Performance Optimization Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Performance Optimization Engineer in the United States is $80,152 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,927
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,678 to $86,839
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,783
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Performance Optimization Engineer Salaries by Percentile

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Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $86,839 $7,237 $1,670 $42
Average $80,152 $6,679 $1,541 $39
25th Percentile $73,678 $6,140 $1,417 $35
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Key Factors That Influence Performance Optimization Engineer Salaries

A Performance Optimization 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 Performance Optimization Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Performance Optimization 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): $79,170
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $79,857
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $81,332
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $81,627
  • Expert (over 8 years): $81,823
Levels Salary
Entry Level Performance Optimization Engineer$79,170
Intermediate Level Performance Optimization Engineer$79,857
Senior Level Performance Optimization Engineer$81,332
Specialist Level Performance Optimization Engineer$81,627
Expert Level Performance Optimization Engineer$81,823
$79,170 0 yr
$79,857 < 2 yrs
$81,332 2-4 yrs
$81,627 5-8 yrs
$81,823 > 8 yrs
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How Do Performance Optimization 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 Optimization Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

  • District of Columbia: $88,744.
  • California: $88,407.
  • Massachusetts: $87,229.

Top Paying Cities for Performance Optimization 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: $101,095
  • San Francisco: $100,101
  • Oakland: $97,881

What Skills Can Increase a Performance Optimization Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Presentation (Mentioned in 2.63% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
  • Typography (Mentioned in 3.27% Job Postings): Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line-spacing (leading), and letter-spacing (tracking), and adjusting the space between pairs of letters (kerning). The term typography is also applied to the style, arrangement, and appearance of the letters, numbers, and symbols created by the process. Type design is a closely related craft, sometimes considered part of typography; most typographers do not design typefaces, and some type designers do not consider themselves typographers. Typography also may be used as a decorative device, unrelated to communication of information. Typography is the work of typesetters (also known as compositors), typographers, graphic designers, art directors, manga artists, comic book artists, graffiti artists, and, now, anyone who arranges words, letters, numbers, and symbols for publication, display, or distribution, from clerical workers and newsletter writers to anyone self-publishing materials. Until the Digital Age, typography was a specialized occupation. Digitization opened up typography to new generations of previously unrelated designers and lay users. As the capability to create typography has become ubiquitous, the application of principles and best practices developed over generations of skilled workers and professionals has diminished. So at a time when scientific techniques can support the proven traditions (e.g., greater legibility with the use of serifs, upper and lower case, contrast, etc.) through understanding the limitations of human vision, typography as often encountered may fail to achieve its principal objective: effective communication.
  • InDesign (Mentioned in 2.37% Job Postings): nDesign is a desktop publishing software application for creating flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers, and books. Projects created using InDesign can be shared in both digital and print formats.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Presentation 2.63%
Typography 3.27%
InDesign 2.37%
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 Optimization Engineer's salary.
  • Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
  • Prototyping: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
  • Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Analysis
$84,961
6%
Prototyping
$84,159
5%
Innovation
$82,556
3%
Collaboration
$81,755
2%
Commitment
$81,755
2%
Integrity
$81,755
2%
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Performance Optimization Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Performance Optimization 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 January 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Performance Optimization Engineer

Salaries for a Performance Optimization Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $89,941 in 2023 to around $84,165 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Performance Optimization Engineer salary trends, .

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