How much does an Equipment Engineer I make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Equipment Engineer I in the United States is $78,677 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.
However, an Equipment Engineer I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,645
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,227 to $85,988
Key Factors That Influence Equipment Engineer I Salaries
An Equipment Engineer I's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Equipment Engineer I 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 Equipment Engineer Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $87,112.
California: $86,781.
Massachusetts: $85,625.
District of Columbia$87,112
California$86,781
Massachusetts$85,625
Washington$85,310
New Jersey$85,278
Alaska$85,168
Connecticut$84,083
New York$83,642
Hawaii$82,234
Rhode Island$81,573
Maryland$81,124
Minnesota$80,511
Colorado$80,275
Illinois$80,196
Oregon$79,897
Delaware$79,677
New Hampshire$79,538
Virginia$79,228
Pennsylvania$78,323
Nevada$77,867
North Dakota$77,718
Michigan$77,482
Wisconsin$77,395
Vermont$77,222
Texas$76,742
Maine$76,710
Arizona$76,663
Ohio$76,608
Georgia$75,884
Indiana$75,522
Wyoming$75,452
Utah$75,341
Iowa$75,294
Kansas$74,917
Louisiana$74,806
North Carolina$74,767
Missouri$74,751
Florida$74,445
Montana$74,279
Nebraska$74,122
Kentucky$74,035
South Carolina$73,721
Tennessee$73,524
Idaho$73,445
New Mexico$72,871
Oklahoma$72,745
Alabama$72,281
South Dakota$71,502
Arkansas$71,077
West Virginia$70,849
Mississippi$70,165
Top Paying Cities for Equipment Engineer Is
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: $99,236
San Francisco: $98,149
Oakland: $96,081
San Jose, CA$99,236
San Francisco, CA$98,149
Oakland, CA$96,081
New York, NY$90,588
Paramus, NJ$89,487
Queens Village, NY$89,483
Passaic, NJ$89,408
Bergenfield, NJ$89,401
Stamford, CT$89,228
Huntington, NY$89,196
Newark, NJ$88,614
Bridgeport, CT$88,448
Vallejo, CA$88,292
New Brunswick, NJ$88,260
Petaluma, CA$88,213
Middlesex, NJ$88,064
Somerset, NJ$88,009
Santa Cruz, CA$87,906
Boston, MA$87,426
Monterey, CA$87,150
Seattle, WA$86,970
Santa Rosa, CA$86,954
Los Angeles, CA$86,931
Juneau, AK$86,726
Washington, DC$86,640
Orange, CA$86,359
Santa Ana, CA$86,152
Long Beach, CA$86,073
Anaheim, CA$86,057
Anchorage, AK$86,018
Santa Maria, CA$85,782
Everett, WA$85,766
Danbury, CT$85,489
Bremerton, WA$85,381
Tacoma, WA$85,097
New Suffolk, NY$85,096
Sacramento, CA$85,074
Santa Barbara, CA$84,987
Trenton, NJ$84,901
San Diego, CA$84,901
Brockton, MA$84,814
Fairbanks, AK$84,621
Lompoc, CA$84,421
Lowell, MA$84,357
Ventura, CA$84,342
Nashua, NH$84,326
Stockton, CA$84,319
Modesto, CA$83,744
Poughkeepsie, NY$83,571
Olympia, WA$83,422
Kennewick, WA$83,422
New Haven, CT$83,390
Lawrence, MA$83,107
Hartford, CT$83,028
Riverside, CA$83,013
New Bedford, MA$82,934
Richland, WA$82,934
Bakersfield, CA$82,824
San Bernardino, CA$82,792
New Britain, CT$82,784
Atlantic City, NJ$82,784
New London, CT$82,753
Norwich, CT$82,729
Portsmouth, NH$82,714
Boulder, CO$82,547
Portland, OR$82,438
Worcester, MA$82,430
Minneapolis, MN$82,186
Philadelphia, PA$82,076
Honolulu, HI$81,817
Saint Paul, MN$81,779
Vineland, NJ$81,762
Providence, RI$81,533
Chicago, IL$81,305
Bellingham, WA$81,211
Springfield, MA$81,148
Baltimore, MD$81,124
Chico, CA$80,928
Pittsfield, MA$80,715
Manchester, NH$80,566
Spokane, WA$80,219
Denver, CO$80,212
Albany, NY$79,842
Troy, NY$79,810
Nassau, NY$79,726
Schenectady, NY$79,645
Wilmington, DE$79,582
Burlington, VT$79,472
Salem, OR$79,441
Portland, ME$79,197
Yakima, WA$79,118
Rochester, MN$78,874
Reno, NV$78,835
Fresno, CA$78,835
Milwaukee, WI$78,764
Detroit, MI$78,685
Ann Arbor, MI$78,672
Allentown, PA$78,662
Colorado Springs, CO$78,528
Syracuse, NY$78,489
Carson City, NV$78,489
Houston, TX$78,378
Eugene, OR$78,339
Gary, IN$78,245
Springfield, OR$78,182
Bismarck, ND$78,166
Galveston, TX$78,111
Medford, OR$77,993
Fort Collins, CO$77,961
Concord, NH$77,922
Austin, TX$77,898
Mesa, AZ$77,733
Reading, PA$77,725
Phoenix, AZ$77,718
Dallas, TX$77,694
Saint Cloud, MN$77,618
Madison, WI$77,513
Utica, NY$77,301
Rochester, NY$77,175
Des Moines, IA$77,167
Raleigh, NC$77,159
Atlanta, GA$77,041
Battle Creek, MI$77,017
Salt Lake City, UT$76,994
Lancaster, PA$76,876
Harrisburg, PA$76,766
Kansas City, MO$76,687
Champaign, IL$76,671
Kansas City, KS$76,671
Fort Worth, TX$76,663
Columbus, OH$76,650
Boca Raton, FL$76,632
Pittsburgh, PA$76,600
Richmond, VA$76,569
Indianapolis, IN$76,553
Cleveland, OH$76,545
Las Vegas, NV$76,451
Cincinnati, OH$76,451
Petersburg, VA$76,333
Huntsville, AL$76,215
Lansing, MI$76,162
Lebanon, PA$76,152
Pueblo, CO$76,144
Appleton, WI$76,120
Buffalo, NY$76,089
Dayton, OH$76,065
Racine, WI$76,050
Charlotte, NC$76,042
Saint Louis, MO$76,018
York, PA$75,971
Elkhart, IN$75,971
Gastonia, NC$75,956
Billings, MT$75,937
Beaumont, TX$75,916
Lorain, OH$75,900
Benton Harbor, MI$75,884
Toledo, OH$75,869
Binghamton, NY$75,829
Rock Hill, SC$75,821
Rockford, IL$75,782
Springfield, IL$75,751
Elyria, OH$75,743
Fargo, ND$75,743
Flagstaff, AZ$75,688
Fort Lauderdale, FL$75,640
Duluth, MN$75,593
Miami, FL$75,593
Cheyenne, WY$75,538
Grand Forks, ND$75,538
Bangor, ME$75,365
Cedar Rapids, IA$75,279
Durham, NC$75,245
Louisville, KY$75,239
Grand Rapids, MI$75,223
Hialeah, FL$75,216
Casper, WY$75,105
Scranton, PA$75,011
New Orleans, LA$74,987
Virginia Beach, VA$74,980
Akron, OH$74,940
Peoria, IL$74,838
Sarasota, FL$74,822
Nashville, TN$74,767
Omaha, NE$74,767
Green Bay, WI$74,767
Baton Rouge, LA$74,728
Charleston, SC$74,712
Jamestown, NY$74,673
Davenport, IA$74,673
Tucson, AZ$74,633
Saint Petersburg, FL$74,586
Tampa, FL$74,570
Evansville, IN$74,523
Port Arthur, TX$74,523
Bradenton, FL$74,492
Santa Fe, NM$74,350
Orlando, FL$74,209
Clearwater, FL$74,185
Canton, OH$74,020
La Crosse, WI$74,020
Albuquerque, NM$73,972
Newport News, VA$73,965
High Point, NC$73,941
Ogden, UT$73,910
Corpus Christi, TX$73,847
Norfolk, VA$73,799
Laramie, WY$73,799
Rock Island, IL$73,752
Saginaw, MI$73,736
Jacksonville, FL$73,729
Salisbury, NC$73,713
Boise, ID$73,697
Moline, IL$73,658
Fort Myers, FL$73,634
Memphis, TN$73,618
Tulsa, OK$73,579
Waterloo, IA$73,532
Spartanburg, SC$73,453
Lincoln, NE$73,414
Fort Wayne, IN$73,398
Provo, UT$73,390
Cedar Falls, IA$73,296
San Antonio, TX$73,264
Greensboro, NC$73,233
South Bend, IN$73,225
Savannah, GA$73,139
Muskegon, MI$73,107
Birmingham, AL$73,099
Winston Salem, NC$73,061
Lake Charles, LA$72,871
Anderson, IN$72,855
Lexington, KY$72,832
Augusta, GA$72,808
Greenville, SC$72,808
Lima, OH$72,745
Wichita, KS$72,737
Tuscaloosa, AL$72,737
Columbia, SC$72,666
Springfield, OH$72,651
Asheville, NC$72,525
Bloomington, IN$72,470
Knoxville, TN$72,187
Shreveport, LA$72,179
Wilmington, NC$72,076
Roanoke, VA$72,076
Topeka, KS$71,935
Frankfort, KY$71,926
Oklahoma City, OK$71,872
Chillicothe, OH$71,840
Longview, TX$71,832
Melbourne, FL$71,825
Sioux Falls, SD$71,699
Mobile, AL$71,691
Terre Haute, IN$71,659
Altoona, PA$71,612
Amarillo, TX$71,557
Killeen, TX$71,533
Fayetteville, AR$71,471
Chattanooga, TN$71,447
Sioux City, IA$71,376
Idaho Falls, ID$71,360
Lynchburg, VA$71,297
Gainesville, FL$71,195
Portsmouth, OH$71,156
Little Rock, AR$71,140
Lafayette, LA$71,109
Youngstown, OH$71,109
Daytona Beach, FL$71,061
Clarksville, TN$71,054
Pensacola, FL$71,046
Temple, TX$71,040
Hopkinsville, KY$70,810
Erie, PA$70,794
Florence, SC$70,762
Charleston, WV$70,637
Great Falls, MT$70,597
Macon, GA$70,487
Tallahassee, FL$70,479
Fayetteville, NC$70,463
Waco, TX$70,448
Helena, MT$70,393
Pine Bluff, AR$70,363
Vincennes, IN$70,267
Lubbock, TX$70,235
Alamogordo, NM$70,188
Twin Falls, ID$70,117
Rapid City, SD$70,094
Jackson, MS$69,952
Huntington, WV$69,947
Greenville, MS$69,944
Parkersburg, WV$69,864
Montgomery, AL$69,850
Wichita Falls, TX$69,771
Springfield, MO$69,771
Biloxi, MS$69,732
Monroe, LA$69,653
Johnstown, PA$69,598
Sumter, SC$69,567
Columbus, GA$69,559
Pascagoula, MS$69,409
Abilene, TX$69,409
Kingsport, TN$69,205
Albany, GA$69,205
Gulfport, MS$69,181
Alexandria, LA$68,921
Fort Smith, AR$68,725
El Paso, TX$68,512
Las Cruces, NM$68,158
Harlingen, TX$67,958
Pocatello, ID$67,946
Florence, AL$67,844
Brownsville, TX$67,828
Mcallen, TX$67,663
Dothan, AL$67,552
Columbus, MS$67,085
Altus, OK$66,718
Lawton, OK$66,569
Pierre, SD$66,286
What Skills Can Increase an Equipment Engineer I's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Commitment (Mentioned in 8.55% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Installation (Mentioned in 2.87% Job Postings): The action or process of installing someone or something, or of being installed. the act of installing the state of being installed, something that is installed for use.
Purchasing (Mentioned in 1.28% Job Postings): Purchasing refers to a business or organization attempting to acquire goods or services to accomplish its goals. Although there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly between organizations. Typically the word “purchasing” is not used interchangeably with the word “procurement”, since procurement typically includes expediting, supplier quality, and transportation and logistics (T&L) in addition to purchasing.
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 an Equipment Engineer I's salary.
Analytical Thinking: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Quality Assurance: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Equipment Engineer I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Equipment Engineer I 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 Software & Networking and Energy & Utilities
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average.
In contrast, Equipment Engineer positions in Telecom or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Equipment Engineer I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Equipment Engineer I
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$110,148
$53.0
40%
Energy & Utilities
$94,413
$45.0
20%
Biotechnology
$90,479
$43.0
15%
Chemicals
$86,545
$42.0
10%
MFG Durable
$82,611
$40.0
5%
How Education impacts an Equipment Engineer I's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Equipment Engineer Is enter the field with a Associate'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 an Equipment Engineer I with a Associate's Degree is between
$79,814
and $84,278).
Equipment Engineer I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Equipment Engineer I'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.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
Table View
Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$73,227
Average$78,677/year
$85,988
$6,102
Average$6,556/month
$7,166
$1,408
Average$1,513/week
$1,654
$35
Average$38/hour
$41
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$85,988
$7,166
$1,654
$41
Average
$78,677
$6,556
$1,513
$38
25th Percentile
$73,227
$6,102
$1,408
$35
Salaries of Jobs related to Equipment Engineer I
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer III$109,291
Corrosion Engineer I$93,346
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer II$92,736
Metrology Engineer I$84,492
Medical Equipment Engineer I$80,100
Medical Device Engineer I$80,071
Facilities Engineer I$79,734
Equipment Engineer$78,536
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer I$78,015
Biomedical Equipment Engineer I$75,000
Biomedical Engineer I$74,927
Salary Trends for Equipment Engineer I
Salaries for an Equipment Engineer I can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $72,018 in 2023
to around $71,542 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Equipment Engineer I salary trends,
.
Average Annual Salary of Equipment Engineer I Over Time
$???
$72,018
$71,882
$71,542
$???
$???
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
View More
2023
$72,018
2024
$71,882
2025
$71,542
2026
View More
2027
View More
Most common benefits for Equipment Engineer I
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Equipment Engineer I
Here are companies hiring for Equipment Engineer I and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
Find Your Next Equipment Engineer I Job
Ready to take the next step in your career? Browse thousands of current Equipment Engineer I job openings on our job board. Use the search bar below to find your perfect match.
For Employees
Analyze the market and your qualifications to negotiate your salary with confidence.
Get a Salary Increase
Search thousands of open positions to find your next opportunity.
Search Job Openings
For Employers
Individualize employee pay based on unique job requirements and personal qualifications.
Adjust Employee Salary
Get the latest market price for benchmark jobs and jobs in your industry.
Price My Industry Jobs
FAQ about Equipment Engineer I
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Equipment Engineer I?
The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Equipment Engineer I roles,
with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
Salary.com provides salary estimates, histograms, trends, and comparisons using data from employer job postings and third-party sources.
