What are the main factors that influence a Senior Engineering Designer's salary?

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

How does experience change A Senior Engineering Designer's salary?

A Senior Engineering Designer's salary grows with experience: a CAD Drafter I (0-2 years)earns $65,608, a CAD Drafter II (2-4 years)earns $74,695, a Senior Engineering Designer (4-7 years)earns $90,441, a CAD Drafter IV (7+ years)earns $116,897, a CAD Drafter V (7-10 years)earns $136,966,

What are the highest paying states for a Senior Engineering Designer?

Senior Engineering Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Senior Engineering Designer roles are District of Columbia $100,763, California $100,381, Massachusetts $99,043. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Senior Engineering Designer roles make?

Salaries for Senior Engineering Designer level roles vary by specialization: Senior Engineering: $109,449; Engineering Designer: $108,290; Civil Engineering Designer: $107,838; Web Page Designer - Senior: $100,700; Web Designer III: $100,642.

How do different companies affect a Senior Engineering Designer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Senior Engineering Designer 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.

Senior Engineering Designer Salary in the United States

How much does a Senior Engineering Designer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Senior Engineering Designer in the United States is $91,007 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

However, a Senior Engineering Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,732
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,934 to $98,715
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,583

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Senior Engineering Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,715	$8,226	$1,898	$47
Average	$91,007	$7,584	$1,750	$44
25th Percentile	$82,934	$6,911	$1,595	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Senior Engineering Designer Salaries

A Senior Engineering Designer'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 Senior Engineering Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Senior Engineering Designer'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): $65,608
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,695
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $90,441
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $116,897
Expert (over 8 years): $136,966

Levels	Salary
CAD Draft... Level Senior Engineering Designer	$65,608
CAD Draft... Level Senior Engineering Designer	$74,695
Senior En... Level Senior Engineering Designer	$90,441
CAD Draft... Level Senior Engineering Designer	$116,897
CAD Draft... Level Senior Engineering Designer	$136,966

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How Do Senior Engineering Designer 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 Senior Engineering Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $100,763.
California: $100,381.
Massachusetts: $99,043.

District of Columbia $100,763

California $100,381

Massachusetts $99,043

Washington $98,679

New Jersey $98,643

Alaska $98,516

Connecticut $97,260

New York $96,750

Hawaii $95,121

Rhode Island $94,356

Maryland $93,838

Minnesota $93,128

Colorado $92,855

Illinois $92,764

Oregon $92,418

Delaware $92,163

New Hampshire $92,003

Virginia $91,644

Pennsylvania $90,598

Nevada $90,070

North Dakota $89,897

Michigan $89,624

Wisconsin $89,524

Vermont $89,324

Texas $88,769

Maine $88,732

Arizona $88,678

Ohio $88,614

Georgia $87,777

Indiana $87,358

Wyoming $87,276

Utah $87,149

Iowa $87,094

Kansas $86,657

Louisiana $86,530

North Carolina $86,484

Missouri $86,466

Florida $86,111

Montana $85,920

Nebraska $85,738

Kentucky $85,638

South Carolina $85,274

Tennessee $85,046

Idaho $84,955

New Mexico $84,291

Oklahoma $84,145

Alabama $83,608

South Dakota $82,708

Arkansas $82,216

West Virginia $81,952

Mississippi $81,160

Top Paying Cities for Senior Engineering Designers

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: $114,788
San Francisco: $113,659
Oakland: $111,138

San Jose, CA $114,788

San Francisco, CA $113,659

Oakland, CA $111,138

New York, NY $105,468

Queens Village, NY $104,786

Paramus, NJ $104,058

Passaic, NJ $103,967

Bergenfield, NJ $103,876

Stamford, CT $103,739

Huntington, NY $103,648

Newark, NJ $103,057

Bridgeport, CT $102,875

New Brunswick, NJ $102,574

Vallejo, CA $102,383

Middlesex, NJ $102,329

Somerset, NJ $102,247

Petaluma, CA $102,037

Santa Cruz, CA $101,683

Boston, MA $101,501

Monterey, CA $101,046

Fairbanks, AK $100,982

Los Angeles, CA $100,809

Washington, DC $100,763

Seattle, WA $100,600

Santa Rosa, CA $100,581

Juneau, AK $100,317

Orange, CA $100,017

Anchorage, AK $99,853

Anaheim, CA $99,790

Santa Ana, CA $99,653

Nassau, NY $99,598

Long Beach, CA $99,562

Danbury, CT $99,535

Santa Maria, CA $99,225

Everett, WA $99,207

Bremerton, WA $98,761

Trenton, NJ $98,588

Sacramento, CA $98,552

San Diego, CA $98,506

Brockton, MA $98,470

Tacoma, WA $98,434

Santa Barbara, CA $98,306

Lowell, MA $97,942

New Suffolk, NY $97,906

Nashua, NH $97,797

Lompoc, CA $97,651

Ventura, CA $97,560

Stockton, CA $97,533

New Haven, CT $97,351

Atlantic City, NJ $97,114

Hartford, CT $96,914

Modesto, CA $96,868

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,668

New Britain, CT $96,623

Olympia, WA $96,495

Kennewick, WA $96,495

New London, CT $96,477

Norwich, CT $96,450

Lawrence, MA $96,404

Bakersfield, CA $96,149

Riverside, CA $96,022

New Bedford, MA $96,022

Richland, WA $95,931

Portsmouth, NH $95,858

Vineland, NJ $95,840

San Bernardino, CA $95,767

Boulder, CO $95,512

Worcester, MA $95,439

Portland, OR $95,358

Saint Paul, MN $95,248

Minneapolis, MN $95,248

Philadelphia, PA $95,121

Honolulu, HI $94,639

Springfield, MA $94,320

Providence, RI $94,311

Chicago, IL $94,047

Bellingham, WA $93,938

Baltimore, MD $93,838

Chico, CA $93,610

Wilmington, DE $93,455

Pittsfield, MA $93,364

Manchester, NH $93,192

Spokane, WA $92,791

Denver, CO $92,782

Albany, NY $92,354

Troy, NY $92,318

Schenectady, NY $92,127

Burlington, VT $91,927

Portland, ME $91,608

Salem, OR $91,535

Yakima, WA $91,517

Ann Arbor, MI $91,490

Rochester, MN $91,235

Fresno, CA $91,189

Reno, NV $91,189

Milwaukee, WI $91,108

Detroit, MI $91,017

Allentown, PA $90,989

Carson City, NV $90,980

Houston, TX $90,844

Colorado Springs, CO $90,834

Syracuse, NY $90,789

Eugene, OR $90,616

Bismarck, ND $90,507

Gary, IN $90,507

Galveston, TX $90,507

Springfield, OR $90,434

Medford, OR $90,216

Fort Collins, CO $90,179

Austin, TX $90,106

Mesa, AZ $89,915

Phoenix, AZ $89,897

Dallas, TX $89,870

Reading, PA $89,815

Saint Cloud, MN $89,779

Concord, NH $89,697

Madison, WI $89,660

Utica, NY $89,415

Raleigh, NC $89,342

Las Vegas, NV $89,333

Rochester, NY $89,269

Des Moines, IA $89,260

Atlanta, GA $89,114

Battle Creek, MI $89,087

Salt Lake City, UT $89,060

Lancaster, PA $88,923

Champaign, IL $88,905

Harrisburg, PA $88,796

Durham, NC $88,714

Kansas City, MO $88,705

Kansas City, KS $88,687

Fort Worth, TX $88,678

Boca Raton, FL $88,641

Cleveland, OH $88,632

Columbus, OH $88,614

Pittsburgh, PA $88,605

Richmond, VA $88,568

Indianapolis, IN $88,550

Cincinnati, OH $88,432

Petersburg, VA $88,295

Billings, MT $88,095

Lansing, MI $88,095

Huntsville, AL $88,095

Lebanon, PA $88,086

Dayton, OH $88,077

Pueblo, CO $88,077

Appleton, WI $88,050

Buffalo, NY $88,013

Racine, WI $87,968

Charlotte, NC $87,959

Saint Louis, MO $87,931

Springfield, IL $87,895

Elkhart, IN $87,877

York, PA $87,877

Gastonia, NC $87,868

Benton Harbor, MI $87,868

Beaumont, TX $87,813

Lorain, OH $87,795

Toledo, OH $87,758

Binghamton, NY $87,713

Rock Hill, SC $87,704

Rockford, IL $87,658

Fargo, ND $87,613

Elyria, OH $87,613

Flagstaff, AZ $87,549

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,495

Miami, FL $87,440

Duluth, MN $87,294

Bangor, ME $87,176

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,076

Louisville, KY $87,030

Grand Rapids, MI $87,012

Hialeah, FL $87,003

Casper, WY $86,876

Scranton, PA $86,766

New Orleans, LA $86,739

Virginia Beach, VA $86,730

Akron, OH $86,685

Peoria, IL $86,566

Sarasota, FL $86,548

Green Bay, WI $86,484

Baton Rouge, LA $86,439

Charleston, SC $86,421

Nashville, TN $86,393

Jamestown, NY $86,375

Davenport, IA $86,375

Tucson, AZ $86,330

Cheyenne, WY $86,302

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,275

Tampa, FL $86,257

Omaha, NE $86,239

Port Arthur, TX $86,202

Evansville, IN $86,202

Bradenton, FL $86,166

Santa Fe, NM $86,002

Orlando, FL $85,911

Clearwater, FL $85,811

Canton, OH $85,620

La Crosse, WI $85,620

Grand Forks, ND $85,592

Albuquerque, NM $85,565

Tulsa, OK $85,565

Newport News, VA $85,556

High Point, NC $85,529

Ogden, UT $85,492

Corpus Christi, TX $85,420

Laramie, WY $85,365

Norfolk, VA $85,365

Rock Island, IL $85,310

Saginaw, MI $85,292

Jacksonville, FL $85,283

Salisbury, NC $85,265

Memphis, TN $85,247

Moline, IL $85,201

Fort Myers, FL $85,174

Waterloo, IA $85,056

Spartanburg, SC $84,965

Lincoln, NE $84,919

Fort Wayne, IN $84,901

Birmingham, AL $84,801

Cedar Falls, IA $84,782

Provo, UT $84,773

Springfield, OH $84,764

San Antonio, TX $84,746

Greensboro, NC $84,710

South Bend, IN $84,701

Winston Salem, NC $84,691

Boise, ID $84,664

Savannah, GA $84,600

Muskegon, MI $84,437

Lima, OH $84,327

Lake Charles, LA $84,291

Anderson, IN $84,273

Lexington, KY $84,246

Augusta, GA $84,218

Greenville, SC $84,218

Wichita, KS $84,136

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,136

Columbia, SC $84,054

Bloomington, IN $83,827

Roanoke, VA $83,772

Asheville, NC $83,654

Knoxville, TN $83,499

Shreveport, LA $83,490

Wilmington, NC $83,372

Frankfort, KY $83,199

Oklahoma City, OK $83,135

Chillicothe, OH $83,099

Longview, TX $83,090

Topeka, KS $83,062

Mobile, AL $82,926

Terre Haute, IN $82,890

Erie, PA $82,880

Altoona, PA $82,835

Melbourne, FL $82,808

Amarillo, TX $82,771

Killeen, TX $82,744

Fayetteville, AR $82,671

Sioux Falls, SD $82,607

Chattanooga, TN $82,553

Idaho Falls, ID $82,544

Gainesville, FL $82,353

Portsmouth, OH $82,307

Little Rock, AR $82,289

Lynchburg, VA $82,289

Lafayette, LA $82,252

Youngstown, OH $82,252

Temple, TX $82,216

Daytona Beach, FL $82,198

Clarksville, TN $82,189

Pensacola, FL $82,180

Hopkinsville, KY $81,907

Charleston, WV $81,898

Florence, SC $81,852

Sioux City, IA $81,797

Macon, GA $81,534

Tallahassee, FL $81,524

Fayetteville, NC $81,506

Waco, TX $81,488

Wichita Falls, TX $81,488

Pine Bluff, AR $81,452

Vincennes, IN $81,279

Lubbock, TX $81,242

Great Falls, MT $81,188

Alamogordo, NM $81,179

Abilene, TX $81,106

Rapid City, SD $80,987

Monroe, LA $80,987

Albany, GA $80,933

Huntington, WV $80,924

Jackson, MS $80,915

Greenville, MS $80,906

Parkersburg, WV $80,815

Montgomery, AL $80,796

Johnstown, PA $80,778

Springfield, MO $80,705

Biloxi, MS $80,660

Sumter, SC $80,469

Columbus, GA $80,460

Twin Falls, ID $80,405

Pascagoula, MS $80,287

Kingsport, TN $80,050

Gulfport, MS $80,023

Alexandria, LA $79,722

Fort Smith, AR $79,495

El Paso, TX $79,249

Helena, MT $79,131

Las Cruces, NM $78,840

Harlingen, TX $78,585

Pocatello, ID $78,503

Florence, AL $78,476

Brownsville, TX $78,457

Dothan, AL $78,312

Mcallen, TX $78,266

Columbus, MS $77,593

Altus, OK $77,174

Lawton, OK $77,001

Pierre, SD $76,674

What Skills Can Increase a Senior Engineering Designer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 3.62% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Pneumatics (Mentioned in 2.2% Job Postings): Pneumatics (pronounced new-MATT-ix) is an aspect of physics and engineering that is concerned with using the energy in compressed gas to make something move or work.
CAD Software (Mentioned in 1.38% Job Postings): Computer-aided design is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	3.62%
Pneumatics	2.2%
CAD Software	1.38%

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 Senior Engineering Designer's salary.

Products and Services: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Products and Services	$98,288	8%
Innovation	$96,468	6%
Analysis	$95,558	5%
Leadership	$95,558	5%
Commitment	$94,648	4%
Collaboration	$94,648	4%

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How Education impacts a Senior Engineering Designer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Senior Engineering Designers enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Senior Engineering Designer with a No Diploma is between $92,048 and $97,709).

Senior Engineering Designer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Senior Engineering Designer

No Diploma 100.0%

High School 0.0%

Associates 100.0%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	100.0%
High School	0.0%
Associates	100.0%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Senior Engineering Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Senior Engineering Designer'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 April 01, 2026

$82,934

Average $91,007/year

$98,715

$6,911

Average $7,584/month

$8,226

$1,595

Average $1,750/week

$1,898

$40

Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,715	$8,226	$1,898	$47
Average	$91,007	$7,584	$1,750	$44
25th Percentile	$82,934	$6,911	$1,595	$40

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Salary Trends for Senior Engineering Designer

Salaries for a Senior Engineering Designer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $98,391 in 2023 to around $96,108 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Senior Engineering Designer salary trends, .

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