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

A CAE Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,068 for beginners, reaching about $62,143 at mid-level, and approach $63,719 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a CAE Engineer?

CAE Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for CAE Engineer roles are District of Columbia $67,641, California $67,384, Massachusetts $66,486. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of CAE Engineer roles make?

Salaries for CAE Engineer level roles vary by specialization: CAE Design Engineer V: $149,600; CAE Services Engineer V: $149,530; CAE Design Engineer IV: $131,200; CAE Services Engineer IV: $131,190; Senior Cae Engineer: $120,892.

How do different companies affect a CAE Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for CAE Engineer 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.

CAE Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a CAE Engineer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a CAE Engineer in the United States is $61,092 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,467
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,256 to $67,046
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,852

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CAE Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,046	$5,587	$1,289	$32
Average	$61,092	$5,091	$1,175	$29
25th Percentile	$56,256	$4,688	$1,082	$27

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Key Factors That Influence CAE Engineer Salaries

A CAE 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects CAE Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a CAE 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): $59,068
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,933
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,143
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $63,544
Expert (over 8 years): $63,719

Levels	Salary
Entry Level CAE Engineer	$59,068
Intermediate Level CAE Engineer	$59,933
Senior Level CAE Engineer	$62,143
Specialist Level CAE Engineer	$63,544
Expert Level CAE Engineer	$63,719

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

District of Columbia: $67,641.
California: $67,384.
Massachusetts: $66,486.

District of Columbia $67,641 California $67,384 Massachusetts $66,486 Washington $66,242 New Jersey $66,218 Alaska $66,132 Connecticut $65,289 New York $64,947

Hawaii $63,853 Rhode Island $63,340 Maryland $62,992 Minnesota $62,515 Colorado $62,332 Illinois $62,271 Oregon $62,039 Delaware $61,868

New Hampshire $61,760 Virginia $61,520 Pennsylvania $60,817 Nevada $60,463 North Dakota $60,347 Michigan $60,163 Wisconsin $60,096 Vermont $59,962

Texas $59,589 Maine $59,565 Arizona $59,528 Ohio $59,485 Georgia $58,923 Indiana $58,642 Wyoming $58,587 Utah $58,502

Iowa $58,465 Kansas $58,172 Louisiana $58,086 North Carolina $58,056 Missouri $58,044 Florida $57,805 Montana $57,677 Nebraska $57,555

Kentucky $57,488 South Carolina $57,243 Tennessee $57,090 Idaho $57,029 New Mexico $56,583 Oklahoma $56,486 Alabama $56,125 South Dakota $55,520

Arkansas $55,191 West Virginia $55,013 Mississippi $54,482

Top Paying Cities for CAE 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: $77,055
San Francisco: $76,298
Oakland: $74,606

San Jose, CA $77,055

San Francisco, CA $76,298

Oakland, CA $74,606

New York, NY $70,800

Queens Village, NY $70,341

Paramus, NJ $69,853

Passaic, NJ $69,792

Bergenfield, NJ $69,730

Stamford, CT $69,639

Huntington, NY $69,578

Newark, NJ $69,181

Bridgeport, CT $69,058

New Brunswick, NJ $68,857

Vallejo, CA $68,729

Middlesex, NJ $68,692

Somerset, NJ $68,637

Petaluma, CA $68,496

Santa Cruz, CA $68,258

Boston, MA $68,136

Monterey, CA $67,830

Fairbanks, AK $67,788

Los Angeles, CA $67,672

Washington, DC $67,641

Seattle, WA $67,531

Santa Rosa, CA $67,519

Juneau, AK $67,342

Orange, CA $67,140

Anchorage, AK $67,030

Anaheim, CA $66,987

Santa Ana, CA $66,896

Nassau, NY $66,859

Long Beach, CA $66,835

Danbury, CT $66,816

Santa Maria, CA $66,609

Everett, WA $66,596

Bremerton, WA $66,297

Trenton, NJ $66,181

Sacramento, CA $66,157

San Diego, CA $66,126

Brockton, MA $66,102

Tacoma, WA $66,077

Santa Barbara, CA $65,992

Lowell, MA $65,747

New Suffolk, NY $65,723

Nashua, NH $65,649

Lompoc, CA $65,552

Ventura, CA $65,491

Stockton, CA $65,472

New Haven, CT $65,350

Atlantic City, NJ $65,191

Hartford, CT $65,057

Modesto, CA $65,026

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,892

New Britain, CT $64,861

Olympia, WA $64,776

Kennewick, WA $64,776

New London, CT $64,764

Norwich, CT $64,745

Lawrence, MA $64,715

Bakersfield, CA $64,544

Riverside, CA $64,458

New Bedford, MA $64,458

Richland, WA $64,397

Portsmouth, NH $64,348

Vineland, NJ $64,336

San Bernardino, CA $64,287

Boulder, CO $64,116

Worcester, MA $64,067

Portland, OR $64,012

Saint Paul, MN $63,939

Minneapolis, MN $63,939

Philadelphia, PA $63,853

Honolulu, HI $63,530

Springfield, MA $63,316

Providence, RI $63,310

Chicago, IL $63,132

Bellingham, WA $63,059

Baltimore, MD $62,992

Chico, CA $62,839

Wilmington, DE $62,735

Pittsfield, MA $62,674

Manchester, NH $62,558

Spokane, WA $62,289

Denver, CO $62,283

Albany, NY $61,996

Troy, NY $61,972

Schenectady, NY $61,843

Burlington, VT $61,709

Portland, ME $61,495

Salem, OR $61,446

Yakima, WA $61,434

Ann Arbor, MI $61,416

Rochester, MN $61,245

Fresno, CA $61,214

Reno, NV $61,214

Milwaukee, WI $61,159

Detroit, MI $61,098

Allentown, PA $61,080

Carson City, NV $61,074

Houston, TX $60,982

Colorado Springs, CO $60,976

Syracuse, NY $60,945

Eugene, OR $60,829

Bismarck, ND $60,756

Gary, IN $60,756

Galveston, TX $60,756

Springfield, OR $60,707

Medford, OR $60,560

Fort Collins, CO $60,536

Austin, TX $60,487

Mesa, AZ $60,359

Phoenix, AZ $60,347

Dallas, TX $60,328

Reading, PA $60,292

Saint Cloud, MN $60,267

Concord, NH $60,212

Madison, WI $60,188

Utica, NY $60,023

Raleigh, NC $59,974

Las Vegas, NV $59,968

Rochester, NY $59,925

Des Moines, IA $59,919

Atlanta, GA $59,821

Battle Creek, MI $59,803

Salt Lake City, UT $59,785

Lancaster, PA $59,693

Champaign, IL $59,681

Harrisburg, PA $59,607

Durham, NC $59,552

Kansas City, MO $59,546

Kansas City, KS $59,534

Fort Worth, TX $59,528

Boca Raton, FL $59,504

Cleveland, OH $59,497

Columbus, OH $59,485

Pittsburgh, PA $59,479

Richmond, VA $59,455

Indianapolis, IN $59,443

Cincinnati, OH $59,363

Petersburg, VA $59,271

Billings, MT $59,137

Lansing, MI $59,137

Huntsville, AL $59,137

Lebanon, PA $59,131

Dayton, OH $59,125

Pueblo, CO $59,125

Appleton, WI $59,107

Buffalo, NY $59,082

Racine, WI $59,052

Charlotte, NC $59,045

Saint Louis, MO $59,027

Springfield, IL $59,003

Elkhart, IN $58,990

York, PA $58,990

Gastonia, NC $58,984

Benton Harbor, MI $58,984

Beaumont, TX $58,948

Lorain, OH $58,935

Toledo, OH $58,911

Binghamton, NY $58,880

Rock Hill, SC $58,874

Rockford, IL $58,844

Fargo, ND $58,813

Elyria, OH $58,813

Flagstaff, AZ $58,771

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,734

Miami, FL $58,697

Duluth, MN $58,599

Bangor, ME $58,520

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,453

Louisville, KY $58,422

Grand Rapids, MI $58,410

Hialeah, FL $58,404

Casper, WY $58,318

Scranton, PA $58,245

New Orleans, LA $58,227

Virginia Beach, VA $58,221

Akron, OH $58,190

Peoria, IL $58,111

Sarasota, FL $58,098

Green Bay, WI $58,056

Baton Rouge, LA $58,025

Charleston, SC $58,013

Nashville, TN $57,995

Jamestown, NY $57,982

Davenport, IA $57,982

Tucson, AZ $57,952

Cheyenne, WY $57,934

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,915

Tampa, FL $57,903

Omaha, NE $57,891

Port Arthur, TX $57,866

Evansville, IN $57,866

Bradenton, FL $57,842

Santa Fe, NM $57,732

Orlando, FL $57,671

Clearwater, FL $57,604

Canton, OH $57,475

La Crosse, WI $57,475

Grand Forks, ND $57,457

Albuquerque, NM $57,439

Tulsa, OK $57,439

Newport News, VA $57,433

High Point, NC $57,414

Ogden, UT $57,390

Corpus Christi, TX $57,341

Laramie, WY $57,304

Norfolk, VA $57,304

Rock Island, IL $57,268

Saginaw, MI $57,255

Jacksonville, FL $57,249

Salisbury, NC $57,237

Memphis, TN $57,225

Moline, IL $57,194

Fort Myers, FL $57,176

Waterloo, IA $57,097

Spartanburg, SC $57,035

Lincoln, NE $57,005

Fort Wayne, IN $56,993

Birmingham, AL $56,926

Cedar Falls, IA $56,913

Provo, UT $56,907

Springfield, OH $56,901

San Antonio, TX $56,889

Greensboro, NC $56,864

South Bend, IN $56,858

Winston Salem, NC $56,852

Boise, ID $56,834

Savannah, GA $56,791

Muskegon, MI $56,681

Lima, OH $56,608

Lake Charles, LA $56,583

Anderson, IN $56,571

Lexington, KY $56,553

Augusta, GA $56,535

Greenville, SC $56,535

Wichita, KS $56,480

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,480

Columbia, SC $56,425

Bloomington, IN $56,272

Roanoke, VA $56,235

Asheville, NC $56,156

Knoxville, TN $56,052

Shreveport, LA $56,046

Wilmington, NC $55,966

Frankfort, KY $55,850

Oklahoma City, OK $55,808

Chillicothe, OH $55,783

Longview, TX $55,777

Topeka, KS $55,759

Mobile, AL $55,667

Terre Haute, IN $55,643

Erie, PA $55,636

Altoona, PA $55,606

Melbourne, FL $55,588

Amarillo, TX $55,563

Killeen, TX $55,545

Fayetteville, AR $55,496

Sioux Falls, SD $55,453

Chattanooga, TN $55,417

Idaho Falls, ID $55,410

Gainesville, FL $55,282

Portsmouth, OH $55,252

Little Rock, AR $55,239

Lynchburg, VA $55,239

Lafayette, LA $55,215

Youngstown, OH $55,215

Temple, TX $55,191

Daytona Beach, FL $55,178

Clarksville, TN $55,172

Pensacola, FL $55,166

Hopkinsville, KY $54,983

Charleston, WV $54,977

Florence, SC $54,946

Sioux City, IA $54,909

Macon, GA $54,732

Tallahassee, FL $54,726

Fayetteville, NC $54,714

Waco, TX $54,702

Wichita Falls, TX $54,702

Pine Bluff, AR $54,677

Vincennes, IN $54,561

Lubbock, TX $54,537

Great Falls, MT $54,500

Alamogordo, NM $54,494

Abilene, TX $54,445

Rapid City, SD $54,366

Monroe, LA $54,366

Albany, GA $54,329

Huntington, WV $54,323

Jackson, MS $54,317

Greenville, MS $54,311

Parkersburg, WV $54,250

Montgomery, AL $54,237

Johnstown, PA $54,225

Springfield, MO $54,176

Biloxi, MS $54,146

Sumter, SC $54,018

Columbus, GA $54,011

Twin Falls, ID $53,975

Pascagoula, MS $53,895

Kingsport, TN $53,737

Gulfport, MS $53,718

Alexandria, LA $53,517

Fort Smith, AR $53,364

El Paso, TX $53,199

Helena, MT $53,119

Las Cruces, NM $52,924

Harlingen, TX $52,753

Pocatello, ID $52,698

Florence, AL $52,680

Brownsville, TX $52,667

Dothan, AL $52,570

Mcallen, TX $52,539

Columbus, MS $52,087

Altus, OK $51,806

Lawton, OK $51,690

Pierre, SD $51,470

What Skills Can Increase a CAE Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.67% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Civil Engineering (Mentioned in 2.4% Job Postings): Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways. Civil engineering is traditionally broken into a number of sub-disciplines. It is considered the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering, and it is defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering. Civil engineering takes place in the public sector from municipal through to national governments, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies.
Computer Aided Design (Mentioned in 1.27% Job Postings): CAD (computer-aided design) is the use of computer-based software to aid in design processes. CAD software is frequently used by different types of engineers and designers.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4.67%
Civil Engineering	2.4%
Computer Aided Design	1.27%

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 CAE Engineer's salary.

Vehicle Safety: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Mechanical Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Vehicle Safety	$68,423	12%
Mechanical Engineering	$67,201	10%
Analysis	$66,590	9%
Flexibility	$64,147	5%
Interpersonal Communication	$63,536	4%
Leadership	$62,925	3%

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CAE Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a CAE 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 January 01, 2026

$56,256

Average $61,092/year

$67,046

$4,688

Average $5,091/month

$5,587

$1,082

Average $1,175/week

$1,289

$27

Average $29/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,046	$5,587	$1,289	$32
Average	$61,092	$5,091	$1,175	$29
25th Percentile	$56,256	$4,688	$1,082	$27

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Salaries for a CAE Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $53,502 in 2023 to around $52,616 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of CAE Engineer salary trends, .

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