Energy Engineer Salary in Des Moines, Iowa

Energy Engineer Salary in Des Moines, IA

How much does an Energy Engineer make in Des Moines, IA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Energy Engineer in Des Moines, IA is $142,776. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $127,703 to $160,183, with most professionals earning between $113,980 and $176,031.

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10th Percentile Energy Engineer Salary $113,980 Des Moines,IA April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Energy Engineer Salary $127,703 Des Moines,IA April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Energy Engineer Salary $142,776 Des Moines,IA April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Energy Engineer Salary $160,183 Des Moines,IA April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Energy Engineer Salary $176,031 Des Moines,IA April 01, 2025
25% $127,703 10% $113,980 90% $176,031 75% $160,183 $142,776 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is an Energy Engineer ?

Energy engineering or energy systems engineering is a broad field of engineering dealing with energy efficiency, energy services, facility management, plant engineering, environmental compliance and alternative energy technologies. Energy engineering is one of the more recent engineering disciplines to emerge. Energy engineering combines knowledge from the fields of physics, math, and chemistry with economic and environmental engineering practices. Energy engineers apply their skills to increase efficiency and further develop renewable sources of energy. The main job of energy engineers is to...

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  1. Down a level:

    Drilling Engineer II

    2 - 4 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

  2. This Job:

    Energy Engineer

    4 - 7 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

  3. Up a level:

    Drilling Engineer IV

    7 + years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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Average Base Salary

Core compensation

 
 
 
127703
160183
142776

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
127703
160183
142776
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Energy Engineer in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Energy Engineer ranges from $127,703 to $160,183 with the average base salary of $142,776. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $127,703 to $160,183 with the average total cash compensation of $142,776.

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About Des Moines, Iowa    Des Moines (/dɪˈmɔɪn/ (listen)) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A smal....More

Des Moines, Iowa  area prices were up 0.8% from a year ago

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Skills associated with Energy Engineer: Automation, Design, #develop, Community

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