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

A Steam Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $76,375, a Steam Engineer (4-7 years)earns $93,084, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $107,668, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $111,250, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $174,405,

What are the highest paying states for a Steam Engineer?

Steam Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Steam Engineer roles are District of Columbia $100,706, California $100,324, Massachusetts $98,987. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Steam Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Steam Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Math CS STEAM PD and Partnerships Regional Manager: $128,731; Sterilization Engineer III: $110,386; Quality Engineer II - Sterilization: $93,580; Sterilization Engineer II: $93,575; Steam Plant Operator: $79,880.

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

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

Steam Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Steam Engineer in the United States is $90,955 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $104,649
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,739 to $98,123
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,437

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Steam Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,123	$8,177	$1,887	$47
Average	$90,955	$7,580	$1,749	$44
25th Percentile	$80,739	$6,728	$1,553	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Steam Engineer Salaries

A Steam 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 Steam Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Steam 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): $76,375
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,084
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,668
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,250
Expert (over 8 years): $174,405

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Steam Engineer	$76,375
Steam Eng... Level Steam Engineer	$93,084
Workforce... Level Steam Engineer	$107,668
Workforce... Level Steam Engineer	$111,250
Workforce... Level Steam Engineer	$174,405

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

District of Columbia: $100,706.
California: $100,324.
Massachusetts: $98,987.

District of Columbia $100,706 California $100,324 Massachusetts $98,987 Washington $98,623 New Jersey $98,587 Alaska $98,459 Connecticut $97,204 New York $96,695

Hawaii $95,067 Rhode Island $94,303 Maryland $93,784 Minnesota $93,075 Colorado $92,802 Illinois $92,711 Oregon $92,365 Delaware $92,111

New Hampshire $91,950 Virginia $91,592 Pennsylvania $90,546 Nevada $90,019 North Dakota $89,846 Michigan $89,573 Wisconsin $89,473 Vermont $89,273

Texas $88,718 Maine $88,682 Arizona $88,627 Ohio $88,563 Georgia $87,726 Indiana $87,308 Wyoming $87,226 Utah $87,099

Iowa $87,044 Kansas $86,608 Louisiana $86,480 North Carolina $86,435 Missouri $86,417 Florida $86,062 Montana $85,871 Nebraska $85,689

Kentucky $85,589 South Carolina $85,225 Tennessee $84,998 Idaho $84,907 New Mexico $84,243 Oklahoma $84,097 Alabama $83,561 South Dakota $82,660

Arkansas $82,169 West Virginia $81,905 Mississippi $81,114

Top Paying Cities for Steam 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: $114,722
San Francisco: $113,466
Oakland: $111,075

San Jose, CA $114,722

San Francisco, CA $113,466

Oakland, CA $111,075

New York, NY $104,725

Paramus, NJ $103,452

Queens Village, NY $103,447

Passaic, NJ $103,361

Bergenfield, NJ $103,353

Stamford, CT $103,153

Huntington, NY $103,115

Newark, NJ $102,443

Bridgeport, CT $102,251

Vallejo, CA $102,070

New Brunswick, NJ $102,034

Petaluma, CA $101,979

Middlesex, NJ $101,806

Somerset, NJ $101,743

Santa Cruz, CA $101,624

Boston, MA $101,070

Monterey, CA $100,750

Seattle, WA $100,542

Santa Rosa, CA $100,524

Los Angeles, CA $100,497

Juneau, AK $100,260

Washington, DC $100,160

Orange, CA $99,836

Santa Ana, CA $99,596

Long Beach, CA $99,505

Anaheim, CA $99,487

Anchorage, AK $99,442

Santa Maria, CA $99,169

Everett, WA $99,150

Danbury, CT $98,830

Bremerton, WA $98,705

Tacoma, WA $98,377

New Suffolk, NY $98,376

Sacramento, CA $98,350

Santa Barbara, CA $98,250

Trenton, NJ $98,150

San Diego, CA $98,150

Brockton, MA $98,050

Fairbanks, AK $97,827

Lompoc, CA $97,595

Lowell, MA $97,521

Ventura, CA $97,504

Nashua, NH $97,486

Stockton, CA $97,477

Modesto, CA $96,813

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,613

Olympia, WA $96,440

Kennewick, WA $96,440

New Haven, CT $96,404

Lawrence, MA $96,076

Hartford, CT $95,985

Riverside, CA $95,967

New Bedford, MA $95,876

Richland, WA $95,876

Bakersfield, CA $95,749

San Bernardino, CA $95,712

New Britain, CT $95,703

Atlantic City, NJ $95,703

New London, CT $95,667

Norwich, CT $95,640

Portsmouth, NH $95,621

Boulder, CO $95,429

Portland, OR $95,303

Worcester, MA $95,294

Minneapolis, MN $95,012

Philadelphia, PA $94,885

Honolulu, HI $94,585

Saint Paul, MN $94,541

Vineland, NJ $94,521

Providence, RI $94,257

Chicago, IL $93,993

Bellingham, WA $93,884

Springfield, MA $93,811

Baltimore, MD $93,784

Chico, CA $93,557

Pittsfield, MA $93,311

Manchester, NH $93,138

Spokane, WA $92,738

Denver, CO $92,729

Albany, NY $92,302

Troy, NY $92,265

Nassau, NY $92,168

Schenectady, NY $92,074

Wilmington, DE $92,001

Burlington, VT $91,874

Salem, OR $91,838

Portland, ME $91,556

Yakima, WA $91,465

Rochester, MN $91,183

Reno, NV $91,137

Fresno, CA $91,137

Milwaukee, WI $91,055

Detroit, MI $90,964

Ann Arbor, MI $90,949

Allentown, PA $90,937

Colorado Springs, CO $90,783

Syracuse, NY $90,737

Carson City, NV $90,737

Houston, TX $90,610

Eugene, OR $90,564

Gary, IN $90,455

Springfield, OR $90,382

Bismarck, ND $90,364

Galveston, TX $90,301

Medford, OR $90,164

Fort Collins, CO $90,128

Concord, NH $90,082

Austin, TX $90,055

Mesa, AZ $89,864

Reading, PA $89,855

Phoenix, AZ $89,846

Dallas, TX $89,818

Saint Cloud, MN $89,731

Madison, WI $89,609

Utica, NY $89,364

Rochester, NY $89,218

Des Moines, IA $89,209

Raleigh, NC $89,200

Atlanta, GA $89,064

Battle Creek, MI $89,036

Salt Lake City, UT $89,009

Lancaster, PA $88,873

Harrisburg, PA $88,745

Kansas City, MO $88,654

Champaign, IL $88,636

Kansas City, KS $88,636

Fort Worth, TX $88,627

Columbus, OH $88,611

Boca Raton, FL $88,591

Pittsburgh, PA $88,554

Richmond, VA $88,518

Indianapolis, IN $88,500

Cleveland, OH $88,491

Las Vegas, NV $88,381

Cincinnati, OH $88,381

Petersburg, VA $88,245

Huntsville, AL $88,108

Lansing, MI $88,048

Lebanon, PA $88,036

Pueblo, CO $88,027

Appleton, WI $87,999

Buffalo, NY $87,963

Dayton, OH $87,936

Racine, WI $87,917

Charlotte, NC $87,908

Saint Louis, MO $87,881

York, PA $87,827

Elkhart, IN $87,827

Gastonia, NC $87,809

Billings, MT $87,787

Beaumont, TX $87,763

Lorain, OH $87,745

Benton Harbor, MI $87,726

Toledo, OH $87,708

Binghamton, NY $87,663

Rock Hill, SC $87,654

Rockford, IL $87,608

Springfield, IL $87,572

Elyria, OH $87,563

Fargo, ND $87,563

Flagstaff, AZ $87,499

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,445

Duluth, MN $87,390

Miami, FL $87,390

Cheyenne, WY $87,326

Grand Forks, ND $87,326

Bangor, ME $87,126

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,026

Durham, NC $86,988

Louisville, KY $86,981

Grand Rapids, MI $86,962

Hialeah, FL $86,953

Casper, WY $86,826

Scranton, PA $86,717

New Orleans, LA $86,690

Virginia Beach, VA $86,680

Akron, OH $86,635

Peoria, IL $86,517

Sarasota, FL $86,499

Nashville, TN $86,435

Omaha, NE $86,435

Green Bay, WI $86,435

Baton Rouge, LA $86,389

Charleston, SC $86,371

Jamestown, NY $86,326

Davenport, IA $86,326

Tucson, AZ $86,280

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,226

Tampa, FL $86,208

Evansville, IN $86,153

Port Arthur, TX $86,153

Bradenton, FL $86,117

Santa Fe, NM $85,953

Orlando, FL $85,789

Clearwater, FL $85,762

Canton, OH $85,571

La Crosse, WI $85,571

Albuquerque, NM $85,516

Newport News, VA $85,507

High Point, NC $85,480

Ogden, UT $85,444

Corpus Christi, TX $85,371

Norfolk, VA $85,316

Laramie, WY $85,316

Rock Island, IL $85,262

Saginaw, MI $85,243

Jacksonville, FL $85,234

Salisbury, NC $85,216

Boise, ID $85,198

Moline, IL $85,152

Fort Myers, FL $85,125

Memphis, TN $85,107

Tulsa, OK $85,061

Waterloo, IA $85,007

Spartanburg, SC $84,916

Lincoln, NE $84,870

Fort Wayne, IN $84,852

Provo, UT $84,843

Cedar Falls, IA $84,734

San Antonio, TX $84,698

Greensboro, NC $84,661

South Bend, IN $84,652

Savannah, GA $84,552

Muskegon, MI $84,516

Birmingham, AL $84,507

Winston Salem, NC $84,462

Lake Charles, LA $84,243

Anderson, IN $84,225

Lexington, KY $84,197

Augusta, GA $84,170

Greenville, SC $84,170

Lima, OH $84,097

Wichita, KS $84,088

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,088

Columbia, SC $84,006

Springfield, OH $83,988

Asheville, NC $83,843

Bloomington, IN $83,779

Knoxville, TN $83,452

Shreveport, LA $83,442

Wilmington, NC $83,324

Roanoke, VA $83,324

Topeka, KS $83,161

Frankfort, KY $83,151

Oklahoma City, OK $83,088

Chillicothe, OH $83,051

Longview, TX $83,042

Melbourne, FL $83,033

Sioux Falls, SD $82,888

Mobile, AL $82,879

Terre Haute, IN $82,842

Altoona, PA $82,788

Amarillo, TX $82,724

Killeen, TX $82,697

Fayetteville, AR $82,624

Chattanooga, TN $82,597

Sioux City, IA $82,515

Idaho Falls, ID $82,497

Lynchburg, VA $82,424

Gainesville, FL $82,306

Portsmouth, OH $82,260

Little Rock, AR $82,242

Lafayette, LA $82,205

Youngstown, OH $82,205

Daytona Beach, FL $82,151

Clarksville, TN $82,142

Pensacola, FL $82,133

Temple, TX $82,126

Hopkinsville, KY $81,860

Erie, PA $81,842

Florence, SC $81,805

Charleston, WV $81,660

Great Falls, MT $81,614

Macon, GA $81,487

Tallahassee, FL $81,478

Fayetteville, NC $81,460

Waco, TX $81,441

Helena, MT $81,378

Pine Bluff, AR $81,343

Vincennes, IN $81,232

Lubbock, TX $81,196

Alamogordo, NM $81,141

Twin Falls, ID $81,059

Rapid City, SD $81,032

Jackson, MS $80,868

Huntington, WV $80,862

Greenville, MS $80,859

Parkersburg, WV $80,767

Montgomery, AL $80,750

Wichita Falls, TX $80,659

Springfield, MO $80,659

Biloxi, MS $80,614

Monroe, LA $80,523

Johnstown, PA $80,459

Sumter, SC $80,423

Columbus, GA $80,414

Pascagoula, MS $80,241

Abilene, TX $80,241

Kingsport, TN $80,004

Albany, GA $80,004

Gulfport, MS $79,977

Alexandria, LA $79,677

Fort Smith, AR $79,450

El Paso, TX $79,204

Las Cruces, NM $78,795

Harlingen, TX $78,564

Pocatello, ID $78,549

Florence, AL $78,431

Brownsville, TX $78,413

Mcallen, TX $78,222

Dothan, AL $78,094

Columbus, MS $77,554

Altus, OK $77,130

Lawton, OK $76,957

Pierre, SD $76,630

What Skills Can Increase a Steam 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 Steam 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	$95,503	5%
Flexibility	$94,594	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$93,684	3%
Innovation	$93,684	3%
Leadership	$93,684	3%
Upselling	$92,775	2%

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Steam Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

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

The top paying industries for a Steam Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$122,790	$59.0	35%
Biotechnology	$118,242	$57.0	30%
Insurance	$113,694	$55.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$109,146	$52.0	20%
Software & Networking	$109,146	$52.0	20%

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

Understanding how a Steam 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 August 01, 2026

$80,739

Average $90,955/year

$98,123

$6,728

Average $7,580/month

$8,177

$1,553

Average $1,749/week

$1,887

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Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,123	$8,177	$1,887	$47
Average	$90,955	$7,580	$1,749	$44
25th Percentile	$80,739	$6,728	$1,553	$39

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Salary Trends for Steam Engineer

Salaries for a Steam Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $97,557 in 2023 to around $97,065 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Steam Engineer salary trends, .

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