What are the main factors that influence a NDT Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A NDT Engineer's salary?

A NDT Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Test Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $108,855, a Test Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $131,371, a NDT Engineer (7-10 years)earns $143,403, a Test Engineering Supervisor (10+ years)earns $103,073, a Test Engineering Manager I (10+ years)earns $122,955,

What are the highest paying states for a NDT Engineer?

NDT Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for NDT Engineer roles are District of Columbia $159,461, California $158,856, Massachusetts $156,739. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of NDT Engineer roles make?

Salaries for NDT Engineer level roles vary by specialization: NDT Technician II: $64,000; Ndt Specialist: $62,634; NDT Technician: $62,552; Ndt Inspection: $61,600; Ndt Operator: $61,210.

How do different companies affect a NDT Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for NDT Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

NDT Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a NDT Engineer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a NDT Engineer in the United States is $144,022 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $69.

However, a NDT Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $160,110
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $133,536 to $152,443
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $123,989

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NDT Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$152,443	$12,704	$2,932	$73
Average	$144,022	$12,002	$2,770	$69
25th Percentile	$133,536	$11,128	$2,568	$64

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Key Factors That Influence NDT Engineer Salaries

A NDT Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects NDT Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a NDT Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $108,855
Early Career (1-2 years): $131,371
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $143,403
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $103,073
Expert (over 8 years): $122,955

Levels	Salary
Test Engi... Level NDT Engineer	$108,855
Test Engi... Level NDT Engineer	$131,371
NDT Engin... Level NDT Engineer	$143,403
Test Engi... Level NDT Engineer	$103,073
Test Engi... Level NDT Engineer	$122,955

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How Do NDT Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract NDT Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $159,461.
California: $158,856.
Massachusetts: $156,739.

District of Columbia $159,461 California $158,856 Massachusetts $156,739 Washington $156,163 New Jersey $156,105 Alaska $155,904 Connecticut $153,916 New York $153,110

Hawaii $150,532 Rhode Island $149,322 Maryland $148,501 Minnesota $147,378 Colorado $146,946 Illinois $146,802 Oregon $146,254 Delaware $145,851

New Hampshire $145,598 Virginia $145,030 Pennsylvania $143,374 Nevada $142,539 North Dakota $142,265 Michigan $141,833 Wisconsin $141,674 Vermont $141,358

Texas $140,479 Maine $140,421 Arizona $140,335 Ohio $140,234 Georgia $138,909 Indiana $138,247 Wyoming $138,117 Utah $137,915

Iowa $137,829 Kansas $137,138 Louisiana $136,936 North Carolina $136,864 Missouri $136,835 Florida $136,274 Montana $135,971 Nebraska $135,683

Kentucky $135,525 South Carolina $134,949 Tennessee $134,589 Idaho $134,445 New Mexico $133,393 Oklahoma $133,163 Alabama $132,313 South Dakota $130,887

Arkansas $130,109 West Virginia $129,692 Mississippi $128,439

Top Paying Cities for NDT Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $181,655
San Francisco: $179,869
Oakland: $175,880

San Jose, CA $181,655

San Francisco, CA $179,869

Oakland, CA $175,880

New York, NY $166,907

Queens Village, NY $165,827

Paramus, NJ $164,675

Passaic, NJ $164,531

Bergenfield, NJ $164,387

Stamford, CT $164,171

Huntington, NY $164,027

Newark, NJ $163,091

Bridgeport, CT $162,802

New Brunswick, NJ $162,327

Vallejo, CA $162,025

Middlesex, NJ $161,938

Somerset, NJ $161,809

Petaluma, CA $161,477

Santa Cruz, CA $160,916

Boston, MA $160,628

Monterey, CA $159,908

Fairbanks, AK $159,807

Los Angeles, CA $159,533

Washington, DC $159,461

Seattle, WA $159,202

Santa Rosa, CA $159,173

Juneau, AK $158,755

Orange, CA $158,280

Anchorage, AK $158,021

Anaheim, CA $157,920

Santa Ana, CA $157,704

Nassau, NY $157,618

Long Beach, CA $157,560

Danbury, CT $157,517

Santa Maria, CA $157,027

Everett, WA $156,998

Bremerton, WA $156,293

Trenton, NJ $156,019

Sacramento, CA $155,961

San Diego, CA $155,889

Brockton, MA $155,832

Tacoma, WA $155,774

Santa Barbara, CA $155,573

Lowell, MA $154,996

New Suffolk, NY $154,939

Nashua, NH $154,766

Lompoc, CA $154,536

Ventura, CA $154,392

Stockton, CA $154,348

New Haven, CT $154,060

Atlantic City, NJ $153,686

Hartford, CT $153,369

Modesto, CA $153,297

Poughkeepsie, NY $152,980

New Britain, CT $152,908

Olympia, WA $152,707

Kennewick, WA $152,707

New London, CT $152,678

Norwich, CT $152,635

Lawrence, MA $152,563

Bakersfield, CA $152,159

Riverside, CA $151,958

New Bedford, MA $151,958

Richland, WA $151,814

Portsmouth, NH $151,698

Vineland, NJ $151,670

San Bernardino, CA $151,554

Boulder, CO $151,151

Worcester, MA $151,036

Portland, OR $150,906

Saint Paul, MN $150,733

Minneapolis, MN $150,733

Philadelphia, PA $150,532

Honolulu, HI $149,768

Springfield, MA $149,264

Providence, RI $149,250

Chicago, IL $148,832

Bellingham, WA $148,660

Baltimore, MD $148,501

Chico, CA $148,141

Wilmington, DE $147,896

Pittsfield, MA $147,752

Manchester, NH $147,479

Spokane, WA $146,845

Denver, CO $146,830

Albany, NY $146,154

Troy, NY $146,096

Schenectady, NY $145,793

Burlington, VT $145,477

Portland, ME $144,973

Salem, OR $144,857

Yakima, WA $144,829

Ann Arbor, MI $144,785

Rochester, MN $144,382

Fresno, CA $144,310

Reno, NV $144,310

Milwaukee, WI $144,180

Detroit, MI $144,036

Allentown, PA $143,993

Carson City, NV $143,979

Houston, TX $143,763

Colorado Springs, CO $143,748

Syracuse, NY $143,676

Eugene, OR $143,403

Bismarck, ND $143,230

Gary, IN $143,230

Galveston, TX $143,230

Springfield, OR $143,115

Medford, OR $142,769

Fort Collins, CO $142,711

Austin, TX $142,596

Mesa, AZ $142,294

Phoenix, AZ $142,265

Dallas, TX $142,222

Reading, PA $142,135

Saint Cloud, MN $142,078

Concord, NH $141,948

Madison, WI $141,890

Utica, NY $141,502

Raleigh, NC $141,386

Las Vegas, NV $141,372

Rochester, NY $141,271

Des Moines, IA $141,257

Atlanta, GA $141,026

Battle Creek, MI $140,983

Salt Lake City, UT $140,940

Lancaster, PA $140,724

Champaign, IL $140,695

Harrisburg, PA $140,522

Durham, NC $140,393

Kansas City, MO $140,378

Kansas City, KS $140,349

Fort Worth, TX $140,335

Boca Raton, FL $140,277

Cleveland, OH $140,263

Columbus, OH $140,234

Pittsburgh, PA $140,220

Richmond, VA $140,162

Indianapolis, IN $140,133

Cincinnati, OH $139,946

Petersburg, VA $139,730

Billings, MT $139,413

Lansing, MI $139,413

Huntsville, AL $139,413

Lebanon, PA $139,399

Dayton, OH $139,384

Pueblo, CO $139,384

Appleton, WI $139,341

Buffalo, NY $139,284

Racine, WI $139,212

Charlotte, NC $139,197

Saint Louis, MO $139,154

Springfield, IL $139,096

Elkhart, IN $139,068

York, PA $139,068

Gastonia, NC $139,053

Benton Harbor, MI $139,053

Beaumont, TX $138,967

Lorain, OH $138,938

Toledo, OH $138,880

Binghamton, NY $138,808

Rock Hill, SC $138,794

Rockford, IL $138,722

Fargo, ND $138,650

Elyria, OH $138,650

Flagstaff, AZ $138,549

Fort Lauderdale, FL $138,463

Miami, FL $138,376

Duluth, MN $138,146

Bangor, ME $137,959

Cedar Rapids, IA $137,800

Louisville, KY $137,728

Grand Rapids, MI $137,699

Hialeah, FL $137,685

Casper, WY $137,483

Scranton, PA $137,311

New Orleans, LA $137,267

Virginia Beach, VA $137,253

Akron, OH $137,181

Peoria, IL $136,994

Sarasota, FL $136,965

Green Bay, WI $136,864

Baton Rouge, LA $136,792

Charleston, SC $136,763

Nashville, TN $136,720

Jamestown, NY $136,691

Davenport, IA $136,691

Tucson, AZ $136,619

Cheyenne, WY $136,576

Saint Petersburg, FL $136,533

Tampa, FL $136,504

Omaha, NE $136,475

Port Arthur, TX $136,418

Evansville, IN $136,418

Bradenton, FL $136,360

Santa Fe, NM $136,101

Orlando, FL $135,957

Clearwater, FL $135,798

Canton, OH $135,496

La Crosse, WI $135,496

Grand Forks, ND $135,453

Albuquerque, NM $135,409

Tulsa, OK $135,409

Newport News, VA $135,395

High Point, NC $135,352

Ogden, UT $135,294

Corpus Christi, TX $135,179

Laramie, WY $135,093

Norfolk, VA $135,093

Rock Island, IL $135,006

Saginaw, MI $134,977

Jacksonville, FL $134,963

Salisbury, NC $134,934

Memphis, TN $134,905

Moline, IL $134,833

Fort Myers, FL $134,790

Waterloo, IA $134,603

Spartanburg, SC $134,459

Lincoln, NE $134,387

Fort Wayne, IN $134,358

Birmingham, AL $134,200

Cedar Falls, IA $134,171

Provo, UT $134,156

Springfield, OH $134,142

San Antonio, TX $134,113

Greensboro, NC $134,056

South Bend, IN $134,041

Winston Salem, NC $134,027

Boise, ID $133,984

Savannah, GA $133,883

Muskegon, MI $133,624

Lima, OH $133,451

Lake Charles, LA $133,393

Anderson, IN $133,364

Lexington, KY $133,321

Augusta, GA $133,278

Greenville, SC $133,278

Wichita, KS $133,148

Tuscaloosa, AL $133,148

Columbia, SC $133,019

Bloomington, IN $132,659

Roanoke, VA $132,572

Asheville, NC $132,385

Knoxville, TN $132,140

Shreveport, LA $132,126

Wilmington, NC $131,939

Frankfort, KY $131,665

Oklahoma City, OK $131,564

Chillicothe, OH $131,506

Longview, TX $131,492

Topeka, KS $131,449

Mobile, AL $131,233

Terre Haute, IN $131,175

Erie, PA $131,161

Altoona, PA $131,089

Melbourne, FL $131,046

Amarillo, TX $130,988

Killeen, TX $130,945

Fayetteville, AR $130,830

Sioux Falls, SD $130,729

Chattanooga, TN $130,642

Idaho Falls, ID $130,628

Gainesville, FL $130,326

Portsmouth, OH $130,253

Little Rock, AR $130,225

Lynchburg, VA $130,225

Lafayette, LA $130,167

Youngstown, OH $130,167

Temple, TX $130,109

Daytona Beach, FL $130,081

Clarksville, TN $130,066

Pensacola, FL $130,052

Hopkinsville, KY $129,620

Charleston, WV $129,605

Florence, SC $129,533

Sioux City, IA $129,447

Macon, GA $129,029

Tallahassee, FL $129,015

Fayetteville, NC $128,986

Waco, TX $128,957

Wichita Falls, TX $128,957

Pine Bluff, AR $128,900

Vincennes, IN $128,626

Lubbock, TX $128,568

Great Falls, MT $128,482

Alamogordo, NM $128,468

Abilene, TX $128,352

Rapid City, SD $128,165

Monroe, LA $128,165

Albany, GA $128,079

Huntington, WV $128,064

Jackson, MS $128,050

Greenville, MS $128,036

Parkersburg, WV $127,892

Montgomery, AL $127,863

Johnstown, PA $127,834

Springfield, MO $127,719

Biloxi, MS $127,647

Sumter, SC $127,344

Columbus, GA $127,330

Twin Falls, ID $127,243

Pascagoula, MS $127,056

Kingsport, TN $126,682

Gulfport, MS $126,639

Alexandria, LA $126,163

Fort Smith, AR $125,803

El Paso, TX $125,414

Helena, MT $125,227

Las Cruces, NM $124,766

Harlingen, TX $124,363

Pocatello, ID $124,233

Florence, AL $124,190

Brownsville, TX $124,161

Dothan, AL $123,931

Mcallen, TX $123,859

Columbus, MS $122,793

Altus, OK $122,131

Lawton, OK $121,857

Pierre, SD $121,339

What Skills Can Increase a NDT Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.76% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 2.67% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.
Software Development (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.76%
Computer Science	2.67%
Software Development	1.79%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a NDT Engineer's salary.

Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Decision Making: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Data Acquisition: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Insight	$158,424	10%
Decision Making	$152,663	6%
Data Acquisition	$152,663	6%
Commitment	$151,223	5%
Continuous Learning	$151,223	5%
Azure	$151,223	5%

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How Education impacts a NDT Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many NDT Engineers enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a NDT Engineer with a Associate's Degree is between $145,755 and $151,669).

NDT Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for NDT Engineer

No Diploma 2.3%

High School 2.3%

Associates 7.6%

Bachelors 52.3%

Masters 32.6%

Doctorate 5.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.3%
High School	2.3%
Associates	7.6%
Bachelors	52.3%
Masters	32.6%
Doctorate	5.3%

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NDT Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a NDT Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$133,536

Average $144,022/year

$152,443

$11,128

Average $12,002/month

$12,704

$2,568

Average $2,770/week

$2,932

$64

Average $69/hour

$73

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$152,443	$12,704	$2,932	$73
Average	$144,022	$12,002	$2,770	$69
25th Percentile	$133,536	$11,128	$2,568	$64

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Salary Trends for NDT Engineer

Salaries for a NDT Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $142,358 in 2023 to around $135,370 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of NDT Engineer salary trends, .

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2024

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