A Tank 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 Tank Engineer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Tank 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:
How Do Tank 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 Tank Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $101,409.
California: $101,024.
Massachusetts: $99,678.
District of Columbia$101,409
California$101,024
Massachusetts$99,678
Washington$99,311
New Jersey$99,275
Alaska$99,147
Connecticut$97,883
New York$97,370
Hawaii$95,730
Rhode Island$94,961
Maryland$94,439
Minnesota$93,724
Colorado$93,450
Illinois$93,358
Oregon$93,010
Delaware$92,754
New Hampshire$92,592
Virginia$92,232
Pennsylvania$91,178
Nevada$90,647
North Dakota$90,473
Michigan$90,198
Wisconsin$90,097
Vermont$89,896
Texas$89,337
Maine$89,301
Arizona$89,246
Ohio$89,182
Georgia$88,339
Indiana$87,918
Wyoming$87,835
Utah$87,707
Iowa$87,652
Kansas$87,212
Louisiana$87,084
North Carolina$87,038
Missouri$87,020
Florida$86,663
Montana$86,470
Nebraska$86,287
Kentucky$86,187
South Carolina$85,820
Tennessee$85,591
Idaho$85,500
New Mexico$84,831
Oklahoma$84,684
Alabama$84,144
South Dakota$83,237
Arkansas$82,743
West Virginia$82,477
Mississippi$81,680
Top Paying Cities for Tank 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: $115,523
San Francisco: $114,258
Oakland: $111,850
San Jose, CA$115,523
San Francisco, CA$114,258
Oakland, CA$111,850
New York, NY$105,456
Paramus, NJ$104,174
Queens Village, NY$104,169
Passaic, NJ$104,082
Bergenfield, NJ$104,074
Stamford, CT$103,873
Huntington, NY$103,835
Newark, NJ$103,158
Bridgeport, CT$102,965
Vallejo, CA$102,783
New Brunswick, NJ$102,746
Petaluma, CA$102,691
Middlesex, NJ$102,517
Somerset, NJ$102,453
Santa Cruz, CA$102,334
Boston, MA$101,775
Monterey, CA$101,454
Seattle, WA$101,244
Santa Rosa, CA$101,226
Los Angeles, CA$101,198
Juneau, AK$100,960
Washington, DC$100,859
Orange, CA$100,533
Santa Ana, CA$100,291
Long Beach, CA$100,200
Anaheim, CA$100,182
Anchorage, AK$100,136
Santa Maria, CA$99,861
Everett, WA$99,843
Danbury, CT$99,520
Bremerton, WA$99,394
Tacoma, WA$99,064
New Suffolk, NY$99,062
Sacramento, CA$99,037
Santa Barbara, CA$98,936
Trenton, NJ$98,835
San Diego, CA$98,835
Brockton, MA$98,734
Fairbanks, AK$98,510
Lompoc, CA$98,276
Lowell, MA$98,202
Ventura, CA$98,185
Nashua, NH$98,167
Stockton, CA$98,157
Modesto, CA$97,489
Poughkeepsie, NY$97,287
Olympia, WA$97,113
Kennewick, WA$97,113
New Haven, CT$97,077
Lawrence, MA$96,747
Hartford, CT$96,655
Riverside, CA$96,637
New Bedford, MA$96,545
Richland, WA$96,545
Bakersfield, CA$96,417
San Bernardino, CA$96,381
New Britain, CT$96,371
Atlantic City, NJ$96,371
New London, CT$96,335
Norwich, CT$96,307
Portsmouth, NH$96,289
Boulder, CO$96,095
Portland, OR$95,968
Worcester, MA$95,959
Minneapolis, MN$95,675
Philadelphia, PA$95,547
Honolulu, HI$95,245
Saint Paul, MN$95,201
Vineland, NJ$95,181
Providence, RI$94,915
Chicago, IL$94,650
Bellingham, WA$94,540
Springfield, MA$94,466
Baltimore, MD$94,439
Chico, CA$94,210
Pittsfield, MA$93,963
Manchester, NH$93,789
Spokane, WA$93,386
Denver, CO$93,376
Albany, NY$92,946
Troy, NY$92,909
Nassau, NY$92,811
Schenectady, NY$92,717
Wilmington, DE$92,644
Burlington, VT$92,515
Salem, OR$92,479
Portland, ME$92,195
Yakima, WA$92,103
Rochester, MN$91,819
Reno, NV$91,774
Fresno, CA$91,774
Milwaukee, WI$91,691
Detroit, MI$91,600
Ann Arbor, MI$91,584
Allentown, PA$91,572
Colorado Springs, CO$91,416
Syracuse, NY$91,371
Carson City, NV$91,371
Houston, TX$91,242
Eugene, OR$91,197
Gary, IN$91,087
Springfield, OR$91,013
Bismarck, ND$90,995
Galveston, TX$90,931
Medford, OR$90,794
Fort Collins, CO$90,757
Concord, NH$90,711
Austin, TX$90,684
Mesa, AZ$90,491
Reading, PA$90,482
Phoenix, AZ$90,473
Dallas, TX$90,446
Saint Cloud, MN$90,358
Madison, WI$90,235
Utica, NY$89,988
Rochester, NY$89,841
Des Moines, IA$89,832
Raleigh, NC$89,823
Atlanta, GA$89,685
Battle Creek, MI$89,658
Salt Lake City, UT$89,630
Lancaster, PA$89,493
Harrisburg, PA$89,365
Kansas City, MO$89,273
Champaign, IL$89,255
Kansas City, KS$89,255
Fort Worth, TX$89,246
Columbus, OH$89,230
Boca Raton, FL$89,209
Pittsburgh, PA$89,172
Richmond, VA$89,136
Indianapolis, IN$89,117
Cleveland, OH$89,108
Las Vegas, NV$88,998
Cincinnati, OH$88,998
Petersburg, VA$88,861
Huntsville, AL$88,724
Lansing, MI$88,662
Lebanon, PA$88,650
Pueblo, CO$88,641
Appleton, WI$88,614
Buffalo, NY$88,577
Dayton, OH$88,550
Racine, WI$88,531
Charlotte, NC$88,522
Saint Louis, MO$88,495
York, PA$88,440
Elkhart, IN$88,440
Gastonia, NC$88,422
Billings, MT$88,400
Beaumont, TX$88,376
Lorain, OH$88,357
Benton Harbor, MI$88,339
Toledo, OH$88,321
Binghamton, NY$88,275
Rock Hill, SC$88,266
Rockford, IL$88,220
Springfield, IL$88,183
Elyria, OH$88,174
Fargo, ND$88,174
Flagstaff, AZ$88,110
Fort Lauderdale, FL$88,055
Duluth, MN$88,000
Miami, FL$88,000
Cheyenne, WY$87,936
Grand Forks, ND$87,936
Bangor, ME$87,734
Cedar Rapids, IA$87,634
Durham, NC$87,595
Louisville, KY$87,588
Grand Rapids, MI$87,570
Hialeah, FL$87,560
Casper, WY$87,432
Scranton, PA$87,322
New Orleans, LA$87,295
Virginia Beach, VA$87,286
Akron, OH$87,240
Peoria, IL$87,121
Sarasota, FL$87,102
Nashville, TN$87,038
Omaha, NE$87,038
Green Bay, WI$87,038
Baton Rouge, LA$86,993
Charleston, SC$86,974
Jamestown, NY$86,928
Davenport, IA$86,928
Tucson, AZ$86,883
Saint Petersburg, FL$86,828
Tampa, FL$86,809
Evansville, IN$86,754
Port Arthur, TX$86,754
Bradenton, FL$86,718
Santa Fe, NM$86,553
Orlando, FL$86,388
Clearwater, FL$86,361
Canton, OH$86,168
La Crosse, WI$86,168
Albuquerque, NM$86,113
Newport News, VA$86,104
High Point, NC$86,077
Ogden, UT$86,040
Corpus Christi, TX$85,967
Norfolk, VA$85,912
Laramie, WY$85,912
Rock Island, IL$85,857
Saginaw, MI$85,839
Jacksonville, FL$85,829
Salisbury, NC$85,811
Boise, ID$85,793
Moline, IL$85,747
Fort Myers, FL$85,719
Memphis, TN$85,701
Tulsa, OK$85,655
Waterloo, IA$85,600
Spartanburg, SC$85,509
Lincoln, NE$85,463
Fort Wayne, IN$85,445
Provo, UT$85,436
Cedar Falls, IA$85,326
San Antonio, TX$85,289
Greensboro, NC$85,252
South Bend, IN$85,243
Savannah, GA$85,142
Muskegon, MI$85,106
Birmingham, AL$85,097
Winston Salem, NC$85,052
Lake Charles, LA$84,831
Anderson, IN$84,813
Lexington, KY$84,785
Augusta, GA$84,758
Greenville, SC$84,758
Lima, OH$84,684
Wichita, KS$84,675
Tuscaloosa, AL$84,675
Columbia, SC$84,593
Springfield, OH$84,575
Asheville, NC$84,428
Bloomington, IN$84,364
Knoxville, TN$84,034
Shreveport, LA$84,025
Wilmington, NC$83,906
Roanoke, VA$83,906
Topeka, KS$83,741
Frankfort, KY$83,731
Oklahoma City, OK$83,668
Chillicothe, OH$83,631
Longview, TX$83,622
Melbourne, FL$83,613
Sioux Falls, SD$83,466
Mobile, AL$83,457
Terre Haute, IN$83,421
Altoona, PA$83,366
Amarillo, TX$83,301
Killeen, TX$83,274
Fayetteville, AR$83,201
Chattanooga, TN$83,173
Sioux City, IA$83,091
Idaho Falls, ID$83,072
Lynchburg, VA$82,999
Gainesville, FL$82,880
Portsmouth, OH$82,834
Little Rock, AR$82,816
Lafayette, LA$82,779
Youngstown, OH$82,779
Daytona Beach, FL$82,724
Clarksville, TN$82,715
Pensacola, FL$82,706
Temple, TX$82,700
Hopkinsville, KY$82,431
Erie, PA$82,413
Florence, SC$82,376
Charleston, WV$82,230
Great Falls, MT$82,184
Macon, GA$82,056
Tallahassee, FL$82,047
Fayetteville, NC$82,028
Waco, TX$82,010
Helena, MT$81,946
Pine Bluff, AR$81,911
Vincennes, IN$81,799
Lubbock, TX$81,763
Alamogordo, NM$81,708
Twin Falls, ID$81,625
Rapid City, SD$81,598
Jackson, MS$81,433
Huntington, WV$81,427
Greenville, MS$81,424
Parkersburg, WV$81,330
Montgomery, AL$81,314
Wichita Falls, TX$81,222
Springfield, MO$81,222
Biloxi, MS$81,177
Monroe, LA$81,085
Johnstown, PA$81,021
Sumter, SC$80,984
Columbus, GA$80,975
Pascagoula, MS$80,801
Abilene, TX$80,801
Kingsport, TN$80,563
Albany, GA$80,563
Gulfport, MS$80,535
Alexandria, LA$80,233
Fort Smith, AR$80,004
El Paso, TX$79,757
Las Cruces, NM$79,345
Harlingen, TX$79,112
Pocatello, ID$79,097
Florence, AL$78,978
Brownsville, TX$78,960
Mcallen, TX$78,768
Dothan, AL$78,640
Columbus, MS$78,095
Altus, OK$77,669
Lawton, OK$77,495
Pierre, SD$77,165
What Skills Can Increase a Tank 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.
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 Tank 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%.
Tank Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Tank 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, Tank Engineer positions in Financial Services or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Tank Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Tank Engineer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$123,647
$59.0
35%
Biotechnology
$119,068
$57.0
30%
Insurance
$114,488
$55.0
25%
Energy & Utilities
$109,908
$53.0
20%
Software & Networking
$109,908
$53.0
20%
Tank Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Tank 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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Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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$81,387
Average$91,590/year
$98,862
$6,782
Average$7,633/month
$8,238
$1,565
Average$1,761/week
$1,901
$39
Average$44/hour
$48
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$98,862
$8,238
$1,901
$48
Average
$91,590
$7,633
$1,761
$44
25th Percentile
$81,387
$6,782
$1,565
$39
Salaries of Jobs related to Tank Engineer
Tank Driver$66,410
Septic Tank Cleaner$64,455
Tank Truck Driver$53,942
Tank Painter$53,831
Tank Tester$50,426
Tank Farm Operator$50,169
Tank Inspector$48,384
Tank Welder$46,440
Tank Cleaner$43,072
Tank Mechanic$42,692
Tank Washer$30,453
Salary Trends for Tank Engineer
Salaries for a Tank Engineer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $98,217 in 2023
to around $97,722 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Tank Engineer salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Tank Engineer
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Tank Engineer
Here are companies hiring for Tank Engineer and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Tank Engineer
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Tank Engineer?
The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Tank Engineer roles,
with salaries approximately 35% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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