Salary report · 2025
Engineering (General) jobs in United States advertised a median of $113K a year in 2025 (middle half $56K–$229K), from 54 job postings on JobRipe. Figures come only from pay ranges employers published; estimates are never counted.
Number of postings by yearly midpoint. The first and last bands also hold the lowest and highest 5%.
Every row rests on at least 5 postings; groups with fewer are left out.
| Level | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid level | $56K – $135K | $68K | $32.70 | 35 |
| Senior | $67K – $142K | $131K | $62.98 | 7 |
| Staff/Principal | $275K – $315K | $283K | $136 | 8 |
| Workplace | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site | $56K – $144K | $98K | $47.12 | 45 |
| Remote | $218K – $285K | $278K | $133 | 5 |
JobRipe, "What Engineering (General) jobs pay in the United States, 2025", https://jobripe.com/salary-reports/2025/us/engineering_general (23 October 2026).
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The median advertised pay is $113K a year (about $54.21 an hour), from 54 job postings on JobRipe that published a pay range between 10 February 2025 and 19 December 2025. Half of them fall between $56K and $229K.
One in ten postings advertised $302K a year or more; one in ten advertised $56K or less.
Median advertised pay is $278K for remote postings (5) and $98K for on-site ones (45). Remote and on-site roles also differ in seniority and employer, so this is not a like-for-like comparison.
| City | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|
| San Francisco | $230K – $398K | $336K | $161 | 5 |
| Company | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walmart | $56K – $56K | $56K | $27.00 | 21 |
| Rocket Lab Corporation | $82K – $140K | $112K | $53.87 | 6 |
| Jensenhughes | $131K – $144K | $141K | $67.79 | 5 |
| Company size | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-size | $109K – $279K | $218K | $105 | 8 |
| Large | $130K – $157K | $142K | $68.39 | 10 |
| Enterprise | $140K – $336K | $241K | $116 | 13 |
| Industry | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ai | $256K – $382K | $336K | $161 | 6 |