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This question is about design engineer jobs.
Can a design engineer make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
Yes, you can make $100,000 per year as a design engineer. The chances of earning over $100k for a design engineer are actually pretty good because the highest-paid design engineer positions typically pay at least $104,000 per year. The average annual salary is $79,672 for design engineer jobs. For example, design engineers in California whose salaries are in the 90th percentile earn an average salary of $130,000.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Design Engineers?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile design engineer earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| California | $130,000 |
| Massachusetts | $114,000 |
| Oregon | $111,000 |
| Arizona | $107,000 |
| District of Columbia | $107,000 |
| New Mexico | $106,000 |
| Washington | $106,000 |
| Connecticut | $104,000 |
| Texas | $104,000 |
| Delaware | $103,000 |
| New Hampshire | $103,000 |
| Virginia | $102,000 |
| New Jersey | $100,000 |
| Idaho | $99,000 |
| Maryland | $99,000 |
| New York | $98,000 |
| Louisiana | $97,000 |
| Rhode Island | $96,000 |
| Colorado | $95,000 |
| Alaska | $95,000 |
| Nevada | $95,000 |
| West Virginia | $93,000 |
| Maine | $92,000 |
| Florida | $91,000 |
| Michigan | $90,000 |
| Alabama | $90,000 |
| Illinois | $89,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $89,000 |
| Tennessee | $87,000 |
| North Carolina | $86,000 |
| Georgia | $86,000 |
| Utah | $85,000 |
| North Dakota | $85,000 |
| Wyoming | $84,000 |
| South Carolina | $84,000 |
| Indiana | $83,000 |
| Ohio | $83,000 |
| Vermont | $83,000 |
| Oklahoma | $83,000 |
| Iowa | $81,000 |
| Minnesota | $81,000 |
| Kentucky | $81,000 |
| Missouri | $80,000 |
| Kansas | $79,000 |
| Nebraska | $79,000 |
| Wisconsin | $78,000 |
| South Dakota | $77,000 |
| Hawaii | $77,000 |
| Mississippi | $77,000 |
| Montana | $75,000 |
| Arkansas | $71,000 |
