Air Engineer Salary in Des Moines, Iowa

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

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Air Engineer in Des Moines, IA is $71,150. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $62,923 to $81,235, with most professionals earning between $55,432 and $90,417.

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Demonstrated ability to work very effectively within a team/cross functional teams and meet deadlines without sacrificing quality.

August 05, 2022

Understanding of DoD Acquisition processes, requirements development, and technology transition/insertion planning.

September 24, 2022

Provides expert technical support in the pre-sales process and creates compelling technical and commercial solutions in order to help achieve the assigned sales goals and business objectives.

November 30, 2022

Manage recordkeeping and reporting activities required to comply with Federal and State environmental requirements, mill permit requirements and corporate policies, and meet all reporting deadlines.

February 28, 2023

Design, development, and integration of electrical systems into Sullair products using knowledge of catalogue components and consistent application of innovative design solutions to deliver best in class products.

March 14, 2023

Assists with analyses and audits on processes in order to make recommendations on items such as equipment design, safety, quality, cost, waste reduction, process reliability, efficiency, and energy reductions.

March 16, 2023

Interact with contractors and consultants, when needed, for stack testing and on complex permitting activities.

March 23, 2023

Activities include technical document development and review, hardware/software configuration management and control, system installation (workstation environment and networked/domain environments), operational test execution and deficiency reporting and analysis.

April 02, 2023

Develops mutually rewarding relationships with fellow employees, industry and stakeholders and demonstrated by conducting activities to the highest ethical and professional standards by communicating effectively, remaining flexible, respecting differing opinions, and exercising patience in challenging situations.

April 24, 2023

Support proper product application to field projects through creating product applications materials, providing product/applications training to sales and reps, and working with sales and reps on specific applications challenges.

April 30, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Air Engineer in Des Moines, IA

Average Base Salary

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62923

81235

71150

Average Total Cash Compensation

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81818

71783

What is the average salary for Air Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Air Engineer in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Air Engineer ranges from $62,923 to $81,235 with the average base salary of $71,150. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $63,540 to $81,818 with the average total cash compensation of $71,783.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$71,150	$62,923 - $81,235
Bonus	$633	$617 - $583
Total Pay	$71,783	$63,540 - $81,818

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Air Engineer Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,645 - $80,876	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,645 - $80,876	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,061 - $80,123	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,484 - $75,504	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,985 - $76,151	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,066 - $80,129	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA

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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 small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 217,521 as of the 2017 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 89th in terms of population in ...

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