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

A Tank Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $76,896, a Tank Engineer (4-7 years)earns $93,713, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $108,407, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $112,012, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $175,580,

What are the highest paying states for a Tank Engineer?

Tank Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Tank Engineer roles are District of Columbia $101,405, California $101,020, Massachusetts $99,674. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Tank Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Tank Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Tank Driver: $66,415; Tank Truck Driver: $53,926; Tank Painter: $53,829; Tank Tester: $50,423; Tank Farm Operator: $50,169.

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

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

Tank Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tank Engineer in the United States is $91,587 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,467
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,380 to $98,852
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,087

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Tank Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,852	$8,238	$1,901	$48
Average	$91,587	$7,632	$1,761	$44
25th Percentile	$81,380	$6,782	$1,565	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Tank Engineer Salaries

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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $76,896
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,713
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,407
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $112,012
Expert (over 8 years): $175,580

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Tank Engineer	$76,896
Tank Engi... Level Tank Engineer	$93,713
Workforce... Level Tank Engineer	$108,407
Workforce... Level Tank Engineer	$112,012
Workforce... Level Tank Engineer	$175,580

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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: $101,405.
California: $101,020.
Massachusetts: $99,674.

District of Columbia $101,405

California $101,020

Massachusetts $99,674

Washington $99,308

New Jersey $99,271

Alaska $99,143

Connecticut $97,879

New York $97,366

Hawaii $95,727

Rhode Island $94,957

Maryland $94,435

Minnesota $93,721

Colorado $93,446

Illinois $93,354

Oregon $93,006

Delaware $92,750

New Hampshire $92,589

Virginia $92,228

Pennsylvania $91,175

Nevada $90,643

North Dakota $90,469

Michigan $90,195

Wisconsin $90,094

Vermont $89,892

Texas $89,334

Maine $89,297

Arizona $89,242

Ohio $89,178

Georgia $88,335

Indiana $87,914

Wyoming $87,832

Utah $87,704

Iowa $87,649

Kansas $87,209

Louisiana $87,081

North Carolina $87,035

Missouri $87,017

Florida $86,659

Montana $86,467

Nebraska $86,284

Kentucky $86,183

South Carolina $85,817

Tennessee $85,588

Idaho $85,496

New Mexico $84,828

Oklahoma $84,681

Alabama $84,141

South Dakota $83,234

Arkansas $82,740

West Virginia $82,474

Mississippi $81,677

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: $115,518
San Francisco: $114,254
Oakland: $111,846

San Jose, CA $115,518

San Francisco, CA $114,254

Oakland, CA $111,846

New York, NY $105,452

Paramus, NJ $104,170

Queens Village, NY $104,165

Passaic, NJ $104,078

Bergenfield, NJ $104,070

Stamford, CT $103,869

Huntington, NY $103,831

Newark, NJ $103,154

Bridgeport, CT $102,961

Vallejo, CA $102,779

New Brunswick, NJ $102,742

Petaluma, CA $102,687

Middlesex, NJ $102,513

Somerset, NJ $102,449

Santa Cruz, CA $102,330

Boston, MA $101,771

Monterey, CA $101,450

Seattle, WA $101,240

Santa Rosa, CA $101,222

Los Angeles, CA $101,194

Juneau, AK $100,956

Washington, DC $100,855

Orange, CA $100,529

Santa Ana, CA $100,288

Long Beach, CA $100,196

Anaheim, CA $100,178

Anchorage, AK $100,132

Santa Maria, CA $99,857

Everett, WA $99,839

Danbury, CT $99,516

Bremerton, WA $99,390

Tacoma, WA $99,060

New Suffolk, NY $99,058

Sacramento, CA $99,033

Santa Barbara, CA $98,932

Trenton, NJ $98,831

San Diego, CA $98,831

Brockton, MA $98,731

Fairbanks, AK $98,506

Lompoc, CA $98,273

Lowell, MA $98,198

Ventura, CA $98,181

Nashua, NH $98,163

Stockton, CA $98,154

Modesto, CA $97,485

Poughkeepsie, NY $97,283

Olympia, WA $97,109

Kennewick, WA $97,109

New Haven, CT $97,073

Lawrence, MA $96,743

Hartford, CT $96,652

Riverside, CA $96,633

New Bedford, MA $96,542

Richland, WA $96,542

Bakersfield, CA $96,413

San Bernardino, CA $96,377

New Britain, CT $96,368

Atlantic City, NJ $96,368

New London, CT $96,331

Norwich, CT $96,304

Portsmouth, NH $96,285

Boulder, CO $96,091

Portland, OR $95,965

Worcester, MA $95,955

Minneapolis, MN $95,672

Philadelphia, PA $95,543

Honolulu, HI $95,241

Saint Paul, MN $95,197

Vineland, NJ $95,177

Providence, RI $94,911

Chicago, IL $94,646

Bellingham, WA $94,536

Springfield, MA $94,463

Baltimore, MD $94,435

Chico, CA $94,206

Pittsfield, MA $93,959

Manchester, NH $93,785

Spokane, WA $93,382

Denver, CO $93,373

Albany, NY $92,942

Troy, NY $92,906

Nassau, NY $92,808

Schenectady, NY $92,713

Wilmington, DE $92,640

Burlington, VT $92,512

Salem, OR $92,475

Portland, ME $92,191

Yakima, WA $92,100

Rochester, MN $91,816

Reno, NV $91,770

Fresno, CA $91,770

Milwaukee, WI $91,688

Detroit, MI $91,596

Ann Arbor, MI $91,580

Allentown, PA $91,568

Colorado Springs, CO $91,413

Syracuse, NY $91,367

Carson City, NV $91,367

Houston, TX $91,239

Eugene, OR $91,193

Gary, IN $91,083

Springfield, OR $91,010

Bismarck, ND $90,991

Galveston, TX $90,927

Medford, OR $90,790

Fort Collins, CO $90,753

Concord, NH $90,708

Austin, TX $90,680

Mesa, AZ $90,488

Reading, PA $90,479

Phoenix, AZ $90,469

Dallas, TX $90,442

Saint Cloud, MN $90,354

Madison, WI $90,231

Utica, NY $89,984

Rochester, NY $89,837

Des Moines, IA $89,828

Raleigh, NC $89,819

Atlanta, GA $89,682

Battle Creek, MI $89,654

Salt Lake City, UT $89,627

Lancaster, PA $89,489

Harrisburg, PA $89,361

Kansas City, MO $89,270

Champaign, IL $89,251

Kansas City, KS $89,251

Fort Worth, TX $89,242

Columbus, OH $89,227

Boca Raton, FL $89,206

Pittsburgh, PA $89,169

Richmond, VA $89,132

Indianapolis, IN $89,114

Cleveland, OH $89,105

Las Vegas, NV $88,995

Cincinnati, OH $88,995

Petersburg, VA $88,858

Huntsville, AL $88,720

Lansing, MI $88,659

Lebanon, PA $88,647

Pueblo, CO $88,638

Appleton, WI $88,610

Buffalo, NY $88,574

Dayton, OH $88,546

Racine, WI $88,528

Charlotte, NC $88,519

Saint Louis, MO $88,491

York, PA $88,436

Elkhart, IN $88,436

Gastonia, NC $88,419

Billings, MT $88,397

Beaumont, TX $88,372

Lorain, OH $88,354

Benton Harbor, MI $88,335

Toledo, OH $88,317

Binghamton, NY $88,271

Rock Hill, SC $88,262

Rockford, IL $88,216

Springfield, IL $88,180

Elyria, OH $88,171

Fargo, ND $88,171

Flagstaff, AZ $88,107

Fort Lauderdale, FL $88,052

Duluth, MN $87,997

Miami, FL $87,997

Cheyenne, WY $87,932

Grand Forks, ND $87,932

Bangor, ME $87,731

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,630

Durham, NC $87,592

Louisville, KY $87,584

Grand Rapids, MI $87,566

Hialeah, FL $87,557

Casper, WY $87,429

Scranton, PA $87,319

New Orleans, LA $87,291

Virginia Beach, VA $87,282

Akron, OH $87,236

Peoria, IL $87,117

Sarasota, FL $87,099

Nashville, TN $87,035

Omaha, NE $87,035

Green Bay, WI $87,035

Baton Rouge, LA $86,989

Charleston, SC $86,971

Jamestown, NY $86,925

Davenport, IA $86,925

Tucson, AZ $86,879

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,824

Tampa, FL $86,806

Evansville, IN $86,751

Port Arthur, TX $86,751

Bradenton, FL $86,714

Santa Fe, NM $86,550

Orlando, FL $86,385

Clearwater, FL $86,357

Canton, OH $86,165

La Crosse, WI $86,165

Albuquerque, NM $86,110

Newport News, VA $86,101

High Point, NC $86,073

Ogden, UT $86,037

Corpus Christi, TX $85,963

Norfolk, VA $85,908

Laramie, WY $85,908

Rock Island, IL $85,853

Saginaw, MI $85,835

Jacksonville, FL $85,826

Salisbury, NC $85,808

Boise, ID $85,789

Moline, IL $85,744

Fort Myers, FL $85,716

Memphis, TN $85,698

Tulsa, OK $85,652

Waterloo, IA $85,597

Spartanburg, SC $85,505

Lincoln, NE $85,460

Fort Wayne, IN $85,441

Provo, UT $85,432

Cedar Falls, IA $85,322

San Antonio, TX $85,286

Greensboro, NC $85,249

South Bend, IN $85,240

Savannah, GA $85,139

Muskegon, MI $85,102

Birmingham, AL $85,093

Winston Salem, NC $85,048

Lake Charles, LA $84,828

Anderson, IN $84,809

Lexington, KY $84,782

Augusta, GA $84,754

Greenville, SC $84,754

Lima, OH $84,681

Wichita, KS $84,672

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,672

Columbia, SC $84,590

Springfield, OH $84,571

Asheville, NC $84,425

Bloomington, IN $84,361

Knoxville, TN $84,031

Shreveport, LA $84,022

Wilmington, NC $83,903

Roanoke, VA $83,903

Topeka, KS $83,738

Frankfort, KY $83,728

Oklahoma City, OK $83,665

Chillicothe, OH $83,628

Longview, TX $83,619

Melbourne, FL $83,610

Sioux Falls, SD $83,463

Mobile, AL $83,454

Terre Haute, IN $83,417

Altoona, PA $83,362

Amarillo, TX $83,298

Killeen, TX $83,271

Fayetteville, AR $83,197

Chattanooga, TN $83,170

Sioux City, IA $83,088

Idaho Falls, ID $83,069

Lynchburg, VA $82,996

Gainesville, FL $82,877

Portsmouth, OH $82,831

Little Rock, AR $82,813

Lafayette, LA $82,776

Youngstown, OH $82,776

Daytona Beach, FL $82,721

Clarksville, TN $82,712

Pensacola, FL $82,703

Temple, TX $82,696

Hopkinsville, KY $82,428

Erie, PA $82,410

Florence, SC $82,373

Charleston, WV $82,227

Great Falls, MT $82,181

Macon, GA $82,053

Tallahassee, FL $82,043

Fayetteville, NC $82,025

Waco, TX $82,007

Helena, MT $81,943

Pine Bluff, AR $81,908

Vincennes, IN $81,796

Lubbock, TX $81,760

Alamogordo, NM $81,705

Twin Falls, ID $81,622

Rapid City, SD $81,595

Jackson, MS $81,430

Huntington, WV $81,423

Greenville, MS $81,421

Parkersburg, WV $81,327

Montgomery, AL $81,311

Wichita Falls, TX $81,219

Springfield, MO $81,219

Biloxi, MS $81,173

Monroe, LA $81,082

Johnstown, PA $81,018

Sumter, SC $80,981

Columbus, GA $80,972

Pascagoula, MS $80,798

Abilene, TX $80,798

Kingsport, TN $80,560

Albany, GA $80,560

Gulfport, MS $80,532

Alexandria, LA $80,230

Fort Smith, AR $80,001

El Paso, TX $79,754

Las Cruces, NM $79,342

Harlingen, TX $79,109

Pocatello, ID $79,094

Florence, AL $78,975

Brownsville, TX $78,957

Mcallen, TX $78,765

Dothan, AL $78,636

Columbus, MS $78,092

Altus, OK $77,666

Lawton, OK $77,492

Pierre, SD $77,162

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.

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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 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%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Acute Care	$96,166	5%
Flexibility	$95,250	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$94,334	3%
Innovation	$94,334	3%
Leadership	$94,334	3%
Upselling	$93,419	2%

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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	$123,642	$59.0	35%
Biotechnology	$119,063	$57.0	30%
Insurance	$114,484	$55.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$109,904	$53.0	20%
Software & Networking	$109,904	$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.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$81,380

Average $91,587/year

$98,852

$6,782

Average $7,632/month

$8,238

$1,565

Average $1,761/week

$1,901

$39

Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,852	$8,238	$1,901	$48
Average	$91,587	$7,632	$1,761	$44
25th Percentile	$81,380	$6,782	$1,565	$39

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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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2024

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