Optimization Engineer Salary in Reading, Pennsylvania

How much does an Optimization Engineer make in Reading, PA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Optimization Engineer in Reading, PA is $77,966. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $72,963 to $84,039, with most professionals earning between $68,408 and $89,569.

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Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners.

December 10, 2022

Design, develop, test, troubleshoot, triage, debug, deploy, maintain, document and deliver large-scale, highly distributed, real-time systems that are core to effectively managing the supply chain business.

December 12, 2022

Leads efforts to optimize cost, minimize risk, increase cash, and eliminating waste at the program and commodity level.

February 28, 2023

Demonstrated ability to concisely frame complex product & business scenarios, including development of succinct recommendations.

March 14, 2023

Understands the impact of strategic considerations and technical functionality on business decisions.

March 25, 2023

Manage the testing roadmap to keep product and marketing teams informed on upcoming tests and priority shifts in upcoming tests.

April 09, 2023

Create modeling framework for various networking problems such as cross-layer optimization under constraints such as latency/availability, demand uncertainty, risk assessment, and data center optimization.

April 30, 2023

Develop innovative cross-functional solutions that deliver the vehicle targets for cost, weight and performance and meet the customer needs and expectations.

May 09, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Optimization Engineer in Reading, PA

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72963

84039

77966

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86586

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What is the average salary for Optimization Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Optimization Engineer in Reading, PA. The base salary for Optimization Engineer ranges from $72,963 to $84,039 with the average base salary of $77,966. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $74,846 to $86,586 with the average total cash compensation of $80,514.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$77,966	$72,963 - $84,039
Bonus	$2,548	$1,883 - $2,547
Total Pay	$80,514	$74,846 - $86,586

* 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.

Optimization Engineer Salary Near Reading, PA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Reading, PA
CITY, STATE Allentown, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,916 - $85,138	COMPARE TO Reading, PA
CITY, STATE Lancaster, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $72,238 - $83,205	COMPARE TO Reading, PA
CITY, STATE Bethlehem, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,916 - $85,138	COMPARE TO Reading, PA
CITY, STATE West Chester, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $75,772 - $87,275	COMPARE TO Reading, PA
CITY, STATE Lebanon, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,558 - $82,421	COMPARE TO Reading, PA
CITY, STATE Doylestown, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,846 - $91,967	COMPARE TO Reading, PA

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About Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading (/ˈrɛdɪŋ/ RED-ing; Pennsylvania German: Reddin) is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 87,575, it is the fifth-largest city in Pennsylvania. Located in the southeastern part of the state, it is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area, and is furthermore included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area. The city, which is approximately halfway between the state's most populous city, Philadelphia, and the state capital, Harrisburg (as well as about halfway between Allentown and Lancaster)...

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