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 $76,598, a Social Engineer (4-7 years)earns $93,338, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $107,997, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $111,585, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $174,871,

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 $101,007, California $100,624, Massachusetts $99,283. 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: $138,422; Social Director: $135,764; Social Consultant: $119,851; Social Producer: $85,596; Social Editor: $77,909.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Social Engineer in the United States is $91,228 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): $105,068
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,098 to $98,472
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,876

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,472	$8,206	$1,894	$47
Average	$91,228	$7,602	$1,754	$44
25th Percentile	$81,098	$6,758	$1,560	$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): $76,598
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,338
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,997
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,585
Expert (over 8 years): $174,871

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Social Engineer	$76,598
Social En... Level Social Engineer	$93,338
Workforce... Level Social Engineer	$107,997
Workforce... Level Social Engineer	$111,585
Workforce... Level Social Engineer	$174,871

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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: $101,007.
California: $100,624.
Massachusetts: $99,283.

District of Columbia $101,007 California $100,624 Massachusetts $99,283 Washington $98,918 New Jersey $98,881 Alaska $98,754 Connecticut $97,495 New York $96,984

Hawaii $95,351 Rhode Island $94,585 Maryland $94,065 Minnesota $93,353 Colorado $93,079 Illinois $92,988 Oregon $92,642 Delaware $92,386

New Hampshire $92,226 Virginia $91,866 Pennsylvania $90,817 Nevada $90,288 North Dakota $90,115 Michigan $89,841 Wisconsin $89,740 Vermont $89,540

Texas $88,983 Maine $88,947 Arizona $88,892 Ohio $88,828 Georgia $87,989 Indiana $87,569 Wyoming $87,487 Utah $87,359

Iowa $87,305 Kansas $86,867 Louisiana $86,739 North Carolina $86,693 Missouri $86,675 Florida $86,319 Montana $86,128 Nebraska $85,945

Kentucky $85,845 South Carolina $85,480 Tennessee $85,252 Idaho $85,161 New Mexico $84,495 Oklahoma $84,349 Alabama $83,811 South Dakota $82,908

Arkansas $82,415 West Virginia $82,150 Mississippi $81,357

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: $115,065
San Francisco: $113,805
Oakland: $111,407

San Jose, CA $115,065

San Francisco, CA $113,805

Oakland, CA $111,407

New York, NY $105,038

Paramus, NJ $103,761

Queens Village, NY $103,757

Passaic, NJ $103,670

Bergenfield, NJ $103,662

Stamford, CT $103,461

Huntington, NY $103,424

Newark, NJ $102,750

Bridgeport, CT $102,557

Vallejo, CA $102,376

New Brunswick, NJ $102,339

Petaluma, CA $102,284

Middlesex, NJ $102,111

Somerset, NJ $102,047

Santa Cruz, CA $101,928

Boston, MA $101,372

Monterey, CA $101,052

Seattle, WA $100,843

Santa Rosa, CA $100,825

Los Angeles, CA $100,797

Juneau, AK $100,560

Washington, DC $100,460

Orange, CA $100,135

Santa Ana, CA $99,894

Long Beach, CA $99,803

Anaheim, CA $99,785

Anchorage, AK $99,739

Santa Maria, CA $99,465

Everett, WA $99,447

Danbury, CT $99,126

Bremerton, WA $99,000

Tacoma, WA $98,672

New Suffolk, NY $98,670

Sacramento, CA $98,644

Santa Barbara, CA $98,544

Trenton, NJ $98,444

San Diego, CA $98,444

Brockton, MA $98,343

Fairbanks, AK $98,120

Lompoc, CA $97,887

Lowell, MA $97,813

Ventura, CA $97,796

Nashua, NH $97,778

Stockton, CA $97,769

Modesto, CA $97,103

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,902

Olympia, WA $96,729

Kennewick, WA $96,729

New Haven, CT $96,692

Lawrence, MA $96,364

Hartford, CT $96,272

Riverside, CA $96,254

New Bedford, MA $96,163

Richland, WA $96,163

Bakersfield, CA $96,035

San Bernardino, CA $95,999

New Britain, CT $95,990

Atlantic City, NJ $95,990

New London, CT $95,953

Norwich, CT $95,926

Portsmouth, NH $95,907

Boulder, CO $95,714

Portland, OR $95,588

Worcester, MA $95,579

Minneapolis, MN $95,296

Philadelphia, PA $95,169

Honolulu, HI $94,867

Saint Paul, MN $94,824

Vineland, NJ $94,804

Providence, RI $94,539

Chicago, IL $94,274

Bellingham, WA $94,165

Springfield, MA $94,092

Baltimore, MD $94,065

Chico, CA $93,837

Pittsfield, MA $93,590

Manchester, NH $93,417

Spokane, WA $93,016

Denver, CO $93,006

Albany, NY $92,578

Troy, NY $92,541

Nassau, NY $92,444

Schenectady, NY $92,350

Wilmington, DE $92,277

Burlington, VT $92,149

Salem, OR $92,112

Portland, ME $91,830

Yakima, WA $91,738

Rochester, MN $91,456

Reno, NV $91,410

Fresno, CA $91,410

Milwaukee, WI $91,328

Detroit, MI $91,237

Ann Arbor, MI $91,221

Allentown, PA $91,209

Colorado Springs, CO $91,054

Syracuse, NY $91,009

Carson City, NV $91,009

Houston, TX $90,881

Eugene, OR $90,835

Gary, IN $90,726

Springfield, OR $90,653

Bismarck, ND $90,635

Galveston, TX $90,571

Medford, OR $90,434

Fort Collins, CO $90,397

Concord, NH $90,352

Austin, TX $90,324

Mesa, AZ $90,133

Reading, PA $90,124

Phoenix, AZ $90,115

Dallas, TX $90,087

Saint Cloud, MN $90,000

Madison, WI $89,877

Utica, NY $89,631

Rochester, NY $89,485

Des Moines, IA $89,476

Raleigh, NC $89,467

Atlanta, GA $89,330

Battle Creek, MI $89,303

Salt Lake City, UT $89,275

Lancaster, PA $89,138

Harrisburg, PA $89,011

Kansas City, MO $88,919

Champaign, IL $88,901

Kansas City, KS $88,901

Fort Worth, TX $88,892

Columbus, OH $88,877

Boca Raton, FL $88,856

Pittsburgh, PA $88,819

Richmond, VA $88,783

Indianapolis, IN $88,764

Cleveland, OH $88,755

Las Vegas, NV $88,646

Cincinnati, OH $88,646

Petersburg, VA $88,509

Huntsville, AL $88,372

Lansing, MI $88,311

Lebanon, PA $88,299

Pueblo, CO $88,290

Appleton, WI $88,263

Buffalo, NY $88,226

Dayton, OH $88,199

Racine, WI $88,181

Charlotte, NC $88,171

Saint Louis, MO $88,144

York, PA $88,089

Elkhart, IN $88,089

Gastonia, NC $88,072

Billings, MT $88,050

Beaumont, TX $88,025

Lorain, OH $88,007

Benton Harbor, MI $87,989

Toledo, OH $87,971

Binghamton, NY $87,925

Rock Hill, SC $87,916

Rockford, IL $87,870

Springfield, IL $87,834

Elyria, OH $87,825

Fargo, ND $87,825

Flagstaff, AZ $87,761

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,706

Duluth, MN $87,651

Miami, FL $87,651

Cheyenne, WY $87,588

Grand Forks, ND $87,588

Bangor, ME $87,387

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,286

Durham, NC $87,248

Louisville, KY $87,241

Grand Rapids, MI $87,223

Hialeah, FL $87,213

Casper, WY $87,086

Scranton, PA $86,976

New Orleans, LA $86,949

Virginia Beach, VA $86,940

Akron, OH $86,894

Peoria, IL $86,776

Sarasota, FL $86,757

Nashville, TN $86,693

Omaha, NE $86,693

Green Bay, WI $86,693

Baton Rouge, LA $86,648

Charleston, SC $86,630

Jamestown, NY $86,584

Davenport, IA $86,584

Tucson, AZ $86,538

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,484

Tampa, FL $86,465

Evansville, IN $86,411

Port Arthur, TX $86,411

Bradenton, FL $86,374

Santa Fe, NM $86,210

Orlando, FL $86,046

Clearwater, FL $86,018

Canton, OH $85,827

La Crosse, WI $85,827

Albuquerque, NM $85,772

Newport News, VA $85,763

High Point, NC $85,736

Ogden, UT $85,699

Corpus Christi, TX $85,626

Norfolk, VA $85,571

Laramie, WY $85,571

Rock Island, IL $85,517

Saginaw, MI $85,498

Jacksonville, FL $85,489

Salisbury, NC $85,471

Boise, ID $85,453

Moline, IL $85,407

Fort Myers, FL $85,380

Memphis, TN $85,362

Tulsa, OK $85,316

Waterloo, IA $85,261

Spartanburg, SC $85,170

Lincoln, NE $85,124

Fort Wayne, IN $85,106

Provo, UT $85,097

Cedar Falls, IA $84,988

San Antonio, TX $84,951

Greensboro, NC $84,915

South Bend, IN $84,905

Savannah, GA $84,805

Muskegon, MI $84,769

Birmingham, AL $84,759

Winston Salem, NC $84,715

Lake Charles, LA $84,495

Anderson, IN $84,477

Lexington, KY $84,449

Augusta, GA $84,422

Greenville, SC $84,422

Lima, OH $84,349

Wichita, KS $84,340

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,340

Columbia, SC $84,258

Springfield, OH $84,239

Asheville, NC $84,094

Bloomington, IN $84,030

Knoxville, TN $83,701

Shreveport, LA $83,692

Wilmington, NC $83,574

Roanoke, VA $83,574

Topeka, KS $83,409

Frankfort, KY $83,399

Oklahoma City, OK $83,336

Chillicothe, OH $83,300

Longview, TX $83,291

Melbourne, FL $83,282

Sioux Falls, SD $83,136

Mobile, AL $83,126

Terre Haute, IN $83,090

Altoona, PA $83,035

Amarillo, TX $82,971

Killeen, TX $82,944

Fayetteville, AR $82,871

Chattanooga, TN $82,844

Sioux City, IA $82,762

Idaho Falls, ID $82,743

Lynchburg, VA $82,670

Gainesville, FL $82,552

Portsmouth, OH $82,506

Little Rock, AR $82,488

Lafayette, LA $82,451

Youngstown, OH $82,451

Daytona Beach, FL $82,397

Clarksville, TN $82,388

Pensacola, FL $82,378

Temple, TX $82,372

Hopkinsville, KY $82,105

Erie, PA $82,087

Florence, SC $82,050

Charleston, WV $81,904

Great Falls, MT $81,858

Macon, GA $81,731

Tallahassee, FL $81,722

Fayetteville, NC $81,703

Waco, TX $81,685

Helena, MT $81,621

Pine Bluff, AR $81,587

Vincennes, IN $81,475

Lubbock, TX $81,439

Alamogordo, NM $81,384

Twin Falls, ID $81,302

Rapid City, SD $81,275

Jackson, MS $81,110

Huntington, WV $81,104

Greenville, MS $81,101

Parkersburg, WV $81,008

Montgomery, AL $80,992

Wichita Falls, TX $80,901

Springfield, MO $80,901

Biloxi, MS $80,855

Monroe, LA $80,764

Johnstown, PA $80,700

Sumter, SC $80,663

Columbus, GA $80,654

Pascagoula, MS $80,481

Abilene, TX $80,481

Kingsport, TN $80,244

Albany, GA $80,244

Gulfport, MS $80,216

Alexandria, LA $79,915

Fort Smith, AR $79,687

El Paso, TX $79,441

Las Cruces, NM $79,030

Harlingen, TX $78,799

Pocatello, ID $78,784

Florence, AL $78,665

Brownsville, TX $78,647

Mcallen, TX $78,456

Dothan, AL $78,328

Columbus, MS $77,786

Altus, OK $77,361

Lawton, OK $77,188

Pierre, SD $76,859

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	$95,789	5%
Flexibility	$94,877	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$93,964	3%
Innovation	$93,964	3%
Leadership	$93,964	3%
Upselling	$93,052	2%

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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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$81,098

Average $91,228/year

$98,472

$6,758

Average $7,602/month

$8,206

$1,560

Average $1,754/week

$1,894

$39

Average $44/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,472	$8,206	$1,894	$47
Average	$91,228	$7,602	$1,754	$44
25th Percentile	$81,098	$6,758	$1,560	$39

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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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