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

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

How does experience change A Registered Engineer's salary?

A Registered Engineer's salary grows with experience: an Registered Engineer (0-0 years)earns $69,173, an Asst. Professor - Mechanical Engineering (0-0 years)earns $99,996, an Assoc. Professor - Mechanical Engineering (0-0 years)earns $112,575, a Professor - Mechanical Engineering (0-0 years)earns $136,332,

What are the highest paying states for a Registered Engineer?

Registered Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Registered Engineer roles are District of Columbia $75,817, California $75,529, Massachusetts $74,523. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Registered Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Registered Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Registered Pharmacist: $151,220; Registered Electrical Engineer: $135,314; Registered Psychotherapist: $96,680; Registered Professional Engineer: $76,952; Registered Paraplanner: $74,073.

How do different companies affect a Registered Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Registered Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Registered Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Registered Engineer make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Registered Engineer in the United States is $68,476 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,228
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,444 to $77,245
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,310

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Registered Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,245	$6,437	$1,485	$37
Average	$68,476	$5,706	$1,317	$33
25th Percentile	$58,444	$4,870	$1,124	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Registered Engineer Salaries

A Registered 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $75,817.
California: $75,529.
Massachusetts: $74,523.

District of Columbia $75,817

California $75,529

Massachusetts $74,523

Washington $74,249

New Jersey $74,221

Alaska $74,125

Connecticut $73,180

New York $72,797

Hawaii $71,571

Rhode Island $70,996

Maryland $70,606

Minnesota $70,072

Colorado $69,866

Illinois $69,798

Oregon $69,537

Delaware $69,346

New Hampshire $69,225

Virginia $68,955

Pennsylvania $68,168

Nevada $67,771

North Dakota $67,641

Michigan $67,435

Wisconsin $67,360

Vermont $67,209

Texas $66,792

Maine $66,764

Arizona $66,723

Ohio $66,675

Georgia $66,045

Indiana $65,730

Wyoming $65,669

Utah $65,573

Iowa $65,532

Kansas $65,203

Louisiana $65,107

North Carolina $65,073

Missouri $65,059

Florida $64,792

Montana $64,648

Nebraska $64,511

Kentucky $64,436

South Carolina $64,162

Tennessee $63,991

Idaho $63,922

New Mexico $63,423

Oklahoma $63,313

Alabama $62,909

South Dakota $62,231

Arkansas $61,861

West Virginia $61,663

Mississippi $61,067

Top Paying Cities for Registered 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: $86,369
San Francisco: $85,520
Oakland: $83,623

San Jose, CA $86,369

San Francisco, CA $85,520

Oakland, CA $83,623

New York, NY $79,357

Queens Village, NY $78,843

Paramus, NJ $78,296

Passaic, NJ $78,227

Bergenfield, NJ $78,159

Stamford, CT $78,056

Huntington, NY $77,987

Newark, NJ $77,542

Bridgeport, CT $77,405

New Brunswick, NJ $77,179

Vallejo, CA $77,036

Middlesex, NJ $76,995

Somerset, NJ $76,933

Petaluma, CA $76,775

Santa Cruz, CA $76,508

Boston, MA $76,371

Monterey, CA $76,029

Fairbanks, AK $75,981

Los Angeles, CA $75,851

Washington, DC $75,817

Seattle, WA $75,693

Santa Rosa, CA $75,680

Juneau, AK $75,481

Orange, CA $75,255

Anchorage, AK $75,132

Anaheim, CA $75,084

Santa Ana, CA $74,981

Nassau, NY $74,940

Long Beach, CA $74,913

Danbury, CT $74,892

Santa Maria, CA $74,659

Everett, WA $74,646

Bremerton, WA $74,310

Trenton, NJ $74,180

Sacramento, CA $74,153

San Diego, CA $74,119

Brockton, MA $74,091

Tacoma, WA $74,064

Santa Barbara, CA $73,968

Lowell, MA $73,694

New Suffolk, NY $73,667

Nashua, NH $73,584

Lompoc, CA $73,475

Ventura, CA $73,406

Stockton, CA $73,386

New Haven, CT $73,249

Atlantic City, NJ $73,071

Hartford, CT $72,920

Modesto, CA $72,886

Poughkeepsie, NY $72,735

New Britain, CT $72,701

Olympia, WA $72,605

Kennewick, WA $72,605

New London, CT $72,592

Norwich, CT $72,571

Lawrence, MA $72,537

Bakersfield, CA $72,345

Riverside, CA $72,249

New Bedford, MA $72,249

Richland, WA $72,181

Portsmouth, NH $72,126

Vineland, NJ $72,112

San Bernardino, CA $72,057

Boulder, CO $71,866

Worcester, MA $71,811

Portland, OR $71,749

Saint Paul, MN $71,667

Minneapolis, MN $71,667

Philadelphia, PA $71,571

Honolulu, HI $71,208

Springfield, MA $70,969

Providence, RI $70,962

Chicago, IL $70,763

Bellingham, WA $70,681

Baltimore, MD $70,606

Chico, CA $70,435

Wilmington, DE $70,318

Pittsfield, MA $70,250

Manchester, NH $70,120

Spokane, WA $69,818

Denver, CO $69,811

Albany, NY $69,490

Troy, NY $69,462

Schenectady, NY $69,318

Burlington, VT $69,168

Portland, ME $68,928

Salem, OR $68,873

Yakima, WA $68,860

Ann Arbor, MI $68,839

Rochester, MN $68,647

Fresno, CA $68,613

Reno, NV $68,613

Milwaukee, WI $68,551

Detroit, MI $68,483

Allentown, PA $68,462

Carson City, NV $68,456

Houston, TX $68,353

Colorado Springs, CO $68,346

Syracuse, NY $68,312

Eugene, OR $68,182

Bismarck, ND $68,099

Gary, IN $68,099

Galveston, TX $68,099

Springfield, OR $68,045

Medford, OR $67,880

Fort Collins, CO $67,853

Austin, TX $67,798

Mesa, AZ $67,654

Phoenix, AZ $67,641

Dallas, TX $67,620

Reading, PA $67,579

Saint Cloud, MN $67,552

Concord, NH $67,490

Madison, WI $67,463

Utica, NY $67,278

Raleigh, NC $67,223

Las Vegas, NV $67,216

Rochester, NY $67,168

Des Moines, IA $67,161

Atlanta, GA $67,052

Battle Creek, MI $67,031

Salt Lake City, UT $67,011

Lancaster, PA $66,908

Champaign, IL $66,894

Harrisburg, PA $66,812

Durham, NC $66,751

Kansas City, MO $66,744

Kansas City, KS $66,730

Fort Worth, TX $66,723

Boca Raton, FL $66,696

Cleveland, OH $66,689

Columbus, OH $66,675

Pittsburgh, PA $66,668

Richmond, VA $66,641

Indianapolis, IN $66,627

Cincinnati, OH $66,538

Petersburg, VA $66,436

Billings, MT $66,285

Lansing, MI $66,285

Huntsville, AL $66,285

Lebanon, PA $66,278

Dayton, OH $66,271

Pueblo, CO $66,271

Appleton, WI $66,251

Buffalo, NY $66,223

Racine, WI $66,189

Charlotte, NC $66,182

Saint Louis, MO $66,162

Springfield, IL $66,134

Elkhart, IN $66,121

York, PA $66,121

Gastonia, NC $66,114

Benton Harbor, MI $66,114

Beaumont, TX $66,073

Lorain, OH $66,059

Toledo, OH $66,032

Binghamton, NY $65,997

Rock Hill, SC $65,990

Rockford, IL $65,956

Fargo, ND $65,922

Elyria, OH $65,922

Flagstaff, AZ $65,874

Fort Lauderdale, FL $65,833

Miami, FL $65,792

Duluth, MN $65,682

Bangor, ME $65,593

Cedar Rapids, IA $65,518

Louisville, KY $65,484

Grand Rapids, MI $65,470

Hialeah, FL $65,463

Casper, WY $65,367

Scranton, PA $65,285

New Orleans, LA $65,265

Virginia Beach, VA $65,258

Akron, OH $65,223

Peoria, IL $65,134

Sarasota, FL $65,121

Green Bay, WI $65,073

Baton Rouge, LA $65,039

Charleston, SC $65,025

Nashville, TN $65,004

Jamestown, NY $64,991

Davenport, IA $64,991

Tucson, AZ $64,956

Cheyenne, WY $64,936

Saint Petersburg, FL $64,915

Tampa, FL $64,902

Omaha, NE $64,888

Port Arthur, TX $64,861

Evansville, IN $64,861

Bradenton, FL $64,833

Santa Fe, NM $64,710

Orlando, FL $64,641

Clearwater, FL $64,566

Canton, OH $64,422

La Crosse, WI $64,422

Grand Forks, ND $64,402

Albuquerque, NM $64,381

Tulsa, OK $64,381

Newport News, VA $64,374

High Point, NC $64,354

Ogden, UT $64,326

Corpus Christi, TX $64,272

Laramie, WY $64,231

Norfolk, VA $64,231

Rock Island, IL $64,189

Saginaw, MI $64,176

Jacksonville, FL $64,169

Salisbury, NC $64,155

Memphis, TN $64,142

Moline, IL $64,107

Fort Myers, FL $64,087

Waterloo, IA $63,998

Spartanburg, SC $63,929

Lincoln, NE $63,895

Fort Wayne, IN $63,881

Birmingham, AL $63,806

Cedar Falls, IA $63,792

Provo, UT $63,785

Springfield, OH $63,779

San Antonio, TX $63,765

Greensboro, NC $63,738

South Bend, IN $63,731

Winston Salem, NC $63,724

Boise, ID $63,703

Savannah, GA $63,655

Muskegon, MI $63,532

Lima, OH $63,450

Lake Charles, LA $63,423

Anderson, IN $63,409

Lexington, KY $63,388

Augusta, GA $63,368

Greenville, SC $63,368

Wichita, KS $63,306

Tuscaloosa, AL $63,306

Columbia, SC $63,245

Bloomington, IN $63,073

Roanoke, VA $63,032

Asheville, NC $62,943

Knoxville, TN $62,827

Shreveport, LA $62,820

Wilmington, NC $62,731

Frankfort, KY $62,601

Oklahoma City, OK $62,553

Chillicothe, OH $62,526

Longview, TX $62,519

Topeka, KS $62,498

Mobile, AL $62,395

Terre Haute, IN $62,368

Erie, PA $62,361

Altoona, PA $62,327

Melbourne, FL $62,306

Amarillo, TX $62,279

Killeen, TX $62,258

Fayetteville, AR $62,204

Sioux Falls, SD $62,156

Chattanooga, TN $62,115

Idaho Falls, ID $62,108

Gainesville, FL $61,964

Portsmouth, OH $61,930

Little Rock, AR $61,916

Lynchburg, VA $61,916

Lafayette, LA $61,889

Youngstown, OH $61,889

Temple, TX $61,861

Daytona Beach, FL $61,848

Clarksville, TN $61,841

Pensacola, FL $61,834

Hopkinsville, KY $61,628

Charleston, WV $61,622

Florence, SC $61,587

Sioux City, IA $61,546

Macon, GA $61,348

Tallahassee, FL $61,341

Fayetteville, NC $61,327

Waco, TX $61,313

Wichita Falls, TX $61,313

Pine Bluff, AR $61,286

Vincennes, IN $61,156

Lubbock, TX $61,129

Great Falls, MT $61,088

Alamogordo, NM $61,081

Abilene, TX $61,026

Rapid City, SD $60,937

Monroe, LA $60,937

Albany, GA $60,896

Huntington, WV $60,889

Jackson, MS $60,882

Greenville, MS $60,875

Parkersburg, WV $60,807

Montgomery, AL $60,793

Johnstown, PA $60,779

Springfield, MO $60,725

Biloxi, MS $60,690

Sumter, SC $60,547

Columbus, GA $60,540

Twin Falls, ID $60,499

Pascagoula, MS $60,410

Kingsport, TN $60,232

Gulfport, MS $60,211

Alexandria, LA $59,985

Fort Smith, AR $59,814

El Paso, TX $59,629

Helena, MT $59,540

Las Cruces, NM $59,321

Harlingen, TX $59,129

Pocatello, ID $59,067

Florence, AL $59,047

Brownsville, TX $59,033

Dothan, AL $58,924

Mcallen, TX $58,889

Columbus, MS $58,383

Altus, OK $58,068

Lawton, OK $57,938

Pierre, SD $57,691

What Skills Can Increase a Registered Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 12.82% 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.
Spring (Mentioned in 1.97% Job Postings): Spring is the season during which the natural world revives and reinvigorates after the colder winter months. During spring, dormant plants begin to grow again, new seedlings sprout out of the ground and hibernating animals awake.
Safety Standards (Mentioned in 1.43% Job Postings): Safety standards are designed to ensure the safety of products, activities and processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	12.82%
Spring	1.97%
Safety Standards	1.43%

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 Registered Engineer's salary.

Public Speaking: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Safety Training: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
CPR: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Public Speaking	$78,063	14%
Safety Training	$76,008	11%
CPR	$74,639	9%
Chemistry	$72,585	6%
First Aid	$71,900	5%
Workday	$71,215	4%

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How Education impacts a Registered Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Registered Engineers enter the field with a Bachelor'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 a Registered Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $69,611 and $76,409).

Registered Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Registered Engineer

No Diploma 33.3%

High School 66.7%

Associates 33.3%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 66.7%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	33.3%
High School	66.7%
Associates	33.3%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	66.7%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Registered 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.

Last Updated on March 01, 2026

$58,444

Average $68,476/year

$77,245

$4,870

Average $5,706/month

$6,437

$1,124

Average $1,317/week

$1,485

$28

Average $33/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,245	$6,437	$1,485	$37
Average	$68,476	$5,706	$1,317	$33
25th Percentile	$58,444	$4,870	$1,124	$28

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Salary Trends for Registered Engineer

Salaries for a Registered Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $56,894 in 2023 to around $54,955 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Registered Engineer salary trends, .

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