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Average Ansys research and development engineer salary

$95,805yearly

$48.16 hourly rate

Entry-level Ansys research and development engineer salary
$72,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Ansys pay research and development engineers?

The average salary for Ansys research and development engineers is $95,805 per year. Ansys research and development engineer salaries range between $72,000 to $126,000 per year. Ansys research and development engineers earn 4% less than the national average salary for research and development engineers of $100,169.

Location impacts how much a research and development engineer at Ansys can expect to make. Research and development engineers at Ansys make the most in San Jose, CA, Concord, MA, and Boulder, CO.

How much does Ansys pay research and development engineers by location?

Ansys pays research and development engineers the most in San Jose, CA, Concord, MA, and Boulder, CO. Additionally, cities like Baltimore and Austin also report highly competitive salaries for research and development engineers at Ansys.

Research and development engineer Ansys salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Jose, CA$127,914$61.50
2Concord, MA$99,224$47.70
3Boulder, CO$95,878$46.10
4Baltimore, MD$92,955$44.69
5Austin, TX$92,547$44.49
6Lebanon, NH$91,232$43.86
7Evanston, IL$89,293$42.93
8Park City, UT$86,598$41.63
9Ann Arbor, MI$84,329$40.54
10Orlando, FL$81,324$39.10

Highest-paid Ansys research and development engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Staff Engineer$135,227$65-
2Senior Manager Of Research And Development$134,429$65-
3Principal Engineer$122,970$59-
4Research And Development Manager$121,604$58-
5Research And Development Program Manager$115,459$56-
6Team Lead Engineer$110,470$53-
7Staff Engineer$108,841$52-
8Contracting Engineer$106,941$51-
9Senior Development Engineer$105,893$51-
10Senior Research Engineer$104,969$50-

Recent salaries for research and development engineers at ansys

JobLocationDate addedSalary
R&D Engineer IIEvanston, IL06/27/2025$106,558
R&D Engineer IICanonsburg, PA03/20/2025$93,038
Principal R&D EngineerAustin, TX03/20/2025$155,709
Lead R&D Verification EngineerIrving, TX02/25/2025$121,098
Lead R&D EngineerCanonsburg, PA01/07/2025$131,581

Research and development engineer salary at Ansys competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Brocade Services Corporation$131,815$63-
2VMware$121,730$59-
3Convergent Science$118,789$57-
4Juniper Networks$118,395$57-
5HP$116,898$564
6Citrix$116,820$56-
7Cadence Design Systems$111,272$5427
8Synopsys$110,539$539
9Keysight Technologies$110,492$53-
10Wind River$108,612$52-
11MathWorks$104,754$50-
12Renesas Electronics$104,040$5014
13UGS Capital Corporation$103,779$50-
14Gartner$100,361$4818
15Intel$96,149$4655
16Altair$94,440$4510
17Comsol, Inc.$93,835$45-
18IBM$93,558$45215
19Intergraph$89,965$43-
20MSC Software$89,780$43-

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