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

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

How does experience change A Vp Engineering's salary?

A Vp Engineering's salary grows with experience: an Engineering Senior Manager (5+ years)earns $176,989, an Engineering Director (5+ years)earns $197,738, a VP of Engineering (5+ years)earns $231,567, an Vp Engineering (5+ years)earns $290,677, a Chief Engineering Officer (5+ years)earns $365,214,

What are the highest paying states for a Vp Engineering?

Vp Engineering salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Vp Engineering roles are District of Columbia $319,557, California $318,345, Massachusetts $314,102. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Vp Engineering roles make?

Salaries for Vp Engineering level roles vary by specialization: VP of Reservoir Engineering: $338,916; VP of Geophysical Engineering: $276,490; VP of Medical Device Engineering: $253,545; VP of Biopharma Process Engineering: $250,830; VP of Mechanical Engineering: $249,208.

How do different companies affect a Vp Engineering's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Vp Engineering 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.

Vp Engineering Salary in the United States

How much does a Vp Engineering make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Vp Engineering in the United States is $288,617 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $139.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $322,510
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $258,967 to $306,358
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $231,972

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Vp Engineering Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$306,358	$25,530	$5,892	$147
Average	$288,617	$24,051	$5,550	$139
25th Percentile	$258,967	$21,581	$4,980	$125

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Key Factors That Influence Vp Engineering Salaries

A Vp Engineering'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 Vp Engineering Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Vp Engineering'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): $176,989
Early Career (1-2 years): $197,738
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $231,567
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $290,677
Expert (over 8 years): $365,214

Levels	Salary
Engineeri... Level Vp Engineering	$176,989
Engineeri... Level Vp Engineering	$197,738
VP of Eng... Level Vp Engineering	$231,567
Vp Engine... Level Vp Engineering	$290,677
Chief Eng... Level Vp Engineering	$365,214

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How Do Vp Engineering 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 Vp Engineerings. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $319,557.
California: $318,345.
Massachusetts: $314,102.

District of Columbia $319,557 California $318,345 Massachusetts $314,102 Washington $312,947 New Jersey $312,832 Alaska $312,428 Connecticut $308,445 New York $306,829

Hawaii $301,662 Rhode Island $299,238 Maryland $297,593 Minnesota $295,342 Colorado $294,476 Illinois $294,187 Oregon $293,091 Delaware $292,282

New Hampshire $291,774 Virginia $290,637 Pennsylvania $287,318 Nevada $285,644 North Dakota $285,096 Michigan $284,230 Wisconsin $283,913 Vermont $283,278

Texas $281,517 Maine $281,402 Arizona $281,228 Ohio $281,026 Georgia $278,371 Indiana $277,043 Wyoming $276,784 Utah $276,380

Iowa $276,206 Kansas $274,821 Louisiana $274,417 North Carolina $274,273 Missouri $274,215 Florida $273,089 Montana $272,483 Nebraska $271,906

Kentucky $271,589 South Carolina $270,434 Tennessee $269,713 Idaho $269,424 New Mexico $267,317 Oklahoma $266,855 Alabama $265,152 South Dakota $262,295

Arkansas $260,737 West Virginia $259,900 Mississippi $257,389

Top Paying Cities for Vp Engineerings

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: $364,033
San Francisco: $360,047
Oakland: $352,459

San Jose, CA $364,033

San Francisco, CA $360,047

Oakland, CA $352,459

New York, NY $332,311

Paramus, NJ $328,270

Queens Village, NY $328,256

Passaic, NJ $327,981

Bergenfield, NJ $327,955

Stamford, CT $327,321

Huntington, NY $327,202

Newark, NJ $325,069

Bridgeport, CT $324,460

Vallejo, CA $323,886

New Brunswick, NJ $323,771

Petaluma, CA $323,597

Middlesex, NJ $323,049

Somerset, NJ $322,847

Santa Cruz, CA $322,472

Boston, MA $320,711

Monterey, CA $319,698

Seattle, WA $319,037

Santa Rosa, CA $318,980

Los Angeles, CA $318,893

Juneau, AK $318,143

Washington, DC $317,825

Orange, CA $316,798

Santa Ana, CA $316,036

Long Beach, CA $315,747

Anaheim, CA $315,689

Anchorage, AK $315,545

Santa Maria, CA $314,679

Everett, WA $314,621

Danbury, CT $313,605

Bremerton, WA $313,207

Tacoma, WA $312,168

New Suffolk, NY $312,162

Sacramento, CA $312,082

Santa Barbara, CA $311,764

Trenton, NJ $311,447

San Diego, CA $311,447

Brockton, MA $311,129

Fairbanks, AK $310,422

Lompoc, CA $309,686

Lowell, MA $309,452

Ventura, CA $309,397

Nashua, NH $309,340

Stockton, CA $309,311

Modesto, CA $307,204

Poughkeepsie, NY $306,569

Olympia, WA $306,021

Kennewick, WA $306,021

New Haven, CT $305,905

Lawrence, MA $304,866

Hartford, CT $304,578

Riverside, CA $304,520

New Bedford, MA $304,231

Richland, WA $304,231

Bakersfield, CA $303,827

San Bernardino, CA $303,712

New Britain, CT $303,683

Atlantic City, NJ $303,683

New London, CT $303,567

Norwich, CT $303,481

Portsmouth, NH $303,423

Boulder, CO $302,811

Portland, OR $302,413

Worcester, MA $302,384

Minneapolis, MN $301,489

Philadelphia, PA $301,085

Honolulu, HI $300,133

Saint Paul, MN $299,994

Vineland, NJ $299,931

Providence, RI $299,094

Chicago, IL $298,257

Bellingham, WA $297,910

Springfield, MA $297,680

Baltimore, MD $297,593

Chico, CA $296,871

Pittsfield, MA $296,092

Manchester, NH $295,544

Spokane, WA $294,274

Denver, CO $294,245

Albany, NY $292,889

Troy, NY $292,773

Nassau, NY $292,464

Schenectady, NY $292,167

Wilmington, DE $291,936

Burlington, VT $291,532

Salem, OR $291,417

Portland, ME $290,522

Yakima, WA $290,233

Rochester, MN $289,339

Reno, NV $289,194

Fresno, CA $289,194

Milwaukee, WI $288,934

Detroit, MI $288,646

Ann Arbor, MI $288,597

Allentown, PA $288,559

Colorado Springs, CO $288,069

Syracuse, NY $287,924

Carson City, NV $287,924

Houston, TX $287,520

Eugene, OR $287,376

Gary, IN $287,030

Springfield, OR $286,799

Bismarck, ND $286,741

Galveston, TX $286,539

Medford, OR $286,106

Fort Collins, CO $285,991

Concord, NH $285,846

Austin, TX $285,760

Mesa, AZ $285,154

Reading, PA $285,125

Phoenix, AZ $285,096

Dallas, TX $285,009

Saint Cloud, MN $284,732

Madison, WI $284,345

Utica, NY $283,566

Rochester, NY $283,104

Des Moines, IA $283,076

Raleigh, NC $283,047

Atlanta, GA $282,614

Battle Creek, MI $282,527

Salt Lake City, UT $282,441

Lancaster, PA $282,008

Harrisburg, PA $281,604

Kansas City, MO $281,315

Champaign, IL $281,257

Kansas City, KS $281,257

Fort Worth, TX $281,228

Columbus, OH $281,179

Boca Raton, FL $281,113

Pittsburgh, PA $280,998

Richmond, VA $280,882

Indianapolis, IN $280,824

Cleveland, OH $280,795

Las Vegas, NV $280,449

Cincinnati, OH $280,449

Petersburg, VA $280,016

Huntsville, AL $279,583

Lansing, MI $279,390

Lebanon, PA $279,352

Pueblo, CO $279,324

Appleton, WI $279,237

Buffalo, NY $279,122

Dayton, OH $279,035

Racine, WI $278,977

Charlotte, NC $278,948

Saint Louis, MO $278,862

York, PA $278,689

Elkhart, IN $278,689

Gastonia, NC $278,634

Billings, MT $278,564

Beaumont, TX $278,487

Lorain, OH $278,429

Benton Harbor, MI $278,371

Toledo, OH $278,313

Binghamton, NY $278,169

Rock Hill, SC $278,140

Rockford, IL $277,996

Springfield, IL $277,880

Elyria, OH $277,852

Fargo, ND $277,852

Flagstaff, AZ $277,650

Fort Lauderdale, FL $277,476

Duluth, MN $277,303

Miami, FL $277,303

Cheyenne, WY $277,101

Grand Forks, ND $277,101

Bangor, ME $276,466

Cedar Rapids, IA $276,149

Durham, NC $276,028

Louisville, KY $276,004

Grand Rapids, MI $275,947

Hialeah, FL $275,918

Casper, WY $275,514

Scranton, PA $275,167

New Orleans, LA $275,081

Virginia Beach, VA $275,052

Akron, OH $274,908

Peoria, IL $274,532

Sarasota, FL $274,475

Nashville, TN $274,273

Omaha, NE $274,273

Green Bay, WI $274,273

Baton Rouge, LA $274,128

Charleston, SC $274,071

Jamestown, NY $273,926

Davenport, IA $273,926

Tucson, AZ $273,782

Saint Petersburg, FL $273,609

Tampa, FL $273,551

Evansville, IN $273,378

Port Arthur, TX $273,378

Bradenton, FL $273,263

Santa Fe, NM $272,743

Orlando, FL $272,224

Clearwater, FL $272,137

Canton, OH $271,531

La Crosse, WI $271,531

Albuquerque, NM $271,358

Newport News, VA $271,329

High Point, NC $271,242

Ogden, UT $271,127

Corpus Christi, TX $270,896

Norfolk, VA $270,723

Laramie, WY $270,723

Rock Island, IL $270,550

Saginaw, MI $270,492

Jacksonville, FL $270,463

Salisbury, NC $270,405

Boise, ID $270,348

Moline, IL $270,203

Fort Myers, FL $270,117

Memphis, TN $270,059

Tulsa, OK $269,915

Waterloo, IA $269,741

Spartanburg, SC $269,453

Lincoln, NE $269,309

Fort Wayne, IN $269,251

Provo, UT $269,222

Cedar Falls, IA $268,876

San Antonio, TX $268,760

Greensboro, NC $268,645

South Bend, IN $268,616

Savannah, GA $268,298

Muskegon, MI $268,183

Birmingham, AL $268,154

Winston Salem, NC $268,013

Lake Charles, LA $267,317

Anderson, IN $267,259

Lexington, KY $267,173

Augusta, GA $267,086

Greenville, SC $267,086

Lima, OH $266,855

Wichita, KS $266,826

Tuscaloosa, AL $266,826

Columbia, SC $266,567

Springfield, OH $266,509

Asheville, NC $266,047

Bloomington, IN $265,845

Knoxville, TN $264,806

Shreveport, LA $264,777

Wilmington, NC $264,402

Roanoke, VA $264,402

Topeka, KS $263,883

Frankfort, KY $263,851

Oklahoma City, OK $263,652

Chillicothe, OH $263,536

Longview, TX $263,507

Melbourne, FL $263,478

Sioux Falls, SD $263,017

Mobile, AL $262,988

Terre Haute, IN $262,872

Altoona, PA $262,699

Amarillo, TX $262,497

Killeen, TX $262,411

Fayetteville, AR $262,180

Chattanooga, TN $262,093

Sioux City, IA $261,833

Idaho Falls, ID $261,776

Lynchburg, VA $261,545

Gainesville, FL $261,170

Portsmouth, OH $261,025

Little Rock, AR $260,967

Lafayette, LA $260,852

Youngstown, OH $260,852

Daytona Beach, FL $260,679

Clarksville, TN $260,650

Pensacola, FL $260,621

Temple, TX $260,601

Hopkinsville, KY $259,755

Erie, PA $259,698

Florence, SC $259,582

Charleston, WV $259,120

Great Falls, MT $258,976

Macon, GA $258,572

Tallahassee, FL $258,543

Fayetteville, NC $258,485

Waco, TX $258,428

Helena, MT $258,226

Pine Bluff, AR $258,116

Vincennes, IN $257,764

Lubbock, TX $257,648

Alamogordo, NM $257,475

Twin Falls, ID $257,215

Rapid City, SD $257,129

Jackson, MS $256,609

Huntington, WV $256,589

Greenville, MS $256,581

Parkersburg, WV $256,286

Montgomery, AL $256,234

Wichita Falls, TX $255,946

Springfield, MO $255,946

Biloxi, MS $255,801

Monroe, LA $255,513

Johnstown, PA $255,311

Sumter, SC $255,195

Columbus, GA $255,166

Pascagoula, MS $254,618

Abilene, TX $254,618

Kingsport, TN $253,868

Albany, GA $253,868

Gulfport, MS $253,781

Alexandria, LA $252,828

Fort Smith, AR $252,107

El Paso, TX $251,328

Las Cruces, NM $250,029

Harlingen, TX $249,296

Pocatello, ID $249,250

Florence, AL $248,874

Brownsville, TX $248,817

Mcallen, TX $248,211

Dothan, AL $247,807

Columbus, MS $246,092

Altus, OK $244,747

Lawton, OK $244,199

Pierre, SD $243,160

What Skills Can Increase a Vp Engineering's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 7.51% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 2.15% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.
Accounting (Mentioned in 1.54% Job Postings): Creating financial statements and reports based on the summary of financial and business transactions.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	7.51%
Housekeeping	2.15%
Accounting	1.54%

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 Vp Engineering's salary.

Alignment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
People Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Sustainability: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Alignment	$305,934	6%
People Management	$305,934	6%
Sustainability	$305,934	6%
Teamwork	$303,048	5%
Customer Service	$303,048	5%
Decision Making	$300,162	4%

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How Education impacts a Vp Engineering's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Vp Engineerings 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 Vp Engineering with a Bachelor's Degree is between $283,387 and $302,109).

Vp Engineering Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Vp Engineering

No Diploma 0.2%

High School 1.9%

Associates 2.0%

Bachelors 32.2%

Masters 47.4%

Doctorate 16.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.2%
High School	1.9%
Associates	2.0%
Bachelors	32.2%
Masters	47.4%
Doctorate	16.1%

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Vp Engineering Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Vp Engineering'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 May 01, 2026

$258,967

Average $288,617/year

$306,358

$21,581

Average $24,051/month

$25,530

$4,980

Average $5,550/week

$5,892

$125

Average $139/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$306,358	$25,530	$5,892	$147
Average	$288,617	$24,051	$5,550	$139
25th Percentile	$258,967	$21,581	$4,980	$125

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Salary Trends for Vp Engineering

Salaries for a Vp Engineering can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $278,055 in 2023 to around $275,185 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Vp Engineering salary trends, .

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$278,055

2024

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