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Engineering Salary Survey Results

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0-3 Yrs

3-6 Yrs

6-10 Yrs

10-20 Yrs

20+ Yrs

> Application Engineer

$62,200

1544

$49,016

$54,796

$69,180

$75,962

$83,368

> Autocad Designer

$48,870

1125

$42,896

$43,570

$48,245

$50,779

$61,320

> Autocad Drafter

$44,603

1171

$36,029

$40,440

$61,216

$46,837

$48,484

> Auxiliary Operator

$52,518

191

$48,667

$53,118

$51,442

$56,029

$58,364

> Boiler Engineer

$56,435

522

$49,146

$49,224

$54,245

$59,359

$65,701

> Boiler Tech

$47,686

475

$39,475

$41,856

$48,167

$50,949

$52,417

> Bop Engineer

$66,786

117

$42,963

$63,211

$65,682

$72,520

$91,458

> Bop Engineering Manager

$84,288

80

$48,000

$61,333

$65,556

$85,737

$96,700

> Business Analyst

$61,460

907

$50,534

$58,629

$71,807

$78,143

$88,581

> Business Dev. Manager

$94,454

282

$56,810

$75,833

$86,386

$101,787

$103,576

> Buyer

$56,034

262

$48,361

$50,833

$64,836

$55,881

$62,256

> Cad Designer

$56,272

650

$52,850

$54,889

$53,474

$59,070

$62,135

> Cad Drafter

$58,934

441

$35,972

$47,312

$47,066

$145,701

$54,321

> CEO

$653,365

263

$1506,545

$128,571

$407,960

$527,160

$751,645

> CFO

$140,434

143

$92,833

$131,500

$135,269

$143,467

$147,628

> Chemical Engineer

$70,316

819

$52,094

$67,933

$76,105

$82,214

$99,000

> Chemist

$63,104

192

$64,434

$53,162

$72,964

$56,850

$71,088

> Chemistry Manager

$78,076

105

$62,364

$58,000

$71,217

$93,000

$81,811

> Civil Engineer

$66,121

2243

$49,170

$80,232

$64,728

$73,349

$79,642

> Commissioning Engineer

$69,721

458

$54,430

$59,274

$59,671

$78,072

$88,314

> Commissioning Manager

$129,713

237

$70,500

$69,850

$85,053

$185,557

$112,667

> Consortium Manager

$163,804

56

$38,500

$59,667

$72,111

$85,250

$261,704

> Construction Engineer

$67,763

477

$51,560

$59,365

$70,986

$70,063

$85,085

> Construction Manager

$92,088

907

$52,544

$66,677

$81,099

$92,875

$102,716

> Construction Superintendent

$75,504

560

$52,782

$56,377

$73,093

$71,000

$89,574

> Contract Engineer

$78,292

106

$62,684

$66,000

$66,118

$82,724

$96,310

> Contracts Administrator

$69,273

77

$55,077

$52,125

$61,200

$75,952

$84,400

> Contracts Manager

$89,991

115

$68,800

$56,700

$88,882

$87,412

$101,122

> Control Room Operator

$64,163

1632

$55,713

$55,308

$59,376

$74,813

$62,726

> Controls Engineer

$73,350

1162

$52,539

$58,099

$73,851

$76,942

$93,385

> Controls Operator

$54,359

217

$45,000

$52,068

$53,341

$56,135

$64,024

> Controls Tech

$53,454

379

$44,625

$46,014

$52,051

$58,899

$60,371

> Cost Engineer

$71,784

283

$58,755

$56,514

$60,814

$72,962

$95,114

> Design Engineer

$70,233

1515

$63,905

$57,727

$85,667

$71,173

$85,582

> Director Of Health And Safety

$89,942

103

$75,500

$57,286

$75,067

$91,487

$104,853

> Distribution Designer

$59,222

45

$49,545

$50,429

$51,600

$68,857

$68,125

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> Distribution Engineer

$63,644

180

$52,061

$55,452

$70,571

$67,622

$78,265

> Distribution Tech

$49,680

50

$46,500

$51,357

$42,500

$53,583

$61,500

> Division Manager

$127,756

$112,490

241

$70,000

$65,091

$87,600

$100,977

> Electrical Designer

$62,180

595

$48,026

$58,000

$56,261

$67,053

$73,379

> Electrical Drafter

$42,871

93

$36,083

$41,615

$55,562

$42,250

$54,143

> Electrical Engineer

$68,588

3961

$58,295

$62,605

$66,946

$76,698

$86,524

> Electrical Supervisor

$72,714

493

$58,885

$63,927

$65,143

$72,253

$79,541

> Electrical Tech

$50,451

890

$44,104

$44,050

$52,040

$54,231

$55,982

> Electrician

$67,986

699

$150,940

$45,074

$52,351

$53,154

$54,068

$392,550

20

$65,800

$58,000

$74,333

$1350,600

$81,333

> Engineer Sales

$66,422

116

$45,650

$57,174

$67,750

$76,686

$83,357

> Engineering Manager

$96,251

2223

$67,845

$76,798

$78,881

$94,648

$105,916

> Environmental Engineer

$64,643

966

$45,893

$55,419

$66,555

$77,377

$85,049

> Estimator

$64,567

432

$47,180

$51,078

$57,985

$69,354

$87,085

> Fea Engineer

$71,582

110

$66,852

$57,607

$70,226

$80,125

$124,625

> Field Administrator

$48,000

23

$37,400

$40,429

$50,000

$53,333

$64,800

> Field Service Engineer

$59,819

1032

$49,336

$54,217

$59,076

$62,881

$76,564

> Field Service Manager

$76,746

232

$59,875

$78,533

$68,976

$75,273

$86,592

> Field Service Tech

$49,204

619

$41,137

$44,361

$47,511

$54,647

$58,714

> Financial Analyst

$73,230

239

$60,814

$58,804

$76,695

$116,758

$79,267

> Fire Protection Engineer

$62,447

217

$49,218

$54,630

$60,053

$69,442

$87,514

> Gas Distribution Engineer

$61,941

17

$48,000

$76,333

$66,000

$63,500

$72,500

> Gas Transmission Engineer

$73,000

26

$52,600

$54,333

$95,000

$73,455

$94,800

$120,590

407

$61,533

$73,154

$89,730

$151,652

$120,846

> Energy Procurement Specialist

> General Manager

> Generator Engineer

$61,843

70

$42,143

$48,083

$53,176

$73,400

$77,500

> Generator Tech

$47,737

334

$40,000

$46,191

$47,433

$49,770

$57,750

> Geological Engineer

$59,572

201

$48,320

$54,906

$53,242

$80,969

$77,414

> Geotechnical Engineer

$61,364

393

$51,646

$56,041

$60,897

$75,018

$94,219

> Health Physicist

$70,490

100

$47,800

$59,143

$87,000

$67,406

$92,556

> Human Resources Manager

$68,125

343

$50,857

$55,345

$63,150

$73,618

$85,603

> HVAC Designer

$98,994

167

$177,820

$49,289

$52,714

$78,577

$104,444

> HVAC Drafter

$63,571

21

$41,000

$94,250

$34,000

$57,000

$84,000

> HVAC Engineer

$63,251

570

$47,329

$54,797

$66,538

$71,705

$92,366

> HVAC Tech

$44,667

465

$36,050

$44,362

$45,914

$52,520

$53,638

> Industrial Engineer

$70,202

519

$73,054

$56,955

$71,229

$69,580

$78,904

> Inspector

$61,979

335

$44,000

$51,000

$56,667

$67,624

$73,180

> Instrument Tech

$61,023

473

$46,216

$56,392

$79,000

$58,932

$61,278

> Instrumentation Designer

$71,754

134

$71,400

$67,000

$67,000

$64,500

$79,873

> Instrumentation Engineer

$80,505

600

$60,606

$136,679

$63,618

$70,211

$90,516

> Instrumentation Tech

$55,586

348

$45,240

$49,351

$59,279

$58,161

$61,364

> I&C Tech

$60,309

586

$52,420

$57,979

$58,039

$61,415

$64,837

> Laboratory Tech

$50,475

61

$40,333

$47,077

$42,000

$55,353

$73,125

> Machine Designer

$54,647

68

$47,250

$44,875

$50,545

$53,095

$65,400

> Machine Drafter

$39,800

10

$35,500

$31,000

$38,333

$40,500

$50,000

> Machine Engineer

$60,076

79

$55,938

$48,273

$52,500

$67,538

$72,471

> Machine Tech

$45,000

56

$40,100

$40,750

$50,556

$42,933

$61,333

> Machinist

$47,910

301

$41,316

$39,391

$51,816

$48,261

$52,222

> Maintenance Engineer

$61,892

583

$54,370

$59,358

$63,609

$60,565

$70,396

> Maintenance Manager

$76,379

934

$56,288

$64,488

$69,611

$78,803

$82,526

> Maintenance Superintendant

$73,212

339

$58,263

$63,654

$64,417

$70,741

$82,762

> Maintenance Tech

$56,222

640

$39,464

$44,030

$50,754

$75,758

$55,483

> Manufacturing Engineer

$64,922

926

$54,890

$55,471

$64,373

$75,585

$72,805

> Mapping Drafter

$48,474

38

$37,917

$55,182

$51,000

$50,800

$56,333

> Material Science Engineer

$66,657

344

$50,825

$63,791

$69,857

$78,643

$86,696

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> Mechanic

$51,856

209

$41,316

$48,161

$45,519

$55,212

$61,745

> Mechanical Designer

$61,455

745

$46,799

$89,324

$56,348

$57,981

$64,297

> Mechanical Drafter

$43,466

88

$37,833

$39,050

$50,615

$43,316

$71,333

> Mechanical Engineer

$69,853

3871

$60,977

$61,873

$66,344

$78,255

$90,538

> Mechanical Tech

$55,055

272

$42,724

$74,107

$50,317

$52,298

$57,244

> Microstation Designer

$52,682

22

$34,000

$62,000

$36,200

$52,750

$68,429

> Microstation Drafter

$46,765

17

$35,667

$42,500

$56,500

$51,000

$37,000

> Network Administrator

$62,846

447

$93,718

$44,441

$54,479

$55,925

$65,333

> Network Engineer

$83,398

437

$52,241

$120,941

$69,263

$95,012

$96,103

> Network Manager

$81,000

52

$50,000

$71,167

$78,929

$77,818

$102,000

> Network Tech

$42,392

194

$36,918

$44,943

$44,059

$48,280

$49,111

> NT Tech

$51,714

21

$47,000

$41,000

$50,333

$58,286

$58,000

> Nuclear Engineer

$75,543

372

$55,908

$65,612

$72,360

$83,893

$98,487

> Operations Manager

$85,289

1258

$68,013

$75,050

$78,961

$86,466

$97,240

> Operations Team Leader

$72,956

249

$55,316

$56,051

$68,321

$89,338

$74,375

> Operations Tech

$95,260

181

$52,659

$55,905

$65,911

$265,688

$61,611

> Operator

$53,991

1352

$48,456

$52,572

$57,089

$58,782

$57,452

> Outage Manager

$93,017

60

$73,000

$73,250

$87,250

$95,080

$96,640

> Outage Supervisor

$76,417

24

$56,000

$65,000

$50,333

$77,875

$85,364

> PBX Tech

$52,565

85

$44,111

$46,706

$51,826

$52,783

$67,000

> PC Tech

$37,906

160

$34,770

$37,686

$40,500

$45,077

$44,200

$137,826

207

$455,375

$69,902

$75,474

$84,327

$93,129

$55,034

29

$32,000

$48,600

$66,857

$54,300

$61,500

$101,763

540

$93,005

$67,225

$83,191

$131,440

$132,850

> Piping Designer

$80,925

610

$60,372

$53,143

$67,552

$84,333

$92,060

> Piping Drafter

$51,082

49

$42,826

$42,571

$38,000

$80,750

$69,200

> Piping Engineer

$90,732

343

$161,896

$71,583

$60,641

$67,867

$93,696

> Piping Stress Engineer

$78,950

219

$61,969

$54,458

$63,395

$66,184

$128,483

> Planner

$63,725

244

$45,875

$59,132

$61,405

$70,238

$81,767

> Planner Scheduler

$72,621

538

$61,615

$56,273

$77,733

$77,179

$81,508

> Performance Engineer

> Performance Tech
> Petroleum Engineer

> Plant Engineer

$72,085

586

$53,000

$62,011

$79,691

$72,891

$86,638

> Plant Manager

$101,290

1013

$82,697

$91,026

$94,327

$99,625

$110,161

> Plant Production Manager

$77,285

186

$58,158

$68,958

$74,964

$81,565

$84,132

> Plant Production Supervisor

$62,236

195

$47,962

$56,273

$62,815

$66,459

$66,119

> Plant Superintendent

$77,320

128

$51,000

$58,143

$68,176

$80,791

$83,943

> Plant Tech

$51,210

262

$46,000

$45,245

$51,264

$56,017

$58,605

> Plastics Engineer

$60,976

42

$46,083

$71,625

$56,400

$56,200

$84,429

> PLC Engineer

$58,345

84

$60,393

$53,176

$49,625

$63,421

$76,750

> Predictive Maintenance Tech

$56,145

76

$38,500

$52,889

$55,737

$59,438

$65,250

> Procedures Manager

$71,350

20

$38,000

$53,000

$62,000

$64,400

$96,429

> Process Engineer

$70,923

1244

$54,148

$62,433

$73,596

$78,541

$100,907

> Procurement Manager

$81,444

223

$57,100

$70,000

$71,674

$84,313

$97,105

> Product Engineer

$73,602

538

$52,110

$58,323

$66,302

$76,972

$160,310

> Production Supervisor

$56,264

296

$47,818

$57,596

$54,111

$58,917

$67,000

> Programmer

$62,634

467

$52,351

$53,369

$66,292

$73,753

$83,846

> Project Controls Engineer

$95,903

226

$51,579

$76,583

$80,243

$101,632

$124,897

> Project Engineer

$70,517

2260

$55,002

$60,688

$66,764

$78,942

$91,910

> Project Manager

$90,085

3939

$56,043

$64,980

$77,414

$95,849

$106,529

> Purchasing Manager

$69,982

283

$46,240

$55,318

$66,544

$75,611

$83,836

> Quality Engineer

$66,575

1185

$51,840

$59,414

$67,018

$70,630

$77,790

> Radiological Engineer

$69,641

64

$49,615

$51,714

$62,111

$70,769

$89,591

> Recruiter

$52,607

219

$41,798

$50,500

$64,853

$66,875

$80,222

> Refinery Engineer

$80,476

21

$61,250

$69,800

$95,167

$78,750

$105,000

> Regulatory Affairs

$69,883

214

$46,194

$56,273

$71,625

$92,231

$120,889

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> Relay Engineer

$69,701

97

$52,211

$59,533

$57,824

$79,154

$91,750

> Relay Tech

$61,427

157

$52,069

$54,514

$65,759

$67,514

$67,444

> Reliability Engineer

$77,732

298

$60,305

$63,135

$72,417

$92,890

$91,754

> Reliability Manager

$92,387

111

$68,500

$68,143

$77,700

$93,579

$104,619

> Research Engineer

$65,484

337

$51,119

$61,944

$65,783

$82,842

$94,081

> Safety Engineer

$65,794

388

$47,351

$56,972

$60,642

$73,660

$86,077

> Safety Manager

$76,503

892

$51,800

$60,139

$71,546

$80,180

$93,817

> Sales Engineer

$72,919

607

$56,734

$63,872

$73,659

$78,784

$87,520

> Salesmen

$71,879

214

$49,561

$50,854

$88,222

$87,481

$80,455

> SCADA Tech

$57,333

36

$48,857

$56,333

$68,333

$54,091

$58,000

> Scheduler

$74,201

338

$46,875

$61,125

$87,877

$85,299

$92,952

> Scientist

$137,253

99

$317,375

$48,857

$77,353

$80,350

$98,542

> Senior Electrical Engineer

$90,365

296

$82,500

$64,667

$77,341

$87,577

$102,934

> Shift Supervisor

$71,241

723

$61,172

$62,366

$65,758

$72,111

$77,792

> Site Manager

$92,671

170

$50,231

$72,840

$77,500

$83,673

$117,319

> Startup Engineer

$130,109

119

$284,714

$61,250

$62,267

$89,414

$96,903

> Startup Manager

$101,050

60

$59,200

$49,000

$81,333

$104,500

$112,833

> Steam Engineer

$61,676

74

$44,500

$63,667

$61,417

$60,333

$76,333

> Structural Analyst

$95,941

68

$70,929

$62,316

$77,250

$76,750

$163,947

> Structural Designer

$62,163

233

$57,486

$53,085

$65,406

$59,194

$78,826

$121,540

63

$40,778

$38,133

$321,500

$43,778

$56,667

> Structural Engineer

$71,409

1314

$68,172

$57,201

$67,296

$79,365

$97,676

> Substation Engineer

$68,950

101

$53,857

$65,421

$69,133

$77,250

$77,222

> Superintendent

$77,130

276

$57,045

$65,429

$75,706

$79,228

$83,380

> Systems Administrator

$58,036

279

$43,256

$52,977

$61,444

$70,018

$67,538

> Systems Engineer

$79,773

983

$56,814

$61,040

$77,042

$92,639

$113,283

> Technical Advisor

$74,275

149

$51,522

$53,522

$58,238

$76,441

$100,604

> Technical Support

$55,398

430

$44,301

$47,426

$55,140

$65,090

$74,621

> Technical Writer

$61,723

47

$41,111

$45,600

$55,571

$72,000

$86,500

> Test Engineer

$77,885

479

$50,585

$56,946

$131,990

$74,706

$90,137

> Test Tech

$45,162

253

$39,383

$44,268

$45,810

$47,884

$51,889

> Thermal Engineer

$65,204

98

$55,579

$57,250

$66,059

$82,333

$83,667

> Tool Designer

$58,988

82

$43,917

$93,182

$50,000

$53,708

$61,714

> Trader

$90,140

150

$59,297

$105,698

$107,118

$134,133

$122,545

> Trainer

$69,223

282

$53,176

$54,915

$61,629

$74,162

$81,380

> Transmission Designer

$56,857

21

$47,000

$46,714

$0

$52,667

$90,750

> Transmission Drafter

$39,833

$31,000

$31,000

$51,000

$44,500

$37,000

> Transmission Engineer

$72,152

210

$53,245

$61,275

$92,486

$75,630

$93,172

> Transmission Tech

$57,256

39

$39,300

$52,286

$82,500

$55,200

$71,167

> Turbine Engineer

$71,658

158

$53,941

$56,111

$87,000

$71,357

$77,725

> Turbine Tech

$56,658

222

$64,462

$62,032

$43,214

$51,283

$57,250

> Vibration Engineer

$59,567

104

$50,458

$52,550

$55,438

$58,000

$84,000

$143,915

568

$100,429

$100,214

$105,393

$138,864

$152,324

> Structural Drafter

> Vice President

> Welding Engineer
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$77,172

378

$50,041

$54,900

$168,967

$62,418

$72,610

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