How much does an NOC Engineer I make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an NOC Engineer I in the United States is $78,354 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.
However, an NOC Engineer I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $97,011
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,619 to $88,120
Key Factors That Influence NOC Engineer I Salaries
An NOC Engineer I'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, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects NOC Engineer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of an NOC Engineer I'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 NOC Engineer I 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 NOC Engineer Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $86,753.
California: $86,424.
Massachusetts: $85,272.
District of Columbia$86,753
California$86,424
Massachusetts$85,272
Washington$84,959
New Jersey$84,928
Alaska$84,818
Connecticut$83,737
New York$83,298
Hawaii$81,895
Rhode Island$81,237
Maryland$80,791
Minnesota$80,179
Colorado$79,944
Illinois$79,866
Oregon$79,568
Delaware$79,349
New Hampshire$79,211
Virginia$78,902
Pennsylvania$78,001
Nevada$77,547
North Dakota$77,398
Michigan$77,163
Wisconsin$77,077
Vermont$76,904
Texas$76,426
Maine$76,395
Arizona$76,348
Ohio$76,293
Georgia$75,572
Indiana$75,212
Wyoming$75,141
Utah$75,032
Iowa$74,985
Kansas$74,608
Louisiana$74,499
North Carolina$74,460
Missouri$74,444
Florida$74,138
Montana$73,974
Nebraska$73,817
Kentucky$73,731
South Carolina$73,418
Tennessee$73,222
Idaho$73,143
New Mexico$72,571
Oklahoma$72,446
Alabama$71,984
South Dakota$71,208
Arkansas$70,785
West Virginia$70,558
Mississippi$69,876
Top Paying Cities for NOC Engineer Is
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: $98,828
San Francisco: $97,746
Oakland: $95,686
San Jose, CA$98,828
San Francisco, CA$97,746
Oakland, CA$95,686
New York, NY$90,216
Paramus, NJ$89,119
Queens Village, NY$89,115
Passaic, NJ$89,040
Bergenfield, NJ$89,033
Stamford, CT$88,861
Huntington, NY$88,829
Newark, NJ$88,250
Bridgeport, CT$88,085
Vallejo, CA$87,929
New Brunswick, NJ$87,897
Petaluma, CA$87,850
Middlesex, NJ$87,701
Somerset, NJ$87,647
Santa Cruz, CA$87,545
Boston, MA$87,067
Monterey, CA$86,792
Seattle, WA$86,612
Santa Rosa, CA$86,597
Los Angeles, CA$86,573
Juneau, AK$86,369
Washington, DC$86,283
Orange, CA$86,004
Santa Ana, CA$85,797
Long Beach, CA$85,719
Anaheim, CA$85,703
Anchorage, AK$85,664
Santa Maria, CA$85,429
Everett, WA$85,413
Danbury, CT$85,138
Bremerton, WA$85,030
Tacoma, WA$84,747
New Suffolk, NY$84,746
Sacramento, CA$84,724
Santa Barbara, CA$84,638
Trenton, NJ$84,552
San Diego, CA$84,552
Brockton, MA$84,465
Fairbanks, AK$84,273
Lompoc, CA$84,074
Lowell, MA$84,010
Ventura, CA$83,995
Nashua, NH$83,980
Stockton, CA$83,972
Modesto, CA$83,400
Poughkeepsie, NY$83,227
Olympia, WA$83,079
Kennewick, WA$83,079
New Haven, CT$83,047
Lawrence, MA$82,765
Hartford, CT$82,687
Riverside, CA$82,671
New Bedford, MA$82,593
Richland, WA$82,593
Bakersfield, CA$82,483
San Bernardino, CA$82,452
New Britain, CT$82,444
Atlantic City, NJ$82,444
New London, CT$82,413
Norwich, CT$82,389
Portsmouth, NH$82,373
Boulder, CO$82,207
Portland, OR$82,099
Worcester, MA$82,091
Minneapolis, MN$81,848
Philadelphia, PA$81,739
Honolulu, HI$81,480
Saint Paul, MN$81,443
Vineland, NJ$81,425
Providence, RI$81,198
Chicago, IL$80,971
Bellingham, WA$80,877
Springfield, MA$80,814
Baltimore, MD$80,791
Chico, CA$80,595
Pittsfield, MA$80,383
Manchester, NH$80,234
Spokane, WA$79,890
Denver, CO$79,882
Albany, NY$79,513
Troy, NY$79,482
Nassau, NY$79,398
Schenectady, NY$79,318
Wilmington, DE$79,255
Burlington, VT$79,145
Salem, OR$79,114
Portland, ME$78,871
Yakima, WA$78,793
Rochester, MN$78,550
Reno, NV$78,511
Fresno, CA$78,511
Milwaukee, WI$78,440
Detroit, MI$78,362
Ann Arbor, MI$78,348
Allentown, PA$78,338
Colorado Springs, CO$78,205
Syracuse, NY$78,166
Carson City, NV$78,166
Houston, TX$78,056
Eugene, OR$78,017
Gary, IN$77,923
Springfield, OR$77,860
Bismarck, ND$77,845
Galveston, TX$77,790
Medford, OR$77,672
Fort Collins, CO$77,641
Concord, NH$77,602
Austin, TX$77,578
Mesa, AZ$77,414
Reading, PA$77,406
Phoenix, AZ$77,398
Dallas, TX$77,374
Saint Cloud, MN$77,299
Madison, WI$77,194
Utica, NY$76,983
Rochester, NY$76,857
Des Moines, IA$76,849
Raleigh, NC$76,842
Atlanta, GA$76,724
Battle Creek, MI$76,701
Salt Lake City, UT$76,677
Lancaster, PA$76,559
Harrisburg, PA$76,450
Kansas City, MO$76,371
Champaign, IL$76,356
Kansas City, KS$76,356
Fort Worth, TX$76,348
Columbus, OH$76,335
Boca Raton, FL$76,317
Pittsburgh, PA$76,285
Richmond, VA$76,254
Indianapolis, IN$76,238
Cleveland, OH$76,230
Las Vegas, NV$76,136
Cincinnati, OH$76,136
Petersburg, VA$76,019
Huntsville, AL$75,901
Lansing, MI$75,849
Lebanon, PA$75,839
Pueblo, CO$75,831
Appleton, WI$75,807
Buffalo, NY$75,776
Dayton, OH$75,752
Racine, WI$75,737
Charlotte, NC$75,729
Saint Louis, MO$75,705
York, PA$75,658
Elkhart, IN$75,658
Gastonia, NC$75,644
Billings, MT$75,625
Beaumont, TX$75,604
Lorain, OH$75,588
Benton Harbor, MI$75,572
Toledo, OH$75,557
Binghamton, NY$75,517
Rock Hill, SC$75,510
Rockford, IL$75,470
Springfield, IL$75,439
Elyria, OH$75,431
Fargo, ND$75,431
Flagstaff, AZ$75,376
Fort Lauderdale, FL$75,329
Duluth, MN$75,282
Miami, FL$75,282
Cheyenne, WY$75,227
Grand Forks, ND$75,227
Bangor, ME$75,055
Cedar Rapids, IA$74,969
Durham, NC$74,936
Louisville, KY$74,930
Grand Rapids, MI$74,914
Hialeah, FL$74,906
Casper, WY$74,797
Scranton, PA$74,703
New Orleans, LA$74,679
Virginia Beach, VA$74,671
Akron, OH$74,632
Peoria, IL$74,530
Sarasota, FL$74,514
Nashville, TN$74,460
Omaha, NE$74,460
Green Bay, WI$74,460
Baton Rouge, LA$74,420
Charleston, SC$74,405
Jamestown, NY$74,366
Davenport, IA$74,366
Tucson, AZ$74,326
Saint Petersburg, FL$74,279
Tampa, FL$74,264
Evansville, IN$74,217
Port Arthur, TX$74,217
Bradenton, FL$74,185
Santa Fe, NM$74,044
Orlando, FL$73,903
Clearwater, FL$73,880
Canton, OH$73,715
La Crosse, WI$73,715
Albuquerque, NM$73,668
Newport News, VA$73,660
High Point, NC$73,637
Ogden, UT$73,606
Corpus Christi, TX$73,543
Norfolk, VA$73,496
Laramie, WY$73,496
Rock Island, IL$73,449
Saginaw, MI$73,433
Jacksonville, FL$73,425
Salisbury, NC$73,410
Boise, ID$73,394
Moline, IL$73,355
Fort Myers, FL$73,331
Memphis, TN$73,316
Tulsa, OK$73,276
Waterloo, IA$73,229
Spartanburg, SC$73,151
Lincoln, NE$73,112
Fort Wayne, IN$73,096
Provo, UT$73,088
Cedar Falls, IA$72,994
San Antonio, TX$72,963
Greensboro, NC$72,932
South Bend, IN$72,924
Savannah, GA$72,838
Muskegon, MI$72,806
Birmingham, AL$72,799
Winston Salem, NC$72,760
Lake Charles, LA$72,571
Anderson, IN$72,556
Lexington, KY$72,532
Augusta, GA$72,509
Greenville, SC$72,509
Lima, OH$72,446
Wichita, KS$72,438
Tuscaloosa, AL$72,438
Columbia, SC$72,368
Springfield, OH$72,352
Asheville, NC$72,227
Bloomington, IN$72,172
Knoxville, TN$71,890
Shreveport, LA$71,882
Wilmington, NC$71,780
Roanoke, VA$71,780
Topeka, KS$71,639
Frankfort, KY$71,630
Oklahoma City, OK$71,576
Chillicothe, OH$71,545
Longview, TX$71,537
Melbourne, FL$71,529
Sioux Falls, SD$71,404
Mobile, AL$71,396
Terre Haute, IN$71,365
Altoona, PA$71,318
Amarillo, TX$71,263
Killeen, TX$71,239
Fayetteville, AR$71,177
Chattanooga, TN$71,153
Sioux City, IA$71,083
Idaho Falls, ID$71,067
Lynchburg, VA$71,004
Gainesville, FL$70,902
Portsmouth, OH$70,863
Little Rock, AR$70,848
Lafayette, LA$70,816
Youngstown, OH$70,816
Daytona Beach, FL$70,769
Clarksville, TN$70,761
Pensacola, FL$70,753
Temple, TX$70,748
Hopkinsville, KY$70,518
Erie, PA$70,503
Florence, SC$70,471
Charleston, WV$70,346
Great Falls, MT$70,307
Macon, GA$70,197
Tallahassee, FL$70,189
Fayetteville, NC$70,174
Waco, TX$70,158
Helena, MT$70,103
Pine Bluff, AR$70,073
Vincennes, IN$69,978
Lubbock, TX$69,946
Alamogordo, NM$69,899
Twin Falls, ID$69,829
Rapid City, SD$69,805
Jackson, MS$69,664
Huntington, WV$69,659
Greenville, MS$69,657
Parkersburg, WV$69,577
Montgomery, AL$69,563
Wichita Falls, TX$69,484
Springfield, MO$69,484
Biloxi, MS$69,445
Monroe, LA$69,367
Johnstown, PA$69,312
Sumter, SC$69,280
Columbus, GA$69,273
Pascagoula, MS$69,124
Abilene, TX$69,124
Kingsport, TN$68,920
Albany, GA$68,920
Gulfport, MS$68,896
Alexandria, LA$68,638
Fort Smith, AR$68,442
El Paso, TX$68,230
Las Cruces, NM$67,878
Harlingen, TX$67,679
Pocatello, ID$67,666
Florence, AL$67,564
Brownsville, TX$67,549
Mcallen, TX$67,384
Dothan, AL$67,275
Columbus, MS$66,809
Altus, OK$66,444
Lawton, OK$66,295
Pierre, SD$66,013
What Skills Can Increase an NOC Engineer I's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Networking (Mentioned in 8.24% Job Postings): Ability to maintain, build and expand a personal and business contact list to grow one's career and business opportunities.
Network Infrastructure (Mentioned in 2.66% Job Postings): Refers to all of the resources of a network that make network or internet connectivity, management, business operations and communication possible.
Telecommunications (Mentioned in 1.87% Job Postings): Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio or optical. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that feasible with the human voice.
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 NOC Engineer I's salary.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Linux: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
NOC Engineer I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For NOC Engineer I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Internet
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, NOC Engineer positions in Telecom or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view NOC Engineer I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an NOC Engineer I
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$101,860
$49.0
30%
Internet
$94,025
$45.0
20%
Aerospace & Defense
$90,107
$43.0
15%
Biotechnology
$90,107
$43.0
15%
Energy & Utilities
$86,189
$41.0
10%
How Education impacts an NOC Engineer I's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many NOC Engineer Is enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for an NOC Engineer I with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$71,757
and $75,788).
NOC Engineer I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an NOC Engineer I'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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Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$72,619
Average$78,354/year
$88,120
$6,052
Average$6,529/month
$7,343
$1,397
Average$1,507/week
$1,695
$35
Average$38/hour
$42
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$88,120
$7,343
$1,695
$42
Average
$78,354
$6,529
$1,507
$38
25th Percentile
$72,619
$6,052
$1,397
$35
Salaries of Jobs related to NOC Engineer I
Noc Manager$138,221
Noc Supervisor$129,996
NOC Support Engineer$116,501
Senior NOC Engineer$111,738
Noc Administrator$107,825
NOC Engineer$94,636
NOC Analyst$83,174
Noc Operator$80,179
NOC Analyst I$75,500
NOC Technician$70,592
Noc Tech$55,712
Salary Trends for NOC Engineer I
Salaries for an NOC Engineer I can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $68,215 in 2023
to around $67,856 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of NOC Engineer I salary trends,
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Most common benefits for NOC Engineer I
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for NOC Engineer I
Here are companies hiring for NOC Engineer I 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 NOC Engineer I
1. What industry pays the highest salary for NOC Engineer I?
The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for NOC Engineer I roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
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