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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for CAE?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for CAE roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change A CAE's salary?

A CAE's salary grows with experience: starting around $680,894 for beginners, reaching about $697,857 at mid-level, and approach $730,571 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a CAE?

CAE salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for CAE roles are District of Columbia $829,768, California $826,620, Massachusetts $815,604. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of CAE roles make?

Salaries for CAE level roles vary by specialization: CAE Services Director: $219,360; CAE Designer VI: $199,564; CAE Designer V: $149,546; CAE Services Manager: $132,590; CAE Designer IV: $131,203.

CAE Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a CAE make in Wisconsin?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a CAE in Wisconsin is $737,213 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $354.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $909,818
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $656,661 to $827,561
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $583,322

10% $583,322

50% (Median) $737,213

90% $909,818

CAE Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$827,561	$68,963	$15,915	$398
Average	$737,213	$61,434	$14,177	$354
25th Percentile	$656,661	$54,722	$12,628	$316

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Key Factors That Influence CAE Salaries

A CAE'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 CAE Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a CAE'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): $680,894
Early Career (1-2 years): $688,164
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $697,857
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $712,396
Expert (over 8 years): $730,571

Levels	Salary
Entry Level CAE	$680,894
Intermediate Level CAE	$688,164
Senior Level CAE	$697,857
Specialist Level CAE	$712,396
Expert Level CAE	$730,571

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

District of Columbia: $829,768.
California: $826,620.
Massachusetts: $815,604.

District of Columbia $829,768 California $826,620 Massachusetts $815,604 Washington $812,606 New Jersey $812,306 Alaska $811,257 Connecticut $800,915 New York $796,718

Hawaii $783,303 Rhode Island $777,008 Maryland $772,736 Minnesota $766,891 Colorado $764,642 Illinois $763,893 Oregon $761,045 Delaware $758,947

New Hampshire $757,628 Virginia $754,675 Pennsylvania $746,057 Nevada $741,710 North Dakota $740,286 Michigan $738,038 Wisconsin $737,213 Vermont $735,565

Texas $730,993 Maine $730,693 Arizona $730,244 Ohio $729,719 Georgia $722,824 Indiana $719,377 Wyoming $718,702 Utah $717,653

Iowa $717,204 Kansas $713,606 Louisiana $712,557 North Carolina $712,182 Missouri $712,032 Florida $709,110 Montana $707,536 Nebraska $706,037

Kentucky $705,213 South Carolina $702,215 Tennessee $700,341 Idaho $699,592 New Mexico $694,121 Oklahoma $692,922 Alabama $688,500 South Dakota $681,081

Arkansas $677,034 West Virginia $674,861 Mississippi $668,341

Top Paying Cities for CAEs

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:

Green Lake: $717,099
Greenville: $723,918
Hancock: $710,751

Green Lake, WI $717,099

Greenville, WI $723,918

Hancock, WI $710,751

Hortonville, WI $722,397

Iola, WI $713,906

King, WI $719,369

Larsen, WI $721,071

Leopolis, WI $713,022

Manawa, WI $716,559

Marion, WI $714,348

Menasha, WI $724,510

Neenah, WI $723,191

Neshkoro, WI $714,521

New London, WI $719,414

Ogdensburg, WI $714,948

Omro, WI $718,478

Pickett, WI $719,070

Pine River, WI $716,289

Plainfield, WI $712,070

Poy Sippi, WI $716,784

Princeton, WI $715,382

Readfield, WI $720,344

Redgranite, WI $716,979

Ripon, WI $718,358

Rosendale, WI $718,717

Saxeville, WI $715,502

Scandinavia, WI $714,476

Tilleda, WI $711,943

Van Dyne, WI $719,617

Waukau, WI $718,365

Waupaca, WI $716,439

Wautoma, WI $714,768

Weyauwega, WI $717,668

Wild Rose, WI $714,985

Winnebago, WI $721,265

Winneconne, WI $719,587

Wilson, WI $731,383

Boyd, WI $712,445

Cadott, WI $712,954

Chetek, WI $711,028

Chippewa Falls, WI $714,483

Colfax, WI $713,621

Conrath, WI $709,589

Cornell, WI $711,425

Dallas, WI $715,113

Downing, WI $727,958

Downsville, WI $722,674

Durand, WI $721,977

Eau Galle, WI $720,381

Eleva, WI $715,255

Elk Mound, WI $713,674

Elmwood, WI $727,306

Fairchild, WI $714,386

Fall Creek, WI $714,805

Gilmanton, WI $718,515

Holcombe, WI $710,204

Humbird, WI $713,591

Independence, WI $716,439

Jim Falls, WI $712,025

Knapp, WI $727,576

Maiden Rock, WI $728,460

Menomonie, WI $721,985

Merrillan, WI $712,602

Mondovi, WI $716,701

Nelson, WI $725,252

New Auburn, WI $710,743

Osseo, WI $716,926

Pepin, WI $730,963

Pigeon Falls, WI $718,523

Plum City, WI $727,478

Prairie Farm, WI $721,280

Ridgeland, WI $717,413

Rock Falls, WI $713,981

Sand Creek, WI $711,133

Sheldon, WI $709,282

Spring Valley, WI $731,877

Stanley, WI $712,632

Stockholm, WI $732,679

Strum, WI $716,454

Thorp, WI $712,295

Wheeler, WI $718,972

Whitehall, WI $715,517

Spooner, WI $709,065

Almena, WI $718,987

Ashland, WI $708,353

Balsam Lake, WI $730,716

Barron, WI $714,476

Barronett, WI $709,365

Bayfield, WI $708,368

Benoit, WI $707,334

Birchwood, WI $708,098

Brill, WI $711,066

Bruce, WI $708,907

Brule, WI $714,978

Cable, WI $705,887

Cameron, WI $711,238

Centuria, WI $734,725

Comstock, WI $720,943

Cornucopia, WI $709,312

Couderay, WI $706,247

Cumberland, WI $715,645

Danbury, WI $713,299

Drummond, WI $707,986

Edgewater, WI $707,686

Exeland, WI $706,772

Foxboro, WI $717,518

Frederic, WI $719,609

Gordon, WI $711,560

Grand View, WI $706,547

Grantsburg, WI $723,986

Haugen, WI $711,830

Hawthorne, WI $717,323

Hayward, WI $706,772

Herbster, WI $710,286

Hertel, WI $709,260

High Bridge, WI $707,296

Iron River, WI $712,377

Ladysmith, WI $708,967

Lake Nebagamon, WI $715,735

La Pointe, WI $707,161

Luck, WI $727,950

Maple, WI $717,421

Marengo, WI $707,004

Mason, WI $707,101

Mikana, WI $710,983

Milltown, WI $730,986

Minong, WI $711,246

Odanah, WI $709,964

Ojibwa, WI $705,550

Glidden, WI $705,812

Harshaw, WI $709,087

Hawkins, WI $707,738

Hazelhurst, WI $709,200

Heafford Junction, WI $709,799

Hurley, WI $707,776

Iron Belt, WI $706,457

Kennan, WI $707,851

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $709,012

Lake Tomahawk, WI $709,409

Land O Lakes, WI $708,458

Laona, WI $708,847

Long Lake, WI $706,906

Mc Naughton, WI $709,492

Manitowish Waters, WI $708,405

Mellen, WI $706,105

Mercer, WI $707,154

Minocqua, WI $709,754

Montreal, WI $707,963

Park Falls, WI $707,686

Phelps, WI $708,450

Phillips, WI $708,001

Prentice, WI $708,548

Presque Isle, WI $708,113

Saint Germain, WI $709,897

Saxon, WI $706,727

Sayner, WI $708,930

Star Lake, WI $707,086

Three Lakes, WI $709,065

Tony, WI $708,870

Tripoli, WI $707,349

Upson, WI $704,351

Wabeno, WI $708,907

Woodruff, WI $710,054

La Crosse, WI $705,063

Alma, WI $723,027

Alma Center, WI $713,494

Arcadia, WI $716,102

Arkdale, WI $710,796

Bangor, WI $706,607

Black River Falls, WI $711,178

Blair, WI $713,336

Camp Douglas, WI $711,838

Cashton, WI $707,371

Cataract, WI $708,503

Chaseburg, WI $706,224

Cochrane, WI $721,775

Coon Valley, WI $705,940

De Soto, WI $707,446

Dodge, WI $714,093

Eastman, WI $709,454

Ettrick, WI $708,802

Ferryville, WI $708,600

Fountain City, WI $718,657

Galesville, WI $710,961

Gays Mills, WI $710,818

Genoa, WI $706,749

Hillsboro, WI $713,351

Hixton, WI $713,486

Holmen, WI $706,704

Hustler, WI $714,438

Kendall, WI $712,475

La Farge, WI $711,380

Lynxville, WI $709,514

Mather, WI $710,983

Melrose, WI $708,668

Millston, WI $709,462

Mindoro, WI $707,206

Mount Sterling, WI $711,988

Necedah, WI $711,066

Norwalk, WI $708,210

Oakdale, WI $711,875

Onalaska, WI $705,602

Ontario, WI $711,313

Readstown, WI $710,571

Rockland, WI $706,472

Seneca, WI $712,684

Soldiers Grove, WI $711,351

Sparta, WI $707,941

Steuben, WI $710,736

Stoddard, WI $705,640

Taylor, WI $711,935

Tomah, WI $712,235

Trempealeau, WI $710,871

Palmyra, WI $726,939

Tunnel City, WI $711,890

Viola, WI $711,830

Viroqua, WI $707,386

Warrens, WI $710,773

Westby, WI $707,026

West Salem, WI $705,970

Wilton, WI $711,838

Eau Claire, WI $716,439

Altoona, WI $717,413

Arkansaw, WI $724,938

Augusta, WI $714,648

Bay City, WI $731,525

Bloomer, WI $712,190

Boyceville, WI $723,424

Glen Flora, WI $707,716

Wales, WI $736,884

Bagley, WI $709,574

Beetown, WI $710,286

Benton, WI $713,089

Bloomington, WI $710,414

Boscobel, WI $711,943

Cassville, WI $709,567

Cuba City, WI $711,823

Dickeyville, WI $712,422

Fennimore, WI $712,797

Glen Haven, WI $709,177

Hazel Green, WI $710,669

Kieler, WI $712,625

Lancaster, WI $711,171

Mount Hope, WI $710,301

Patch Grove, WI $712,864

Platteville, WI $714,198

Potosi, WI $709,762

Prairie Du Chien, WI $711,306

Sinsinawa, WI $710,384

Stitzer, WI $712,572

Wauzeka, WI $710,654

Woodman, WI $709,874

Portage, WI $725,507

Adams, WI $714,063

Arlington, WI $732,844

Baraboo, WI $725,567

Beaver Dam, WI $724,915

Brandon, WI $717,196

Briggsville, WI $720,996

Burnett, WI $720,021

Cambria, WI $724,495

Cazenovia, WI $714,648

Columbus, WI $730,626

Dalton, WI $720,366

Dellwood, WI $711,658

Doylestown, WI $729,487

Elroy, WI $712,677

Endeavor, WI $720,089

Fairwater, WI $718,597

Fall River, WI $728,557

Fox Lake, WI $721,340

Friendship, WI $711,913

Friesland, WI $723,566

Grand Marsh, WI $714,378

Hillpoint, WI $718,822

Kingston, WI $721,048

Lake Delton, WI $722,899

La Valle, WI $715,637

Lime Ridge, WI $718,313

Loganville, WI $720,479

Lyndon Station, WI $716,597

Markesan, WI $717,563

Marquette, WI $720,044

Mauston, WI $713,891

Montello, WI $717,548

New Lisbon, WI $711,920

North Freedom, WI $725,919

Oxford, WI $717,668

Packwaukee, WI $720,524

Pardeeville, WI $725,942

Poynette, WI $730,543

Randolph, WI $724,473

Reedsburg, WI $720,269

Rio, WI $729,764

Rock Springs, WI $721,220

Union Center, WI $715,900

Waupun, WI $718,695

Westfield, WI $714,221

Wisconsin Dells, WI $719,931

Wonewoc, WI $713,194

Wyocena, WI $727,576

Amery, WI $734,913

Baldwin, WI $739,327

Beldenville, WI $737,963

Clayton, WI $725,297

Clear Lake, WI $731,135

Cushing, WI $732,432

Deer Park, WI $736,389

Dresser, WI $741,350

East Ellsworth, WI $736,089

Ellsworth, WI $737,296

Glenwood City, WI $732,762

Hager City, WI $739,184

Hammond, WI $748,035

Hudson, WI $759,876

New Richmond, WI $749,841

Osceola, WI $751,775

Prescott, WI $753,843

River Falls, WI $752,899

Roberts, WI $752,689

Saint Croix Falls, WI $736,959

Somerset, WI $756,901

Star Prairie, WI $747,855

Pell Lake, WI $724,968

Pleasant Prairie, WI $725,642

Powers Lake, WI $726,204

Rochester, WI $729,127

Salem, WI $726,781

Silver Lake, WI $726,961

Somers, WI $724,750

South Milwaukee, WI $746,199

Springfield, WI $725,282

Sturtevant, WI $724,893

Sullivan, WI $728,640

Trevor, WI $727,126

Twin Lakes, WI $726,811

Union Grove, WI $726,466

Walworth, WI $723,754

Radisson, WI $706,449

Waterford, WI $732,972

Waukesha, WI $744,101

Whitewater, WI $722,794

Williams Bay, WI $723,057

Wilmot, WI $727,089

Woodworth, WI $726,204

Zenda, WI $723,019

Milwaukee, WI $750,253

Saint Francis, WI $749,924

Racine, WI $724,398

Afton, WI $722,292

Albany, WI $727,216

Arena, WI $727,463

Argyle, WI $723,154

Avalon, WI $722,397

Avoca, WI $718,245

Barneveld, WI $727,523

Belleville, WI $732,012

Belmont, WI $716,192

Beloit, WI $721,625

Black Earth, WI $732,050

Blanchardville, WI $725,058

Blue Mounds, WI $729,884

Blue River, WI $711,680

Brodhead, WI $722,255

Brooklyn, WI $732,365

Browntown, WI $717,481

Cambridge, WI $732,012

Gile, WI $710,144

Clinton, WI $722,817

Wausau, WI $712,497

Marshfield, WI $712,804

Abbotsford, WI $712,100

Amherst, WI $713,996

Amherst Junction, WI $713,194

Aniwa, WI $709,702

Antigo, WI $710,406

Arpin, WI $711,395

Athens, WI $710,466

Auburndale, WI $711,043

Babcock, WI $709,934

Birnamwood, WI $710,129

Blenker, WI $710,946

Bowler, WI $711,508

Brokaw, WI $711,545

Bryant, WI $708,870

Chili, WI $711,943

Colby, WI $711,718

Curtiss, WI $711,395

Custer, WI $712,190

Deerbrook, WI $708,825

Dorchester, WI $711,440

Edgar, WI $711,028

Eland, WI $710,938

Elcho, WI $709,170

Elderon, WI $711,366

Elton, WI $709,784

Galloway, WI $712,040

Gilman, WI $709,837

Jump River, WI $709,215

Gleason, WI $708,975

Granton, WI $711,905

Greenwood, WI $712,272

Hannibal, WI $709,717

Hatley, WI $710,661

Hewitt, WI $714,078

Irma, WI $709,297

Junction City, WI $710,669

Loyal, WI $712,205

Lublin, WI $710,436

Marathon, WI $710,901

Mattoon, WI $712,317

Medford, WI $710,676

Merrill, WI $710,436

Milladore, WI $710,923

Mosinee, WI $711,388

Neillsville, WI $712,887

Nekoosa, WI $711,635

Nelsonville, WI $714,745

Ogema, WI $708,757

Owen, WI $711,545

Pearson, WI $708,585

Pelican Lake, WI $708,630

Phlox, WI $711,793

Woodville, WI $735,250

Houlton, WI $761,742

Abrams, WI $712,520

Amberg, WI $708,210

Armstrong Creek, WI $708,390

Athelstane, WI $708,668

Black Creek, WI $720,239

Bonduel, WI $714,498

Brillion, WI $719,594

Cecil, WI $713,396

Coleman, WI $711,905

Combined Locks, WI $725,020

Crivitz, WI $710,624

De Pere, WI $714,048

Dunbar, WI $707,918

Fence, WI $707,176

Florence, WI $708,218

Forest Junction, WI $721,648

Gillett, WI $712,879

Goodman, WI $708,360

Greenleaf, WI $716,784

Green Valley, WI $713,074

Gresham, WI $712,625

Hilbert, WI $721,378

Kaukauna, WI $724,128

Freedom, WI $723,229

Keshena, WI $713,389

Kimberly, WI $725,065

Krakow, WI $713,082

Lakewood, WI $709,529

Lena, WI $712,392

Little Chute, WI $725,035

Little Suamico, WI $712,340

Marinette, WI $712,797

Mountain, WI $709,942

Neopit, WI $711,643

Niagara, WI $708,990

Nichols, WI $717,054

Oconto, WI $712,325

Oconto Falls, WI $712,714

Oneida, WI $713,149

Pembine, WI $708,533

Peshtigo, WI $712,197

Porterfield, WI $710,339

Potter, WI $719,976

Pound, WI $711,133

Pulaski, WI $713,344

Pickerel, WI $709,252

Pittsville, WI $710,871

Plover, WI $713,262

Port Edwards, WI $713,636

Rib Lake, WI $709,732

Ringle, WI $710,436

Rosholt, WI $711,898

Rothschild, WI $713,157

Rudolph, WI $711,156

Schofield, WI $712,572

Spencer, WI $712,070

Stetsonville, WI $710,998

Stevens Point, WI $712,947

Stratford, WI $711,470

Summit Lake, WI $709,380

Tigerton, WI $712,610

Tomahawk, WI $709,822

Unity, WI $711,508

Vesper, WI $711,261

Westboro, WI $708,810

White Lake, WI $709,170

Willard, WI $712,115

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $712,527

Withee, WI $711,118

Wittenberg, WI $711,748

Rhinelander, WI $710,219

Argonne, WI $707,941

Boulder Junction, WI $708,383

Brantwood, WI $707,723

Butternut, WI $706,569

Catawba, WI $707,948

Clam Lake, WI $704,119

Conover, WI $708,750

Crandon, WI $709,852

Eagle River, WI $709,807

Fifield, WI $707,498

Poplar, WI $718,463

Port Wing, WI $712,557

Seymour, WI $716,192

Oak Creek, WI $741,155

Adell, WI $726,676

Allenton, WI $729,329

Ashippun, WI $731,675

Belgium, WI $733,803

Brookfield, WI $748,597

Brownsville, WI $719,429

Butler, WI $749,032

Campbellsport, WI $722,982

Cascade, WI $722,382

Cedarburg, WI $742,219

Cedar Grove, WI $730,431

Chilton, WI $720,006

Cleveland, WI $717,121

Clyman, WI $725,942

Colgate, WI $741,035

Delafield, WI $736,591

Eden, WI $719,205

Elkhart Lake, WI $719,152

Fredonia, WI $733,616

Germantown, WI $744,116

Glenbeulah, WI $718,800

Grafton, WI $742,354

Greenbush, WI $718,777

Hartford, WI $734,500

Hartland, WI $738,832

Hingham, WI $725,522

Horicon, WI $723,836

Hubertus, WI $740,046

Hustisford, WI $726,736

Iron Ridge, WI $727,815

Ixonia, WI $730,079

Jackson, WI $740,106

Johnson Creek, WI $727,830

Juneau, WI $723,829

Kewaskum, WI $729,637

Kiel, WI $717,893

Kohler, WI $720,988

Lannon, WI $745,150

Lebanon, WI $727,441

Lomira, WI $722,802

Malone, WI $719,392

Mayville, WI $723,042

Menomonee Falls, WI $746,266

Merton, WI $740,046

Mount Calvary, WI $719,999

Nashotah, WI $736,426

Neosho, WI $730,341

Newburg, WI $736,591

New Holstein, WI $718,987

Newton, WI $716,439

North Lake, WI $742,617

Oakfield, WI $718,095

Oconomowoc, WI $733,534

Okauchee, WI $735,625

Oostburg, WI $726,841

Pewaukee, WI $742,032

Plymouth, WI $720,126

Port Washington, WI $737,858

Random Lake, WI $730,131

Richfield, WI $740,443

Rubicon, WI $731,608

Saint Cloud, WI $719,931

Saukville, WI $738,772

Sheboygan, WI $723,057

Sheboygan Falls, WI $720,621

Slinger, WI $736,809

Stockbridge, WI $721,618

Sussex, WI $742,602

West Bend, WI $732,979

Theresa, WI $727,126

Thiensville, WI $747,698

Waldo, WI $724,870

Watertown, WI $726,916

Mequon, WI $745,779

Woodland, WI $728,467

Bassett, WI $726,819

Benet Lake, WI $726,137

Big Bend, WI $738,150

Bristol, WI $726,227

Burlington, WI $727,591

Caledonia, WI $730,311

Camp Lake, WI $727,036

Cudahy, WI $749,339

Darien, WI $723,604

Delavan, WI $723,296

Dousman, WI $731,548

Eagle, WI $730,206

Cobb, WI $718,642

Cottage Grove, WI $736,209

Cross Plains, WI $734,365

Dane, WI $734,321

Darlington, WI $718,238

Deerfield, WI $734,186

De Forest, WI $735,145

Dodgeville, WI $721,865

Edgerton, WI $730,408

Edmund, WI $720,216

Evansville, WI $728,408

Footville, WI $723,851

Fort Atkinson, WI $727,276

Gotham, WI $721,843

Gratiot, WI $715,023

Hanover, WI $723,701

Highland, WI $717,676

Hollandale, WI $726,212

Janesville, WI $724,271

Shawano, WI $713,801

Sherwood, WI $723,499

Shiocton, WI $718,410

Sobieski, WI $712,460

Suamico, WI $712,265

Suring, WI $711,373

Townsend, WI $709,852

Wausaukee, WI $709,432

Wrightstown, WI $721,363

Zachow, WI $713,621

Algoma, WI $712,310

Baileys Harbor, WI $710,354

Brussels, WI $712,235

Casco, WI $712,377

Collins, WI $717,960

Denmark, WI $713,224

Egg Harbor, WI $710,916

Ellison Bay, WI $709,702

Ephraim, WI $710,908

Fish Creek, WI $710,436

Forestville, WI $712,250

Francis Creek, WI $714,048

Kellnersville, WI $714,521

Kewaunee, WI $712,714

Luxemburg, WI $712,392

Manitowoc, WI $715,390

Maplewood, WI $712,122

Maribel, WI $714,071

Mishicot, WI $713,471

New Franken, WI $712,287

Reedsville, WI $715,974

Saint Nazianz, WI $717,383

Sister Bay, WI $710,489

Sturgeon Bay, WI $712,370

Tisch Mills, WI $713,149

Two Rivers, WI $713,411

Valders, WI $717,046

Washington Island, WI $709,290

Whitelaw, WI $714,551

Green Bay, WI $712,182

East Troy, WI $730,206

Elkhorn, WI $725,177

Elm Grove, WI $749,032

Fontana, WI $723,469

Franksville, WI $729,831

Genesee Depot, WI $735,452

Genoa City, WI $725,530

Greendale, WI $748,492

Hales Corners, WI $747,211

Franklin, WI $742,901

Helenville, WI $726,107

Honey Creek, WI $727,920

Kansasville, WI $727,666

Kenosha, WI $724,578

New Berlin, WI $744,872

Lake Geneva, WI $723,072

Lyons, WI $726,961

Mukwonago, WI $734,665

Muskego, WI $739,319

New Munster, WI $727,044

North Prairie, WI $734,268

Fremont, WI $719,010

Rice Lake, WI $710,414

Sarona, WI $708,675

Shell Lake, WI $709,282

Siren, WI $716,454

Solon Springs, WI $712,430

South Range, WI $719,152

Springbrook, WI $707,311

Stone Lake, WI $707,573

Superior, WI $719,916

Trego, WI $708,068

Turtle Lake, WI $724,106

Wascott, WI $711,710

Washburn, WI $708,982

Webster, WI $709,844

Weyerhaeuser, WI $708,690

Winter, WI $705,310

Oshkosh, WI $720,898

Almond, WI $713,104

Appleton, WI $725,073

Bancroft, WI $710,878

Bear Creek, WI $717,256

Berlin, WI $717,751

Big Falls, WI $715,600

Butte Des Morts, WI $720,524

Caroline, WI $713,666

Clintonville, WI $715,510

Coloma, WI $711,231

Dale, WI $721,835

Eldorado, WI $719,190

Embarrass, WI $715,270

Eureka, WI $717,945

Fond Du Lac, WI $722,689

Jefferson, WI $726,669

Juda, WI $721,355

Lake Mills, WI $730,146

Linden, WI $719,467

Livingston, WI $715,772

Lodi, WI $731,975

Lone Rock, WI $719,669

Lowell, WI $727,313

Mc Farland, WI $737,026

Marshall, WI $733,399

Mazomanie, WI $731,675

Merrimac, WI $728,790

Middleton, WI $736,494

Milton, WI $724,585

Mineral Point, WI $719,782

Monroe, WI $720,913

Montfort, WI $716,079

Monticello, WI $726,384

Morrisonville, WI $734,388

Mount Horeb, WI $730,933

Muscoda, WI $714,865

New Glarus, WI $729,359

Oregon, WI $735,797

Orfordville, WI $723,019

Plain, WI $721,858

Prairie Du Sac, WI $729,172

Reeseville, WI $728,790

Rewey, WI $716,582

Richland Center, WI $714,146

Ridgeway, WI $727,044

Sauk City, WI $729,382

Sextonville, WI $720,711

Sharon, WI $723,431

Shullsburg, WI $713,651

South Wayne, WI $716,544

Spring Green, WI $724,638

Stoughton, WI $734,403

Sun Prairie, WI $735,145

Verona, WI $734,943

Waterloo, WI $731,135

Waunakee, WI $736,786

Windsor, WI $736,321

Woodford, WI $720,793

Madison, WI $738,337

CAE Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For CAE roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, CAE positions in Telecom or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view CAE as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a CAE

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$1,105,820	$532.0	50%

CAE Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a CAE'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.

$656,661

Average $737,213/year

$827,561

$54,722

Average $61,434/month

$68,963

$12,628

Average $14,177/week

$15,915

$316

Average $354/hour

$398

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$827,561	$68,963	$15,915	$398
Average	$737,213	$61,434	$14,177	$354
25th Percentile	$656,661	$54,722	$12,628	$316

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CAE Salary in Wisconsin

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Key Factors That Influence CAE Salaries

How Experience Level Affects CAE Salaries?

How Do CAE Salaries Vary from State to State?

Top Paying Cities for CAEs

CAE Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

The top paying industry for a CAE

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