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

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Search Engineer?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Search Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change A Search Engineer's salary?

A Search Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Web Software Developer I (0-2 years)earns $73,745, a Search Engineer (2-4 years)earns $103,076, a Web Software Developer III (4-7 years)earns $118,814, a Web Software Developer IV (7+ years)earns $139,882, a Web Software Development Manager (7+ years)earns $151,908,

What are the highest paying states for a Search Engineer?

Search Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Search Engineer roles are District of Columbia $113,136, California $112,707, Massachusetts $111,205. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Search Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Search Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Search Manager: $153,379; Search Consultant: $116,924; Director Of Search: $95,965; Paid Search Specialist: $92,315; Search Coordinator: $92,198.

Search Engineer Salary in Oregon

How much does a Search Engineer make in Oregon?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Search Engineer in Oregon is $103,766 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $50.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $121,680
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $93,408 to $113,143
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $83,978

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Search Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,143	$9,429	$2,176	$54
Average	$103,766	$8,647	$1,995	$50
25th Percentile	$93,408	$7,784	$1,796	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Search Engineer Salaries

A Search 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 Search Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Search 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): $73,745
Early Career (1-2 years): $103,076
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $118,814
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $139,882
Expert (over 8 years): $151,908

Levels	Salary
Web Softw... Level Search Engineer	$73,745
Search En... Level Search Engineer	$103,076
Web Softw... Level Search Engineer	$118,814
Web Softw... Level Search Engineer	$139,882
Web Softw... Level Search Engineer	$151,908

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

District of Columbia: $113,136.
California: $112,707.
Massachusetts: $111,205.

District of Columbia $113,136 California $112,707 Massachusetts $111,205 Washington $110,796 New Jersey $110,755 Alaska $110,612 Connecticut $109,202 New York $108,630

Hawaii $106,801 Rhode Island $105,942 Maryland $105,360 Minnesota $104,563 Colorado $104,256 Illinois $104,154 Oregon $103,766 Delaware $103,480

New Hampshire $103,300 Virginia $102,897 Pennsylvania $101,722 Nevada $101,130 North Dakota $100,935 Michigan $100,629 Wisconsin $100,516 Vermont $100,292

Texas $99,668 Maine $99,627 Arizona $99,566 Ohio $99,495 Georgia $98,555 Indiana $98,085 Wyoming $97,993 Utah $97,849

Iowa $97,788 Kansas $97,298 Louisiana $97,155 North Carolina $97,104 Missouri $97,083 Florida $96,685 Montana $96,470 Nebraska $96,266

Kentucky $96,153 South Carolina $95,745 Tennessee $95,489 Idaho $95,387 New Mexico $94,641 Oklahoma $94,477 Alabama $93,875 South Dakota $92,863

Arkansas $92,311 West Virginia $92,015 Mississippi $91,126

Top Paying Cities for Search 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:

Antelope: $98,765
Aurora: $104,754
Beaverton: $106,864

Antelope, OR $98,765 Aurora, OR $104,754 Beaverton, OR $106,864 Beavercreek, OR $105,116 Boring, OR $105,795 Bridal Veil, OR $105,632 Brightwood, OR $103,984 Canby, OR $104,823

Cascade Locks, OR $102,496 Clackamas, OR $106,824 Clatskanie, OR $102,307 Colton, OR $104,014 Columbia City, OR $104,952 Corbett, OR $105,114 Donald, OR $104,194 Dufur, OR $99,304

Eagle Creek, OR $105,340 Estacada, OR $103,760 Fairview, OR $106,641 Gervais, OR $103,088 Gladstone, OR $106,786 Government Camp, OR $102,094 Grass Valley, OR $98,987 Gresham, OR $106,608

Hood River, OR $101,910 Hubbard, OR $103,663 Kent, OR $98,764 Lake Oswego, OR $107,045 Marylhurst, OR $106,907 Maupin, OR $98,882 Molalla, OR $103,148 Moro, OR $99,195

Mosier, OR $100,860 Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $101,532 Mulino, OR $104,701 Odell, OR $101,677 Oregon City, OR $106,039 Rainier, OR $103,793 Rhododendron, OR $103,027 Rufus, OR $99,503

Saint Helens, OR $104,618 Warren, OR $105,201 Deer Island, OR $104,244 Sandy, OR $104,527 Scappoose, OR $105,059 Shaniko, OR $99,090 The Dalles, OR $99,852 Troutdale, OR $106,235

Tualatin, OR $106,549 Tygh Valley, OR $99,753 Vernonia, OR $103,473 Wasco, OR $99,278 Welches, OR $103,475 West Linn, OR $106,550 Wilsonville, OR $105,886 Woodburn, OR $103,311

Happy Valley, OR $106,969 Damascus, OR $106,435 Amity, OR $102,832 Arch Cape, OR $100,122 Astoria, OR $100,771 Banks, OR $104,895 Bay City, OR $100,543 Beaver, OR $101,055

Buxton, OR $104,257 Cannon Beach, OR $100,078 Carlton, OR $103,089 Cloverdale, OR $100,431 Cornelius, OR $105,679 Dayton, OR $103,156 Dundee, OR $103,987 Forest Grove, OR $104,839

Gales Creek, OR $103,671 Garibaldi, OR $100,552 Gaston, OR $104,297 Hammond, OR $99,628 Hebo, OR $100,757 Hillsboro, OR $105,970 Manning, OR $104,371 Lafayette, OR $103,281

Mcminnville, OR $102,777 Manzanita, OR $100,420 Nehalem, OR $100,687 Newberg, OR $104,913 North Plains, OR $105,486 Oceanside, OR $100,197 Pacific City, OR $100,436 Rockaway Beach, OR $100,416

Saint Paul, OR $103,606 Seaside, OR $100,970 Sherwood, OR $106,003 Tillamook, OR $101,126 Netarts, OR $100,291 Timber, OR $103,622 Tolovana Park, OR $100,093 Warrenton, OR $100,049

Wheeler, OR $100,677 Yamhill, OR $103,411 Neskowin, OR $100,384 Portland, OR $107,066 Salem, OR $103,173 Keizer, OR $103,193 Albany, OR $102,156 Alsea, OR $100,419

Aumsville, OR $102,976 Blodgett, OR $100,533 Brownsville, OR $101,089 Cascadia, OR $99,895 Corvallis, OR $101,913 Crabtree, OR $102,053 Crawfordsville, OR $101,038 Dallas, OR $102,659

Depoe Bay, OR $100,033 Detroit, OR $99,635 Eddyville, OR $99,996 Falls City, OR $102,156 Foster, OR $100,679 Gates, OR $101,557 Grand Ronde, OR $101,733 Halsey, OR $101,106

Idanha, OR $99,715 Independence, OR $103,043 Jefferson, OR $102,823 Lebanon, OR $101,191 Logsden, OR $100,416 Lyons, OR $101,771 Mill City, OR $101,779 Monmouth, OR $102,388

Mount Angel, OR $103,062 Neotsu, OR $100,502 Newport, OR $99,839 South Beach, OR $99,513 Lincoln City, OR $100,380 Otis, OR $100,577 Otter Rock, OR $99,857 Philomath, OR $100,889

Rickreall, OR $103,061 Rose Lodge, OR $100,677 Saint Benedict, OR $103,047 Scio, OR $102,226 Scotts Mills, OR $102,805 Seal Rock, OR $99,395 Shedd, OR $101,064 Sheridan, OR $102,430

Siletz, OR $100,228 Silverton, OR $102,836 Stayton, OR $102,555 Mehama, OR $102,281 Sublimity, OR $102,723 Sweet Home, OR $100,861 Gleneden Beach, OR $100,141 Tangent, OR $101,246

Tidewater, OR $99,754 Toledo, OR $99,870 Turner, OR $102,992 Waldport, OR $99,518 Willamina, OR $102,079 Eugene, OR $101,743 Agness, OR $98,488 Allegany, OR $98,607

Alvadore, OR $101,645 Azalea, OR $99,640 Bandon, OR $98,683 Blachly, OR $100,778 Blue River, OR $99,221 Broadbent, OR $98,532 Brookings, OR $99,102 Camas Valley, OR $98,586

Canyonville, OR $99,323 Cheshire, OR $101,154 Coos Bay, OR $98,636 Coquille, OR $98,643 Cottage Grove, OR $100,813 Crescent Lake, OR $98,774 Creswell, OR $101,410 Culp Creek, OR $100,390

Curtin, OR $100,738 Days Creek, OR $99,193 Deadwood, OR $100,361 Dexter, OR $101,118 Dillard, OR $98,901 Dorena, OR $100,088 Drain, OR $100,374 Elkton, OR $99,668

Elmira, OR $101,288 Fall Creek, OR $100,983 Florence, OR $99,579 Gardiner, OR $98,770 Glendale, OR $99,432 Glide, OR $99,010 Gold Beach, OR $98,804 Harrisburg, OR $101,488

Idleyld Park, OR $98,770 Junction City, OR $101,422 Lakeside, OR $98,802 Langlois, OR $98,586 Lorane, OR $101,010 Lowell, OR $100,972 Mapleton, OR $99,791 Marcola, OR $101,289

Pleasant Hill, OR $101,561 Monroe, OR $100,970 Myrtle Creek, OR $98,910 Myrtle Point, OR $98,570 North Bend, OR $98,639 Noti, OR $100,949 Oakland, OR $99,514 Oakridge, OR $99,972

Ophir, OR $98,794 Port Orford, OR $98,658 Powers, OR $98,637 Reedsport, OR $99,336 Riddle, OR $99,112 Roseburg, OR $99,043 Scottsburg, OR $99,162 Springfield, OR $101,538

Sixes, OR $98,575 Sutherlin, OR $99,564 Swisshome, OR $99,901 Tenmile, OR $98,685 Thurston, OR $101,584 Tiller, OR $99,282 Umpqua, OR $98,960 Veneta, OR $101,201

Vida, OR $100,431 Walterville, OR $100,906 Walton, OR $100,574 Wedderburn, OR $98,862 Westfir, OR $100,304 Westlake, OR $99,297 Wilbur, OR $99,136 Winchester, OR $99,143

Winston, OR $98,705 Wolf Creek, OR $99,614 Yachats, OR $99,538 Yoncalla, OR $100,096 Medford, OR $101,293 Central Point, OR $101,151 White City, OR $100,514 Ashland, OR $100,559

Butte Falls, OR $99,913 Cave Junction, OR $99,629 Eagle Point, OR $100,729 Gold Hill, OR $100,911 Grants Pass, OR $100,118 Jacksonville, OR $100,727 Kerby, OR $99,785 Merlin, OR $99,472

Murphy, OR $100,500 O Brien, OR $99,580 Phoenix, OR $101,261 Prospect, OR $99,661 Rogue River, OR $100,454 Selma, OR $99,537 Shady Cove, OR $100,589 Talent, OR $101,068

Trail, OR $99,821 Wilderville, OR $99,746 Williams, OR $100,414 Klamath Falls, OR $99,643 Crater Lake, OR $98,572 Adel, OR $99,080 Beatty, OR $98,827 Bly, OR $98,922

Bonanza, OR $99,006 Chiloquin, OR $98,996 Dairy, OR $98,952 Fort Klamath, OR $98,963 Keno, OR $99,683 Lakeview, OR $99,162 Malin, OR $99,134 Merrill, OR $99,176

Midland, OR $99,282 New Pine Creek, OR $99,384 Paisley, OR $98,918 Plush, OR $99,033 Silver Lake, OR $98,883 Sprague River, OR $98,909 Summer Lake, OR $98,789 Christmas Valley, OR $98,954

Bend, OR $99,183 Fields, OR $99,058 Ashwood, OR $98,742 Brothers, OR $98,833 Burns, OR $99,074 Princeton, OR $98,887 Diamond, OR $98,821 Camp Sherman, OR $98,896

Chemult, OR $98,824 Crane, OR $98,995 Crescent, OR $98,773 Culver, OR $98,971 Fort Rock, OR $98,896 Frenchglen, OR $98,812 Gilchrist, OR $98,964 Hines, OR $99,094

La Pine, OR $99,072 Madras, OR $99,040 Mitchell, OR $98,820 Paulina, OR $98,859 Post, OR $98,814 Powell Butte, OR $99,050 Prineville, OR $99,054 Redmond, OR $99,194

Riley, OR $98,808 Sisters, OR $98,898 Terrebonne, OR $99,094 Warm Springs, OR $98,915 Pendleton, OR $102,244 Adams, OR $100,238 Arlington, OR $99,100 Athena, OR $102,471

Baker City, OR $99,159 Bates, OR $98,885 Boardman, OR $101,788 Bridgeport, OR $98,905 Canyon City, OR $99,044 Condon, OR $98,865 Cove, OR $99,057 Dayville, OR $98,937

Echo, OR $102,534 Elgin, OR $99,077 Enterprise, OR $98,848 Fossil, OR $98,880 Haines, OR $99,100 Halfway, OR $98,885 Helix, OR $104,886 Heppner, OR $98,928

Hereford, OR $98,949 Hermiston, OR $105,456 Lexington, OR $100,746 Oxbow, OR $98,437 Imbler, OR $99,131 Imnaha, OR $98,192 Ione, OR $99,074 Irrigon, OR $104,763

John Day, OR $99,204 Joseph, OR $98,732 Kimberly, OR $98,907 La Grande, OR $99,190 Long Creek, OR $98,924 Lostine, OR $98,969 Meacham, OR $99,099 Mikkalo, OR $99,222

Milton Freewater, OR $101,520 Monument, OR $98,903 Mount Vernon, OR $99,038 North Powder, OR $99,057 Pilot Rock, OR $99,420 Prairie City, OR $99,110 Richland, OR $98,785 Seneca, OR $99,050

Spray, OR $98,900 Stanfield, OR $105,179 Summerville, OR $99,089 Sumpter, OR $99,006 Ukiah, OR $98,909 Umatilla, OR $105,961 Union, OR $99,078 Unity, OR $99,058

Wallowa, OR $99,105 Weston, OR $100,511 Adrian, OR $97,420 Arock, OR $98,462 Brogan, OR $98,864 Drewsey, OR $98,987 Durkee, OR $98,796 Harper, OR $98,584

Huntington, OR $98,873 Ironside, OR $98,915 Jamieson, OR $98,602 Jordan Valley, OR $98,478 Juntura, OR $98,914 Nyssa, OR $97,895 Ontario, OR $98,108 Riverside, OR $98,814

Vale, OR $98,629 Westfall, OR $98,945

Search Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Search Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Search Engineer positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Search Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Search Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$129,707	$62.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$124,519	$60.0	20%
Software & Networking	$124,519	$60.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$119,331	$57.0	15%
Financial Services	$119,331	$57.0	15%

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

Understanding how a Search 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 July 01, 2026

$93,408

Average $103,766/year

$113,143

$7,784

Average $8,647/month

$9,429

$1,796

Average $1,995/week

$2,176

$45

Average $50/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,143	$9,429	$2,176	$54
Average	$103,766	$8,647	$1,995	$50
25th Percentile	$93,408	$7,784	$1,796	$45

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