Combat Engineer Salary in Fort Wayne, Indiana

How much does a Combat Engineer make in Fort Wayne, IN?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Combat Engineer in Fort Wayne, IN is $105,137. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $96,587 to $114,853, with most professionals earning between $88,804 and $123,699.

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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 Fort Wayne, IN

Average Base Salary

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96587

114853

105137

Average Total Cash Compensation

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100093

121779

109752

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 Fort Wayne, IN. The base salary for Combat Engineer ranges from $96,587 to $114,853 with the average base salary of $105,137. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $100,093 to $121,779 with the average total cash compensation of $109,752.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$105,137	$96,587 - $114,853
Bonus	$4,616	$3,505 - $6,927
Total Pay	$109,752	$100,093 - $121,779

* 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 Fort Wayne, IN

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Fort Wayne, IN
CITY, STATE Lima, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $97,726 - $116,207	COMPARE TO Fort Wayne, IN
CITY, STATE Elkhart, IN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $98,699 - $117,364	COMPARE TO Fort Wayne, IN
CITY, STATE Muncie, IN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $95,490 - $113,548	COMPARE TO Fort Wayne, IN
CITY, STATE Mishawaka, IN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $97,612 - $116,072	COMPARE TO Fort Wayne, IN
CITY, STATE South Bend, IN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $97,612 - $116,072	COMPARE TO Fort Wayne, IN
CITY, STATE Anderson, IN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $95,863 - $113,991	COMPARE TO Fort Wayne, IN

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About Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Allen County, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is 18 miles (29 km) west of the Ohio border and 50 miles (80 km) south of the Michigan border. With a population of 253,691 in the 2010 census, it is the second-most populous city in Indiana after Indianapolis, and the 75th-most populous city in the United States. It is the principal city of the Fort Wayne metropolitan area, consisting of Allen, Wells, and Whitley counties, a combined population of 419,453 as of 2011. Fort Wayne is the cultural and economic c...

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