Gas Engineer Salary in Des Moines, Iowa

How much does a Gas Engineer make in Des Moines, IA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Gas Engineer in Des Moines, IA is $117,150. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $106,179 to $128,340, with most professionals earning between $96,189 and $138,528.

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Manage gas pipeline projects including reinforcements, re-routes, main extensions and customer requests from concept thru engineering, permitting, material procurement, construction, testing and in-servicing.

August 25, 2022

Review technical bid documents and prepare proposal descriptions, documents to be attached with the proposals (single lines, load list) and prepare exceptions & clarifications list based on our standard offerings.

January 12, 2023

Acts as technical interface to 3rd party suppliers to assure correct functionality of the 3rd party deliverables including the correct integration of those deliverables in the ICS scope.

February 24, 2023

Participate in regularly scheduled, interdisciplinary meetings to ensure engineering, geology, land, accounting and other functions have access to timely, accurate information.

March 16, 2023

Leads activities such as budgeting, estimating, forecasting, accounting, work order management, in support of engineering projects.

April 07, 2023

Assisting closing new business opportunities by gaining a thorough technical and business understanding of clients' needs and helping sales qualify, identify, and close new opportunities.

April 26, 2023

Prepare specifications and select vendors to construct electrical packages (pre-fabricated metallic containers in which all control / electrical equipment will be arranged and prewired for quick site installation by our Customers).

April 30, 2023

Demonstrated ability to work and interact with multiple gas turbine engine suppliers (personal interaction and developing supplier statement of work requirements).

May 06, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Gas Engineer in Des Moines, IA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

106179

128340

117150

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

109213

139159

123574

What is the average salary for Gas Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Gas Engineer in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Gas Engineer ranges from $106,179 to $128,340 with the average base salary of $117,150. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $109,213 to $139,159 with the average total cash compensation of $123,574.

View Average Salary for Gas Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$117,150	$106,179 - $128,340
Bonus	$6,424	$3,034 - $10,818
Total Pay	$123,574	$109,213 - $139,159

* 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.

Gas Engineer Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $106,179 - $128,340	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA 0%
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $106,179 - $128,340	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA 0%
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $105,204 - $127,163	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $100,852 - $121,902	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $101,177 - $122,295	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,580 - $125,200	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA

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About Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines (/dɪˈmɔɪn/ (listen)) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 217,521 as of the 2017 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 89th in terms of population in ...

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