Scheduling Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Scheduling Engineer in the United States is $72,948 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $87,083
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,778 to $80,347
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,251
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Scheduling Engineer Salaries by Percentile

Annual
Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $80,347 $6,696 $1,545 $39
Average $72,948 $6,079 $1,403 $35
25th Percentile $65,778 $5,482 $1,265 $32
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Key Factors That Influence Scheduling Engineer Salaries

A Scheduling 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 Scheduling Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Scheduling 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): $71,860
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $72,621
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $74,253
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $74,580
  • Expert (over 8 years): $74,797
Levels Salary
Entry Level Scheduling Engineer$71,860
Intermediate Level Scheduling Engineer$72,621
Senior Level Scheduling Engineer$74,253
Specialist Level Scheduling Engineer$74,580
Expert Level Scheduling Engineer$74,797
$71,860 0 yr
$72,621 < 2 yrs
$74,253 2-4 yrs
$74,580 5-8 yrs
$74,797 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for Scheduling 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: $92,009
  • San Francisco: $91,104
  • Oakland: $89,083

What Skills Can Increase a Scheduling Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Planning (Mentioned in 34.71% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
  • Purchasing (Mentioned in 1.62% Job Postings): Purchasing refers to a business or organization attempting to acquire goods or services to accomplish its goals. Although there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly between organizations. Typically the word “purchasing” is not used interchangeably with the word “procurement”, since procurement typically includes expediting, supplier quality, and transportation and logistics (T&L) in addition to purchasing.
  • Community Development (Mentioned in 1.03% Job Postings): The United Nations defines community development as "a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems." It is a broad concept, applied to the practices of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens, and professionals to improve various aspects of communities, typically aiming to build stronger and more resilient local communities. Community development is also understood as a professional discipline, and is defined by the International Association for Community Development (www.iacdglobal.org), the global network of community development practitioners and scholars, as "a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes participative democracy, sustainable development, rights, economic opportunity, equality and social justice, through the organisation, education and empowerment of people within their communities, whether these be of locality, identity or interest, in urban and rural settings".
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Skills Demand Percentage
Planning 34.71%
Purchasing 1.62%
Community Development 1.03%
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 Scheduling Engineer's salary.
  • Project Control: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
  • Earned Value Management: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
  • Procurement: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Project Control
$80,972
11%
Earned Value Management
$80,242
10%
Procurement
$78,783
8%
Forecasting
$78,054
7%
Program Management
$77,324
6%
Leadership
$77,324
6%
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How Education impacts a Scheduling Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Scheduling 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 Scheduling Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $69,624 and $74,610).

Scheduling Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Scheduling Engineer
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 2.6%
High School 11.8%
Associates 7.9%
Bachelors 56.6%
Masters 18.4%
Doctorate 2.6%
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Scheduling Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Scheduling 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 January 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Scheduling Engineer

Salaries for a Scheduling Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $74,496 in 2023 to around $74,078 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Scheduling Engineer salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Scheduling Engineer Over Time

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2023
$74,496
2024
$74,607
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2024 $74,607
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