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How Much Does an Infrastructure Engineer Earn In The United States?

Infrastructure Engineer Salaries

Updated December 31, 2020

Average Yearly Salary

$100,000

$72,000

$100,000

$138,000

Infrastructure engineers in the United States make an average salary of $100,221 per year or $48.18 per hour. People on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $72,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $138,000. As most things go, location can be critical. Alaska, California, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada provide the highest infrastructure engineer salaries.

Best Paying Cities

1. San Francisco, CA

Average Salary: $136,462

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 31

2. Seattle, WA

Average Salary: $114,108

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 31

3. Washington, DC

Average Salary: $111,995

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 13

4. New York, NY

Average Salary: $103,693

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 41

5. Boston, MA

Average Salary: $102,167

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 17

6. Jersey City, NJ

Average Salary: $99,651

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 6

7. Arlington, VA

Average Salary: $96,931

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 10

8. Wilmington, DE

Average Salary: $95,836

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 1

9. Englewood, CO

Average Salary: $94,565

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 5

10. Phoenix, AZ

Average Salary: $92,564

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 10

11. Austin, TX

Average Salary: $92,280

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 27

12. Raleigh, NC

Average Salary: $90,564

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 17

13. Chicago, IL

Average Salary: $87,881

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 30

14. Atlanta, GA

Average Salary: $87,532

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 14

15. Philadelphia, PA

Average Salary: $87,047

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 10

16. Cleveland, OH

Average Salary: $85,059

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 3

17. Richfield, MN

Average Salary: $84,209

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 1

18. Kansas City, MO

Average Salary: $83,392

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 2

19. Tampa, FL

Average Salary: $83,373

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 13

20. Tulsa, OK

Average Salary: $69,386

Infrastructure Engineer Jobs: 1

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Where Infrastructure Engineers Earn The Most

The darker areas on the map show where infrastructure engineers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Average Salary

How Much Do Infrastructure Engineers Earn In Different Cities?

While an infrastructure engineer can average a salary of $100,221 per year, or $48.18 per hour, there are many opportunities for infrastructure engineers to make more. For example, in San Francisco, CA you might make $136,462 per year. Other high-paying locations include Seattle, WA, Washington, DC and New York, NY. If you're in an entry-level position, your best bet is to move to San Francisco, CA where the average starting salary is $86,000. The highest paying states for infrastructure engineers include Alaska, California and Washington. Meanwhile, North Dakota, Idaho, and Indiana offer the lowest salaries.

City

Average Salary

San Francisco, CA

$136k$136,462

Seattle, WA

$114k$114,108

Washington, DC

$112k$111,995

New York, NY

$104k$103,693

Boston, MA

$102k$102,167

Jersey City, NJ

$100k$99,651

Arlington, VA

$97k$96,931

Wilmington, DE

$96k$95,836

Englewood, CO

$95k$94,565

Phoenix, AZ

$93k$92,564

$55k

$173k

High Paying Infrastructure Engineer Jobs

Which Companies Pay Infrastructure Engineers The Most?

If you want to get paid the most as an infrastructure engineer, being employed by a company such as IEX Group or BigCommerce would be a smart choice, as they are the highest paying companies in this field. Additionally, companies like Apptio and Bloomberg also report highly competitive salaries for infrastructure engineers.

Company

Average Salary

$153k$152,978

$150k$149,556

$149k$148,665

$148k$148,110

$144k$143,996

$142k$141,995

$140k$140,174

Stripes

$138k$138,311

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

$134k$133,735

Computer Task Group

$134k$133,730

$113k

$162k

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How Much Do Infrastructure Engineers Make In Different Industries?

As we previously stated, infrastructure engineer salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that technology, retail, and health care companies tend to offer much higher salaries for infrastructure engineers. For example, infrastructure engineers make a whopping average salary of $116,761 while working for technology companies. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $114,493 at retail companies and $107,892 at health care companies. But infrastructure engineers may want to avoid working in the finance industry as it offers the lowest average salary at $102,009.

Industry

Average Salary

Technology

$117k$116,761

Retail

$114k$114,493

Health Care

$108k$107,892

Manufacturing

$106k$105,689

Finance

$102k$102,009

$87k

$131k

How Experience Affects Infrastructure Engineer Salaries

The salary for an infrastructure engineer can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Recently Added Infrastructure Engineer Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries Cloud Infrastructure Engineer	Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Cloud Infrastructure Engineer	Cambridge, MA Cambridge, MA	01/31/2021 01/31/2021	$74,942 $74,942 01/31/2021
Dish Network Corporation Dish Network Corporation Infrastructure Engineer-Vmware/Aws/Cisco UCS	Infrastructure Engineer-Vmware/Aws/Cisco UCS Infrastructure Engineer-Vmware/Aws/Cisco UCS	American Fork, UT American Fork, UT	01/29/2021 01/29/2021	$99,360 $99,360 01/29/2021
Randstad Randstad Security Infrastructure Engineer	Security Infrastructure Engineer Security Infrastructure Engineer	Ballwin, MO Ballwin, MO	01/27/2021 01/27/2021	$90,000 $90,000 01/27/2021
Kiewit Corporation Kiewit Corporation Experienced Drainage Designer-Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers	Experienced Drainage Designer-Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers Experienced Drainage Designer-Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers	Denver, CO Denver, CO	01/27/2021 01/27/2021	$69,000 $69,000 01/27/2021
Management Decisions, Inc. Management Decisions, Inc. 1St. Software Infrastructure Engineer/Python/Kubernetes/Data/Sunnyvale	1St. Software Infrastructure Engineer/Python/Kubernetes/Data/Sunnyvale 1St. Software Infrastructure Engineer/Python/Kubernetes/Data/Sunnyvale	Sunnyvale, CA Sunnyvale, CA	01/21/2021 01/21/2021	$180,000 $180,000 01/21/2021
Randstad Randstad Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Engineer (1748)	Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Engineer (1748) Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Engineer (1748)	New York, NY New York, NY	01/20/2021 01/20/2021	$156,525 $156,525 01/20/2021
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Cable/Infrastructure Engineer ***	Cable/Infrastructure Engineer * Cable/Infrastructure Engineer *	Fort Carson, CO Fort Carson, CO	01/16/2021 01/16/2021	$80,000 $80,000 01/16/2021
Deloitte & Touche L.L.P. Deloitte & Touche L.L.P. Cloud Infrastructure Engineer	Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Cloud Infrastructure Engineer	Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs, CO	01/09/2021 01/09/2021	$89,000 $89,000 01/09/2021
Deloitte Deloitte Cloud Infrastructure Engineer	Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Cloud Infrastructure Engineer	Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs, CO	01/07/2021 01/07/2021	$89,000 $89,000 01/07/2021
Deloitte Deloitte Cloud Infrastructure Engineer	Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Cloud Infrastructure Engineer	Enon, VA Enon, VA	01/07/2021 01/07/2021	$89,000 $89,000 01/07/2021

Updated December 31, 2020

Infrastructure Engineer Salary

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How Much Does an Infrastructure Engineer Earn In The United States?

1. San Francisco, CA

2. Seattle, WA

3. Washington, DC

4. New York, NY

5. Boston, MA

6. Jersey City, NJ

7. Arlington, VA

8. Wilmington, DE

9. Englewood, CO

10. Phoenix, AZ

11. Austin, TX

12. Raleigh, NC

13. Chicago, IL

14. Atlanta, GA

15. Philadelphia, PA

16. Cleveland, OH

17. Richfield, MN

18. Kansas City, MO

19. Tampa, FL

20. Tulsa, OK

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Where Infrastructure Engineers Earn The Most

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Infrastructure Engineer Salary History

How Much Do Infrastructure Engineers Make In Different Industries?

How Experience Affects Infrastructure Engineer Salaries

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