occupation · 17-2000 · minor
Engineers — wages and employment
Engineers earned a median annual wage of $106,070 in the United States in May 2024, with 1,746,750 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
What stands out
Engineers earned a median annual wage of $106,070 in the United States in May 2024, with 1,746,750 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $70,240 or less, the best-paid tenth $173,010 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $102,660 to $106,070, +3.3 %. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.
United States, year by year
Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.
| Reference | Employment | Median | Mean | 10th | 25th | 75th | 90th | Median hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | 1,746,750 | $106,070 | $116,760 | $70,240 | $83,570 | $137,090 | $173,010 | $50.99 | evidence → |
| May 2023 | 1,703,700 | $102,660 | $111,890 | $65,610 | $80,600 | $132,750 | $168,150 | $49.36 | evidence → |
Occupations in this group
18 detailed occupations, largest first.
- Civil Engineers 17-2051 · median $99,590 · 355,410 jobs
- Industrial Engineers 17-2112 · median $101,140 · 350,230 jobs
- Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 · median $102,320 · 286,760 jobs
- Electrical Engineers 17-2071 · median $111,910 · 188,790 jobs
- Engineers, All Other 17-2199 · median $117,750 · 150,750 jobs
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 · median $127,590 · 93,940 jobs
- Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061 · median $155,020 · 75,710 jobs
- Aerospace Engineers 17-2011 · median $134,830 · 68,440 jobs
- Environmental Engineers 17-2081 · median $104,170 · 37,950 jobs
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 17-2111 · median $109,660 · 23,220 jobs
- Materials Engineers 17-2131 · median $108,310 · 22,770 jobs
- Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 · median $106,950 · 21,860 jobs
- Chemical Engineers 17-2041 · median $121,860 · 20,330 jobs
- Petroleum Engineers 17-2171 · median $141,280 · 18,970 jobs
- Nuclear Engineers 17-2161 · median $127,520 · 14,740 jobs
- Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 17-2121 · median $105,670 · 8,440 jobs
- Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 17-2151 · median $101,020 · 6,770 jobs
- Agricultural Engineers 17-2021 · median $84,630 · 1,680 jobs
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