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

A Performance Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Performance Engineer (0-2 years)earns $83,847, a Software Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $107,901, a Software Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $132,145, a Software Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $152,891, a Software Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $175,749,

What are the highest paying states for a Performance Engineer?

Performance Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Performance Engineer roles are District of Columbia $93,357, California $93,003, Massachusetts $91,763. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Performance Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Performance Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Principal Performance Engineer: $157,982; Software Performance Engineer: $129,463; Application Performance Engineer: $103,557; Senior Performance Engineer: $99,255; RF Performance Engineer: $95,017.

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

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

Performance Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Performance Engineer in the United States is $84,318 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,542
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,393 to $90,717
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,089

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Performance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,717	$7,560	$1,745	$44
Average	$84,318	$7,027	$1,622	$41
25th Percentile	$77,393	$6,449	$1,488	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Performance Engineer Salaries

A Performance 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Performance Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Performance 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): $83,847
Early Career (1-2 years): $107,901
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $132,145
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $152,891
Expert (over 8 years): $175,749

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Performan... Level Performance Engineer	$83,847
Software ... Level Performance Engineer	$107,901
Software ... Level Performance Engineer	$132,145
Software ... Level Performance Engineer	$152,891
Software ... Level Performance Engineer	$175,749

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

District of Columbia: $93,357.
California: $93,003.
Massachusetts: $91,763.

District of Columbia $93,357 California $93,003 Massachusetts $91,763 Washington $91,426 New Jersey $91,392 Alaska $91,274 Connecticut $90,111 New York $89,638

Hawaii $88,129 Rhode Island $87,421 Maryland $86,940 Minnesota $86,283 Colorado $86,030 Illinois $85,945 Oregon $85,625 Delaware $85,389

New Hampshire $85,240 Virginia $84,908 Pennsylvania $83,939 Nevada $83,450 North Dakota $83,289 Michigan $83,036 Wisconsin $82,944 Vermont $82,758

Texas $82,244 Maine $82,210 Arizona $82,159 Ohio $82,100 Georgia $81,325 Indiana $80,937 Wyoming $80,861 Utah $80,743

Iowa $80,692 Kansas $80,288 Louisiana $80,170 North Carolina $80,127 Missouri $80,111 Florida $79,782 Montana $79,605 Nebraska $79,436

Kentucky $79,343 South Carolina $79,006 Tennessee $78,795 Idaho $78,711 New Mexico $78,095 Oklahoma $77,960 Alabama $77,463 South Dakota $76,628

Arkansas $76,173 West Virginia $75,928 Mississippi $75,195

Top Paying Cities for Performance 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: $106,350
San Francisco: $105,186
Oakland: $102,969

San Jose, CA $106,350

San Francisco, CA $105,186

Oakland, CA $102,969

New York, NY $97,083

Paramus, NJ $95,902

Queens Village, NY $95,898

Passaic, NJ $95,818

Bergenfield, NJ $95,811

Stamford, CT $95,625

Huntington, NY $95,590

Newark, NJ $94,967

Bridgeport, CT $94,789

Vallejo, CA $94,622

New Brunswick, NJ $94,588

Petaluma, CA $94,537

Middlesex, NJ $94,377

Somerset, NJ $94,318

Santa Cruz, CA $94,209

Boston, MA $93,694

Monterey, CA $93,398

Seattle, WA $93,205

Santa Rosa, CA $93,188

Los Angeles, CA $93,163

Juneau, AK $92,944

Washington, DC $92,851

Orange, CA $92,551

Santa Ana, CA $92,328

Long Beach, CA $92,244

Anaheim, CA $92,227

Anchorage, AK $92,185

Santa Maria, CA $91,932

Everett, WA $91,915

Danbury, CT $91,618

Bremerton, WA $91,502

Tacoma, WA $91,198

New Suffolk, NY $91,197

Sacramento, CA $91,173

Santa Barbara, CA $91,080

Trenton, NJ $90,988

San Diego, CA $90,988

Brockton, MA $90,895

Fairbanks, AK $90,688

Lompoc, CA $90,473

Lowell, MA $90,405

Ventura, CA $90,389

Nashua, NH $90,372

Stockton, CA $90,364

Modesto, CA $89,748

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,563

Olympia, WA $89,402

Kennewick, WA $89,402

New Haven, CT $89,369

Lawrence, MA $89,065

Hartford, CT $88,981

Riverside, CA $88,964

New Bedford, MA $88,880

Richland, WA $88,880

Bakersfield, CA $88,762

San Bernardino, CA $88,728

New Britain, CT $88,719

Atlantic City, NJ $88,719

New London, CT $88,686

Norwich, CT $88,660

Portsmouth, NH $88,644

Boulder, CO $88,465

Portland, OR $88,348

Worcester, MA $88,340

Minneapolis, MN $88,079

Philadelphia, PA $87,961

Honolulu, HI $87,682

Saint Paul, MN $87,642

Vineland, NJ $87,623

Providence, RI $87,379

Chicago, IL $87,134

Bellingham, WA $87,033

Springfield, MA $86,966

Baltimore, MD $86,940

Chico, CA $86,729

Pittsfield, MA $86,502

Manchester, NH $86,342

Spokane, WA $85,971

Denver, CO $85,962

Albany, NY $85,566

Troy, NY $85,532

Nassau, NY $85,442

Schenectady, NY $85,355

Wilmington, DE $85,288

Burlington, VT $85,170

Salem, OR $85,136

Portland, ME $84,874

Yakima, WA $84,790

Rochester, MN $84,529

Reno, NV $84,487

Fresno, CA $84,487

Milwaukee, WI $84,411

Detroit, MI $84,326

Ann Arbor, MI $84,312

Allentown, PA $84,301

Colorado Springs, CO $84,158

Syracuse, NY $84,116

Carson City, NV $84,116

Houston, TX $83,998

Eugene, OR $83,955

Gary, IN $83,854

Springfield, OR $83,787

Bismarck, ND $83,770

Galveston, TX $83,711

Medford, OR $83,584

Fort Collins, CO $83,551

Concord, NH $83,509

Austin, TX $83,483

Mesa, AZ $83,306

Reading, PA $83,298

Phoenix, AZ $83,289

Dallas, TX $83,264

Saint Cloud, MN $83,183

Madison, WI $83,070

Utica, NY $82,842

Rochester, NY $82,708

Des Moines, IA $82,699

Raleigh, NC $82,691

Atlanta, GA $82,564

Battle Creek, MI $82,539

Salt Lake City, UT $82,514

Lancaster, PA $82,387

Harrisburg, PA $82,269

Kansas City, MO $82,185

Champaign, IL $82,168

Kansas City, KS $82,168

Fort Worth, TX $82,159

Columbus, OH $82,145

Boca Raton, FL $82,126

Pittsburgh, PA $82,092

Richmond, VA $82,058

Indianapolis, IN $82,041

Cleveland, OH $82,033

Las Vegas, NV $81,932

Cincinnati, OH $81,932

Petersburg, VA $81,805

Huntsville, AL $81,679

Lansing, MI $81,622

Lebanon, PA $81,611

Pueblo, CO $81,603

Appleton, WI $81,578

Buffalo, NY $81,544

Dayton, OH $81,519

Racine, WI $81,502

Charlotte, NC $81,493

Saint Louis, MO $81,468

York, PA $81,417

Elkhart, IN $81,417

Gastonia, NC $81,401

Billings, MT $81,381

Beaumont, TX $81,358

Lorain, OH $81,342

Benton Harbor, MI $81,325

Toledo, OH $81,308

Binghamton, NY $81,266

Rock Hill, SC $81,257

Rockford, IL $81,215

Springfield, IL $81,181

Elyria, OH $81,173

Fargo, ND $81,173

Flagstaff, AZ $81,114

Fort Lauderdale, FL $81,063

Duluth, MN $81,013

Miami, FL $81,013

Cheyenne, WY $80,954

Grand Forks, ND $80,954

Bangor, ME $80,768

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,675

Durham, NC $80,640

Louisville, KY $80,633

Grand Rapids, MI $80,616

Hialeah, FL $80,608

Casper, WY $80,490

Scranton, PA $80,389

New Orleans, LA $80,363

Virginia Beach, VA $80,355

Akron, OH $80,313

Peoria, IL $80,203

Sarasota, FL $80,186

Nashville, TN $80,127

Omaha, NE $80,127

Green Bay, WI $80,127

Baton Rouge, LA $80,085

Charleston, SC $80,068

Jamestown, NY $80,026

Davenport, IA $80,026

Tucson, AZ $79,984

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,933

Tampa, FL $79,917

Evansville, IN $79,866

Port Arthur, TX $79,866

Bradenton, FL $79,832

Santa Fe, NM $79,681

Orlando, FL $79,529

Clearwater, FL $79,503

Canton, OH $79,326

La Crosse, WI $79,326

Albuquerque, NM $79,276

Newport News, VA $79,267

High Point, NC $79,242

Ogden, UT $79,208

Corpus Christi, TX $79,141

Norfolk, VA $79,090

Laramie, WY $79,090

Rock Island, IL $79,040

Saginaw, MI $79,023

Jacksonville, FL $79,014

Salisbury, NC $78,998

Boise, ID $78,981

Moline, IL $78,939

Fort Myers, FL $78,913

Memphis, TN $78,896

Tulsa, OK $78,854

Waterloo, IA $78,804

Spartanburg, SC $78,719

Lincoln, NE $78,677

Fort Wayne, IN $78,660

Provo, UT $78,652

Cedar Falls, IA $78,551

San Antonio, TX $78,517

Greensboro, NC $78,483

South Bend, IN $78,475

Savannah, GA $78,382

Muskegon, MI $78,348

Birmingham, AL $78,340

Winston Salem, NC $78,299

Lake Charles, LA $78,095

Anderson, IN $78,078

Lexington, KY $78,053

Augusta, GA $78,028

Greenville, SC $78,028

Lima, OH $77,960

Wichita, KS $77,952

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,952

Columbia, SC $77,876

Springfield, OH $77,859

Asheville, NC $77,724

Bloomington, IN $77,665

Knoxville, TN $77,362

Shreveport, LA $77,353

Wilmington, NC $77,244

Roanoke, VA $77,244

Topeka, KS $77,092

Frankfort, KY $77,083

Oklahoma City, OK $77,024

Chillicothe, OH $76,991

Longview, TX $76,982

Melbourne, FL $76,974

Sioux Falls, SD $76,839

Mobile, AL $76,831

Terre Haute, IN $76,797

Altoona, PA $76,746

Amarillo, TX $76,687

Killeen, TX $76,662

Fayetteville, AR $76,594

Chattanooga, TN $76,569

Sioux City, IA $76,493

Idaho Falls, ID $76,476

Lynchburg, VA $76,409

Gainesville, FL $76,299

Portsmouth, OH $76,257

Little Rock, AR $76,240

Lafayette, LA $76,207

Youngstown, OH $76,207

Daytona Beach, FL $76,156

Clarksville, TN $76,148

Pensacola, FL $76,139

Temple, TX $76,133

Hopkinsville, KY $75,886

Erie, PA $75,869

Florence, SC $75,836

Charleston, WV $75,701

Great Falls, MT $75,659

Macon, GA $75,540

Tallahassee, FL $75,532

Fayetteville, NC $75,515

Waco, TX $75,498

Helena, MT $75,439

Pine Bluff, AR $75,407

Vincennes, IN $75,304

Lubbock, TX $75,271

Alamogordo, NM $75,220

Twin Falls, ID $75,144

Rapid City, SD $75,119

Jackson, MS $74,967

Huntington, WV $74,961

Greenville, MS $74,959

Parkersburg, WV $74,873

Montgomery, AL $74,858

Wichita Falls, TX $74,773

Springfield, MO $74,773

Biloxi, MS $74,731

Monroe, LA $74,647

Johnstown, PA $74,588

Sumter, SC $74,554

Columbus, GA $74,546

Pascagoula, MS $74,385

Abilene, TX $74,385

Kingsport, TN $74,166

Albany, GA $74,166

Gulfport, MS $74,141

Alexandria, LA $73,863

Fort Smith, AR $73,652

El Paso, TX $73,424

Las Cruces, NM $73,045

Harlingen, TX $72,831

Pocatello, ID $72,817

Florence, AL $72,707

Brownsville, TX $72,691

Mcallen, TX $72,513

Dothan, AL $72,395

Columbus, MS $71,895

Altus, OK $71,502

Lawton, OK $71,341

Pierre, SD $71,038

What Skills Can Increase a Performance Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 2.82% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Python (Mentioned in 4.66% Job Postings): Applying the concepts and algorithms of Python to design, develop and maintain software applications to comply with business requirements.
Linux (Mentioned in 2.71% Job Postings): Managing a system's hardware and resources using a Unix-like open-source operating system.

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Analysis	2.82%
Python	4.66%
Linux	2.71%

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 Performance Engineer's salary.

Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Code Review: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Kubernetes: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coaching	$102,025	21%
Code Review	$93,593	11%
Kubernetes	$93,593	11%
Project Management	$93,593	11%
API	$93,593	11%
AWS	$93,593	11%

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How Education impacts a Performance Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Performance Engineers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Performance Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $78,103 and $82,080).

Performance Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Performance Engineer

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 1.8%

Associates 2.5%

Bachelors 58.4%

Masters 34.0%

Doctorate 3.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	1.8%
Associates	2.5%
Bachelors	58.4%
Masters	34.0%
Doctorate	3.0%

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

Understanding how a Performance 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 May 01, 2026

$77,393

Average $84,318/year

$90,717

$6,449

Average $7,027/month

$7,560

$1,488

Average $1,622/week

$1,745

$37

Average $41/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,717	$7,560	$1,745	$44
Average	$84,318	$7,027	$1,622	$41
25th Percentile	$77,393	$6,449	$1,488	$37

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Salaries for a Performance Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $87,057 in 2023 to around $86,455 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Performance Engineer salary trends, .

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