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

A Social Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $76,590, a Social Engineer (4-7 years)earns $93,341, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $107,976, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $111,567, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $174,882,

What are the highest paying states for a Social Engineer?

Social Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Social Engineer roles are District of Columbia $101,002, California $100,619, Massachusetts $99,278. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Social Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Social Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Social Scientist: $138,498; Social Director: $135,828; Social Consultant: $120,487; Social Producer: $85,609; Social Editor: $77,927.

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

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

Social Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Social Engineer in the United States is $91,223 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,048
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,057 to $98,460
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,801

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Social Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,460	$8,205	$1,893	$47
Average	$91,223	$7,602	$1,754	$44
25th Percentile	$81,057	$6,755	$1,559	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Social Engineer Salaries

A Social 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 Social Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Social 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): $76,590
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,341
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,976
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,567
Expert (over 8 years): $174,882

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Social Engineer	$76,590
Social En... Level Social Engineer	$93,341
Workforce... Level Social Engineer	$107,976
Workforce... Level Social Engineer	$111,567
Workforce... Level Social Engineer	$174,882

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

District of Columbia: $101,002.
California: $100,619.
Massachusetts: $99,278.

District of Columbia $101,002 California $100,619 Massachusetts $99,278 Washington $98,913 New Jersey $98,876 Alaska $98,749 Connecticut $97,490 New York $96,979

Hawaii $95,346 Rhode Island $94,580 Maryland $94,060 Minnesota $93,348 Colorado $93,075 Illinois $92,983 Oregon $92,637 Delaware $92,381

New Hampshire $92,221 Virginia $91,861 Pennsylvania $90,812 Nevada $90,283 North Dakota $90,110 Michigan $89,836 Wisconsin $89,736 Vermont $89,535

Texas $88,979 Maine $88,942 Arizona $88,887 Ohio $88,824 Georgia $87,984 Indiana $87,565 Wyoming $87,483 Utah $87,355

Iowa $87,300 Kansas $86,862 Louisiana $86,735 North Carolina $86,689 Missouri $86,671 Florida $86,315 Montana $86,123 Nebraska $85,941

Kentucky $85,841 South Carolina $85,476 Tennessee $85,248 Idaho $85,156 New Mexico $84,491 Oklahoma $84,345 Alabama $83,806 South Dakota $82,903

Arkansas $82,411 West Virginia $82,146 Mississippi $81,352

Top Paying Cities for Social 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: $115,059
San Francisco: $113,800
Oakland: $111,401

San Jose, CA $115,059

San Francisco, CA $113,800

Oakland, CA $111,401

New York, NY $105,033

Paramus, NJ $103,756

Queens Village, NY $103,751

Passaic, NJ $103,665

Bergenfield, NJ $103,656

Stamford, CT $103,456

Huntington, NY $103,418

Newark, NJ $102,744

Bridgeport, CT $102,552

Vallejo, CA $102,370

New Brunswick, NJ $102,334

Petaluma, CA $102,279

Middlesex, NJ $102,106

Somerset, NJ $102,042

Santa Cruz, CA $101,923

Boston, MA $101,367

Monterey, CA $101,047

Seattle, WA $100,838

Santa Rosa, CA $100,819

Los Angeles, CA $100,792

Juneau, AK $100,555

Washington, DC $100,455

Orange, CA $100,130

Santa Ana, CA $99,889

Long Beach, CA $99,798

Anaheim, CA $99,779

Anchorage, AK $99,734

Santa Maria, CA $99,460

Everett, WA $99,442

Danbury, CT $99,121

Bremerton, WA $98,995

Tacoma, WA $98,667

New Suffolk, NY $98,665

Sacramento, CA $98,639

Santa Barbara, CA $98,539

Trenton, NJ $98,439

San Diego, CA $98,439

Brockton, MA $98,338

Fairbanks, AK $98,115

Lompoc, CA $97,882

Lowell, MA $97,808

Ventura, CA $97,791

Nashua, NH $97,773

Stockton, CA $97,763

Modesto, CA $97,098

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,897

Olympia, WA $96,724

Kennewick, WA $96,724

New Haven, CT $96,687

Lawrence, MA $96,359

Hartford, CT $96,267

Riverside, CA $96,249

New Bedford, MA $96,158

Richland, WA $96,158

Bakersfield, CA $96,030

San Bernardino, CA $95,994

New Britain, CT $95,985

Atlantic City, NJ $95,985

New London, CT $95,948

Norwich, CT $95,921

Portsmouth, NH $95,903

Boulder, CO $95,709

Portland, OR $95,583

Worcester, MA $95,574

Minneapolis, MN $95,291

Philadelphia, PA $95,164

Honolulu, HI $94,863

Saint Paul, MN $94,819

Vineland, NJ $94,799

Providence, RI $94,534

Chicago, IL $94,270

Bellingham, WA $94,160

Springfield, MA $94,087

Baltimore, MD $94,060

Chico, CA $93,832

Pittsfield, MA $93,585

Manchester, NH $93,412

Spokane, WA $93,011

Denver, CO $93,002

Albany, NY $92,573

Troy, NY $92,536

Nassau, NY $92,439

Schenectady, NY $92,345

Wilmington, DE $92,272

Burlington, VT $92,144

Salem, OR $92,108

Portland, ME $91,825

Yakima, WA $91,734

Rochester, MN $91,451

Reno, NV $91,405

Fresno, CA $91,405

Milwaukee, WI $91,323

Detroit, MI $91,232

Ann Arbor, MI $91,216

Allentown, PA $91,205

Colorado Springs, CO $91,049

Syracuse, NY $91,004

Carson City, NV $91,004

Houston, TX $90,876

Eugene, OR $90,831

Gary, IN $90,721

Springfield, OR $90,648

Bismarck, ND $90,630

Galveston, TX $90,566

Medford, OR $90,429

Fort Collins, CO $90,393

Concord, NH $90,347

Austin, TX $90,320

Mesa, AZ $90,128

Reading, PA $90,119

Phoenix, AZ $90,110

Dallas, TX $90,083

Saint Cloud, MN $89,995

Madison, WI $89,873

Utica, NY $89,626

Rochester, NY $89,480

Des Moines, IA $89,471

Raleigh, NC $89,462

Atlanta, GA $89,325

Battle Creek, MI $89,298

Salt Lake City, UT $89,271

Lancaster, PA $89,134

Harrisburg, PA $89,006

Kansas City, MO $88,915

Champaign, IL $88,897

Kansas City, KS $88,897

Fort Worth, TX $88,887

Columbus, OH $88,872

Boca Raton, FL $88,851

Pittsburgh, PA $88,815

Richmond, VA $88,778

Indianapolis, IN $88,760

Cleveland, OH $88,751

Las Vegas, NV $88,641

Cincinnati, OH $88,641

Petersburg, VA $88,504

Huntsville, AL $88,368

Lansing, MI $88,306

Lebanon, PA $88,295

Pueblo, CO $88,285

Appleton, WI $88,258

Buffalo, NY $88,222

Dayton, OH $88,194

Racine, WI $88,176

Charlotte, NC $88,167

Saint Louis, MO $88,139

York, PA $88,085

Elkhart, IN $88,085

Gastonia, NC $88,067

Billings, MT $88,046

Beaumont, TX $88,021

Lorain, OH $88,003

Benton Harbor, MI $87,984

Toledo, OH $87,966

Binghamton, NY $87,921

Rock Hill, SC $87,911

Rockford, IL $87,866

Springfield, IL $87,829

Elyria, OH $87,820

Fargo, ND $87,820

Flagstaff, AZ $87,756

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,702

Duluth, MN $87,647

Miami, FL $87,647

Cheyenne, WY $87,583

Grand Forks, ND $87,583

Bangor, ME $87,382

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,282

Durham, NC $87,244

Louisville, KY $87,236

Grand Rapids, MI $87,218

Hialeah, FL $87,209

Casper, WY $87,081

Scranton, PA $86,972

New Orleans, LA $86,944

Virginia Beach, VA $86,935

Akron, OH $86,890

Peoria, IL $86,771

Sarasota, FL $86,753

Nashville, TN $86,689

Omaha, NE $86,689

Green Bay, WI $86,689

Baton Rouge, LA $86,643

Charleston, SC $86,625

Jamestown, NY $86,580

Davenport, IA $86,580

Tucson, AZ $86,534

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,479

Tampa, FL $86,461

Evansville, IN $86,406

Port Arthur, TX $86,406

Bradenton, FL $86,370

Santa Fe, NM $86,206

Orlando, FL $86,041

Clearwater, FL $86,014

Canton, OH $85,822

La Crosse, WI $85,822

Albuquerque, NM $85,768

Newport News, VA $85,759

High Point, NC $85,731

Ogden, UT $85,695

Corpus Christi, TX $85,622

Norfolk, VA $85,567

Laramie, WY $85,567

Rock Island, IL $85,512

Saginaw, MI $85,494

Jacksonville, FL $85,485

Salisbury, NC $85,467

Boise, ID $85,448

Moline, IL $85,403

Fort Myers, FL $85,375

Memphis, TN $85,357

Tulsa, OK $85,312

Waterloo, IA $85,257

Spartanburg, SC $85,166

Lincoln, NE $85,120

Fort Wayne, IN $85,102

Provo, UT $85,093

Cedar Falls, IA $84,983

San Antonio, TX $84,947

Greensboro, NC $84,910

South Bend, IN $84,901

Savannah, GA $84,801

Muskegon, MI $84,764

Birmingham, AL $84,755

Winston Salem, NC $84,710

Lake Charles, LA $84,491

Anderson, IN $84,472

Lexington, KY $84,445

Augusta, GA $84,418

Greenville, SC $84,418

Lima, OH $84,345

Wichita, KS $84,335

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,335

Columbia, SC $84,253

Springfield, OH $84,235

Asheville, NC $84,089

Bloomington, IN $84,025

Knoxville, TN $83,697

Shreveport, LA $83,688

Wilmington, NC $83,569

Roanoke, VA $83,569

Topeka, KS $83,405

Frankfort, KY $83,395

Oklahoma City, OK $83,332

Chillicothe, OH $83,296

Longview, TX $83,286

Melbourne, FL $83,277

Sioux Falls, SD $83,131

Mobile, AL $83,122

Terre Haute, IN $83,086

Altoona, PA $83,031

Amarillo, TX $82,967

Killeen, TX $82,940

Fayetteville, AR $82,867

Chattanooga, TN $82,839

Sioux City, IA $82,757

Idaho Falls, ID $82,739

Lynchburg, VA $82,666

Gainesville, FL $82,548

Portsmouth, OH $82,502

Little Rock, AR $82,484

Lafayette, LA $82,447

Youngstown, OH $82,447

Daytona Beach, FL $82,392

Clarksville, TN $82,383

Pensacola, FL $82,374

Temple, TX $82,368

Hopkinsville, KY $82,101

Erie, PA $82,082

Florence, SC $82,046

Charleston, WV $81,900

Great Falls, MT $81,854

Macon, GA $81,727

Tallahassee, FL $81,717

Fayetteville, NC $81,699

Waco, TX $81,681

Helena, MT $81,617

Pine Bluff, AR $81,582

Vincennes, IN $81,471

Lubbock, TX $81,435

Alamogordo, NM $81,380

Twin Falls, ID $81,298

Rapid City, SD $81,270

Jackson, MS $81,106

Huntington, WV $81,100

Greenville, MS $81,097

Parkersburg, WV $81,004

Montgomery, AL $80,988

Wichita Falls, TX $80,896

Springfield, MO $80,896

Biloxi, MS $80,851

Monroe, LA $80,760

Johnstown, PA $80,696

Sumter, SC $80,659

Columbus, GA $80,650

Pascagoula, MS $80,477

Abilene, TX $80,477

Kingsport, TN $80,240

Albany, GA $80,240

Gulfport, MS $80,212

Alexandria, LA $79,911

Fort Smith, AR $79,683

El Paso, TX $79,437

Las Cruces, NM $79,026

Harlingen, TX $78,795

Pocatello, ID $78,780

Florence, AL $78,661

Brownsville, TX $78,643

Mcallen, TX $78,452

Dothan, AL $78,324

Columbus, MS $77,782

Altus, OK $77,357

Lawton, OK $77,184

Pierre, SD $76,855

What Skills Can Increase a Social 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 Social 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	$95,784	5%
Flexibility	$94,872	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$93,959	3%
Innovation	$93,959	3%
Leadership	$93,959	3%
Upselling	$93,047	2%

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Social Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Social 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, Social Engineer positions in Financial Services or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Social Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Social Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$123,151	$59.0	35%
Biotechnology	$118,590	$57.0	30%
Insurance	$114,028	$55.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$109,467	$53.0	20%
Software & Networking	$109,467	$53.0	20%

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

Understanding how a Social 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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$81,057

Average $91,223/year

$98,460

$6,755

Average $7,602/month

$8,205

$1,559

Average $1,754/week

$1,893

$39

Average $44/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,460	$8,205	$1,893	$47
Average	$91,223	$7,602	$1,754	$44
25th Percentile	$81,057	$6,755	$1,559	$39

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Salary Trends for Social Engineer

Salaries for a Social Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $97,827 in 2023 to around $97,333 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Social Engineer salary trends, .

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