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 $76,390, a Steam Engineer (4-7 years)earns $93,079, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $107,707, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $111,285, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $174,382,

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 $100,762, California $100,379, Massachusetts $99,042. 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: $128,723; Validation Engineer III - Sterilization: $94,990; Sterilization Engineer III: $94,978; Steam Plant Operator: $79,798; Quality Engineer II - Sterilization: $79,720.

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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Steam Engineer in the United States is $91,006 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): $104,999
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,054 to $98,331
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,993

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,331	$8,194	$1,891	$47
Average	$91,006	$7,584	$1,750	$44
25th Percentile	$81,054	$6,755	$1,559	$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): $76,390
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,079
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,707
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,285
Expert (over 8 years): $174,382

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Steam Engineer	$76,390
Steam Eng... Level Steam Engineer	$93,079
Workforce... Level Steam Engineer	$107,707
Workforce... Level Steam Engineer	$111,285
Workforce... Level Steam Engineer	$174,382

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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: $100,762.
California: $100,379.
Massachusetts: $99,042.

District of Columbia $100,762 California $100,379 Massachusetts $99,042 Washington $98,677 New Jersey $98,641 Alaska $98,514 Connecticut $97,258 New York $96,748

Hawaii $95,119 Rhode Island $94,355 Maryland $93,836 Minnesota $93,126 Colorado $92,853 Illinois $92,762 Oregon $92,416 Delaware $92,161

New Hampshire $92,001 Virginia $91,643 Pennsylvania $90,596 Nevada $90,068 North Dakota $89,895 Michigan $89,622 Wisconsin $89,522 Vermont $89,322

Texas $88,767 Maine $88,731 Arizona $88,676 Ohio $88,612 Georgia $87,775 Indiana $87,356 Wyoming $87,274 Utah $87,147

Iowa $87,092 Kansas $86,656 Louisiana $86,528 North Carolina $86,483 Missouri $86,465 Florida $86,110 Montana $85,918 Nebraska $85,736

Kentucky $85,636 South Carolina $85,272 Tennessee $85,045 Idaho $84,954 New Mexico $84,289 Oklahoma $84,144 Alabama $83,607 South Dakota $82,706

Arkansas $82,215 West Virginia $81,951 Mississippi $81,159

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: $114,785
San Francisco: $113,657
Oakland: $111,136

San Jose, CA $114,785

San Francisco, CA $113,657

Oakland, CA $111,136

New York, NY $105,467

Queens Village, NY $104,784

Paramus, NJ $104,056

Passaic, NJ $103,965

Bergenfield, NJ $103,874

Stamford, CT $103,737

Huntington, NY $103,646

Newark, NJ $103,055

Bridgeport, CT $102,873

New Brunswick, NJ $102,573

Vallejo, CA $102,381

Middlesex, NJ $102,327

Somerset, NJ $102,245

Petaluma, CA $102,036

Santa Cruz, CA $101,681

Boston, MA $101,499

Monterey, CA $101,044

Fairbanks, AK $100,980

Los Angeles, CA $100,807

Washington, DC $100,762

Seattle, WA $100,598

Santa Rosa, CA $100,579

Juneau, AK $100,316

Orange, CA $100,015

Anchorage, AK $99,851

Anaheim, CA $99,788

Santa Ana, CA $99,651

Nassau, NY $99,597

Long Beach, CA $99,560

Danbury, CT $99,533

Santa Maria, CA $99,224

Everett, WA $99,205

Bremerton, WA $98,759

Trenton, NJ $98,586

Sacramento, CA $98,550

San Diego, CA $98,505

Brockton, MA $98,468

Tacoma, WA $98,432

Santa Barbara, CA $98,304

Lowell, MA $97,940

New Suffolk, NY $97,904

Nashua, NH $97,795

Lompoc, CA $97,649

Ventura, CA $97,558

Stockton, CA $97,531

New Haven, CT $97,349

Atlantic City, NJ $97,112

Hartford, CT $96,912

Modesto, CA $96,866

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,666

New Britain, CT $96,621

Olympia, WA $96,493

Kennewick, WA $96,493

New London, CT $96,475

Norwich, CT $96,448

Lawrence, MA $96,402

Bakersfield, CA $96,148

Riverside, CA $96,020

New Bedford, MA $96,020

Richland, WA $95,929

Portsmouth, NH $95,856

Vineland, NJ $95,838

San Bernardino, CA $95,765

Boulder, CO $95,510

Worcester, MA $95,438

Portland, OR $95,356

Saint Paul, MN $95,247

Minneapolis, MN $95,247

Philadelphia, PA $95,119

Honolulu, HI $94,637

Springfield, MA $94,318

Providence, RI $94,309

Chicago, IL $94,045

Bellingham, WA $93,936

Baltimore, MD $93,836

Chico, CA $93,608

Wilmington, DE $93,454

Pittsfield, MA $93,363

Manchester, NH $93,190

Spokane, WA $92,789

Denver, CO $92,780

Albany, NY $92,353

Troy, NY $92,316

Schenectady, NY $92,125

Burlington, VT $91,925

Portland, ME $91,606

Salem, OR $91,534

Yakima, WA $91,515

Ann Arbor, MI $91,488

Rochester, MN $91,233

Fresno, CA $91,188

Reno, NV $91,188

Milwaukee, WI $91,106

Detroit, MI $91,015

Allentown, PA $90,987

Carson City, NV $90,978

Houston, TX $90,842

Colorado Springs, CO $90,833

Syracuse, NY $90,787

Eugene, OR $90,614

Bismarck, ND $90,505

Gary, IN $90,505

Galveston, TX $90,505

Springfield, OR $90,432

Medford, OR $90,214

Fort Collins, CO $90,178

Austin, TX $90,105

Mesa, AZ $89,914

Phoenix, AZ $89,895

Dallas, TX $89,868

Reading, PA $89,814

Saint Cloud, MN $89,777

Concord, NH $89,695

Madison, WI $89,659

Utica, NY $89,413

Raleigh, NC $89,340

Las Vegas, NV $89,331

Rochester, NY $89,267

Des Moines, IA $89,258

Atlanta, GA $89,113

Battle Creek, MI $89,085

Salt Lake City, UT $89,058

Lancaster, PA $88,922

Champaign, IL $88,903

Harrisburg, PA $88,794

Durham, NC $88,712

Kansas City, MO $88,703

Kansas City, KS $88,685

Fort Worth, TX $88,676

Boca Raton, FL $88,640

Cleveland, OH $88,630

Columbus, OH $88,612

Pittsburgh, PA $88,603

Richmond, VA $88,567

Indianapolis, IN $88,549

Cincinnati, OH $88,430

Petersburg, VA $88,294

Billings, MT $88,094

Lansing, MI $88,094

Huntsville, AL $88,094

Lebanon, PA $88,084

Dayton, OH $88,075

Pueblo, CO $88,075

Appleton, WI $88,048

Buffalo, NY $88,012

Racine, WI $87,966

Charlotte, NC $87,957

Saint Louis, MO $87,930

Springfield, IL $87,893

Elkhart, IN $87,875

York, PA $87,875

Gastonia, NC $87,866

Benton Harbor, MI $87,866

Beaumont, TX $87,811

Lorain, OH $87,793

Toledo, OH $87,757

Binghamton, NY $87,711

Rock Hill, SC $87,702

Rockford, IL $87,657

Fargo, ND $87,611

Elyria, OH $87,611

Flagstaff, AZ $87,547

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,493

Miami, FL $87,438

Duluth, MN $87,293

Bangor, ME $87,174

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,074

Louisville, KY $87,029

Grand Rapids, MI $87,011

Hialeah, FL $87,001

Casper, WY $86,874

Scranton, PA $86,765

New Orleans, LA $86,738

Virginia Beach, VA $86,728

Akron, OH $86,683

Peoria, IL $86,565

Sarasota, FL $86,546

Green Bay, WI $86,483

Baton Rouge, LA $86,437

Charleston, SC $86,419

Nashville, TN $86,392

Jamestown, NY $86,374

Davenport, IA $86,374

Tucson, AZ $86,328

Cheyenne, WY $86,301

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,273

Tampa, FL $86,255

Omaha, NE $86,237

Port Arthur, TX $86,201

Evansville, IN $86,201

Bradenton, FL $86,164

Santa Fe, NM $86,000

Orlando, FL $85,909

Clearwater, FL $85,809

Canton, OH $85,618

La Crosse, WI $85,618

Grand Forks, ND $85,591

Albuquerque, NM $85,564

Tulsa, OK $85,564

Newport News, VA $85,554

High Point, NC $85,527

Ogden, UT $85,491

Corpus Christi, TX $85,418

Laramie, WY $85,363

Norfolk, VA $85,363

Rock Island, IL $85,309

Saginaw, MI $85,291

Jacksonville, FL $85,281

Salisbury, NC $85,263

Memphis, TN $85,245

Moline, IL $85,200

Fort Myers, FL $85,172

Waterloo, IA $85,054

Spartanburg, SC $84,963

Lincoln, NE $84,917

Fort Wayne, IN $84,899

Birmingham, AL $84,799

Cedar Falls, IA $84,781

Provo, UT $84,772

Springfield, OH $84,763

San Antonio, TX $84,745

Greensboro, NC $84,708

South Bend, IN $84,699

Winston Salem, NC $84,690

Boise, ID $84,663

Savannah, GA $84,599

Muskegon, MI $84,435

Lima, OH $84,326

Lake Charles, LA $84,289

Anderson, IN $84,271

Lexington, KY $84,244

Augusta, GA $84,217

Greenville, SC $84,217

Wichita, KS $84,135

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,135

Columbia, SC $84,053

Bloomington, IN $83,825

Roanoke, VA $83,771

Asheville, NC $83,652

Knoxville, TN $83,498

Shreveport, LA $83,489

Wilmington, NC $83,370

Frankfort, KY $83,197

Oklahoma City, OK $83,134

Chillicothe, OH $83,097

Longview, TX $83,088

Topeka, KS $83,061

Mobile, AL $82,924

Terre Haute, IN $82,888

Erie, PA $82,879

Altoona, PA $82,833

Melbourne, FL $82,806

Amarillo, TX $82,770

Killeen, TX $82,742

Fayetteville, AR $82,670

Sioux Falls, SD $82,606

Chattanooga, TN $82,551

Idaho Falls, ID $82,542

Gainesville, FL $82,351

Portsmouth, OH $82,306

Little Rock, AR $82,287

Lynchburg, VA $82,287

Lafayette, LA $82,251

Youngstown, OH $82,251

Temple, TX $82,215

Daytona Beach, FL $82,196

Clarksville, TN $82,187

Pensacola, FL $82,178

Hopkinsville, KY $81,905

Charleston, WV $81,896

Florence, SC $81,851

Sioux City, IA $81,796

Macon, GA $81,532

Tallahassee, FL $81,523

Fayetteville, NC $81,505

Waco, TX $81,487

Wichita Falls, TX $81,487

Pine Bluff, AR $81,450

Vincennes, IN $81,277

Lubbock, TX $81,241

Great Falls, MT $81,186

Alamogordo, NM $81,177

Abilene, TX $81,104

Rapid City, SD $80,986

Monroe, LA $80,986

Albany, GA $80,931

Huntington, WV $80,922

Jackson, MS $80,913

Greenville, MS $80,904

Parkersburg, WV $80,813

Montgomery, AL $80,795

Johnstown, PA $80,777

Springfield, MO $80,704

Biloxi, MS $80,658

Sumter, SC $80,467

Columbus, GA $80,458

Twin Falls, ID $80,404

Pascagoula, MS $80,285

Kingsport, TN $80,049

Gulfport, MS $80,021

Alexandria, LA $79,721

Fort Smith, AR $79,493

El Paso, TX $79,248

Helena, MT $79,129

Las Cruces, NM $78,838

Harlingen, TX $78,583

Pocatello, ID $78,502

Florence, AL $78,474

Brownsville, TX $78,456

Dothan, AL $78,310

Mcallen, TX $78,265

Columbus, MS $77,591

Altus, OK $77,173

Lawton, OK $77,000

Pierre, SD $76,672

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	$95,556	5%
Flexibility	$94,646	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$93,736	3%
Innovation	$93,736	3%
Leadership	$93,736	3%
Upselling	$92,826	2%

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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.

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$81,054

Average $91,006/year

$98,331

$6,755

Average $7,584/month

$8,194

$1,559

Average $1,750/week

$1,891

$39

Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,331	$8,194	$1,891	$47
Average	$91,006	$7,584	$1,750	$44
25th Percentile	$81,054	$6,755	$1,559	$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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