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

A Rock Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $91,132 for beginners, reaching about $93,187 at mid-level, and approach $99,218 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Rock Engineer?

Rock Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Rock Engineer roles are District of Columbia $103,177, California $102,785, Massachusetts $101,415. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Rock Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Rock Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Localization Engineer: $84,134; Locomotive Engineer: $80,398; Rock Driller Blaster: $80,312; Ship Engineer: $64,466; Rock Driller: $50,164.

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

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

Rock Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Rock Engineer in the United States is $93,187 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,749
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,324 to $100,809
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,344

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Rock Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,809	$8,401	$1,939	$48
Average	$93,187	$7,766	$1,792	$45
25th Percentile	$83,324	$6,944	$1,602	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Rock Engineer Salaries

A Rock 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 Rock Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Rock 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): $91,132
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,817
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,187
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $96,605
Expert (over 8 years): $99,218

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Rock Engineer	$91,132
Intermediate Level Rock Engineer	$91,817
Senior Level Rock Engineer	$93,187
Specialist Level Rock Engineer	$96,605
Expert Level Rock Engineer	$99,218

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

District of Columbia: $103,177.
California: $102,785.
Massachusetts: $101,415.

District of Columbia $103,177

California $102,785

Massachusetts $101,415

Washington $101,043

New Jersey $101,005

Alaska $100,875

Connecticut $99,589

New York $99,067

Hawaii $97,399

Rhode Island $96,616

Maryland $96,085

Minnesota $95,358

Colorado $95,079

Illinois $94,985

Oregon $94,631

Delaware $94,370

New Hampshire $94,206

Virginia $93,839

Pennsylvania $92,768

Nevada $92,227

North Dakota $92,050

Michigan $91,770

Wisconsin $91,668

Vermont $91,463

Texas $90,895

Maine $90,857

Arizona $90,801

Ohio $90,736

Georgia $89,879

Indiana $89,450

Wyoming $89,366

Utah $89,236

Iowa $89,180

Kansas $88,733

Louisiana $88,602

North Carolina $88,556

Missouri $88,537

Florida $88,173

Montana $87,978

Nebraska $87,791

Kentucky $87,689

South Carolina $87,316

Tennessee $87,083

Idaho $86,990

New Mexico $86,310

Oklahoma $86,161

Alabama $85,611

South Dakota $84,688

Arkansas $84,185

West Virginia $83,915

Mississippi $83,104

Top Paying Cities for Rock 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: $117,537
San Francisco: $116,381
Oakland: $113,800

San Jose, CA $117,537

San Francisco, CA $116,381

Oakland, CA $113,800

New York, NY $107,994

Queens Village, NY $107,295

Paramus, NJ $106,550

Passaic, NJ $106,457

Bergenfield, NJ $106,364

Stamford, CT $106,224

Huntington, NY $106,131

Newark, NJ $105,525

Bridgeport, CT $105,338

New Brunswick, NJ $105,031

Vallejo, CA $104,835

Middlesex, NJ $104,779

Somerset, NJ $104,695

Petaluma, CA $104,481

Santa Cruz, CA $104,118

Boston, MA $103,931

Monterey, CA $103,465

Fairbanks, AK $103,400

Los Angeles, CA $103,223

Washington, DC $103,177

Seattle, WA $103,009

Santa Rosa, CA $102,990

Juneau, AK $102,720

Orange, CA $102,412

Anchorage, AK $102,245

Anaheim, CA $102,179

Santa Ana, CA $102,040

Nassau, NY $101,984

Long Beach, CA $101,946

Danbury, CT $101,919

Santa Maria, CA $101,602

Everett, WA $101,583

Bremerton, WA $101,126

Trenton, NJ $100,949

Sacramento, CA $100,912

San Diego, CA $100,866

Brockton, MA $100,828

Tacoma, WA $100,791

Santa Barbara, CA $100,660

Lowell, MA $100,288

New Suffolk, NY $100,250

Nashua, NH $100,139

Lompoc, CA $99,990

Ventura, CA $99,896

Stockton, CA $99,868

New Haven, CT $99,682

Atlantic City, NJ $99,440

Hartford, CT $99,235

Modesto, CA $99,188

Poughkeepsie, NY $98,983

New Britain, CT $98,937

Olympia, WA $98,806

Kennewick, WA $98,806

New London, CT $98,787

Norwich, CT $98,759

Lawrence, MA $98,713

Bakersfield, CA $98,452

Riverside, CA $98,321

New Bedford, MA $98,321

Richland, WA $98,228

Portsmouth, NH $98,154

Vineland, NJ $98,135

San Bernardino, CA $98,061

Boulder, CO $97,800

Worcester, MA $97,725

Portland, OR $97,641

Saint Paul, MN $97,529

Minneapolis, MN $97,529

Philadelphia, PA $97,399

Honolulu, HI $96,905

Springfield, MA $96,579

Providence, RI $96,570

Chicago, IL $96,299

Bellingham, WA $96,188

Baltimore, MD $96,085

Chico, CA $95,852

Wilmington, DE $95,694

Pittsfield, MA $95,600

Manchester, NH $95,423

Spokane, WA $95,013

Denver, CO $95,004

Albany, NY $94,566

Troy, NY $94,529

Schenectady, NY $94,333

Burlington, VT $94,128

Portland, ME $93,802

Salem, OR $93,727

Yakima, WA $93,709

Ann Arbor, MI $93,681

Rochester, MN $93,420

Fresno, CA $93,373

Reno, NV $93,373

Milwaukee, WI $93,289

Detroit, MI $93,196

Allentown, PA $93,168

Carson City, NV $93,159

Houston, TX $93,019

Colorado Springs, CO $93,010

Syracuse, NY $92,963

Eugene, OR $92,786

Bismarck, ND $92,674

Gary, IN $92,674

Galveston, TX $92,674

Springfield, OR $92,600

Medford, OR $92,376

Fort Collins, CO $92,339

Austin, TX $92,264

Mesa, AZ $92,069

Phoenix, AZ $92,050

Dallas, TX $92,022

Reading, PA $91,966

Saint Cloud, MN $91,929

Concord, NH $91,845

Madison, WI $91,808

Utica, NY $91,556

Raleigh, NC $91,482

Las Vegas, NV $91,472

Rochester, NY $91,407

Des Moines, IA $91,398

Atlanta, GA $91,249

Battle Creek, MI $91,221

Salt Lake City, UT $91,193

Lancaster, PA $91,053

Champaign, IL $91,034

Harrisburg, PA $90,922

Durham, NC $90,839

Kansas City, MO $90,829

Kansas City, KS $90,811

Fort Worth, TX $90,801

Boca Raton, FL $90,764

Cleveland, OH $90,755

Columbus, OH $90,736

Pittsburgh, PA $90,727

Richmond, VA $90,689

Indianapolis, IN $90,671

Cincinnati, OH $90,550

Petersburg, VA $90,410

Billings, MT $90,205

Lansing, MI $90,205

Huntsville, AL $90,205

Lebanon, PA $90,196

Dayton, OH $90,186

Pueblo, CO $90,186

Appleton, WI $90,158

Buffalo, NY $90,121

Racine, WI $90,074

Charlotte, NC $90,065

Saint Louis, MO $90,037

Springfield, IL $90,000

Elkhart, IN $89,981

York, PA $89,981

Gastonia, NC $89,972

Benton Harbor, MI $89,972

Beaumont, TX $89,916

Lorain, OH $89,897

Toledo, OH $89,860

Binghamton, NY $89,814

Rock Hill, SC $89,804

Rockford, IL $89,758

Fargo, ND $89,711

Elyria, OH $89,711

Flagstaff, AZ $89,646

Fort Lauderdale, FL $89,590

Miami, FL $89,534

Duluth, MN $89,385

Bangor, ME $89,264

Cedar Rapids, IA $89,161

Louisville, KY $89,115

Grand Rapids, MI $89,096

Hialeah, FL $89,087

Casper, WY $88,956

Scranton, PA $88,844

New Orleans, LA $88,816

Virginia Beach, VA $88,807

Akron, OH $88,761

Peoria, IL $88,639

Sarasota, FL $88,621

Green Bay, WI $88,556

Baton Rouge, LA $88,509

Charleston, SC $88,490

Nashville, TN $88,462

Jamestown, NY $88,444

Davenport, IA $88,444

Tucson, AZ $88,397

Cheyenne, WY $88,369

Saint Petersburg, FL $88,341

Tampa, FL $88,323

Omaha, NE $88,304

Port Arthur, TX $88,267

Evansville, IN $88,267

Bradenton, FL $88,229

Santa Fe, NM $88,062

Orlando, FL $87,968

Clearwater, FL $87,866

Canton, OH $87,670

La Crosse, WI $87,670

Grand Forks, ND $87,642

Albuquerque, NM $87,614

Tulsa, OK $87,614

Newport News, VA $87,605

High Point, NC $87,577

Ogden, UT $87,540

Corpus Christi, TX $87,465

Laramie, WY $87,409

Norfolk, VA $87,409

Rock Island, IL $87,353

Saginaw, MI $87,335

Jacksonville, FL $87,325

Salisbury, NC $87,307

Memphis, TN $87,288

Moline, IL $87,242

Fort Myers, FL $87,214

Waterloo, IA $87,092

Spartanburg, SC $86,999

Lincoln, NE $86,953

Fort Wayne, IN $86,934

Birmingham, AL $86,832

Cedar Falls, IA $86,813

Provo, UT $86,804

Springfield, OH $86,794

San Antonio, TX $86,776

Greensboro, NC $86,738

South Bend, IN $86,729

Winston Salem, NC $86,720

Boise, ID $86,692

Savannah, GA $86,627

Muskegon, MI $86,459

Lima, OH $86,347

Lake Charles, LA $86,310

Anderson, IN $86,291

Lexington, KY $86,263

Augusta, GA $86,235

Greenville, SC $86,235

Wichita, KS $86,151

Tuscaloosa, AL $86,151

Columbia, SC $86,067

Bloomington, IN $85,834

Roanoke, VA $85,779

Asheville, NC $85,657

Knoxville, TN $85,499

Shreveport, LA $85,490

Wilmington, NC $85,369

Frankfort, KY $85,191

Oklahoma City, OK $85,126

Chillicothe, OH $85,089

Longview, TX $85,080

Topeka, KS $85,052

Mobile, AL $84,912

Terre Haute, IN $84,875

Erie, PA $84,865

Altoona, PA $84,819

Melbourne, FL $84,791

Amarillo, TX $84,753

Killeen, TX $84,726

Fayetteville, AR $84,651

Sioux Falls, SD $84,586

Chattanooga, TN $84,530

Idaho Falls, ID $84,521

Gainesville, FL $84,325

Portsmouth, OH $84,278

Little Rock, AR $84,260

Lynchburg, VA $84,260

Lafayette, LA $84,222

Youngstown, OH $84,222

Temple, TX $84,185

Daytona Beach, FL $84,166

Clarksville, TN $84,157

Pensacola, FL $84,148

Hopkinsville, KY $83,868

Charleston, WV $83,859

Florence, SC $83,812

Sioux City, IA $83,756

Macon, GA $83,486

Tallahassee, FL $83,477

Fayetteville, NC $83,458

Waco, TX $83,440

Wichita Falls, TX $83,440

Pine Bluff, AR $83,402

Vincennes, IN $83,225

Lubbock, TX $83,188

Great Falls, MT $83,132

Alamogordo, NM $83,123

Abilene, TX $83,048

Rapid City, SD $82,927

Monroe, LA $82,927

Albany, GA $82,871

Huntington, WV $82,862

Jackson, MS $82,852

Greenville, MS $82,843

Parkersburg, WV $82,750

Montgomery, AL $82,731

Johnstown, PA $82,713

Springfield, MO $82,638

Biloxi, MS $82,592

Sumter, SC $82,396

Columbus, GA $82,387

Twin Falls, ID $82,331

Pascagoula, MS $82,209

Kingsport, TN $81,967

Gulfport, MS $81,939

Alexandria, LA $81,632

Fort Smith, AR $81,399

El Paso, TX $81,147

Helena, MT $81,026

Las Cruces, NM $80,728

Harlingen, TX $80,467

Pocatello, ID $80,383

Florence, AL $80,355

Brownsville, TX $80,336

Dothan, AL $80,187

Mcallen, TX $80,141

Columbus, MS $79,451

Altus, OK $79,022

Lawton, OK $78,845

Pierre, SD $78,510

What Skills Can Increase a Rock 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 Rock 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	$97,846	5%
Flexibility	$96,914	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$95,983	3%
Innovation	$95,983	3%
Leadership	$95,983	3%
Upselling	$95,051	2%

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

Understanding how a Rock 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 January 01, 2026

$83,324

Average $93,187/year

$100,809

$6,944

Average $7,766/month

$8,401

$1,602

Average $1,792/week

$1,939

$40

Average $45/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,809	$8,401	$1,939	$48
Average	$93,187	$7,766	$1,792	$45
25th Percentile	$83,324	$6,944	$1,602	$40

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Salary Trends for Rock Engineer

Salaries for a Rock Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $99,829 in 2023 to around $99,325 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Rock Engineer salary trends, .

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