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

A Power Engineer's salary grows with experience: an Power Engineer (0-2 years)earns $79,902, an Electrical Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $96,853, an Electrical Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $117,801, an Electrical Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $140,265, an Electrical Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $162,745,

What are the highest paying states for a Power Engineer?

Power Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Power Engineer roles are District of Columbia $89,084, California $88,746, Massachusetts $87,563. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Power Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Power Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Electric Power Engineer: $169,950; Electrical Power Engineer: $164,921; Power Electronics Engineer: $138,834; Power Plant Engineer: $89,479; Power Transmission Engineer: $85,438.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Power 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.

Power Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Power Engineer in the United States is $80,458 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $94,909
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,121 to $88,023
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,441

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Power Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,023	$7,335	$1,693	$42
Average	$80,458	$6,705	$1,547	$39
25th Percentile	$73,121	$6,093	$1,406	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Power Engineer Salaries

A Power 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 Power Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Power 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): $79,902
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,853
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $117,801
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $140,265
Expert (over 8 years): $162,745

Levels	Salary
Power Eng... Level Power Engineer	$79,902
Electrica... Level Power Engineer	$96,853
Electrica... Level Power Engineer	$117,801
Electrica... Level Power Engineer	$140,265
Electrica... Level Power Engineer	$162,745

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How Do Power 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 Power Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $89,084.
California: $88,746.
Massachusetts: $87,563.

District of Columbia $89,084 California $88,746 Massachusetts $87,563 Washington $87,241 New Jersey $87,209 Alaska $87,096 Connecticut $85,986 New York $85,535

Hawaii $84,095 Rhode Island $83,419 Maryland $82,961 Minnesota $82,333 Colorado $82,092 Illinois $82,011 Oregon $81,706 Delaware $81,480

New Hampshire $81,339 Virginia $81,022 Pennsylvania $80,096 Nevada $79,630 North Dakota $79,477 Michigan $79,235 Wisconsin $79,147 Vermont $78,970

Texas $78,479 Maine $78,447 Arizona $78,399 Ohio $78,342 Georgia $77,602 Indiana $77,232 Wyoming $77,160 Utah $77,047

Iowa $76,999 Kansas $76,612 Louisiana $76,500 North Carolina $76,460 Missouri $76,444 Florida $76,130 Montana $75,961 Nebraska $75,800

Kentucky $75,711 South Carolina $75,390 Tennessee $75,188 Idaho $75,108 New Mexico $74,521 Oklahoma $74,392 Alabama $73,917 South Dakota $73,121

Arkansas $72,686 West Virginia $72,453 Mississippi $71,753

Top Paying Cities for Power 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: $101,482
San Francisco: $100,484
Oakland: $98,256

San Jose, CA $101,482

San Francisco, CA $100,484

Oakland, CA $98,256

New York, NY $93,243

Queens Village, NY $92,640

Paramus, NJ $91,996

Passaic, NJ $91,916

Bergenfield, NJ $91,835

Stamford, CT $91,715

Huntington, NY $91,634

Newark, NJ $91,111

Bridgeport, CT $90,950

New Brunswick, NJ $90,685

Vallejo, CA $90,516

Middlesex, NJ $90,467

Somerset, NJ $90,395

Petaluma, CA $90,210

Santa Cruz, CA $89,896

Boston, MA $89,735

Monterey, CA $89,333

Fairbanks, AK $89,277

Los Angeles, CA $89,124

Washington, DC $89,084

Seattle, WA $88,939

Santa Rosa, CA $88,923

Juneau, AK $88,689

Orange, CA $88,424

Anchorage, AK $88,279

Anaheim, CA $88,223

Santa Ana, CA $88,102

Nassau, NY $88,054

Long Beach, CA $88,021

Danbury, CT $87,997

Santa Maria, CA $87,724

Everett, WA $87,708

Bremerton, WA $87,313

Trenton, NJ $87,161

Sacramento, CA $87,128

San Diego, CA $87,088

Brockton, MA $87,056

Tacoma, WA $87,024

Santa Barbara, CA $86,911

Lowell, MA $86,589

New Suffolk, NY $86,557

Nashua, NH $86,461

Lompoc, CA $86,332

Ventura, CA $86,251

Stockton, CA $86,227

New Haven, CT $86,066

Atlantic City, NJ $85,857

Hartford, CT $85,680

Modesto, CA $85,640

Poughkeepsie, NY $85,463

New Britain, CT $85,423

Olympia, WA $85,310

Kennewick, WA $85,310

New London, CT $85,294

Norwich, CT $85,270

Lawrence, MA $85,230

Bakersfield, CA $85,004

Riverside, CA $84,892

New Bedford, MA $84,892

Richland, WA $84,811

Portsmouth, NH $84,747

Vineland, NJ $84,731

San Bernardino, CA $84,666

Boulder, CO $84,441

Worcester, MA $84,377

Portland, OR $84,304

Saint Paul, MN $84,208

Minneapolis, MN $84,208

Philadelphia, PA $84,095

Honolulu, HI $83,669

Springfield, MA $83,387

Providence, RI $83,379

Chicago, IL $83,146

Bellingham, WA $83,049

Baltimore, MD $82,961

Chico, CA $82,760

Wilmington, DE $82,623

Pittsfield, MA $82,542

Manchester, NH $82,389

Spokane, WA $82,035

Denver, CO $82,027

Albany, NY $81,649

Troy, NY $81,617

Schenectady, NY $81,448

Burlington, VT $81,271

Portland, ME $80,989

Salem, OR $80,925

Yakima, WA $80,909

Ann Arbor, MI $80,885

Rochester, MN $80,660

Fresno, CA $80,619

Reno, NV $80,619

Milwaukee, WI $80,547

Detroit, MI $80,466

Allentown, PA $80,442

Carson City, NV $80,434

Houston, TX $80,314

Colorado Springs, CO $80,306

Syracuse, NY $80,265

Eugene, OR $80,112

Bismarck, ND $80,016

Gary, IN $80,016

Galveston, TX $80,016

Springfield, OR $79,952

Medford, OR $79,758

Fort Collins, CO $79,726

Austin, TX $79,662

Mesa, AZ $79,493

Phoenix, AZ $79,477

Dallas, TX $79,453

Reading, PA $79,404

Saint Cloud, MN $79,372

Concord, NH $79,300

Madison, WI $79,268

Utica, NY $79,050

Raleigh, NC $78,986

Las Vegas, NV $78,978

Rochester, NY $78,922

Des Moines, IA $78,914

Atlanta, GA $78,785

Battle Creek, MI $78,761

Salt Lake City, UT $78,737

Lancaster, PA $78,616

Champaign, IL $78,600

Harrisburg, PA $78,503

Durham, NC $78,431

Kansas City, MO $78,423

Kansas City, KS $78,407

Fort Worth, TX $78,399

Boca Raton, FL $78,366

Cleveland, OH $78,358

Columbus, OH $78,342

Pittsburgh, PA $78,334

Richmond, VA $78,302

Indianapolis, IN $78,286

Cincinnati, OH $78,181

Petersburg, VA $78,061

Billings, MT $77,884

Lansing, MI $77,884

Huntsville, AL $77,884

Lebanon, PA $77,876

Dayton, OH $77,868

Pueblo, CO $77,868

Appleton, WI $77,844

Buffalo, NY $77,811

Racine, WI $77,771

Charlotte, NC $77,763

Saint Louis, MO $77,739

Springfield, IL $77,707

Elkhart, IN $77,691

York, PA $77,691

Gastonia, NC $77,683

Benton Harbor, MI $77,683

Beaumont, TX $77,634

Lorain, OH $77,618

Toledo, OH $77,586

Binghamton, NY $77,546

Rock Hill, SC $77,538

Rockford, IL $77,498

Fargo, ND $77,457

Elyria, OH $77,457

Flagstaff, AZ $77,401

Fort Lauderdale, FL $77,353

Miami, FL $77,304

Duluth, MN $77,176

Bangor, ME $77,071

Cedar Rapids, IA $76,983

Louisville, KY $76,942

Grand Rapids, MI $76,926

Hialeah, FL $76,918

Casper, WY $76,806

Scranton, PA $76,709

New Orleans, LA $76,685

Virginia Beach, VA $76,677

Akron, OH $76,637

Peoria, IL $76,532

Sarasota, FL $76,516

Green Bay, WI $76,460

Baton Rouge, LA $76,419

Charleston, SC $76,403

Nashville, TN $76,379

Jamestown, NY $76,363

Davenport, IA $76,363

Tucson, AZ $76,323

Cheyenne, WY $76,299

Saint Petersburg, FL $76,275

Tampa, FL $76,258

Omaha, NE $76,242

Port Arthur, TX $76,210

Evansville, IN $76,210

Bradenton, FL $76,178

Santa Fe, NM $76,033

Orlando, FL $75,953

Clearwater, FL $75,864

Canton, OH $75,695

La Crosse, WI $75,695

Grand Forks, ND $75,671

Albuquerque, NM $75,647

Tulsa, OK $75,647

Newport News, VA $75,639

High Point, NC $75,615

Ogden, UT $75,583

Corpus Christi, TX $75,518

Laramie, WY $75,470

Norfolk, VA $75,470

Rock Island, IL $75,422

Saginaw, MI $75,406

Jacksonville, FL $75,398

Salisbury, NC $75,381

Memphis, TN $75,365

Moline, IL $75,325

Fort Myers, FL $75,301

Waterloo, IA $75,196

Spartanburg, SC $75,116

Lincoln, NE $75,076

Fort Wayne, IN $75,060

Birmingham, AL $74,971

Cedar Falls, IA $74,955

Provo, UT $74,947

Springfield, OH $74,939

San Antonio, TX $74,923

Greensboro, NC $74,891

South Bend, IN $74,883

Winston Salem, NC $74,875

Boise, ID $74,850

Savannah, GA $74,794

Muskegon, MI $74,649

Lima, OH $74,553

Lake Charles, LA $74,521

Anderson, IN $74,504

Lexington, KY $74,480

Augusta, GA $74,456

Greenville, SC $74,456

Wichita, KS $74,384

Tuscaloosa, AL $74,384

Columbia, SC $74,311

Bloomington, IN $74,110

Roanoke, VA $74,062

Asheville, NC $73,957

Knoxville, TN $73,821

Shreveport, LA $73,813

Wilmington, NC $73,708

Frankfort, KY $73,555

Oklahoma City, OK $73,499

Chillicothe, OH $73,467

Longview, TX $73,459

Topeka, KS $73,434

Mobile, AL $73,314

Terre Haute, IN $73,282

Erie, PA $73,273

Altoona, PA $73,233

Melbourne, FL $73,209

Amarillo, TX $73,177

Killeen, TX $73,153

Fayetteville, AR $73,088

Sioux Falls, SD $73,032

Chattanooga, TN $72,984

Idaho Falls, ID $72,976

Gainesville, FL $72,807

Portsmouth, OH $72,767

Little Rock, AR $72,750

Lynchburg, VA $72,750

Lafayette, LA $72,718

Youngstown, OH $72,718

Temple, TX $72,686

Daytona Beach, FL $72,670

Clarksville, TN $72,662

Pensacola, FL $72,654

Hopkinsville, KY $72,413

Charleston, WV $72,405

Florence, SC $72,364

Sioux City, IA $72,316

Macon, GA $72,083

Tallahassee, FL $72,075

Fayetteville, NC $72,059

Waco, TX $72,042

Wichita Falls, TX $72,042

Pine Bluff, AR $72,010

Vincennes, IN $71,857

Lubbock, TX $71,825

Great Falls, MT $71,777

Alamogordo, NM $71,769

Abilene, TX $71,705

Rapid City, SD $71,600

Monroe, LA $71,600

Albany, GA $71,552

Huntington, WV $71,544

Jackson, MS $71,536

Greenville, MS $71,528

Parkersburg, WV $71,447

Montgomery, AL $71,431

Johnstown, PA $71,415

Springfield, MO $71,351

Biloxi, MS $71,310

Sumter, SC $71,141

Columbus, GA $71,133

Twin Falls, ID $71,085

Pascagoula, MS $70,980

Kingsport, TN $70,771

Gulfport, MS $70,747

Alexandria, LA $70,482

Fort Smith, AR $70,280

El Paso, TX $70,063

Helena, MT $69,959

Las Cruces, NM $69,701

Harlingen, TX $69,476

Pocatello, ID $69,403

Florence, AL $69,379

Brownsville, TX $69,363

Dothan, AL $69,234

Mcallen, TX $69,194

Columbus, MS $68,599

Altus, OK $68,229

Lawton, OK $68,076

Pierre, SD $67,786

What Skills Can Increase a Power Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 7.91% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Design Engineering (Mentioned in 3.02% Job Postings): Creating a system, component, or process to develop new products and systems.
Programming (Mentioned in 1.59% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	7.91%
Design Engineering	3.02%
Programming	1.59%

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 Power Engineer's salary.

Facilitation: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Circuit Design: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Prototyping: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Facilitation	$97,355	21%
Circuit Design	$84,481	5%
Prototyping	$83,677	4%
Product Development	$82,872	3%
System Design	$82,872	3%
Collaboration	$82,068	2%

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How Education impacts a Power Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Power Engineers enter the field with a Bachelor'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 Power Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $78,469 and $81,318).

Power Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Power Engineer

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 1.8%

Associates 3.2%

Bachelors 64.6%

Masters 26.1%

Doctorate 4.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	1.8%
Associates	3.2%
Bachelors	64.6%
Masters	26.1%
Doctorate	4.2%

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

Understanding how a Power 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 March 01, 2026

$73,121

Average $80,458/year

$88,023

$6,093

Average $6,705/month

$7,335

$1,406

Average $1,547/week

$1,693

$35

Average $39/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,023	$7,335	$1,693	$42
Average	$80,458	$6,705	$1,547	$39
25th Percentile	$73,121	$6,093	$1,406	$35

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Salaries for a Power Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $89,713 in 2023 to around $86,960 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Power Engineer salary trends, .

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