Head Engineer Salary in Macon, Georgia

How much does a Head Engineer make in Macon, GA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Head Engineer in Macon, GA is $189,385. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $173,080 to $206,812, with most professionals earning between $158,234 and $222,678.

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Design and engineering of building power, lighting, and auxiliary systems.

October 11, 2022

Reviews professional engineering practices and policies and publications and develops/modifies engineering policies, procedures, standards and specifications, or other directives, manuals, and publications.

November 11, 2022

Performs repairs listed on work orders and maintains the work orders as a record of work completed.

January 09, 2023

Manages and reviews preliminary and final construction plans, special provisions, and plan quantities to ensure constructability, completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.

April 05, 2023

Developing system integration cases and procedures to be executed on system integration test stations, customer simulators, and on flight test vehicles.

April 07, 2023

Demonstrated organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills required to achieve the goals of the position.

April 12, 2023

Lead, advise, encourage, and facilitate personnel to create and explore innovative technologies and research.

April 25, 2023

Maintains knowledge of new technical developments in the discipline and assists technical leaders in the dispersion of this knowledge.

May 01, 2023

Provides project construction information to contractors, landowners, public officials, and the public.

May 04, 2023

Create designs to optimize weight, volume, cost and manufacturability while meeting structural, thermal and other environmental and functional requirements.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Head Engineer in Macon, GA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

173080

206812

189385

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

194935

250785

220339

What is the average salary for Head Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Head Engineer in Macon, GA. The base salary for Head Engineer ranges from $173,080 to $206,812 with the average base salary of $189,385. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $194,935 to $250,785 with the average total cash compensation of $220,339.

View Average Salary for Head Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$189,385	$173,080 - $206,812
Bonus	$30,953	$21,856 - $43,973
Total Pay	$220,339	$194,935 - $250,785

* 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.

Head Engineer Salary Near Macon, GA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Macon, GA
CITY, STATE Columbus, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $170,800 - $204,088	COMPARE TO Macon, GA
CITY, STATE Athens, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $187,820 - $224,425	COMPARE TO Macon, GA
CITY, STATE Atlanta, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $189,173 - $226,041	COMPARE TO Macon, GA
CITY, STATE Roswell, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $188,458 - $225,187	COMPARE TO Macon, GA
CITY, STATE Albany, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $171,805 - $205,288	COMPARE TO Macon, GA
CITY, STATE Marietta, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $188,632 - $225,395	COMPARE TO Macon, GA

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About Macon, Georgia

Macon (/ˈmeɪkən/), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county located in the state of Georgia, United States. Macon lies near the geographic center of the state, approximately 85 miles (137 km) south of Atlanta, hence the city's nickname "The Heart of Georgia." Located near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, Macon is the county seat of Bibb County and had a 2017 estimated population of 152,663. Macon is the principal city of the Macon metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 228,914 in 2017. Macon is also the largest city in the Macon–Warner Robins Combined St...

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