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

A Rig Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $76,351, a Rig Engineer (4-7 years)earns $93,031, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $107,652, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $111,228, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $174,292,

What are the highest paying states for a Rig Engineer?

Rig Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Rig Engineer roles are District of Columbia $100,710, California $100,328, Massachusetts $98,991. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Rig Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Rig Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Rig Manager: $112,633; Rig Operator Supervisor: $94,082; Rig Welder: $83,854; Oil Rig: $74,237; Rig Electrician: $58,346.

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

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

Rig Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Rig Engineer in the United States is $90,959 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $104,945
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,012 to $98,280
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,957

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Rig Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,280	$8,190	$1,890	$47
Average	$90,959	$7,580	$1,749	$44
25th Percentile	$81,012	$6,751	$1,558	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Rig Engineer Salaries

A Rig 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 Rig Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Rig 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): $76,351
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,031
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,652
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,228
Expert (over 8 years): $174,292

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Rig Engineer	$76,351
Rig Engin... Level Rig Engineer	$93,031
Workforce... Level Rig Engineer	$107,652
Workforce... Level Rig Engineer	$111,228
Workforce... Level Rig Engineer	$174,292

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

District of Columbia: $100,710.
California: $100,328.
Massachusetts: $98,991.

District of Columbia $100,710 California $100,328 Massachusetts $98,991 Washington $98,627 New Jersey $98,590 Alaska $98,463 Connecticut $97,208 New York $96,699

Hawaii $95,070 Rhode Island $94,306 Maryland $93,788 Minnesota $93,078 Colorado $92,805 Illinois $92,715 Oregon $92,369 Delaware $92,114

New Hampshire $91,954 Virginia $91,596 Pennsylvania $90,550 Nevada $90,022 North Dakota $89,849 Michigan $89,576 Wisconsin $89,476 Vermont $89,276

Texas $88,721 Maine $88,685 Arizona $88,630 Ohio $88,567 Georgia $87,730 Indiana $87,312 Wyoming $87,230 Utah $87,102

Iowa $87,048 Kansas $86,611 Louisiana $86,484 North Carolina $86,438 Missouri $86,420 Florida $86,065 Montana $85,874 Nebraska $85,692

Kentucky $85,592 South Carolina $85,229 Tennessee $85,001 Idaho $84,910 New Mexico $84,246 Oklahoma $84,101 Alabama $83,564 South Dakota $82,664

Arkansas $82,172 West Virginia $81,909 Mississippi $81,117

Top Paying Cities for Rig 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: $114,727
San Francisco: $113,599
Oakland: $111,079

San Jose, CA $114,727

San Francisco, CA $113,599

Oakland, CA $111,079

New York, NY $105,412

Queens Village, NY $104,730

Paramus, NJ $104,003

Passaic, NJ $103,912

Bergenfield, NJ $103,821

Stamford, CT $103,684

Huntington, NY $103,593

Newark, NJ $103,002

Bridgeport, CT $102,820

New Brunswick, NJ $102,520

Vallejo, CA $102,329

Middlesex, NJ $102,274

Somerset, NJ $102,192

Petaluma, CA $101,983

Santa Cruz, CA $101,628

Boston, MA $101,447

Monterey, CA $100,992

Fairbanks, AK $100,928

Los Angeles, CA $100,755

Washington, DC $100,710

Seattle, WA $100,546

Santa Rosa, CA $100,528

Juneau, AK $100,264

Orange, CA $99,964

Anchorage, AK $99,800

Anaheim, CA $99,737

Santa Ana, CA $99,600

Nassau, NY $99,546

Long Beach, CA $99,509

Danbury, CT $99,482

Santa Maria, CA $99,173

Everett, WA $99,154

Bremerton, WA $98,709

Trenton, NJ $98,536

Sacramento, CA $98,500

San Diego, CA $98,454

Brockton, MA $98,418

Tacoma, WA $98,381

Santa Barbara, CA $98,254

Lowell, MA $97,890

New Suffolk, NY $97,854

Nashua, NH $97,745

Lompoc, CA $97,599

Ventura, CA $97,508

Stockton, CA $97,481

New Haven, CT $97,299

Atlantic City, NJ $97,062

Hartford, CT $96,862

Modesto, CA $96,817

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,617

New Britain, CT $96,571

Olympia, WA $96,444

Kennewick, WA $96,444

New London, CT $96,426

Norwich, CT $96,398

Lawrence, MA $96,353

Bakersfield, CA $96,098

Riverside, CA $95,971

New Bedford, MA $95,971

Richland, WA $95,880

Portsmouth, NH $95,807

Vineland, NJ $95,789

San Bernardino, CA $95,716

Boulder, CO $95,461

Worcester, MA $95,389

Portland, OR $95,307

Saint Paul, MN $95,198

Minneapolis, MN $95,198

Philadelphia, PA $95,070

Honolulu, HI $94,588

Springfield, MA $94,270

Providence, RI $94,261

Chicago, IL $93,997

Bellingham, WA $93,888

Baltimore, MD $93,788

Chico, CA $93,560

Wilmington, DE $93,406

Pittsfield, MA $93,315

Manchester, NH $93,142

Spokane, WA $92,742

Denver, CO $92,733

Albany, NY $92,305

Troy, NY $92,269

Schenectady, NY $92,078

Burlington, VT $91,878

Portland, ME $91,559

Salem, OR $91,487

Yakima, WA $91,468

Ann Arbor, MI $91,441

Rochester, MN $91,186

Fresno, CA $91,141

Reno, NV $91,141

Milwaukee, WI $91,059

Detroit, MI $90,968

Allentown, PA $90,941

Carson City, NV $90,932

Houston, TX $90,795

Colorado Springs, CO $90,786

Syracuse, NY $90,741

Eugene, OR $90,568

Bismarck, ND $90,459

Gary, IN $90,459

Galveston, TX $90,459

Springfield, OR $90,386

Medford, OR $90,168

Fort Collins, CO $90,131

Austin, TX $90,059

Mesa, AZ $89,867

Phoenix, AZ $89,849

Dallas, TX $89,822

Reading, PA $89,767

Saint Cloud, MN $89,731

Concord, NH $89,649

Madison, WI $89,613

Utica, NY $89,367

Raleigh, NC $89,294

Las Vegas, NV $89,285

Rochester, NY $89,222

Des Moines, IA $89,213

Atlanta, GA $89,067

Battle Creek, MI $89,040

Salt Lake City, UT $89,012

Lancaster, PA $88,876

Champaign, IL $88,858

Harrisburg, PA $88,749

Durham, NC $88,667

Kansas City, MO $88,658

Kansas City, KS $88,640

Fort Worth, TX $88,630

Boca Raton, FL $88,594

Cleveland, OH $88,585

Columbus, OH $88,567

Pittsburgh, PA $88,558

Richmond, VA $88,521

Indianapolis, IN $88,503

Cincinnati, OH $88,385

Petersburg, VA $88,248

Billings, MT $88,048

Lansing, MI $88,048

Huntsville, AL $88,048

Lebanon, PA $88,039

Dayton, OH $88,030

Pueblo, CO $88,030

Appleton, WI $88,003

Buffalo, NY $87,966

Racine, WI $87,921

Charlotte, NC $87,912

Saint Louis, MO $87,885

Springfield, IL $87,848

Elkhart, IN $87,830

York, PA $87,830

Gastonia, NC $87,821

Benton Harbor, MI $87,821

Beaumont, TX $87,766

Lorain, OH $87,748

Toledo, OH $87,712

Binghamton, NY $87,666

Rock Hill, SC $87,657

Rockford, IL $87,612

Fargo, ND $87,566

Elyria, OH $87,566

Flagstaff, AZ $87,503

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,448

Miami, FL $87,393

Duluth, MN $87,248

Bangor, ME $87,130

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,030

Louisville, KY $86,984

Grand Rapids, MI $86,966

Hialeah, FL $86,957

Casper, WY $86,829

Scranton, PA $86,720

New Orleans, LA $86,693

Virginia Beach, VA $86,684

Akron, OH $86,638

Peoria, IL $86,520

Sarasota, FL $86,502

Green Bay, WI $86,438

Baton Rouge, LA $86,393

Charleston, SC $86,375

Nashville, TN $86,347

Jamestown, NY $86,329

Davenport, IA $86,329

Tucson, AZ $86,284

Cheyenne, WY $86,256

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,229

Tampa, FL $86,211

Omaha, NE $86,193

Port Arthur, TX $86,156

Evansville, IN $86,156

Bradenton, FL $86,120

Santa Fe, NM $85,956

Orlando, FL $85,865

Clearwater, FL $85,765

Canton, OH $85,574

La Crosse, WI $85,574

Grand Forks, ND $85,547

Albuquerque, NM $85,520

Tulsa, OK $85,520

Newport News, VA $85,511

High Point, NC $85,483

Ogden, UT $85,447

Corpus Christi, TX $85,374

Laramie, WY $85,320

Norfolk, VA $85,320

Rock Island, IL $85,265

Saginaw, MI $85,247

Jacksonville, FL $85,238

Salisbury, NC $85,219

Memphis, TN $85,201

Moline, IL $85,156

Fort Myers, FL $85,129

Waterloo, IA $85,010

Spartanburg, SC $84,919

Lincoln, NE $84,874

Fort Wayne, IN $84,856

Birmingham, AL $84,756

Cedar Falls, IA $84,737

Provo, UT $84,728

Springfield, OH $84,719

San Antonio, TX $84,701

Greensboro, NC $84,665

South Bend, IN $84,656

Winston Salem, NC $84,646

Boise, ID $84,619

Savannah, GA $84,555

Muskegon, MI $84,392

Lima, OH $84,283

Lake Charles, LA $84,246

Anderson, IN $84,228

Lexington, KY $84,201

Augusta, GA $84,173

Greenville, SC $84,173

Wichita, KS $84,092

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,092

Columbia, SC $84,010

Bloomington, IN $83,782

Roanoke, VA $83,728

Asheville, NC $83,610

Knoxville, TN $83,455

Shreveport, LA $83,446

Wilmington, NC $83,328

Frankfort, KY $83,155

Oklahoma City, OK $83,091

Chillicothe, OH $83,055

Longview, TX $83,046

Topeka, KS $83,018

Mobile, AL $82,882

Terre Haute, IN $82,845

Erie, PA $82,836

Altoona, PA $82,791

Melbourne, FL $82,764

Amarillo, TX $82,727

Killeen, TX $82,700

Fayetteville, AR $82,627

Sioux Falls, SD $82,563

Chattanooga, TN $82,509

Idaho Falls, ID $82,500

Gainesville, FL $82,309

Portsmouth, OH $82,263

Little Rock, AR $82,245

Lynchburg, VA $82,245

Lafayette, LA $82,209

Youngstown, OH $82,209

Temple, TX $82,172

Daytona Beach, FL $82,154

Clarksville, TN $82,145

Pensacola, FL $82,136

Hopkinsville, KY $81,863

Charleston, WV $81,854

Florence, SC $81,809

Sioux City, IA $81,754

Macon, GA $81,490

Tallahassee, FL $81,481

Fayetteville, NC $81,463

Waco, TX $81,445

Wichita Falls, TX $81,445

Pine Bluff, AR $81,408

Vincennes, IN $81,235

Lubbock, TX $81,199

Great Falls, MT $81,145

Alamogordo, NM $81,135

Abilene, TX $81,063

Rapid City, SD $80,944

Monroe, LA $80,944

Albany, GA $80,890

Huntington, WV $80,881

Jackson, MS $80,872

Greenville, MS $80,863

Parkersburg, WV $80,772

Montgomery, AL $80,753

Johnstown, PA $80,735

Springfield, MO $80,662

Biloxi, MS $80,617

Sumter, SC $80,426

Columbus, GA $80,417

Twin Falls, ID $80,362

Pascagoula, MS $80,244

Kingsport, TN $80,008

Gulfport, MS $79,980

Alexandria, LA $79,680

Fort Smith, AR $79,453

El Paso, TX $79,207

Helena, MT $79,089

Las Cruces, NM $78,798

Harlingen, TX $78,543

Pocatello, ID $78,461

Florence, AL $78,434

Brownsville, TX $78,416

Dothan, AL $78,270

Mcallen, TX $78,225

Columbus, MS $77,552

Altus, OK $77,133

Lawton, OK $76,960

Pierre, SD $76,633

What Skills Can Increase a Rig 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 Rig 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	$95,507	5%
Flexibility	$94,597	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$93,688	3%
Innovation	$93,688	3%
Leadership	$93,688	3%
Upselling	$92,778	2%

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

Understanding how a Rig 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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$81,012

Average $90,959/year

$98,280

$6,751

Average $7,580/month

$8,190

$1,558

Average $1,749/week

$1,890

$39

Average $44/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,280	$8,190	$1,890	$47
Average	$90,959	$7,580	$1,749	$44
25th Percentile	$81,012	$6,751	$1,558	$39

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Salary Trends for Rig Engineer

Salaries for a Rig Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $97,507 in 2023 to around $97,015 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Rig Engineer salary trends, .

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