Av Design Engineer Salary in Des Moines, Iowa

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

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Av Design Engineer in Des Moines, IA is $79,623. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $72,671 to $86,178, with most professionals earning between $66,341 and $92,145.

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What does an Av Design Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of an Av Design Engineer

Provide continuous design engineering support throughout the project management of installations from inception through implementation.

February 02, 2023

Review new projects and immediately identify key requirements to ensure the success of the project.

July 22, 2022

Develop, design, document, and commission installations of AV technology and systems to include AV control, digital signal processing, and wireless presentation to assure the AV technology need of the College are met.

February 03, 2023

Lead and Perform Failure Mode Avoidance and Functional Safety analyses to examine potential failure modes and design suitable prevention strategies.

March 24, 2023

Assist with technical design, pricing and identify any logistical challenges.

April 07, 2023

Participate in internal / external kick off meetings as needed.

May 13, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Av Design Engineer in Des Moines, IA

Average Base Salary

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72671

86178

79623

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

75311

90627

82652

What is the average salary for Av Design Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Av Design Engineer in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Av Design Engineer ranges from $72,671 to $86,178 with the average base salary of $79,623. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $75,311 to $90,627 with the average total cash compensation of $82,652.

View Average Salary for Av Design Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$79,623	$72,671 - $86,178
Bonus	$3,029	$2,640 - $4,449
Total Pay	$82,652	$75,311 - $90,627

* 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.

Av Design Engineer Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $72,671 - $86,178	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA 0%
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $72,671 - $86,178	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA 0%
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $72,004 - $85,387	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,026 - $81,855	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,248 - $82,118	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,893 - $84,069	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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