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

A Signals Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $77,930, a Signals Engineer (4-7 years)earns $94,961, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $109,875, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $113,526, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $177,912,

What are the highest paying states for a Signals Engineer?

Signals Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Signals Engineer roles are District of Columbia $102,764, California $102,374, Massachusetts $101,010. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Signals Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Signals Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Signals Intelligence Analyst: $159,790; 35N - Signals Intelligence Analyst: $149,626; Signals Analyst: $84,871; Localization Engineer: $84,128; Locomotive Engineer: $80,954.

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

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

Signals Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Signals Engineer in the United States is $92,814 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,896
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,509 to $100,185
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,126

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Signals Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,185	$8,349	$1,927	$48
Average	$92,814	$7,735	$1,785	$45
25th Percentile	$82,509	$6,876	$1,587	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Signals Engineer Salaries

A Signals 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 Signals Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Signals 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): $77,930
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,961
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $109,875
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $113,526
Expert (over 8 years): $177,912

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Workforce... Level Signals Engineer	$77,930
Signals E... Level Signals Engineer	$94,961
Workforce... Level Signals Engineer	$109,875
Workforce... Level Signals Engineer	$113,526
Workforce... Level Signals Engineer	$177,912

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

District of Columbia: $102,764.
California: $102,374.
Massachusetts: $101,010.

District of Columbia $102,764

California $102,374

Massachusetts $101,010

Washington $100,638

New Jersey $100,601

Alaska $100,471

Connecticut $99,191

New York $98,671

Hawaii $97,009

Rhode Island $96,230

Maryland $95,701

Minnesota $94,977

Colorado $94,698

Illinois $94,606

Oregon $94,253

Delaware $93,993

New Hampshire $93,830

Virginia $93,464

Pennsylvania $92,397

Nevada $91,858

North Dakota $91,682

Michigan $91,403

Wisconsin $91,301

Vermont $91,097

Texas $90,531

Maine $90,494

Arizona $90,438

Ohio $90,373

Georgia $89,519

Indiana $89,092

Wyoming $89,009

Utah $88,879

Iowa $88,823

Kansas $88,378

Louisiana $88,248

North Carolina $88,201

Missouri $88,183

Florida $87,821

Montana $87,626

Nebraska $87,440

Kentucky $87,338

South Carolina $86,967

Tennessee $86,735

Idaho $86,642

New Mexico $85,965

Oklahoma $85,816

Alabama $85,268

South Dakota $84,350

Arkansas $83,848

West Virginia $83,579

Mississippi $82,772

Top Paying Cities for Signals 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: $117,067
San Francisco: $115,785
Oakland: $113,345

San Jose, CA $117,067

San Francisco, CA $115,785

Oakland, CA $113,345

New York, NY $106,865

Paramus, NJ $105,566

Queens Village, NY $105,561

Passaic, NJ $105,473

Bergenfield, NJ $105,465

Stamford, CT $105,261

Huntington, NY $105,223

Newark, NJ $104,537

Bridgeport, CT $104,341

Vallejo, CA $104,156

New Brunswick, NJ $104,119

Petaluma, CA $104,063

Middlesex, NJ $103,887

Somerset, NJ $103,822

Santa Cruz, CA $103,701

Boston, MA $103,135

Monterey, CA $102,809

Seattle, WA $102,597

Santa Rosa, CA $102,578

Los Angeles, CA $102,550

Juneau, AK $102,309

Washington, DC $102,207

Orange, CA $101,877

Santa Ana, CA $101,632

Long Beach, CA $101,539

Anaheim, CA $101,520

Anchorage, AK $101,474

Santa Maria, CA $101,195

Everett, WA $101,177

Danbury, CT $100,850

Bremerton, WA $100,722

Tacoma, WA $100,388

New Suffolk, NY $100,386

Sacramento, CA $100,360

Santa Barbara, CA $100,258

Trenton, NJ $100,156

San Diego, CA $100,156

Brockton, MA $100,054

Fairbanks, AK $99,826

Lompoc, CA $99,590

Lowell, MA $99,514

Ventura, CA $99,497

Nashua, NH $99,478

Stockton, CA $99,469

Modesto, CA $98,791

Poughkeepsie, NY $98,587

Olympia, WA $98,411

Kennewick, WA $98,411

New Haven, CT $98,374

Lawrence, MA $98,040

Hartford, CT $97,947

Riverside, CA $97,928

New Bedford, MA $97,835

Richland, WA $97,835

Bakersfield, CA $97,706

San Bernardino, CA $97,668

New Britain, CT $97,659

Atlantic City, NJ $97,659

New London, CT $97,622

Norwich, CT $97,594

Portsmouth, NH $97,576

Boulder, CO $97,379

Portland, OR $97,251

Worcester, MA $97,241

Minneapolis, MN $96,954

Philadelphia, PA $96,824

Honolulu, HI $96,517

Saint Paul, MN $96,473

Vineland, NJ $96,453

Providence, RI $96,183

Chicago, IL $95,914

Bellingham, WA $95,803

Springfield, MA $95,729

Baltimore, MD $95,701

Chico, CA $95,469

Pittsfield, MA $95,218

Manchester, NH $95,042

Spokane, WA $94,633

Denver, CO $94,624

Albany, NY $94,188

Troy, NY $94,151

Nassau, NY $94,051

Schenectady, NY $93,956

Wilmington, DE $93,882

Burlington, VT $93,752

Salem, OR $93,714

Portland, ME $93,427

Yakima, WA $93,334

Rochester, MN $93,046

Reno, NV $93,000

Fresno, CA $93,000

Milwaukee, WI $92,916

Detroit, MI $92,823

Ann Arbor, MI $92,808

Allentown, PA $92,796

Colorado Springs, CO $92,638

Syracuse, NY $92,591

Carson City, NV $92,591

Houston, TX $92,462

Eugene, OR $92,415

Gary, IN $92,304

Springfield, OR $92,229

Bismarck, ND $92,211

Galveston, TX $92,146

Medford, OR $92,007

Fort Collins, CO $91,970

Concord, NH $91,923

Austin, TX $91,895

Mesa, AZ $91,700

Reading, PA $91,691

Phoenix, AZ $91,682

Dallas, TX $91,654

Saint Cloud, MN $91,565

Madison, WI $91,441

Utica, NY $91,190

Rochester, NY $91,041

Des Moines, IA $91,032

Raleigh, NC $91,023

Atlanta, GA $90,884

Battle Creek, MI $90,856

Salt Lake City, UT $90,828

Lancaster, PA $90,689

Harrisburg, PA $90,559

Kansas City, MO $90,466

Champaign, IL $90,447

Kansas City, KS $90,447

Fort Worth, TX $90,438

Columbus, OH $90,422

Boca Raton, FL $90,401

Pittsburgh, PA $90,364

Richmond, VA $90,327

Indianapolis, IN $90,308

Cleveland, OH $90,299

Las Vegas, NV $90,188

Cincinnati, OH $90,188

Petersburg, VA $90,048

Huntsville, AL $89,909

Lansing, MI $89,847

Lebanon, PA $89,835

Pueblo, CO $89,826

Appleton, WI $89,798

Buffalo, NY $89,761

Dayton, OH $89,733

Racine, WI $89,714

Charlotte, NC $89,705

Saint Louis, MO $89,677

York, PA $89,621

Elkhart, IN $89,621

Gastonia, NC $89,604

Billings, MT $89,581

Beaumont, TX $89,556

Lorain, OH $89,538

Benton Harbor, MI $89,519

Toledo, OH $89,501

Binghamton, NY $89,454

Rock Hill, SC $89,445

Rockford, IL $89,399

Springfield, IL $89,362

Elyria, OH $89,352

Fargo, ND $89,352

Flagstaff, AZ $89,287

Fort Lauderdale, FL $89,232

Duluth, MN $89,176

Miami, FL $89,176

Cheyenne, WY $89,111

Grand Forks, ND $89,111

Bangor, ME $88,907

Cedar Rapids, IA $88,805

Durham, NC $88,766

Louisville, KY $88,758

Grand Rapids, MI $88,740

Hialeah, FL $88,730

Casper, WY $88,600

Scranton, PA $88,489

New Orleans, LA $88,461

Virginia Beach, VA $88,452

Akron, OH $88,406

Peoria, IL $88,285

Sarasota, FL $88,266

Nashville, TN $88,201

Omaha, NE $88,201

Green Bay, WI $88,201

Baton Rouge, LA $88,155

Charleston, SC $88,136

Jamestown, NY $88,090

Davenport, IA $88,090

Tucson, AZ $88,044

Saint Petersburg, FL $87,988

Tampa, FL $87,969

Evansville, IN $87,914

Port Arthur, TX $87,914

Bradenton, FL $87,876

Santa Fe, NM $87,709

Orlando, FL $87,542

Clearwater, FL $87,515

Canton, OH $87,320

La Crosse, WI $87,320

Albuquerque, NM $87,264

Newport News, VA $87,255

High Point, NC $87,227

Ogden, UT $87,190

Corpus Christi, TX $87,115

Norfolk, VA $87,060

Laramie, WY $87,060

Rock Island, IL $87,004

Saginaw, MI $86,985

Jacksonville, FL $86,976

Salisbury, NC $86,958

Boise, ID $86,939

Moline, IL $86,893

Fort Myers, FL $86,865

Memphis, TN $86,846

Tulsa, OK $86,800

Waterloo, IA $86,744

Spartanburg, SC $86,651

Lincoln, NE $86,605

Fort Wayne, IN $86,586

Provo, UT $86,577

Cedar Falls, IA $86,466

San Antonio, TX $86,429

Greensboro, NC $86,391

South Bend, IN $86,382

Savannah, GA $86,280

Muskegon, MI $86,243

Birmingham, AL $86,234

Winston Salem, NC $86,188

Lake Charles, LA $85,965

Anderson, IN $85,946

Lexington, KY $85,918

Augusta, GA $85,890

Greenville, SC $85,890

Lima, OH $85,816

Wichita, KS $85,807

Tuscaloosa, AL $85,807

Columbia, SC $85,723

Springfield, OH $85,705

Asheville, NC $85,556

Bloomington, IN $85,491

Knoxville, TN $85,157

Shreveport, LA $85,148

Wilmington, NC $85,027

Roanoke, VA $85,027

Topeka, KS $84,860

Frankfort, KY $84,850

Oklahoma City, OK $84,786

Chillicothe, OH $84,749

Longview, TX $84,739

Melbourne, FL $84,730

Sioux Falls, SD $84,582

Mobile, AL $84,572

Terre Haute, IN $84,535

Altoona, PA $84,479

Amarillo, TX $84,415

Killeen, TX $84,387

Fayetteville, AR $84,312

Chattanooga, TN $84,285

Sioux City, IA $84,201

Idaho Falls, ID $84,182

Lynchburg, VA $84,108

Gainesville, FL $83,988

Portsmouth, OH $83,941

Little Rock, AR $83,923

Lafayette, LA $83,885

Youngstown, OH $83,885

Daytona Beach, FL $83,830

Clarksville, TN $83,821

Pensacola, FL $83,811

Temple, TX $83,805

Hopkinsville, KY $83,533

Erie, PA $83,514

Florence, SC $83,477

Charleston, WV $83,329

Great Falls, MT $83,282

Macon, GA $83,152

Tallahassee, FL $83,143

Fayetteville, NC $83,124

Waco, TX $83,106

Helena, MT $83,041

Pine Bluff, AR $83,006

Vincennes, IN $82,892

Lubbock, TX $82,855

Alamogordo, NM $82,800

Twin Falls, ID $82,716

Rapid City, SD $82,688

Jackson, MS $82,521

Huntington, WV $82,515

Greenville, MS $82,512

Parkersburg, WV $82,417

Montgomery, AL $82,400

Wichita Falls, TX $82,308

Springfield, MO $82,308

Biloxi, MS $82,261

Monroe, LA $82,168

Johnstown, PA $82,103

Sumter, SC $82,066

Columbus, GA $82,057

Pascagoula, MS $81,881

Abilene, TX $81,881

Kingsport, TN $81,639

Albany, GA $81,639

Gulfport, MS $81,612

Alexandria, LA $81,305

Fort Smith, AR $81,073

El Paso, TX $80,823

Las Cruces, NM $80,405

Harlingen, TX $80,169

Pocatello, ID $80,154

Florence, AL $80,034

Brownsville, TX $80,015

Mcallen, TX $79,820

Dothan, AL $79,690

Columbus, MS $79,139

Altus, OK $78,706

Lawton, OK $78,530

Pierre, SD $78,196

What Skills Can Increase a Signals 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 Signals 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	$97,455	5%
Flexibility	$96,527	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$95,599	3%
Innovation	$95,599	3%
Leadership	$95,599	3%
Upselling	$94,670	2%

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

Understanding how a Signals 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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$82,509

Average $92,814/year

$100,185

$6,876

Average $7,735/month

$8,349

$1,587

Average $1,785/week

$1,927

$40

Average $45/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,185	$8,349	$1,927	$48
Average	$92,814	$7,735	$1,785	$45
25th Percentile	$82,509	$6,876	$1,587	$40

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Salaries for a Signals Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $99,528 in 2023 to around $99,026 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Signals Engineer salary trends, .

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