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

A Third Assistant Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $95,441 for beginners, reaching about $97,710 at mid-level, and approach $101,472 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Third Assistant Engineer?

Third Assistant Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Third Assistant Engineer roles are District of Columbia $107,077, California $106,671, Massachusetts $105,249. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Third Assistant Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Third Assistant Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Third Engineer: $108,527; Third Mate: $83,443; Third Party Administrator: $80,218; Third Year Resident: $75,351; Third Grade Teacher: $55,180.

How do different companies affect a Third Assistant Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Third Assistant 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.

Third Assistant Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Third Assistant Engineer make in the United States?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Third Assistant Engineer in the United States is $96,710 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $111,319
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $91,337 to $104,357
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $86,444

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Third Assistant Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,357	$8,696	$2,007	$50
Average	$96,710	$8,059	$1,860	$46
25th Percentile	$91,337	$7,611	$1,756	$44

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Key Factors That Influence Third Assistant Engineer Salaries

A Third Assistant 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 Experience Level Affects Third Assistant Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Third Assistant 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): $95,441
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,591
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,710
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $101,222
Expert (over 8 years): $101,472

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Third Assistant Engineer	$95,441
Intermediate Level Third Assistant Engineer	$95,591
Senior Level Third Assistant Engineer	$97,710
Specialist Level Third Assistant Engineer	$101,222
Expert Level Third Assistant Engineer	$101,472

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

District of Columbia: $107,077.
California: $106,671.
Massachusetts: $105,249.

District of Columbia $107,077 California $106,671 Massachusetts $105,249 Washington $104,863 New Jersey $104,824 Alaska $104,689 Connecticut $103,354 New York $102,812

Hawaii $101,081 Rhode Island $100,269 Maryland $99,718 Minnesota $98,963 Colorado $98,673 Illinois $98,577 Oregon $98,209 Delaware $97,938

New Hampshire $97,768 Virginia $97,387 Pennsylvania $96,275 Nevada $95,714 North Dakota $95,530 Michigan $95,240 Wisconsin $95,134 Vermont $94,921

Texas $94,331 Maine $94,292 Arizona $94,234 Ohio $94,167 Georgia $93,277 Indiana $92,832 Wyoming $92,745 Utah $92,609

Iowa $92,551 Kansas $92,087 Louisiana $91,952 North Carolina $91,904 Missouri $91,884 Florida $91,507 Montana $91,304 Nebraska $91,110

Kentucky $91,004 South Carolina $90,617 Tennessee $90,375 Idaho $90,279 New Mexico $89,573 Oklahoma $89,418 Alabama $88,847 South Dakota $87,890

Arkansas $87,368 West Virginia $87,087 Mississippi $86,246

Top Paying Cities for Third Assistant 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: $121,980
San Francisco: $120,781
Oakland: $118,102

San Jose, CA $121,980

San Francisco, CA $120,781

Oakland, CA $118,102

New York, NY $112,077

Queens Village, NY $111,352

Paramus, NJ $110,578

Passaic, NJ $110,482

Bergenfield, NJ $110,385

Stamford, CT $110,240

Huntington, NY $110,143

Newark, NJ $109,514

Bridgeport, CT $109,321

New Brunswick, NJ $109,002

Vallejo, CA $108,799

Middlesex, NJ $108,741

Somerset, NJ $108,654

Petaluma, CA $108,431

Santa Cruz, CA $108,054

Boston, MA $107,861

Monterey, CA $107,377

Fairbanks, AK $107,309

Los Angeles, CA $107,126

Washington, DC $107,077

Seattle, WA $106,903

Santa Rosa, CA $106,884

Juneau, AK $106,603

Orange, CA $106,284

Anchorage, AK $106,110

Anaheim, CA $106,043

Santa Ana, CA $105,897

Nassau, NY $105,839

Long Beach, CA $105,801

Danbury, CT $105,772

Santa Maria, CA $105,443

Everett, WA $105,424

Bremerton, WA $104,950

Trenton, NJ $104,766

Sacramento, CA $104,727

San Diego, CA $104,679

Brockton, MA $104,640

Tacoma, WA $104,602

Santa Barbara, CA $104,466

Lowell, MA $104,079

New Suffolk, NY $104,041

Nashua, NH $103,925

Lompoc, CA $103,770

Ventura, CA $103,673

Stockton, CA $103,644

New Haven, CT $103,451

Atlantic City, NJ $103,199

Hartford, CT $102,986

Modesto, CA $102,938

Poughkeepsie, NY $102,725

New Britain, CT $102,677

Olympia, WA $102,542

Kennewick, WA $102,542

New London, CT $102,522

Norwich, CT $102,493

Lawrence, MA $102,445

Bakersfield, CA $102,174

Riverside, CA $102,039

New Bedford, MA $102,039

Richland, WA $101,942

Portsmouth, NH $101,865

Vineland, NJ $101,845

San Bernardino, CA $101,768

Boulder, CO $101,497

Worcester, MA $101,420

Portland, OR $101,333

Saint Paul, MN $101,217

Minneapolis, MN $101,217

Philadelphia, PA $101,081

Honolulu, HI $100,569

Springfield, MA $100,230

Providence, RI $100,221

Chicago, IL $99,940

Bellingham, WA $99,824

Baltimore, MD $99,718

Chico, CA $99,476

Wilmington, DE $99,311

Pittsfield, MA $99,215

Manchester, NH $99,031

Spokane, WA $98,606

Denver, CO $98,596

Albany, NY $98,141

Troy, NY $98,103

Schenectady, NY $97,900

Burlington, VT $97,687

Portland, ME $97,348

Salem, OR $97,271

Yakima, WA $97,252

Ann Arbor, MI $97,223

Rochester, MN $96,952

Fresno, CA $96,903

Reno, NV $96,903

Milwaukee, WI $96,816

Detroit, MI $96,720

Allentown, PA $96,691

Carson City, NV $96,681

Houston, TX $96,536

Colorado Springs, CO $96,526

Syracuse, NY $96,478

Eugene, OR $96,294

Bismarck, ND $96,178

Gary, IN $96,178

Galveston, TX $96,178

Springfield, OR $96,101

Medford, OR $95,869

Fort Collins, CO $95,830

Austin, TX $95,753

Mesa, AZ $95,549

Phoenix, AZ $95,530

Dallas, TX $95,501

Reading, PA $95,443

Saint Cloud, MN $95,404

Concord, NH $95,317

Madison, WI $95,279

Utica, NY $95,018

Raleigh, NC $94,940

Las Vegas, NV $94,931

Rochester, NY $94,863

Des Moines, IA $94,853

Atlanta, GA $94,698

Battle Creek, MI $94,669

Salt Lake City, UT $94,640

Lancaster, PA $94,495

Champaign, IL $94,476

Harrisburg, PA $94,360

Durham, NC $94,273

Kansas City, MO $94,263

Kansas City, KS $94,244

Fort Worth, TX $94,234

Boca Raton, FL $94,196

Cleveland, OH $94,186

Columbus, OH $94,167

Pittsburgh, PA $94,157

Richmond, VA $94,118

Indianapolis, IN $94,099

Cincinnati, OH $93,973

Petersburg, VA $93,828

Billings, MT $93,615

Lansing, MI $93,615

Huntsville, AL $93,615

Lebanon, PA $93,606

Dayton, OH $93,596

Pueblo, CO $93,596

Appleton, WI $93,567

Buffalo, NY $93,528

Racine, WI $93,480

Charlotte, NC $93,470

Saint Louis, MO $93,441

Springfield, IL $93,403

Elkhart, IN $93,383

York, PA $93,383

Gastonia, NC $93,374

Benton Harbor, MI $93,374

Beaumont, TX $93,315

Lorain, OH $93,296

Toledo, OH $93,257

Binghamton, NY $93,209

Rock Hill, SC $93,199

Rockford, IL $93,151

Fargo, ND $93,103

Elyria, OH $93,103

Flagstaff, AZ $93,035

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,977

Miami, FL $92,919

Duluth, MN $92,764

Bangor, ME $92,639

Cedar Rapids, IA $92,532

Louisville, KY $92,484

Grand Rapids, MI $92,464

Hialeah, FL $92,455

Casper, WY $92,319

Scranton, PA $92,203

New Orleans, LA $92,174

Virginia Beach, VA $92,165

Akron, OH $92,116

Peoria, IL $91,991

Sarasota, FL $91,971

Green Bay, WI $91,904

Baton Rouge, LA $91,855

Charleston, SC $91,836

Nashville, TN $91,807

Jamestown, NY $91,787

Davenport, IA $91,787

Tucson, AZ $91,739

Cheyenne, WY $91,710

Saint Petersburg, FL $91,681

Tampa, FL $91,662

Omaha, NE $91,642

Port Arthur, TX $91,604

Evansville, IN $91,604

Bradenton, FL $91,565

Santa Fe, NM $91,391

Orlando, FL $91,294

Clearwater, FL $91,188

Canton, OH $90,985

La Crosse, WI $90,985

Grand Forks, ND $90,956

Albuquerque, NM $90,927

Tulsa, OK $90,927

Newport News, VA $90,917

High Point, NC $90,888

Ogden, UT $90,849

Corpus Christi, TX $90,772

Laramie, WY $90,714

Norfolk, VA $90,714

Rock Island, IL $90,656

Saginaw, MI $90,637

Jacksonville, FL $90,627

Salisbury, NC $90,608

Memphis, TN $90,588

Moline, IL $90,540

Fort Myers, FL $90,511

Waterloo, IA $90,385

Spartanburg, SC $90,288

Lincoln, NE $90,240

Fort Wayne, IN $90,221

Birmingham, AL $90,114

Cedar Falls, IA $90,095

Provo, UT $90,085

Springfield, OH $90,076

San Antonio, TX $90,056

Greensboro, NC $90,018

South Bend, IN $90,008

Winston Salem, NC $89,998

Boise, ID $89,969

Savannah, GA $89,902

Muskegon, MI $89,728

Lima, OH $89,611

Lake Charles, LA $89,573

Anderson, IN $89,553

Lexington, KY $89,524

Augusta, GA $89,495

Greenville, SC $89,495

Wichita, KS $89,408

Tuscaloosa, AL $89,408

Columbia, SC $89,321

Bloomington, IN $89,080

Roanoke, VA $89,022

Asheville, NC $88,896

Knoxville, TN $88,731

Shreveport, LA $88,722

Wilmington, NC $88,596

Frankfort, KY $88,412

Oklahoma City, OK $88,345

Chillicothe, OH $88,306

Longview, TX $88,296

Topeka, KS $88,267

Mobile, AL $88,122

Terre Haute, IN $88,083

Erie, PA $88,074

Altoona, PA $88,025

Melbourne, FL $87,996

Amarillo, TX $87,958

Killeen, TX $87,929

Fayetteville, AR $87,851

Sioux Falls, SD $87,784

Chattanooga, TN $87,726

Idaho Falls, ID $87,716

Gainesville, FL $87,513

Portsmouth, OH $87,465

Little Rock, AR $87,445

Lynchburg, VA $87,445

Lafayette, LA $87,406

Youngstown, OH $87,406

Temple, TX $87,368

Daytona Beach, FL $87,348

Clarksville, TN $87,339

Pensacola, FL $87,329

Hopkinsville, KY $87,039

Charleston, WV $87,029

Florence, SC $86,981

Sioux City, IA $86,923

Macon, GA $86,642

Tallahassee, FL $86,633

Fayetteville, NC $86,613

Waco, TX $86,594

Wichita Falls, TX $86,594

Pine Bluff, AR $86,555

Vincennes, IN $86,372

Lubbock, TX $86,333

Great Falls, MT $86,275

Alamogordo, NM $86,265

Abilene, TX $86,188

Rapid City, SD $86,062

Monroe, LA $86,062

Albany, GA $86,004

Huntington, WV $85,995

Jackson, MS $85,985

Greenville, MS $85,975

Parkersburg, WV $85,878

Montgomery, AL $85,859

Johnstown, PA $85,840

Springfield, MO $85,762

Biloxi, MS $85,714

Sumter, SC $85,511

Columbus, GA $85,501

Twin Falls, ID $85,443

Pascagoula, MS $85,318

Kingsport, TN $85,066

Gulfport, MS $85,037

Alexandria, LA $84,718

Fort Smith, AR $84,476

El Paso, TX $84,215

Helena, MT $84,089

Las Cruces, NM $83,780

Harlingen, TX $83,509

Pocatello, ID $83,422

Florence, AL $83,393

Brownsville, TX $83,374

Dothan, AL $83,219

Mcallen, TX $83,171

Columbus, MS $82,455

Altus, OK $82,010

Lawton, OK $81,826

Pierre, SD $81,478

What Skills Can Increase a Third Assistant Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.23% 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.
Pediatric (Mentioned in 4.22% Job Postings): Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
Pathology (Mentioned in 2.46% Job Postings): Analyzing and reviewing the cause, origin, and nature of diseases and illnesses to provide appropriate diagnosis and treatment plans.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.23%
Pediatric	4.22%
Pathology	2.46%

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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 Third Assistant Engineer's salary.

Computer Knowledge: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Computer Knowledge	$108,315	12%
Planning	$105,414	9%
Consulting	$104,447	8%
Service Delivery	$104,447	8%
Support Services	$103,480	7%
Billing	$102,513	6%

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How Education impacts a Third Assistant Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Third Assistant Engineers enter the field with a Master's Degree or MBA 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 Third Assistant Engineer with a Master's Degree or MBA is between $98,518 and $103,440).

Third Assistant Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Third Assistant Engineer

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 2.3%

Associates 1.1%

Bachelors 2.3%

Masters 93.2%

Doctorate 3.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	2.3%
Associates	1.1%
Bachelors	2.3%
Masters	93.2%
Doctorate	3.4%

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Third Assistant Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Third Assistant 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 February 01, 2026

$91,337

Average $96,710/year

$104,357

$7,611

Average $8,059/month

$8,696

$1,756

Average $1,860/week

$2,007

$44

Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,357	$8,696	$2,007	$50
Average	$96,710	$8,059	$1,860	$46
25th Percentile	$91,337	$7,611	$1,756	$44

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Salary Trends for Third Assistant Engineer

Salaries for a Third Assistant Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $99,726 in 2023 to around $96,046 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Third Assistant Engineer salary trends, .

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