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

A RF Test Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $95,311 for beginners, reaching about $97,836 at mid-level, and approach $101,121 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a RF Test Engineer?

RF Test Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for RF Test Engineer roles are District of Columbia $108,324, California $107,913, Massachusetts $106,474. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of RF Test Engineer roles make?

Salaries for RF Test Engineer level roles vary by specialization: RF Engineer VI: $235,560; RF Engineer V: $177,623; RF Engineer IV: $143,800; RF Engineer III: $120,800; Rf Engineer: $103,039.

How do different companies affect a RF Test Engineer's salary?

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

RF Test Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a RF Test Engineer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a RF Test Engineer in the United States is $97,836 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $47.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $112,063
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $91,807 to $105,283
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $86,319

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RF Test Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,283	$8,774	$2,025	$51
Average	$97,836	$8,153	$1,881	$47
25th Percentile	$91,807	$7,651	$1,766	$44

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Key Factors That Influence RF Test Engineer Salaries

A RF Test 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects RF Test Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a RF Test 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): $95,311
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,491
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,836
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $100,902
Expert (over 8 years): $101,121

Levels	Salary
Entry Level RF Test Engineer	$95,311
Intermediate Level RF Test Engineer	$95,491
Senior Level RF Test Engineer	$97,836
Specialist Level RF Test Engineer	$100,902
Expert Level RF Test Engineer	$101,121

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

District of Columbia: $108,324.
California: $107,913.
Massachusetts: $106,474.

District of Columbia $108,324 California $107,913 Massachusetts $106,474 Washington $106,083 New Jersey $106,044 Alaska $105,907 Connecticut $104,557 New York $104,009

Hawaii $102,258 Rhode Island $101,436 Maryland $100,878 Minnesota $100,115 Colorado $99,822 Illinois $99,724 Oregon $99,352 Delaware $99,078

New Hampshire $98,906 Virginia $98,520 Pennsylvania $97,395 Nevada $96,828 North Dakota $96,642 Michigan $96,348 Wisconsin $96,241 Vermont $96,026

Texas $95,429 Maine $95,390 Arizona $95,331 Ohio $95,263 Georgia $94,362 Indiana $93,912 Wyoming $93,824 Utah $93,687

Iowa $93,629 Kansas $93,159 Louisiana $93,022 North Carolina $92,973 Missouri $92,954 Florida $92,572 Montana $92,367 Nebraska $92,171

Kentucky $92,063 South Carolina $91,672 Tennessee $91,427 Idaho $91,330 New Mexico $90,615 Oklahoma $90,459 Alabama $89,882 South Dakota $88,913

Arkansas $88,385 West Virginia $88,101 Mississippi $87,250

Top Paying Cities for RF Test 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: $123,400
San Francisco: $122,187
Oakland: $119,477

San Jose, CA $123,400

San Francisco, CA $122,187

Oakland, CA $119,477

New York, NY $113,382

Queens Village, NY $112,648

Paramus, NJ $111,865

Passaic, NJ $111,767

Bergenfield, NJ $111,670

Stamford, CT $111,523

Huntington, NY $111,425

Newark, NJ $110,789

Bridgeport, CT $110,593

New Brunswick, NJ $110,271

Vallejo, CA $110,065

Middlesex, NJ $110,006

Somerset, NJ $109,918

Petaluma, CA $109,693

Santa Cruz, CA $109,312

Boston, MA $109,116

Monterey, CA $108,627

Fairbanks, AK $108,558

Los Angeles, CA $108,372

Washington, DC $108,324

Seattle, WA $108,147

Santa Rosa, CA $108,128

Juneau, AK $107,844

Orange, CA $107,521

Anchorage, AK $107,345

Anaheim, CA $107,277

Santa Ana, CA $107,130

Nassau, NY $107,071

Long Beach, CA $107,032

Danbury, CT $107,003

Santa Maria, CA $106,670

Everett, WA $106,651

Bremerton, WA $106,171

Trenton, NJ $105,985

Sacramento, CA $105,946

San Diego, CA $105,897

Brockton, MA $105,858

Tacoma, WA $105,819

Santa Barbara, CA $105,682

Lowell, MA $105,291

New Suffolk, NY $105,252

Nashua, NH $105,134

Lompoc, CA $104,978

Ventura, CA $104,880

Stockton, CA $104,850

New Haven, CT $104,655

Atlantic City, NJ $104,400

Hartford, CT $104,185

Modesto, CA $104,136

Poughkeepsie, NY $103,921

New Britain, CT $103,872

Olympia, WA $103,735

Kennewick, WA $103,735

New London, CT $103,716

Norwich, CT $103,686

Lawrence, MA $103,637

Bakersfield, CA $103,363

Riverside, CA $103,226

New Bedford, MA $103,226

Richland, WA $103,129

Portsmouth, NH $103,050

Vineland, NJ $103,031

San Bernardino, CA $102,952

Boulder, CO $102,678

Worcester, MA $102,600

Portland, OR $102,512

Saint Paul, MN $102,395

Minneapolis, MN $102,395

Philadelphia, PA $102,258

Honolulu, HI $101,739

Springfield, MA $101,397

Providence, RI $101,387

Chicago, IL $101,103

Bellingham, WA $100,986

Baltimore, MD $100,878

Chico, CA $100,634

Wilmington, DE $100,467

Pittsfield, MA $100,370

Manchester, NH $100,184

Spokane, WA $99,753

Denver, CO $99,743

Albany, NY $99,284

Troy, NY $99,244

Schenectady, NY $99,039

Burlington, VT $98,824

Portland, ME $98,481

Salem, OR $98,403

Yakima, WA $98,383

Ann Arbor, MI $98,354

Rochester, MN $98,080

Fresno, CA $98,031

Reno, NV $98,031

Milwaukee, WI $97,943

Detroit, MI $97,845

Allentown, PA $97,816

Carson City, NV $97,806

Houston, TX $97,659

Colorado Springs, CO $97,650

Syracuse, NY $97,601

Eugene, OR $97,415

Bismarck, ND $97,298

Gary, IN $97,298

Galveston, TX $97,298

Springfield, OR $97,219

Medford, OR $96,984

Fort Collins, CO $96,945

Austin, TX $96,867

Mesa, AZ $96,662

Phoenix, AZ $96,642

Dallas, TX $96,613

Reading, PA $96,554

Saint Cloud, MN $96,515

Concord, NH $96,427

Madison, WI $96,388

Utica, NY $96,123

Raleigh, NC $96,045

Las Vegas, NV $96,035

Rochester, NY $95,967

Des Moines, IA $95,957

Atlanta, GA $95,801

Battle Creek, MI $95,771

Salt Lake City, UT $95,742

Lancaster, PA $95,595

Champaign, IL $95,576

Harrisburg, PA $95,458

Durham, NC $95,370

Kansas City, MO $95,360

Kansas City, KS $95,341

Fort Worth, TX $95,331

Boca Raton, FL $95,292

Cleveland, OH $95,282

Columbus, OH $95,263

Pittsburgh, PA $95,253

Richmond, VA $95,214

Indianapolis, IN $95,194

Cincinnati, OH $95,067

Petersburg, VA $94,920

Billings, MT $94,705

Lansing, MI $94,705

Huntsville, AL $94,705

Lebanon, PA $94,695

Dayton, OH $94,685

Pueblo, CO $94,685

Appleton, WI $94,656

Buffalo, NY $94,617

Racine, WI $94,568

Charlotte, NC $94,558

Saint Louis, MO $94,529

Springfield, IL $94,490

Elkhart, IN $94,470

York, PA $94,470

Gastonia, NC $94,460

Benton Harbor, MI $94,460

Beaumont, TX $94,402

Lorain, OH $94,382

Toledo, OH $94,343

Binghamton, NY $94,294

Rock Hill, SC $94,284

Rockford, IL $94,235

Fargo, ND $94,186

Elyria, OH $94,186

Flagstaff, AZ $94,118

Fort Lauderdale, FL $94,059

Miami, FL $94,000

Duluth, MN $93,844

Bangor, ME $93,717

Cedar Rapids, IA $93,609

Louisville, KY $93,560

Grand Rapids, MI $93,541

Hialeah, FL $93,531

Casper, WY $93,394

Scranton, PA $93,276

New Orleans, LA $93,247

Virginia Beach, VA $93,237

Akron, OH $93,188

Peoria, IL $93,061

Sarasota, FL $93,042

Green Bay, WI $92,973

Baton Rouge, LA $92,924

Charleston, SC $92,905

Nashville, TN $92,875

Jamestown, NY $92,856

Davenport, IA $92,856

Tucson, AZ $92,807

Cheyenne, WY $92,777

Saint Petersburg, FL $92,748

Tampa, FL $92,729

Omaha, NE $92,709

Port Arthur, TX $92,670

Evansville, IN $92,670

Bradenton, FL $92,631

Santa Fe, NM $92,455

Orlando, FL $92,357

Clearwater, FL $92,249

Canton, OH $92,044

La Crosse, WI $92,044

Grand Forks, ND $92,014

Albuquerque, NM $91,985

Tulsa, OK $91,985

Newport News, VA $91,975

High Point, NC $91,946

Ogden, UT $91,907

Corpus Christi, TX $91,828

Laramie, WY $91,770

Norfolk, VA $91,770

Rock Island, IL $91,711

Saginaw, MI $91,692

Jacksonville, FL $91,682

Salisbury, NC $91,662

Memphis, TN $91,643

Moline, IL $91,594

Fort Myers, FL $91,564

Waterloo, IA $91,437

Spartanburg, SC $91,339

Lincoln, NE $91,290

Fort Wayne, IN $91,271

Birmingham, AL $91,163

Cedar Falls, IA $91,144

Provo, UT $91,134

Springfield, OH $91,124

San Antonio, TX $91,105

Greensboro, NC $91,065

South Bend, IN $91,056

Winston Salem, NC $91,046

Boise, ID $91,016

Savannah, GA $90,948

Muskegon, MI $90,772

Lima, OH $90,654

Lake Charles, LA $90,615

Anderson, IN $90,596

Lexington, KY $90,566

Augusta, GA $90,537

Greenville, SC $90,537

Wichita, KS $90,449

Tuscaloosa, AL $90,449

Columbia, SC $90,361

Bloomington, IN $90,116

Roanoke, VA $90,058

Asheville, NC $89,930

Knoxville, TN $89,764

Shreveport, LA $89,754

Wilmington, NC $89,627

Frankfort, KY $89,441

Oklahoma City, OK $89,373

Chillicothe, OH $89,334

Longview, TX $89,324

Topeka, KS $89,295

Mobile, AL $89,148

Terre Haute, IN $89,109

Erie, PA $89,099

Altoona, PA $89,050

Melbourne, FL $89,021

Amarillo, TX $88,981

Killeen, TX $88,952

Fayetteville, AR $88,874

Sioux Falls, SD $88,805

Chattanooga, TN $88,747

Idaho Falls, ID $88,737

Gainesville, FL $88,531

Portsmouth, OH $88,483

Little Rock, AR $88,463

Lynchburg, VA $88,463

Lafayette, LA $88,424

Youngstown, OH $88,424

Temple, TX $88,385

Daytona Beach, FL $88,365

Clarksville, TN $88,355

Pensacola, FL $88,346

Hopkinsville, KY $88,052

Charleston, WV $88,042

Florence, SC $87,993

Sioux City, IA $87,935

Macon, GA $87,651

Tallahassee, FL $87,641

Fayetteville, NC $87,622

Waco, TX $87,602

Wichita Falls, TX $87,602

Pine Bluff, AR $87,563

Vincennes, IN $87,377

Lubbock, TX $87,338

Great Falls, MT $87,279

Alamogordo, NM $87,269

Abilene, TX $87,191

Rapid City, SD $87,064

Monroe, LA $87,064

Albany, GA $87,005

Huntington, WV $86,995

Jackson, MS $86,986

Greenville, MS $86,976

Parkersburg, WV $86,878

Montgomery, AL $86,858

Johnstown, PA $86,839

Springfield, MO $86,761

Biloxi, MS $86,712

Sumter, SC $86,506

Columbus, GA $86,496

Twin Falls, ID $86,438

Pascagoula, MS $86,311

Kingsport, TN $86,056

Gulfport, MS $86,027

Alexandria, LA $85,704

Fort Smith, AR $85,459

El Paso, TX $85,195

Helena, MT $85,068

Las Cruces, NM $84,755

Harlingen, TX $84,481

Pocatello, ID $84,393

Florence, AL $84,364

Brownsville, TX $84,344

Dothan, AL $84,188

Mcallen, TX $84,139

Columbus, MS $83,415

Altus, OK $82,965

Lawton, OK $82,779

Pierre, SD $82,426

What Skills Can Increase a RF Test Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 17.98% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Schematic (Mentioned in 3.07% Job Postings): A schematic, or schematic diagram, is a representation of the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures.
Installation (Mentioned in 1.97% Job Postings): The action or process of installing someone or something, or of being installed. the act of installing the state of being installed, something that is installed for use.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	17.98%
Schematic	3.07%
Installation	1.97%

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 RF Test Engineer's salary.

System Design: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Systems Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Debugging: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
System Design	$107,619	10%
Systems Engineering	$106,641	9%
Debugging	$105,662	8%
Python	$104,684	7%
Systems Analysis	$103,706	6%
Test Plans	$103,706	6%

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RF Test Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a RF Test 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.

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$91,807

Average $97,836/year

$105,283

$7,651

Average $8,153/month

$8,774

$1,766

Average $1,881/week

$2,025

$44

Average $47/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,283	$8,774	$2,025	$51
Average	$97,836	$8,153	$1,881	$47
25th Percentile	$91,807	$7,651	$1,766	$44

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Salary Trends for RF Test Engineer

Salaries for a RF Test Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $109,295 in 2023 to around $102,850 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of RF Test Engineer salary trends, .

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