Product Design Engineer Salary

Q: How much does a Product Design Engineer make?

Product design engineers make $84,718 per year on average, or $40.73 per hour, in the United States. Product design engineers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $65,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $109,000. Location impacts how much a product design engineer can expect to make. Product design engineers make the most in California, Washington, Colorado, Alaska, and Idaho.

Updated July 11, 2022

Average Product Design Engineer Salary

$84,718 yearly
To create our salary estimates, Zippia starts with data published in publicly available sources such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC) Show More

$40.73 hourly

Entry level Salary

$65,000 yearly

$65,000

10 %

$84,718

Median

$109,000

90 %

How much does a Product Design Engineer make?

Product design engineers make $84,718 per year on average, or $40.73 per hour, in the United States. Product design engineers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $65,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $109,000.

Location impacts how much a product design engineer can expect to make. Product design engineers make the most in California, Washington, Colorado, Alaska, and Idaho.

Highest Paying States For Product Design Engineers

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

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Average Salary:

Product Design Engineer average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	California	$127,661	$61.38	10,748
2	Washington	$106,748	$51.32	2,022
3	Colorado	$102,713	$49.38	2,064
4	Arizona	$95,986	$46.15	1,900
5	Oregon	$96,694	$46.49	1,327
6	Alaska	$101,067	$48.59	186
7	New Mexico	$94,573	$45.47	442
8	Nevada	$93,286	$44.85	508
9	Massachusetts	$92,447	$44.45	2,235
10	Texas	$82,952	$39.88	5,988
11	Idaho	$98,794	$47.50	255
12	Utah	$88,495	$42.55	673
13	Maine	$86,645	$41.66	274
14	Michigan	$76,913	$36.98	2,140
15	District of Columbia	$86,894	$41.78	415
16	Wyoming	$76,464	$36.76	156
17	West Virginia	$83,019	$39.91	201
18	Maryland	$78,304	$37.65	1,846
19	Ohio	$73,958	$35.56	2,397
20	South Dakota	$78,639	$37.81	172
21	Virginia	$77,854	$37.43	2,104
22	Tennessee	$77,146	$37.09	996
23	Montana	$81,115	$39.00	159
24	Nebraska	$73,658	$35.41	506
25	Connecticut	$80,699	$38.80	605
26	Alabama	$75,670	$36.38	870
27	New Hampshire	$77,458	$37.24	325
28	Rhode Island	$76,576	$36.82	207
29	Indiana	$73,021	$35.11	1,378
30	Wisconsin	$71,278	$34.27	1,462
31	New York	$77,433	$37.23	2,527
32	Louisiana	$77,841	$37.42	383
33	North Dakota	$71,393	$34.32	214
34	Illinois	$77,458	$37.24	1,847
35	Pennsylvania	$70,496	$33.89	3,029
36	Oklahoma	$75,626	$36.36	398
37	Iowa	$71,661	$34.45	790
38	Kansas	$71,495	$34.37	654
39	Georgia	$70,144	$33.72	2,598
40	Minnesota	$73,556	$35.36	1,275
41	North Carolina	$72,560	$34.88	1,673
42	Missouri	$71,077	$34.17	1,149
43	Delaware	$70,345	$33.82	252
44	New Jersey	$74,034	$35.59	1,112
45	Hawaii	$71,399	$34.33	162
46	Florida	$63,915	$30.73	3,504
47	Arkansas	$62,878	$30.23	537
48	Kentucky	$66,280	$31.87	642
49	South Carolina	$63,358	$30.46	888
50	Mississippi	$66,599	$32.02	261
51	Vermont	$63,932	$30.74	129

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Highest Paying Cities For Product Design Engineers

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	San Francisco, CA	$138,094	$66.39
2	Seattle, WA	$106,884	$51.39
3	Colorado Springs, CO	$102,981	$49.51
4	Phoenix, AZ	$96,566	$46.43
5	Burlington, MA	$92,203	$44.33
6	Austin, TX	$83,330	$40.06
7	Chicago, IL	$77,563	$37.29
8	New York, NY	$77,476	$37.25
9	Troy, MI	$77,112	$37.07
10	Wall, NJ	$73,937	$35.55
11	Fort Wayne, IN	$73,837	$35.50
12	Fridley, MN	$73,672	$35.42
13	Dublin, OH	$73,570	$35.37
14	Wichita, KS	$72,212	$34.72
15	Milwaukee, WI	$71,223	$34.24

Product Design Engineer Salary Details

What is a Product Design Engineer's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$109,000	$9,083	$52
75th Percentile	$97,000	$8,083	$47
Average	$84,718	$7,060	$41
25th Percentile	$73,000	$6,083	$35
10th Percentile	$65,000	$5,417	$31

Average Salary By Related Titles

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Engineer	$86,463	$7,205	$41.57	618,207
Equipment Engineer	$102,787	$8,566	$49.42	108,449
Staff Engineer	$113,160	$9,430	$54.40	277,011
Facility Engineer	$82,554	$6,879	$39.69	94,268
Tool Engineer	$100,572	$8,381	$48.35	98,936
Quality Engineer	$76,462	$6,372	$36.76	96,838

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Product Design Engineers The Most?

According to our most recent salary estimates, Meta and Google are the highest paying companies for product design engineers.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Meta	$143,557	$69.02	3358
2	Google	$129,197	$62.11	432
3	Micron Technology	$114,801	$55.19	69
4	The Wonderful Company	$110,998	$53.36
5	Apple	$110,691	$53.22	1509
6	Western Digital	$105,346	$50.65	62
7	Sony Electronics	$104,229	$50.11	35
8	Duolingo	$102,738	$49.39	23
9	Broadcom	$102,234	$49.15	57
10	Sandia National Labs	$101,990	$49.03	131
11	Microsemi	$101,872	$48.98
12	Stanley Black & Decker	$101,493	$48.79	27
13	CROSS	$100,962	$48.54
14	Illumitex	$97,824	$47.03
15	P&G	$97,804	$47.02	36
16	IDEX	$97,768	$47.00	45
17	Amazon	$97,462	$46.86	1819
18	Siemens	$97,453	$46.85	725
19	Whirlpool	$96,736	$46.51	3
20	Alere	$96,476	$46.38	39

How Much Do Product Design Engineers Make In Different Industries?

Here are some examples of how much a product design engineer salaries can based on different industries:

The technology industry pays product design engineers an average salary of $99,053
The finance industry pay $88,671
The lowest paying industry for product design engineers is the automotive industry. Product design engineers in this industry earn an average salary of $81,561

Highest Paying Industries For Product Design Engineers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Technology	$99,053	$47.62
2	Finance	$88,671	$42.63
3	Manufacturing	$82,363	$39.60
4	Automotive	$81,561	$39.21

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Product Design Engineer Salary Trends

The salary for a product design 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.

Product Design Engineer Salary By Experience Level

Experience Level	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
Entry Level	$67,200	$32.30
Mid Level	$82,000	$39.43
Senior Level	$131,000	$62.92

Average Product Design Engineer Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Product Design Engineer Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2022	$84,700	$40.73	+1.9%
2021	$83,100	$39.95	+1.2%
2020	$82,100	$39.47	+1.7%
2019	$80,700	$38.80	+2.0%
2018	$79,100	$38.03	+0.7%

Recently Added Product Design Engineer Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Meta Platforms, Inc.	Product Design Engineer, Reality Labs	Seattle, WA	06/01/2022	$137,000
Meta Platforms, Inc.	Product Design Engineer, Reality Labs	Sunnyvale, CA	05/29/2022	$204,000
TPI Staffing Group	Product Design Engineer	Westminster, VT	05/19/2022	$70,000
TPI Staffing Group	Product Design Engineer	Keene, NH	05/19/2022	$70,000
Viasat Inc.	Packaging Design Engineer-Rf/Microelectronic Products	Houston, TX	05/17/2022	$144,350
Viasat Inc.	Packaging Design Engineer-Rf/Microelectronic Products	Warrenton, VA	05/17/2022	$144,350
Viasat Inc.	Packaging Design Engineer-Rf/Microelectronic Products	Boston, MA	05/17/2022	$144,350
Viasat Inc.	Packaging Design Engineer-Rf/Microelectronic Products	Nevada	05/17/2022	$144,350
Viasat Inc.	Packaging Design Engineer-Rf/Microelectronic Products	Atlanta, GA	05/17/2022	$144,350
Viasat Inc.	Packaging Design Engineer-Rf/Microelectronic Products	Huntsville, AL	05/17/2022	$144,350

Product Design Engineer Salaries FAQs

What state pays Product Design Engineers the most?

California pays Product Design Engineers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $127,661 per year, or $61.38 per hour.

How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Product Design Engineer?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Product Design Engineer if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Washington you should be paid close to $106,748 per year.

What type of Product Design Engineer gets paid the most?

Staff Engineer gets paid the most. Staff Engineer made a median salary of $113,160. The best-paid 10 percent make $139,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $91,000.

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