Head Engineer Salary in Raleigh, North Carolina

How much does a Head Engineer make?

As of January 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Head Engineer in Raleigh, NC is $204,497. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $186,888 to $223,314, with most professionals earning between $170,856 and $240,446.

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What does a Head Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a Head Engineer

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 Raleigh, NC

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

186888

223314

204497

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

210481

270793

237913

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 Raleigh, NC. The base salary for Head Engineer ranges from $186,888 to $223,314 with the average base salary of $204,497. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $210,481 to $270,793 with the average total cash compensation of $237,913.

View Average Salary for Head Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$204,497	$186,888 - $223,314
Bonus	$33,416	$23,592 - $47,479
Total Pay	$237,913	$210,481 - $270,793

* 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 Raleigh, NC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Raleigh, NC
CITY, STATE Cary, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $186,831 - $223,245	COMPARE TO Raleigh, NC
CITY, STATE Durham, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $185,715 - $221,912	COMPARE TO Raleigh, NC
CITY, STATE Chapel Hill, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $184,607 - $220,589	COMPARE TO Raleigh, NC
CITY, STATE Wilson, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $185,489 - $221,642	COMPARE TO Raleigh, NC
CITY, STATE Rocky Mount, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $185,489 - $221,642	COMPARE TO Raleigh, NC
CITY, STATE Burlington, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $182,382 - $217,929	COMPARE TO Raleigh, NC

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About Raleigh, North Carolina

According to the United States Census Bureau, Raleigh occupies a total area of 144.0 square miles (373.0 km2), of which 142 square miles (369 km2) is land and 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2), or 0.76%, is covered by water. The Neuse River flows through the northeast end of the city. Raleigh is located in the northeast central region of North Carolina, where the Piedmont and Atlantic Coastal Plain regions meet. This area is known as the "fall line" because it marks the elevation inland at which waterfalls begin to appear in creeks and rivers. As a result, most of Raleigh features gently rolling hil...

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