Combat Engineer Salary in Newark, New Jersey

How much does a Combat Engineer make in Newark, NJ?

As of May 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Combat Engineer in Newark, NJ is $128,263. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $117,836 to $140,117, with most professionals earning between $108,341 and $150,909.

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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 Newark, NJ

Average Base Salary

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117836

140117

128263

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

122112

148569

133896

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 Newark, NJ. The base salary for Combat Engineer ranges from $117,836 to $140,117 with the average base salary of $128,263. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $122,112 to $148,569 with the average total cash compensation of $133,896.

View Average Salary for Combat Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$128,263	$117,836 - $140,117
Bonus	$5,633	$4,276 - $8,452
Total Pay	$133,896	$122,112 - $148,569

* 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 Newark, NJ

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Newark, NJ
CITY, STATE East Orange, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,836 - $140,117	COMPARE TO Newark, NJ 0%
CITY, STATE West Orange, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,836 - $140,117	COMPARE TO Newark, NJ 0%
CITY, STATE Bloomfield, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $118,876 - $141,354	COMPARE TO Newark, NJ
CITY, STATE Irvington, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,836 - $140,117	COMPARE TO Newark, NJ 0%
CITY, STATE Union, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,836 - $140,117	COMPARE TO Newark, NJ 0%
CITY, STATE Elizabeth, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,836 - $140,117	COMPARE TO Newark, NJ 0%

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About Newark, New Jersey

Newark (/ˈnjuːərk/,[24] locally /njʊərk/)[25] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County.[26] As one of the nation's major air, shipping, and rail hubs, the city had a population of 285,154 in 2017, making it the nation's 70th-most populous municipality, after being ranked 63rd in the nation in 2000. Settled in 1666 by Puritans from New Haven Colony, Newark is one of the oldest cities in the United States. Its location at the mouth of the Passaic River (where it flows into Newark Bay) has made the city's waterfront an integral part of the Port of New...

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