Combat Engineer Salary in Gary, Indiana

How much does a Combat Engineer make in Gary, IN?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Combat Engineer in Gary, IN is $112,353. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $103,217 to $122,738, with most professionals earning between $94,898 and $132,192.

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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 Gary, IN

Average Base Salary

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112353

Average Total Cash Compensation

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106964

130139

117288

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 Gary, IN. The base salary for Combat Engineer ranges from $103,217 to $122,738 with the average base salary of $112,353. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $106,964 to $130,139 with the average total cash compensation of $117,288.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$112,353	$103,217 - $122,738
Bonus	$4,935	$3,747 - $7,402
Total Pay	$117,288	$106,964 - $130,139

* 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 Gary, IN

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Hammond, IN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,217 - $122,738	COMPARE TO Gary, IN 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $107,130 - $127,390	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Tinley Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,711 - $124,515	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Chicago, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $107,254 - $127,539	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Orland Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,877 - $124,712	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $107,254 - $127,539	COMPARE TO Gary, IN

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About Gary, Indiana

Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States, 25 miles (40 km) from downtown Chicago, Illinois. Gary is adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Park and borders southern Lake Michigan. Gary was named after lawyer Elbert Henry Gary, who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation. The city is known for its large steel mills, and as the birthplace of the Jackson 5 music group. The population of Gary was 80,294 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in the state of Indiana. It was a prosperous city from the 1920s through the mid-1960s due to its booming ...

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