RF Design Engineer Salary in Lowell, Massachusetts

How much does a RF Design Engineer make in Lowell, MA?

As of May 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a RF Design Engineer in Lowell, MA is $114,155. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $106,268 to $123,819, with most professionals earning between $99,087 and $132,617.

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Leadership skills - commitment to excellence, demonstrating company values and policies, initiating action, accepting responsibility for results, and making quality decisions Flexible to attempt alternate solutions to resolve issues and seamlessly adjust to a dynamic, changing business environment Superior organizational and project planning skills.

March 04, 2023

Requires full competency in core RF engineering and antenna theory and skills and potentially stronger specialization in phased array concepts and technologies (RADAR, high data rate communications, etc.

June 29, 2022

Support integration and test of the RF system including unit-level functional and environmental testing, spacecraft level testing, and in-orbit checkout (some travel and occasional shift work required).

November 13, 2022

Develop RF systems (radar related systems and subsystems) to include design, integration, test, and performance evaluation.

February 26, 2023

Act decisively and make clear, timely decisions in the best interests of the project.

March 30, 2023

Hands-on experience with laboratory test equipment used for characterization of RF hardware, such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, power meters, synthesizers, etc.

April 29, 2023

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Average Salary Range for RF Design Engineer in Lowell, MA

Average Base Salary

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106268

123819

114155

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

111463

127472

118215

What is the average salary for RF Design Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of RF Design Engineer in Lowell, MA. The base salary for RF Design Engineer ranges from $106,268 to $123,819 with the average base salary of $114,155. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $111,463 to $127,472 with the average total cash compensation of $118,215.

View Average Salary for RF Design Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$114,155	$106,268 - $123,819
Bonus	$4,060	$5,196 - $3,653
Total Pay	$118,215	$111,463 - $127,472

* 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.

RF Design Engineer Salary Near Lowell, MA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Lowell, MA
CITY, STATE Medford, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $110,129 - $128,317	COMPARE TO Lowell, MA
CITY, STATE Methuen, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,599 - $121,874	COMPARE TO Lowell, MA
CITY, STATE Lawrence, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,599 - $121,874	COMPARE TO Lowell, MA
CITY, STATE Newton, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $110,129 - $128,317	COMPARE TO Lowell, MA
CITY, STATE Nashua, NH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $106,110 - $123,635	COMPARE TO Lowell, MA
CITY, STATE Salem, NH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,599 - $121,874	COMPARE TO Lowell, MA

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About Lowell, Massachusetts

Lowell is a city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Located in Middlesex County, Lowell (along with Cambridge) was a county seat until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. With an estimated population of 109,945 in 2014, it is the fourth-largest city in Massachusetts, and the second-largest in the Boston metropolitan statistical area. The city is also part of a smaller Massachusetts statistical area called Greater Lowell, as well as New England's Merrimack Valley region. Incorporated in 1826 to serve as a mill town, Lowell was named after Francis Cabot Lowell, a local fi...

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