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

A Simulation Engineer's salary grows with experience: an Simulation Engineer (0-2 years)earns $80,368, an Embedded Software Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $95,147, an Embedded Software Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $116,428, an Embedded Software Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $142,031, an Embedded Software Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $161,188,

What are the highest paying states for a Simulation Engineer?

Simulation Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Simulation Engineer roles are District of Columbia $89,560, California $89,220, Massachusetts $88,031. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Simulation Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Simulation Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Algorithm and Simulation Engineer V: $173,921; Algorithm and Simulation Engineer IV: $144,556; Simulation Software Engineer: $129,689; Algorithm and Simulation Engineer III: $118,656; Modeling & Simulation Engineer II: $93,800.

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

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

Simulation Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Simulation Engineer in the United States is $80,888 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $94,404
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,949 to $87,963
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,541

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,963	$7,330	$1,692	$42
Average	$80,888	$6,741	$1,556	$39
25th Percentile	$74,949	$6,246	$1,441	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Simulation Engineer Salaries

A Simulation 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 Simulation Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Simulation 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): $80,368
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,147
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $116,428
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $142,031
Expert (over 8 years): $161,188

Levels	Salary
Simulatio... Level Simulation Engineer	$80,368
Embedded ... Level Simulation Engineer	$95,147
Embedded ... Level Simulation Engineer	$116,428
Embedded ... Level Simulation Engineer	$142,031
Embedded ... Level Simulation Engineer	$161,188

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

District of Columbia: $89,560.
California: $89,220.
Massachusetts: $88,031.

District of Columbia $89,560 California $89,220 Massachusetts $88,031 Washington $87,707 New Jersey $87,675 Alaska $87,562 Connecticut $86,445 New York $85,992

Hawaii $84,545 Rhode Island $83,865 Maryland $83,404 Minnesota $82,773 Colorado $82,530 Illinois $82,450 Oregon $82,142 Delaware $81,916

New Hampshire $81,773 Virginia $81,455 Pennsylvania $80,524 Nevada $80,055 North Dakota $79,902 Michigan $79,659 Wisconsin $79,570 Vermont $79,392

Texas $78,899 Maine $78,866 Arizona $78,818 Ohio $78,761 Georgia $78,017 Indiana $77,645 Wyoming $77,572 Utah $77,459

Iowa $77,410 Kansas $77,022 Louisiana $76,909 North Carolina $76,868 Missouri $76,852 Florida $76,537 Montana $76,367 Nebraska $76,205

Kentucky $76,116 South Carolina $75,792 Tennessee $75,590 Idaho $75,509 New Mexico $74,919 Oklahoma $74,789 Alabama $74,312 South Dakota $73,511

Arkansas $73,075 West Virginia $72,840 Mississippi $72,136

Top Paying Cities for Simulation 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: $102,025
San Francisco: $101,022
Oakland: $98,781

San Jose, CA $102,025

San Francisco, CA $101,022

Oakland, CA $98,781

New York, NY $93,742

Queens Village, NY $93,135

Paramus, NJ $92,488

Passaic, NJ $92,407

Bergenfield, NJ $92,326

Stamford, CT $92,205

Huntington, NY $92,124

Newark, NJ $91,598

Bridgeport, CT $91,436

New Brunswick, NJ $91,169

Vallejo, CA $90,999

Middlesex, NJ $90,951

Somerset, NJ $90,878

Petaluma, CA $90,692

Santa Cruz, CA $90,377

Boston, MA $90,215

Monterey, CA $89,810

Fairbanks, AK $89,754

Los Angeles, CA $89,600

Washington, DC $89,560

Seattle, WA $89,414

Santa Rosa, CA $89,398

Juneau, AK $89,163

Orange, CA $88,896

Anchorage, AK $88,751

Anaheim, CA $88,694

Santa Ana, CA $88,573

Nassau, NY $88,524

Long Beach, CA $88,492

Danbury, CT $88,468

Santa Maria, CA $88,193

Everett, WA $88,176

Bremerton, WA $87,780

Trenton, NJ $87,626

Sacramento, CA $87,594

San Diego, CA $87,554

Brockton, MA $87,521

Tacoma, WA $87,489

Santa Barbara, CA $87,376

Lowell, MA $87,052

New Suffolk, NY $87,020

Nashua, NH $86,923

Lompoc, CA $86,793

Ventura, CA $86,712

Stockton, CA $86,688

New Haven, CT $86,526

Atlantic City, NJ $86,316

Hartford, CT $86,138

Modesto, CA $86,098

Poughkeepsie, NY $85,920

New Britain, CT $85,879

Olympia, WA $85,766

Kennewick, WA $85,766

New London, CT $85,750

Norwich, CT $85,726

Lawrence, MA $85,685

Bakersfield, CA $85,459

Riverside, CA $85,345

New Bedford, MA $85,345

Richland, WA $85,264

Portsmouth, NH $85,200

Vineland, NJ $85,184

San Bernardino, CA $85,119

Boulder, CO $84,892

Worcester, MA $84,828

Portland, OR $84,755

Saint Paul, MN $84,658

Minneapolis, MN $84,658

Philadelphia, PA $84,545

Honolulu, HI $84,116

Springfield, MA $83,833

Providence, RI $83,825

Chicago, IL $83,590

Bellingham, WA $83,493

Baltimore, MD $83,404

Chico, CA $83,202

Wilmington, DE $83,064

Pittsfield, MA $82,983

Manchester, NH $82,830

Spokane, WA $82,474

Denver, CO $82,466

Albany, NY $82,086

Troy, NY $82,053

Schenectady, NY $81,883

Burlington, VT $81,705

Portland, ME $81,422

Salem, OR $81,358

Yakima, WA $81,341

Ann Arbor, MI $81,317

Rochester, MN $81,091

Fresno, CA $81,050

Reno, NV $81,050

Milwaukee, WI $80,977

Detroit, MI $80,896

Allentown, PA $80,872

Carson City, NV $80,864

Houston, TX $80,743

Colorado Springs, CO $80,735

Syracuse, NY $80,694

Eugene, OR $80,541

Bismarck, ND $80,444

Gary, IN $80,444

Galveston, TX $80,444

Springfield, OR $80,379

Medford, OR $80,185

Fort Collins, CO $80,152

Austin, TX $80,088

Mesa, AZ $79,918

Phoenix, AZ $79,902

Dallas, TX $79,877

Reading, PA $79,829

Saint Cloud, MN $79,796

Concord, NH $79,724

Madison, WI $79,691

Utica, NY $79,473

Raleigh, NC $79,408

Las Vegas, NV $79,400

Rochester, NY $79,343

Des Moines, IA $79,335

Atlanta, GA $79,206

Battle Creek, MI $79,182

Salt Lake City, UT $79,157

Lancaster, PA $79,036

Champaign, IL $79,020

Harrisburg, PA $78,923

Durham, NC $78,850

Kansas City, MO $78,842

Kansas City, KS $78,826

Fort Worth, TX $78,818

Boca Raton, FL $78,785

Cleveland, OH $78,777

Columbus, OH $78,761

Pittsburgh, PA $78,753

Richmond, VA $78,721

Indianapolis, IN $78,704

Cincinnati, OH $78,599

Petersburg, VA $78,478

Billings, MT $78,300

Lansing, MI $78,300

Huntsville, AL $78,300

Lebanon, PA $78,292

Dayton, OH $78,284

Pueblo, CO $78,284

Appleton, WI $78,260

Buffalo, NY $78,227

Racine, WI $78,187

Charlotte, NC $78,179

Saint Louis, MO $78,154

Springfield, IL $78,122

Elkhart, IN $78,106

York, PA $78,106

Gastonia, NC $78,098

Benton Harbor, MI $78,098

Beaumont, TX $78,049

Lorain, OH $78,033

Toledo, OH $78,001

Binghamton, NY $77,960

Rock Hill, SC $77,952

Rockford, IL $77,912

Fargo, ND $77,871

Elyria, OH $77,871

Flagstaff, AZ $77,815

Fort Lauderdale, FL $77,766

Miami, FL $77,718

Duluth, MN $77,588

Bangor, ME $77,483

Cedar Rapids, IA $77,394

Louisville, KY $77,354

Grand Rapids, MI $77,337

Hialeah, FL $77,329

Casper, WY $77,216

Scranton, PA $77,119

New Orleans, LA $77,095

Virginia Beach, VA $77,087

Akron, OH $77,046

Peoria, IL $76,941

Sarasota, FL $76,925

Green Bay, WI $76,868

Baton Rouge, LA $76,828

Charleston, SC $76,812

Nashville, TN $76,787

Jamestown, NY $76,771

Davenport, IA $76,771

Tucson, AZ $76,731

Cheyenne, WY $76,706

Saint Petersburg, FL $76,682

Tampa, FL $76,666

Omaha, NE $76,650

Port Arthur, TX $76,617

Evansville, IN $76,617

Bradenton, FL $76,585

Santa Fe, NM $76,440

Orlando, FL $76,359

Clearwater, FL $76,270

Canton, OH $76,100

La Crosse, WI $76,100

Grand Forks, ND $76,076

Albuquerque, NM $76,051

Tulsa, OK $76,051

Newport News, VA $76,043

High Point, NC $76,019

Ogden, UT $75,987

Corpus Christi, TX $75,922

Laramie, WY $75,873

Norfolk, VA $75,873

Rock Island, IL $75,825

Saginaw, MI $75,809

Jacksonville, FL $75,801

Salisbury, NC $75,784

Memphis, TN $75,768

Moline, IL $75,728

Fort Myers, FL $75,703

Waterloo, IA $75,598

Spartanburg, SC $75,517

Lincoln, NE $75,477

Fort Wayne, IN $75,461

Birmingham, AL $75,372

Cedar Falls, IA $75,356

Provo, UT $75,348

Springfield, OH $75,339

San Antonio, TX $75,323

Greensboro, NC $75,291

South Bend, IN $75,283

Winston Salem, NC $75,275

Boise, ID $75,250

Savannah, GA $75,194

Muskegon, MI $75,048

Lima, OH $74,951

Lake Charles, LA $74,919

Anderson, IN $74,903

Lexington, KY $74,878

Augusta, GA $74,854

Greenville, SC $74,854

Wichita, KS $74,781

Tuscaloosa, AL $74,781

Columbia, SC $74,709

Bloomington, IN $74,506

Roanoke, VA $74,458

Asheville, NC $74,353

Knoxville, TN $74,215

Shreveport, LA $74,207

Wilmington, NC $74,102

Frankfort, KY $73,948

Oklahoma City, OK $73,892

Chillicothe, OH $73,859

Longview, TX $73,851

Topeka, KS $73,827

Mobile, AL $73,706

Terre Haute, IN $73,673

Erie, PA $73,665

Altoona, PA $73,625

Melbourne, FL $73,600

Amarillo, TX $73,568

Killeen, TX $73,544

Fayetteville, AR $73,479

Sioux Falls, SD $73,422

Chattanooga, TN $73,374

Idaho Falls, ID $73,366

Gainesville, FL $73,196

Portsmouth, OH $73,155

Little Rock, AR $73,139

Lynchburg, VA $73,139

Lafayette, LA $73,107

Youngstown, OH $73,107

Temple, TX $73,075

Daytona Beach, FL $73,058

Clarksville, TN $73,050

Pensacola, FL $73,042

Hopkinsville, KY $72,800

Charleston, WV $72,791

Florence, SC $72,751

Sioux City, IA $72,702

Macon, GA $72,468

Tallahassee, FL $72,460

Fayetteville, NC $72,444

Waco, TX $72,427

Wichita Falls, TX $72,427

Pine Bluff, AR $72,395

Vincennes, IN $72,241

Lubbock, TX $72,209

Great Falls, MT $72,161

Alamogordo, NM $72,152

Abilene, TX $72,088

Rapid City, SD $71,983

Monroe, LA $71,983

Albany, GA $71,934

Huntington, WV $71,926

Jackson, MS $71,918

Greenville, MS $71,910

Parkersburg, WV $71,829

Montgomery, AL $71,813

Johnstown, PA $71,797

Springfield, MO $71,732

Biloxi, MS $71,691

Sumter, SC $71,522

Columbus, GA $71,513

Twin Falls, ID $71,465

Pascagoula, MS $71,360

Kingsport, TN $71,149

Gulfport, MS $71,125

Alexandria, LA $70,858

Fort Smith, AR $70,656

El Paso, TX $70,438

Helena, MT $70,332

Las Cruces, NM $70,074

Harlingen, TX $69,847

Pocatello, ID $69,774

Florence, AL $69,750

Brownsville, TX $69,734

Dothan, AL $69,604

Mcallen, TX $69,564

Columbus, MS $68,965

Altus, OK $68,593

Lawton, OK $68,440

Pierre, SD $68,148

What Skills Can Increase a Simulation Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Integrity (Mentioned in 4.18% Job Postings): Is about having strong principles and values, which you demonstrate through your conduct in the work environment. A common integrity definition states that people with integrity do the right thing even when nobody is watching.
Open Source (Mentioned in 4.35% Job Postings): Open source is a term that originally referred to open source software (OSS). Open source software is code that is designed to be publicly accessible—anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit
Machine Learning (Mentioned in 2.5% Job Postings): Using mathematical models, data, and algorithms to help a computer learn without direct instruction.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Integrity	4.18%
Open Source	4.35%
Machine Learning	2.5%

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 Simulation Engineer's salary.

Calibration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Finance and Accounting: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Calibration	$86,551	7%
Finance and Accounting	$86,551	7%
Insight	$84,124	4%
Artificial Intelligence	$84,124	4%
Accountability	$84,124	4%
Flexibility	$83,315	3%

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

Understanding how a Simulation 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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$74,949

Average $80,888/year

$87,963

$6,246

Average $6,741/month

$7,330

$1,441

Average $1,556/week

$1,692

$36

Average $39/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,963	$7,330	$1,692	$42
Average	$80,888	$6,741	$1,556	$39
25th Percentile	$74,949	$6,246	$1,441	$36

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Salaries for a Simulation Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $79,693 in 2023 to around $78,067 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Simulation Engineer salary trends, .

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