719 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Precision Engineer salary trends, .

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