What are the main factors that influence an Exploitation Engineer's salary?

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

How does experience change An Exploitation Engineer's salary?

An Exploitation Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $76,719, a Exploitation Engineer (4-7 years)earns $93,480, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $108,171, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $111,765, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $175,133,

What are the highest paying states for an Exploitation Engineer?

Exploitation Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Exploitation Engineer roles are District of Columbia $102,733, California $102,343, Massachusetts $100,979. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Exploitation Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Exploitation Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Reservoir Engineer Advisor: $292,600; Reservoir Engineer VI: $292,573; Reservoir Engineer V: $264,670; Reservoir Engineer IV: $230,034; Reservoir Engineer III: $181,877.

How do different companies affect an Exploitation Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Exploitation Engineer 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.

Exploitation Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does an Exploitation Engineer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Exploitation Engineer in the United States is $92,786 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,039
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,791 to $99,723
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,692

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Exploitation Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,723	$8,310	$1,918	$48
Average	$92,786	$7,732	$1,784	$45
25th Percentile	$82,791	$6,899	$1,592	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Exploitation Engineer Salaries

An Exploitation 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 Exploitation Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Exploitation 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): $76,719
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,480
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,171
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,765
Expert (over 8 years): $175,133

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Workforce... Level Exploitation Engineer	$76,719
Exploitat... Level Exploitation Engineer	$93,480
Workforce... Level Exploitation Engineer	$108,171
Workforce... Level Exploitation Engineer	$111,765
Workforce... Level Exploitation Engineer	$175,133

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

District of Columbia: $102,733.
California: $102,343.
Massachusetts: $100,979.

District of Columbia $102,733

California $102,343

Massachusetts $100,979

Washington $100,608

New Jersey $100,571

Alaska $100,441

Connecticut $99,160

New York $98,641

Hawaii $96,980

Rhode Island $96,201

Maryland $95,672

Minnesota $94,948

Colorado $94,670

Illinois $94,577

Oregon $94,224

Delaware $93,964

New Hampshire $93,801

Virginia $93,436

Pennsylvania $92,368

Nevada $91,830

North Dakota $91,654

Michigan $91,376

Wisconsin $91,274

Vermont $91,069

Texas $90,503

Maine $90,466

Arizona $90,411

Ohio $90,346

Georgia $89,492

Indiana $89,065

Wyoming $88,982

Utah $88,852

Iowa $88,796

Kansas $88,351

Louisiana $88,221

North Carolina $88,175

Missouri $88,156

Florida $87,794

Montana $87,599

Nebraska $87,414

Kentucky $87,312

South Carolina $86,940

Tennessee $86,709

Idaho $86,616

New Mexico $85,938

Oklahoma $85,790

Alabama $85,242

South Dakota $84,324

Arkansas $83,823

West Virginia $83,554

Mississippi $82,747

Top Paying Cities for Exploitation 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: $117,031
San Francisco: $115,880
Oakland: $113,310

San Jose, CA $117,031

San Francisco, CA $115,880

Oakland, CA $113,310

New York, NY $107,530

Queens Village, NY $106,834

Paramus, NJ $106,092

Passaic, NJ $105,999

Bergenfield, NJ $105,906

Stamford, CT $105,767

Huntington, NY $105,674

Newark, NJ $105,071

Bridgeport, CT $104,885

New Brunswick, NJ $104,579

Vallejo, CA $104,384

Middlesex, NJ $104,329

Somerset, NJ $104,245

Petaluma, CA $104,032

Santa Cruz, CA $103,670

Boston, MA $103,484

Monterey, CA $103,020

Fairbanks, AK $102,955

Los Angeles, CA $102,779

Washington, DC $102,733

Seattle, WA $102,566

Santa Rosa, CA $102,547

Juneau, AK $102,278

Orange, CA $101,972

Anchorage, AK $101,805

Anaheim, CA $101,740

Santa Ana, CA $101,601

Nassau, NY $101,545

Long Beach, CA $101,508

Danbury, CT $101,480

Santa Maria, CA $101,165

Everett, WA $101,146

Bremerton, WA $100,691

Trenton, NJ $100,515

Sacramento, CA $100,478

San Diego, CA $100,432

Brockton, MA $100,394

Tacoma, WA $100,357

Santa Barbara, CA $100,227

Lowell, MA $99,856

New Suffolk, NY $99,819

Nashua, NH $99,708

Lompoc, CA $99,559

Ventura, CA $99,467

Stockton, CA $99,439

New Haven, CT $99,253

Atlantic City, NJ $99,012

Hartford, CT $98,808

Modesto, CA $98,761

Poughkeepsie, NY $98,557

New Britain, CT $98,511

Olympia, WA $98,381

Kennewick, WA $98,381

New London, CT $98,362

Norwich, CT $98,335

Lawrence, MA $98,288

Bakersfield, CA $98,028

Riverside, CA $97,899

New Bedford, MA $97,899

Richland, WA $97,806

Portsmouth, NH $97,731

Vineland, NJ $97,713

San Bernardino, CA $97,639

Boulder, CO $97,379

Worcester, MA $97,305

Portland, OR $97,221

Saint Paul, MN $97,110

Minneapolis, MN $97,110

Philadelphia, PA $96,980

Honolulu, HI $96,488

Springfield, MA $96,163

Providence, RI $96,154

Chicago, IL $95,885

Bellingham, WA $95,774

Baltimore, MD $95,672

Chico, CA $95,440

Wilmington, DE $95,282

Pittsfield, MA $95,189

Manchester, NH $95,013

Spokane, WA $94,605

Denver, CO $94,595

Albany, NY $94,159

Troy, NY $94,122

Schenectady, NY $93,927

Burlington, VT $93,723

Portland, ME $93,398

Salem, OR $93,324

Yakima, WA $93,306

Ann Arbor, MI $93,278

Rochester, MN $93,018

Fresno, CA $92,972

Reno, NV $92,972

Milwaukee, WI $92,888

Detroit, MI $92,795

Allentown, PA $92,767

Carson City, NV $92,758

Houston, TX $92,619

Colorado Springs, CO $92,610

Syracuse, NY $92,563

Eugene, OR $92,387

Bismarck, ND $92,276

Gary, IN $92,276

Galveston, TX $92,276

Springfield, OR $92,201

Medford, OR $91,979

Fort Collins, CO $91,942

Austin, TX $91,867

Mesa, AZ $91,673

Phoenix, AZ $91,654

Dallas, TX $91,626

Reading, PA $91,571

Saint Cloud, MN $91,533

Concord, NH $91,450

Madison, WI $91,413

Utica, NY $91,162

Raleigh, NC $91,088

Las Vegas, NV $91,079

Rochester, NY $91,014

Des Moines, IA $91,005

Atlanta, GA $90,856

Battle Creek, MI $90,828

Salt Lake City, UT $90,800

Lancaster, PA $90,661

Champaign, IL $90,643

Harrisburg, PA $90,531

Durham, NC $90,448

Kansas City, MO $90,439

Kansas City, KS $90,420

Fort Worth, TX $90,411

Boca Raton, FL $90,374

Cleveland, OH $90,364

Columbus, OH $90,346

Pittsburgh, PA $90,336

Richmond, VA $90,299

Indianapolis, IN $90,281

Cincinnati, OH $90,160

Petersburg, VA $90,021

Billings, MT $89,817

Lansing, MI $89,817

Huntsville, AL $89,817

Lebanon, PA $89,808

Dayton, OH $89,798

Pueblo, CO $89,798

Appleton, WI $89,770

Buffalo, NY $89,733

Racine, WI $89,687

Charlotte, NC $89,678

Saint Louis, MO $89,650

Springfield, IL $89,613

Elkhart, IN $89,594

York, PA $89,594

Gastonia, NC $89,585

Benton Harbor, MI $89,585

Beaumont, TX $89,529

Lorain, OH $89,511

Toledo, OH $89,474

Binghamton, NY $89,427

Rock Hill, SC $89,418

Rockford, IL $89,371

Fargo, ND $89,325

Elyria, OH $89,325

Flagstaff, AZ $89,260

Fort Lauderdale, FL $89,204

Miami, FL $89,149

Duluth, MN $89,000

Bangor, ME $88,880

Cedar Rapids, IA $88,778

Louisville, KY $88,731

Grand Rapids, MI $88,713

Hialeah, FL $88,703

Casper, WY $88,574

Scranton, PA $88,462

New Orleans, LA $88,434

Virginia Beach, VA $88,425

Akron, OH $88,379

Peoria, IL $88,258

Sarasota, FL $88,239

Green Bay, WI $88,175

Baton Rouge, LA $88,128

Charleston, SC $88,110

Nashville, TN $88,082

Jamestown, NY $88,063

Davenport, IA $88,063

Tucson, AZ $88,017

Cheyenne, WY $87,989

Saint Petersburg, FL $87,961

Tampa, FL $87,943

Omaha, NE $87,924

Port Arthur, TX $87,887

Evansville, IN $87,887

Bradenton, FL $87,850

Santa Fe, NM $87,683

Orlando, FL $87,590

Clearwater, FL $87,488

Canton, OH $87,293

La Crosse, WI $87,293

Grand Forks, ND $87,265

Albuquerque, NM $87,237

Tulsa, OK $87,237

Newport News, VA $87,228

High Point, NC $87,200

Ogden, UT $87,163

Corpus Christi, TX $87,089

Laramie, WY $87,033

Norfolk, VA $87,033

Rock Island, IL $86,978

Saginaw, MI $86,959

Jacksonville, FL $86,950

Salisbury, NC $86,931

Memphis, TN $86,913

Moline, IL $86,866

Fort Myers, FL $86,838

Waterloo, IA $86,718

Spartanburg, SC $86,625

Lincoln, NE $86,579

Fort Wayne, IN $86,560

Birmingham, AL $86,458

Cedar Falls, IA $86,439

Provo, UT $86,430

Springfield, OH $86,421

San Antonio, TX $86,402

Greensboro, NC $86,365

South Bend, IN $86,356

Winston Salem, NC $86,347

Boise, ID $86,319

Savannah, GA $86,254

Muskegon, MI $86,087

Lima, OH $85,976

Lake Charles, LA $85,938

Anderson, IN $85,920

Lexington, KY $85,892

Augusta, GA $85,864

Greenville, SC $85,864

Wichita, KS $85,781

Tuscaloosa, AL $85,781

Columbia, SC $85,697

Bloomington, IN $85,465

Roanoke, VA $85,410

Asheville, NC $85,289

Knoxville, TN $85,131

Shreveport, LA $85,122

Wilmington, NC $85,001

Frankfort, KY $84,825

Oklahoma City, OK $84,760

Chillicothe, OH $84,723

Longview, TX $84,714

Topeka, KS $84,686

Mobile, AL $84,547

Terre Haute, IN $84,509

Erie, PA $84,500

Altoona, PA $84,454

Melbourne, FL $84,426

Amarillo, TX $84,389

Killeen, TX $84,361

Fayetteville, AR $84,287

Sioux Falls, SD $84,222

Chattanooga, TN $84,166

Idaho Falls, ID $84,157

Gainesville, FL $83,962

Portsmouth, OH $83,916

Little Rock, AR $83,897

Lynchburg, VA $83,897

Lafayette, LA $83,860

Youngstown, OH $83,860

Temple, TX $83,823

Daytona Beach, FL $83,804

Clarksville, TN $83,795

Pensacola, FL $83,786

Hopkinsville, KY $83,507

Charleston, WV $83,498

Florence, SC $83,452

Sioux City, IA $83,396

Macon, GA $83,127

Tallahassee, FL $83,118

Fayetteville, NC $83,099

Waco, TX $83,081

Wichita Falls, TX $83,081

Pine Bluff, AR $83,043

Vincennes, IN $82,867

Lubbock, TX $82,830

Great Falls, MT $82,774

Alamogordo, NM $82,765

Abilene, TX $82,691

Rapid City, SD $82,570

Monroe, LA $82,570

Albany, GA $82,515

Huntington, WV $82,505

Jackson, MS $82,496

Greenville, MS $82,487

Parkersburg, WV $82,394

Montgomery, AL $82,375

Johnstown, PA $82,357

Springfield, MO $82,283

Biloxi, MS $82,236

Sumter, SC $82,041

Columbus, GA $82,032

Twin Falls, ID $81,976

Pascagoula, MS $81,856

Kingsport, TN $81,615

Gulfport, MS $81,587

Alexandria, LA $81,281

Fort Smith, AR $81,049

El Paso, TX $80,798

Helena, MT $80,677

Las Cruces, NM $80,381

Harlingen, TX $80,121

Pocatello, ID $80,037

Florence, AL $80,009

Brownsville, TX $79,991

Dothan, AL $79,842

Mcallen, TX $79,796

Columbus, MS $79,109

Altus, OK $78,683

Lawton, OK $78,506

Pierre, SD $78,172

What Skills Can Increase an Exploitation Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 16.98% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Administrative Support (Mentioned in 1.15% Job Postings): Administrative support means technical assistance, studies, surveys, or securing volunteers to assist the department in fulfilling its administrative responsibilities.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	16.98%
Logistics	1.92%
Administrative Support	1.15%

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 an Exploitation Engineer's salary.

Acute Care: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Sense Of Urgency: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Acute Care	$97,425	5%
Flexibility	$96,497	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$95,570	3%
Innovation	$95,570	3%
Leadership	$95,570	3%
Upselling	$94,642	2%

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Exploitation Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Exploitation 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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$82,791

Average $92,786/year

$99,723

$6,899

Average $7,732/month

$8,310

$1,592

Average $1,784/week

$1,918

$40

Average $45/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,723	$8,310	$1,918	$48
Average	$92,786	$7,732	$1,784	$45
25th Percentile	$82,791	$6,899	$1,592	$40

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Salaries for an Exploitation Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $97,977 in 2023 to around $97,483 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Exploitation Engineer salary trends, .

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