Distinguished Engineer Salary in Carson City, Nevada

How much does a Distinguished Engineer make in Carson City, NV?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Distinguished Engineer in Carson City, NV is $112,941. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $103,756 to $123,379, with most professionals earning between $95,395 and $132,883.

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Lead research initiatives for cloud native designs and implementation within public and private clouds, working in a cloud infrastructure ecosystem consisting of VMs, Kubernetes, and containers.

November 16, 2022

Track record of attracting and influencing next generation technical leaders.

November 30, 2022

Collaborate with enterprise architects, product managers, data scientist, engineers and business managers to bring R&D projects into production.

February 09, 2023

Drive the integration of intelligence into our customer-facing mobile application and create the capabilities for all customers to have unique experiences within the application.

February 21, 2023

Create and maintain best practices for product design and development, support high quality software delivery and conduct architectural reviews.

March 03, 2023

Promote a culture of engineering excellence and being well-managed, using opportunities to reuse and innersource solutions where possible.

March 09, 2023

Demonstrated ability to understand emerging technology, along with the military capability it will provide, and develop plans for potential technology transition into existing programs of record that have national significance.

March 15, 2023

Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a statement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command.

March 16, 2023

Provide continuous improvement in systems delivery through the paradigms of VMs, containers, container orchestration, service meshes and serverless delivery of cloud native systems.

April 09, 2023

Participate in all technical aspects of team deliverables, including quality, performance, maintainability, and scalability.

April 28, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Distinguished Engineer in Carson City, NV

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

103756

123379

112941

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

107523

130820

117901

What is the average salary for Distinguished Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Distinguished Engineer in Carson City, NV. The base salary for Distinguished Engineer ranges from $103,756 to $123,379 with the average base salary of $112,941. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $107,523 to $130,820 with the average total cash compensation of $117,901.

View Average Salary for Distinguished Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$112,941	$103,756 - $123,379
Bonus	$4,960	$3,767 - $7,440
Total Pay	$117,901	$107,523 - $130,820

* 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.

Distinguished Engineer Salary Near Carson City, NV

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Carson City, NV
CITY, STATE Sun Valley, NV	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,995 - $123,663	COMPARE TO Carson City, NV
CITY, STATE Reno, NV	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,995 - $123,663	COMPARE TO Carson City, NV
CITY, STATE Sparks, NV	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,995 - $123,663	COMPARE TO Carson City, NV
CITY, STATE Roseville, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $112,101 - $133,302	COMPARE TO Carson City, NV
CITY, STATE Elk Grove, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $112,226 - $133,450	COMPARE TO Carson City, NV
CITY, STATE Sacramento, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $112,392 - $133,648	COMPARE TO Carson City, NV

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About Carson City, Nevada

Carson City is an independent city and capital of the US state of Nevada, named after the mountain man Kit Carson. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,274. The majority of the town's population lives in Eagle Valley, on the eastern edge of the Carson Range, a branch of the Sierra Nevada, about 30 miles (50 km) south of Reno. The town began as a stopover for California-bound emigrants, but developed into a city with the Comstock Lode, a silver strike in the mountains to the northeast. The city has served as Nevada's capital since statehood in 1864; for much of its history it was a hub ...

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