Key Factors That Influence Validation Engineer Salaries
A Validation Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
Top Paying Cities for Validation 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: $100,252
San Francisco: $99,154
Oakland: $97,065
San Jose, CA$100,252
San Francisco, CA$99,154
Oakland, CA$97,065
New York, NY$91,516
Paramus, NJ$90,403
Queens Village, NY$90,399
Passaic, NJ$90,324
Bergenfield, NJ$90,316
Stamford, CT$90,142
Huntington, NY$90,109
Newark, NJ$89,522
Bridgeport, CT$89,354
Vallejo, CA$89,196
New Brunswick, NJ$89,164
Petaluma, CA$89,116
Middlesex, NJ$88,965
Somerset, NJ$88,910
Santa Cruz, CA$88,806
Boston, MA$88,321
Monterey, CA$88,042
Seattle, WA$87,860
Santa Rosa, CA$87,845
Los Angeles, CA$87,821
Juneau, AK$87,614
Washington, DC$87,527
Orange, CA$87,244
Santa Ana, CA$87,034
Long Beach, CA$86,954
Anaheim, CA$86,938
Anchorage, AK$86,899
Santa Maria, CA$86,660
Everett, WA$86,644
Danbury, CT$86,365
Bremerton, WA$86,255
Tacoma, WA$85,969
New Suffolk, NY$85,967
Sacramento, CA$85,945
Santa Barbara, CA$85,857
Trenton, NJ$85,770
San Diego, CA$85,770
Brockton, MA$85,683
Fairbanks, AK$85,488
Lompoc, CA$85,285
Lowell, MA$85,221
Ventura, CA$85,206
Nashua, NH$85,190
Stockton, CA$85,182
Modesto, CA$84,602
Poughkeepsie, NY$84,427
Olympia, WA$84,276
Kennewick, WA$84,276
New Haven, CT$84,244
Lawrence, MA$83,958
Hartford, CT$83,878
Riverside, CA$83,862
New Bedford, MA$83,783
Richland, WA$83,783
Bakersfield, CA$83,672
San Bernardino, CA$83,640
New Britain, CT$83,632
Atlantic City, NJ$83,632
New London, CT$83,600
Norwich, CT$83,576
Portsmouth, NH$83,560
Boulder, CO$83,392
Portland, OR$83,282
Worcester, MA$83,274
Minneapolis, MN$83,028
Philadelphia, PA$82,917
Honolulu, HI$82,654
Saint Paul, MN$82,616
Vineland, NJ$82,599
Providence, RI$82,368
Chicago, IL$82,138
Bellingham, WA$82,042
Springfield, MA$81,979
Baltimore, MD$81,955
Chico, CA$81,756
Pittsfield, MA$81,542
Manchester, NH$81,390
Spokane, WA$81,041
Denver, CO$81,033
Albany, NY$80,659
Troy, NY$80,627
Nassau, NY$80,542
Schenectady, NY$80,461
Wilmington, DE$80,397
Burlington, VT$80,286
Salem, OR$80,254
Portland, ME$80,007
Yakima, WA$79,928
Rochester, MN$79,682
Reno, NV$79,642
Fresno, CA$79,642
Milwaukee, WI$79,570
Detroit, MI$79,491
Ann Arbor, MI$79,477
Allentown, PA$79,467
Colorado Springs, CO$79,332
Syracuse, NY$79,292
Carson City, NV$79,292
Houston, TX$79,181
Eugene, OR$79,141
Gary, IN$79,046
Springfield, OR$78,982
Bismarck, ND$78,966
Galveston, TX$78,911
Medford, OR$78,791
Fort Collins, CO$78,760
Concord, NH$78,720
Austin, TX$78,696
Mesa, AZ$78,529
Reading, PA$78,521
Phoenix, AZ$78,513
Dallas, TX$78,489
Saint Cloud, MN$78,413
Madison, WI$78,307
Utica, NY$78,092
Rochester, NY$77,965
Des Moines, IA$77,957
Raleigh, NC$77,949
Atlanta, GA$77,830
Battle Creek, MI$77,806
Salt Lake City, UT$77,782
Lancaster, PA$77,663
Harrisburg, PA$77,551
Kansas City, MO$77,472
Champaign, IL$77,456
Kansas City, KS$77,456
Fort Worth, TX$77,448
Columbus, OH$77,435
Boca Raton, FL$77,416
Pittsburgh, PA$77,385
Richmond, VA$77,353
Indianapolis, IN$77,337
Cleveland, OH$77,329
Las Vegas, NV$77,234
Cincinnati, OH$77,234
Petersburg, VA$77,114
Huntsville, AL$76,995
Lansing, MI$76,942
Lebanon, PA$76,931
Pueblo, CO$76,924
Appleton, WI$76,900
Buffalo, NY$76,868
Dayton, OH$76,844
Racine, WI$76,828
Charlotte, NC$76,820
Saint Louis, MO$76,796
York, PA$76,749
Elkhart, IN$76,749
Gastonia, NC$76,734
Billings, MT$76,715
Beaumont, TX$76,693
Lorain, OH$76,677
Benton Harbor, MI$76,661
Toledo, OH$76,645
Binghamton, NY$76,606
Rock Hill, SC$76,598
Rockford, IL$76,558
Springfield, IL$76,526
Elyria, OH$76,518
Fargo, ND$76,518
Flagstaff, AZ$76,463
Fort Lauderdale, FL$76,415
Duluth, MN$76,367
Miami, FL$76,367
Cheyenne, WY$76,312
Grand Forks, ND$76,312
Bangor, ME$76,137
Cedar Rapids, IA$76,049
Durham, NC$76,016
Louisville, KY$76,009
Grand Rapids, MI$75,994
Hialeah, FL$75,986
Casper, WY$75,874
Scranton, PA$75,779
New Orleans, LA$75,755
Virginia Beach, VA$75,747
Akron, OH$75,707
Peoria, IL$75,604
Sarasota, FL$75,588
Nashville, TN$75,533
Omaha, NE$75,533
Green Bay, WI$75,533
Baton Rouge, LA$75,493
Charleston, SC$75,477
Jamestown, NY$75,437
Davenport, IA$75,437
Tucson, AZ$75,397
Saint Petersburg, FL$75,350
Tampa, FL$75,334
Evansville, IN$75,286
Port Arthur, TX$75,286
Bradenton, FL$75,254
Santa Fe, NM$75,111
Orlando, FL$74,968
Clearwater, FL$74,944
Canton, OH$74,778
La Crosse, WI$74,778
Albuquerque, NM$74,730
Newport News, VA$74,722
High Point, NC$74,698
Ogden, UT$74,666
Corpus Christi, TX$74,603
Norfolk, VA$74,555
Laramie, WY$74,555
Rock Island, IL$74,507
Saginaw, MI$74,491
Jacksonville, FL$74,483
Salisbury, NC$74,468
Boise, ID$74,452
Moline, IL$74,412
Fort Myers, FL$74,388
Memphis, TN$74,372
Tulsa, OK$74,332
Waterloo, IA$74,285
Spartanburg, SC$74,205
Lincoln, NE$74,165
Fort Wayne, IN$74,150
Provo, UT$74,142
Cedar Falls, IA$74,046
San Antonio, TX$74,014
Greensboro, NC$73,983
South Bend, IN$73,975
Savannah, GA$73,887
Muskegon, MI$73,856
Birmingham, AL$73,848
Winston Salem, NC$73,809
Lake Charles, LA$73,617
Anderson, IN$73,601
Lexington, KY$73,577
Augusta, GA$73,553
Greenville, SC$73,553
Lima, OH$73,490
Wichita, KS$73,482
Tuscaloosa, AL$73,482
Columbia, SC$73,410
Springfield, OH$73,395
Asheville, NC$73,267
Bloomington, IN$73,212
Knoxville, TN$72,926
Shreveport, LA$72,918
Wilmington, NC$72,814
Roanoke, VA$72,814
Topeka, KS$72,671
Frankfort, KY$72,662
Oklahoma City, OK$72,608
Chillicothe, OH$72,576
Longview, TX$72,568
Melbourne, FL$72,560
Sioux Falls, SD$72,433
Mobile, AL$72,425
Terre Haute, IN$72,393
Altoona, PA$72,345
Amarillo, TX$72,290
Killeen, TX$72,266
Fayetteville, AR$72,202
Chattanooga, TN$72,178
Sioux City, IA$72,107
Idaho Falls, ID$72,091
Lynchburg, VA$72,027
Gainesville, FL$71,924
Portsmouth, OH$71,884
Little Rock, AR$71,868
Lafayette, LA$71,837
Youngstown, OH$71,837
Daytona Beach, FL$71,789
Clarksville, TN$71,781
Pensacola, FL$71,773
Temple, TX$71,767
Hopkinsville, KY$71,535
Erie, PA$71,519
Florence, SC$71,487
Charleston, WV$71,360
Great Falls, MT$71,320
Macon, GA$71,209
Tallahassee, FL$71,201
Fayetteville, NC$71,185
Waco, TX$71,169
Helena, MT$71,113
Pine Bluff, AR$71,083
Vincennes, IN$70,986
Lubbock, TX$70,954
Alamogordo, NM$70,907
Twin Falls, ID$70,835
Rapid City, SD$70,811
Jackson, MS$70,668
Huntington, WV$70,663
Greenville, MS$70,660
Parkersburg, WV$70,579
Montgomery, AL$70,565
Wichita Falls, TX$70,485
Springfield, MO$70,485
Biloxi, MS$70,446
Monroe, LA$70,366
Johnstown, PA$70,311
Sumter, SC$70,279
Columbus, GA$70,271
Pascagoula, MS$70,120
Abilene, TX$70,120
Kingsport, TN$69,913
Albany, GA$69,913
Gulfport, MS$69,889
Alexandria, LA$69,627
Fort Smith, AR$69,428
El Paso, TX$69,214
Las Cruces, NM$68,856
Harlingen, TX$68,654
Pocatello, ID$68,641
Florence, AL$68,538
Brownsville, TX$68,522
Mcallen, TX$68,355
Dothan, AL$68,244
Columbus, MS$67,772
Altus, OK$67,401
Lawton, OK$67,250
Pierre, SD$66,964
What Skills Can Increase a Validation Engineer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Leadership (Mentioned in 5.18% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Civil Engineering (Mentioned in 2.37% Job Postings): Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways. Civil engineering is traditionally broken into a number of sub-disciplines. It is considered the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering, and it is defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering. Civil engineering takes place in the public sector from municipal through to national governments, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies.
Technical Skills (Mentioned in 1.78% Job Postings): Technical skills are the specialized knowledge and expertise required to perform specific tasks and use specific tools and programs in real world situations.
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 Validation Engineer's salary.
Android: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Land Development: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Computer Science: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Validation Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Validation Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 135% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Pharmaceuticals
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 60% above the average.
In contrast, Validation Engineer positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Validation Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Validation Engineer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$119,048
$57.0
60%
Pharmaceuticals
$104,167
$50.0
40%
Biotechnology
$96,726
$47.0
30%
Energy & Utilities
$93,006
$45.0
25%
Aerospace & Defense
$89,286
$43.0
20%
Validation Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Validation 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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