What are the main factors that influence an Uav Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Uav Engineer's salary?

An Uav Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $76,704, a Uav Engineer (4-7 years)earns $93,461, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $108,149, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $111,742, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $175,097,

What are the highest paying states for an Uav Engineer?

Uav Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Uav Engineer roles are District of Columbia $101,175, California $100,791, Massachusetts $99,448. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Uav Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Uav Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Pilot: $134,579; UAV Pilot Collector: $118,664; Uav Drone Pilot: $89,489; Localization Engineer: $84,130; Locomotive Engineer: $80,815.

How do different companies affect an Uav Engineer's salary?

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

Uav Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does an Uav Engineer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Uav Engineer in the United States is $91,379 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,430
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,387 to $98,734
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,289

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Uav Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,734	$8,228	$1,899	$47
Average	$91,379	$7,615	$1,757	$44
25th Percentile	$81,387	$6,782	$1,565	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Uav Engineer Salaries

An Uav 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 Uav Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Uav 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): $76,704
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,461
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,149
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,742
Expert (over 8 years): $175,097

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Workforce... Level Uav Engineer	$76,704
Uav Engin... Level Uav Engineer	$93,461
Workforce... Level Uav Engineer	$108,149
Workforce... Level Uav Engineer	$111,742
Workforce... Level Uav Engineer	$175,097

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

District of Columbia: $101,175.
California: $100,791.
Massachusetts: $99,448.

District of Columbia $101,175 California $100,791 Massachusetts $99,448 Washington $99,082 New Jersey $99,046 Alaska $98,918 Connecticut $97,657 New York $97,145

Hawaii $95,510 Rhode Island $94,742 Maryland $94,221 Minnesota $93,508 Colorado $93,234 Illinois $93,143 Oregon $92,796 Delaware $92,540

New Hampshire $92,379 Virginia $92,019 Pennsylvania $90,968 Nevada $90,438 North Dakota $90,264 Michigan $89,990 Wisconsin $89,890 Vermont $89,689

Texas $89,131 Maine $89,095 Arizona $89,040 Ohio $88,976 Georgia $88,135 Indiana $87,715 Wyoming $87,633 Utah $87,505

Iowa $87,450 Kansas $87,011 Louisiana $86,883 North Carolina $86,838 Missouri $86,819 Florida $86,463 Montana $86,271 Nebraska $86,088

Kentucky $85,988 South Carolina $85,622 Tennessee $85,394 Idaho $85,302 New Mexico $84,635 Oklahoma $84,489 Alabama $83,950 South Dakota $83,045

Arkansas $82,552 West Virginia $82,287 Mississippi $81,492

Top Paying Cities for Uav 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: $115,257
San Francisco: $114,123
Oakland: $111,592

San Jose, CA $115,257

San Francisco, CA $114,123

Oakland, CA $111,592

New York, NY $105,899

Queens Village, NY $105,214

Paramus, NJ $104,483

Passaic, NJ $104,392

Bergenfield, NJ $104,300

Stamford, CT $104,163

Huntington, NY $104,072

Newark, NJ $103,478

Bridgeport, CT $103,295

New Brunswick, NJ $102,993

Vallejo, CA $102,802

Middlesex, NJ $102,747

Somerset, NJ $102,665

Petaluma, CA $102,454

Santa Cruz, CA $102,098

Boston, MA $101,915

Monterey, CA $101,458

Fairbanks, AK $101,394

Los Angeles, CA $101,221

Washington, DC $101,175

Seattle, WA $101,011

Santa Rosa, CA $100,992

Juneau, AK $100,727

Orange, CA $100,426

Anchorage, AK $100,261

Anaheim, CA $100,197

Santa Ana, CA $100,060

Nassau, NY $100,005

Long Beach, CA $99,969

Danbury, CT $99,941

Santa Maria, CA $99,631

Everett, WA $99,612

Bremerton, WA $99,165

Trenton, NJ $98,991

Sacramento, CA $98,955

San Diego, CA $98,909

Brockton, MA $98,872

Tacoma, WA $98,836

Santa Barbara, CA $98,708

Lowell, MA $98,342

New Suffolk, NY $98,306

Nashua, NH $98,196

Lompoc, CA $98,050

Ventura, CA $97,959

Stockton, CA $97,931

New Haven, CT $97,748

Atlantic City, NJ $97,511

Hartford, CT $97,310

Modesto, CA $97,264

Poughkeepsie, NY $97,063

New Britain, CT $97,017

Olympia, WA $96,889

Kennewick, WA $96,889

New London, CT $96,871

Norwich, CT $96,844

Lawrence, MA $96,798

Bakersfield, CA $96,542

Riverside, CA $96,414

New Bedford, MA $96,414

Richland, WA $96,323

Portsmouth, NH $96,250

Vineland, NJ $96,231

San Bernardino, CA $96,158

Boulder, CO $95,902

Worcester, MA $95,829

Portland, OR $95,747

Saint Paul, MN $95,637

Minneapolis, MN $95,637

Philadelphia, PA $95,510

Honolulu, HI $95,025

Springfield, MA $94,705

Providence, RI $94,696

Chicago, IL $94,431

Bellingham, WA $94,322

Baltimore, MD $94,221

Chico, CA $93,993

Wilmington, DE $93,837

Pittsfield, MA $93,746

Manchester, NH $93,572

Spokane, WA $93,170

Denver, CO $93,161

Albany, NY $92,732

Troy, NY $92,695

Schenectady, NY $92,503

Burlington, VT $92,302

Portland, ME $91,982

Salem, OR $91,909

Yakima, WA $91,891

Ann Arbor, MI $91,864

Rochester, MN $91,608

Fresno, CA $91,562

Reno, NV $91,562

Milwaukee, WI $91,480

Detroit, MI $91,388

Allentown, PA $91,361

Carson City, NV $91,352

Houston, TX $91,215

Colorado Springs, CO $91,206

Syracuse, NY $91,160

Eugene, OR $90,986

Bismarck, ND $90,877

Gary, IN $90,877

Galveston, TX $90,877

Springfield, OR $90,804

Medford, OR $90,584

Fort Collins, CO $90,548

Austin, TX $90,475

Mesa, AZ $90,283

Phoenix, AZ $90,264

Dallas, TX $90,237

Reading, PA $90,182

Saint Cloud, MN $90,146

Concord, NH $90,063

Madison, WI $90,027

Utica, NY $89,780

Raleigh, NC $89,707

Las Vegas, NV $89,698

Rochester, NY $89,634

Des Moines, IA $89,625

Atlanta, GA $89,479

Battle Creek, MI $89,451

Salt Lake City, UT $89,424

Lancaster, PA $89,287

Champaign, IL $89,268

Harrisburg, PA $89,159

Durham, NC $89,076

Kansas City, MO $89,067

Kansas City, KS $89,049

Fort Worth, TX $89,040

Boca Raton, FL $89,003

Cleveland, OH $88,994

Columbus, OH $88,976

Pittsburgh, PA $88,967

Richmond, VA $88,930

Indianapolis, IN $88,912

Cincinnati, OH $88,793

Petersburg, VA $88,656

Billings, MT $88,455

Lansing, MI $88,455

Huntsville, AL $88,455

Lebanon, PA $88,446

Dayton, OH $88,437

Pueblo, CO $88,437

Appleton, WI $88,409

Buffalo, NY $88,373

Racine, WI $88,327

Charlotte, NC $88,318

Saint Louis, MO $88,291

Springfield, IL $88,254

Elkhart, IN $88,236

York, PA $88,236

Gastonia, NC $88,227

Benton Harbor, MI $88,227

Beaumont, TX $88,172

Lorain, OH $88,154

Toledo, OH $88,117

Binghamton, NY $88,071

Rock Hill, SC $88,062

Rockford, IL $88,016

Fargo, ND $87,971

Elyria, OH $87,971

Flagstaff, AZ $87,907

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,852

Miami, FL $87,797

Duluth, MN $87,651

Bangor, ME $87,532

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,432

Louisville, KY $87,386

Grand Rapids, MI $87,368

Hialeah, FL $87,359

Casper, WY $87,231

Scranton, PA $87,121

New Orleans, LA $87,094

Virginia Beach, VA $87,084

Akron, OH $87,039

Peoria, IL $86,920

Sarasota, FL $86,902

Green Bay, WI $86,838

Baton Rouge, LA $86,792

Charleston, SC $86,774

Nashville, TN $86,746

Jamestown, NY $86,728

Davenport, IA $86,728

Tucson, AZ $86,682

Cheyenne, WY $86,655

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,627

Tampa, FL $86,609

Omaha, NE $86,591

Port Arthur, TX $86,554

Evansville, IN $86,554

Bradenton, FL $86,518

Santa Fe, NM $86,353

Orlando, FL $86,262

Clearwater, FL $86,161

Canton, OH $85,970

La Crosse, WI $85,970

Grand Forks, ND $85,942

Albuquerque, NM $85,915

Tulsa, OK $85,915

Newport News, VA $85,906

High Point, NC $85,878

Ogden, UT $85,842

Corpus Christi, TX $85,769

Laramie, WY $85,714

Norfolk, VA $85,714

Rock Island, IL $85,659

Saginaw, MI $85,641

Jacksonville, FL $85,631

Salisbury, NC $85,613

Memphis, TN $85,595

Moline, IL $85,549

Fort Myers, FL $85,522

Waterloo, IA $85,403

Spartanburg, SC $85,312

Lincoln, NE $85,266

Fort Wayne, IN $85,248

Birmingham, AL $85,147

Cedar Falls, IA $85,129

Provo, UT $85,120

Springfield, OH $85,111

San Antonio, TX $85,092

Greensboro, NC $85,056

South Bend, IN $85,047

Winston Salem, NC $85,037

Boise, ID $85,010

Savannah, GA $84,946

Muskegon, MI $84,782

Lima, OH $84,672

Lake Charles, LA $84,635

Anderson, IN $84,617

Lexington, KY $84,590

Augusta, GA $84,562

Greenville, SC $84,562

Wichita, KS $84,480

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,480

Columbia, SC $84,398

Bloomington, IN $84,169

Roanoke, VA $84,115

Asheville, NC $83,996

Knoxville, TN $83,840

Shreveport, LA $83,831

Wilmington, NC $83,712

Frankfort, KY $83,539

Oklahoma City, OK $83,475

Chillicothe, OH $83,438

Longview, TX $83,429

Topeka, KS $83,402

Mobile, AL $83,265

Terre Haute, IN $83,228

Erie, PA $83,219

Altoona, PA $83,173

Melbourne, FL $83,146

Amarillo, TX $83,109

Killeen, TX $83,082

Fayetteville, AR $83,009

Sioux Falls, SD $82,945

Chattanooga, TN $82,890

Idaho Falls, ID $82,881

Gainesville, FL $82,689

Portsmouth, OH $82,643

Little Rock, AR $82,625

Lynchburg, VA $82,625

Lafayette, LA $82,589

Youngstown, OH $82,589

Temple, TX $82,552

Daytona Beach, FL $82,534

Clarksville, TN $82,525

Pensacola, FL $82,515

Hopkinsville, KY $82,241

Charleston, WV $82,232

Florence, SC $82,186

Sioux City, IA $82,132

Macon, GA $81,867

Tallahassee, FL $81,857

Fayetteville, NC $81,839

Waco, TX $81,821

Wichita Falls, TX $81,821

Pine Bluff, AR $81,784

Vincennes, IN $81,611

Lubbock, TX $81,574

Great Falls, MT $81,519

Alamogordo, NM $81,510

Abilene, TX $81,437

Rapid City, SD $81,318

Monroe, LA $81,318

Albany, GA $81,264

Huntington, WV $81,254

Jackson, MS $81,245

Greenville, MS $81,236

Parkersburg, WV $81,145

Montgomery, AL $81,126

Johnstown, PA $81,108

Springfield, MO $81,035

Biloxi, MS $80,989

Sumter, SC $80,797

Columbus, GA $80,788

Twin Falls, ID $80,734

Pascagoula, MS $80,615

Kingsport, TN $80,377

Gulfport, MS $80,350

Alexandria, LA $80,048

Fort Smith, AR $79,820

El Paso, TX $79,573

Helena, MT $79,454

Las Cruces, NM $79,162

Harlingen, TX $78,906

Pocatello, ID $78,824

Florence, AL $78,796

Brownsville, TX $78,778

Dothan, AL $78,632

Mcallen, TX $78,586

Columbus, MS $77,910

Altus, OK $77,490

Lawton, OK $77,316

Pierre, SD $76,987

What Skills Can Increase an Uav 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 an Uav 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	$95,948	5%
Flexibility	$95,034	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$94,121	3%
Innovation	$94,121	3%
Leadership	$94,121	3%
Upselling	$93,207	2%

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

Understanding how an Uav 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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$81,387

Average $91,379/year

$98,734

$6,782

Average $7,615/month

$8,228

$1,565

Average $1,757/week

$1,899

$39

Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,734	$8,228	$1,899	$47
Average	$91,379	$7,615	$1,757	$44
25th Percentile	$81,387	$6,782	$1,565	$39

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Salaries for an Uav Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $97,957 in 2023 to around $97,463 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Uav Engineer salary trends, .

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