Highest-paying Cities for Engineers, All Other

The top 100 highest paying cities for engineers, all other (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of engineers, all other in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $153,090, California-Lexington Park, Maryland is the highest paying city for engineers, all other. It is followed by Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia (average annual salary $147,200). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of engineers, all other in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Engineers, All Other

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$153,090	$38,390	780
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$147,200	$61,940	8,230
3	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$141,060	$83,720	70
4	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$138,860	$47,490	720
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$137,890	$88,270	4,990
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$137,760	$79,720	5,690
7	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$134,100	$62,420	200
8	Huntsville, Alabama	$134,040	$82,260	3,180
9	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$133,910	$95,060	420
10	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$133,600	$80,000	120
11	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$132,430	$81,800	3,910
12	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$131,580	$55,290	590
13	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$131,040	$69,780	1,550
14	Amarillo, Texas	$130,870	$86,070	70
15	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$130,260	$81,020	830
16	Idaho Falls, Idaho	$130,100	$84,250	120
17	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$129,030	$79,220	1,350
18	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$128,790	$83,570	410
19	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$128,450	$80,920	460
20	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$128,210	$99,580	50
21	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$128,200	$86,810	180
22	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$127,920	$83,710	100
23	Boulder, Colorado	$127,720	$80,270	310
24	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$127,050	$75,410	130
25	St Marys County, Maryland	$126,520	$30,750	770
26	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$125,670	$78,870	110
27	New Haven, Connecticut	$125,590	$75,880	330
28	Dayton, Ohio	$125,490	$64,580	1,790
29	Odessa, Texas	$124,660	$76,940	n/a
30	Ithaca, New York	$123,350	$75,080	n/a
31	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$123,130	$71,660	1,620
32	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$122,990	$65,810	1,200
33	Morgantown, West Virginia	$122,680	$79,350	140
34	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$122,680	$80,230	200
35	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida	$122,680	$62,570	270
36	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$122,680	$79,350	820
37	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$122,570	$74,170	120
38	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$121,530	$87,610	390
39	Waco, Texas	$121,520	$62,570	60
40	Montgomery, Alabama	$120,730	$59,440	50
41	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$120,640	$67,610	4,510
42	Fairbanks, Alaska	$120,040	$58,800	40
43	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$119,810	$64,020	960
44	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$119,660	$63,990	2,830
45	Racine, Wisconsin	$119,250	$72,140	70
46	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$118,970	$73,460	1,550
47	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$118,890	$75,500	1,240
48	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$118,360	$63,650	1,250
49	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$118,120	$59,760	n/a
50	Anchorage, Alaska	$118,060	$60,260	170
51	Albany, Oregon	$117,810	$44,360	40
52	Pueblo, Colorado	$117,580	$89,080	60
53	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$117,460	$72,280	2,740
54	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$117,330	$78,480	630
55	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$116,820	$58,700	110
56	Warner Robins, Georgia	$116,670	$33,220	330
57	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$116,380	$78,590	270
58	Framingham, Massachusetts	$115,020	$73,760	300
59	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$114,920	$55,490	690
60	Wichita Falls, Texas	$114,500	$71,470	n/a
61	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$114,080	$58,930	50
62	Bellingham, Washington	$113,180	$86,170	40
63	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$112,650	$76,600	900
64	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$112,550	$75,070	860
65	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$111,800	$75,780	160
66	El Centro, California	$111,760	$78,500	40
67	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$110,980	$65,290	1,060
68	Decatur, Alabama	$110,640	$82,500	30
69	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$110,560	$78,130	180
70	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$110,560	$70,570	40
71	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$110,520	$60,560	30
72	Salinas, California	$110,490	$65,720	40
73	Sherman-Denison, Texas	$110,200	$57,840	n/a
74	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$110,080	$67,670	270
75	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$109,570	$78,040	410
76	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$109,490	$72,870	90
77	Utica-Rome, New York	$108,970	$46,480	60
78	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$108,730	$65,990	1,730
79	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$108,470	$79,550	50
80	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$108,220	$75,700	2,810
81	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$108,190	$64,660	1,500
82	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$108,040	$67,590	90
83	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$107,390	$57,770	300
84	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$107,350	$77,390	n/a
85	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$107,200	$74,420	70
86	Victoria, Texas	$107,180	$50,290	40
87	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$107,160	$67,750	n/a
88	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$107,120	$74,910	30
89	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$106,980	$82,610	40
90	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$106,950	$73,880	590
91	Manchester, New Hampshire	$106,620	$59,760	50
92	East Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$106,620	$62,710	80
93	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$106,540	$74,220	50
94	Lima, Ohio	$106,460	$58,650	40
95	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$106,180	$63,990	60
96	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$106,170	$60,490	40
97	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$106,120	$62,290	n/a
98	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$106,090	$75,780	150
99	Richmond, Virginia	$106,080	$61,000	300
100	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$106,070	$72,800	3,970

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for engineers, all other.