Combat Engineer Salary in Dallas, Texas

How much does a Combat Engineer make in Dallas, TX?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Combat Engineer in Dallas, TX is $111,222. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $102,178 to $121,500, with most professionals earning between $93,944 and $130,859.

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What is a Combat Engineer?

A Combat Engineer (also called field engineer, pioneer or sapper in many armies, except the U.S. Army) is a soldier who performs a variety of construction and demolition tasks under combat conditions. The Combat Engineer's goals involve facilitating movement and support of friendly forces while impeding those of the enemy. Combat engineers build fighting positions, fortifications, and roads. They conduct demolitions missions and clear minefields using specialized vehicles. Typical Combat Engineer missions include construction and breaching of trenches, tank traps and other fortifications; b...

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Support the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle.

January 03, 2023

Understanding of modeling tools like Rhapsody and SysML.

February 18, 2023

Developers will write desktop applications in Java to command and control new technologies in fighter pilot training and may have opportunities to follow their developed software all the way to deployment at military sites to participate in flight testing events with fighter aircraft.

February 19, 2023

Participate in requirements analysis, requirements definition, requirements management, functional analysis, performance analysis, system design, trade studies, systems integration and test (verification), validation and interface definition studies of system elements direct supervision.

February 27, 2023

Monitor industrial availability execution and support Government efforts to control quality, schedule, and cost.

March 17, 2023

Attend all ship maintenance/repair assessment events and answer questions real time, these may include funding shortfalls, maintenance scope, mission impacts, and logistics.

March 23, 2023

Hold an active Secret security clearance or able to obtain a Secret level security clearance.

April 23, 2023

Provide systems engineering analysis, reviews, studies, documentation and recommendations related to the development, interoperability, integration analysis, operations, sustainment and disposal of Battle Force units, interface between units, systems, subsystems and equipment.

May 02, 2023

Review proposed design improvements, waivers, deviations and alterations for their impact on performance, reliability, maintainability, availability, man-power, quality, safety, risk and life cycle cost.

May 06, 2023

Assist the Site Liaison in conducting and documenting actions for the recurring IPT meetings among key CTC and CPM stakeholders to enhance communications and level set expectations.

May 12, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Combat Engineer in Dallas, TX

Average Base Salary

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102178

121500

111222

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

105886

128828

116104

What is the average salary for Combat Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Combat Engineer in Dallas, TX. The base salary for Combat Engineer ranges from $102,178 to $121,500 with the average base salary of $111,222. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $105,886 to $128,828 with the average total cash compensation of $116,104.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$111,222	$102,178 - $121,500
Bonus	$4,883	$3,708 - $7,327
Total Pay	$116,104	$105,886 - $128,828

* 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.

Combat Engineer Salary Near Dallas, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Garland, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $102,851 - $122,301	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Grand Prairie, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $102,630 - $122,038	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Irving, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $102,851 - $122,301	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Richardson, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $102,851 - $122,301	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Mesquite, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $102,741 - $122,170	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Carrollton, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $102,796 - $122,235	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX

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About Dallas, Texas

Dallas (/ˈdæləs/), officially the City of Dallas, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Dallas County, with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With an estimated 2017 population of 1,341,075, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. It is also the eighteenth most-populous city in North America as of 2015. Located in North Texas, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks ...

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