Production Engineer Salary

Average Yearly Salary

Updated May 19, 2020

$93,000

$63,000

Min 10%

$93,000

Median 50%

$138,000

Max 90%

Best Paying Company

Apple

Highest Paying City

Redmond, WA

Highest Paying State

Washington

Average Experience Level

2.9 years

How much does a production engineer make?

The national average salary for a Production Engineer in the U.S. is $93,422 annually or $44.91 hourly. If you are in the top 10 percent, you will make over $138,000; however, if you are in the bottom 10 percent, you will earn less than $63,000 per year. Employers that have the highest concentration of job opportunities for Production Engineers are Manufacturing companies and Technology companies. Washington, Texas, California, Idaho, and Colorado have the highest paying Production Engineer jobs. The typical employment for a Production Engineer is 2.9 years.

Annual Salaries For Related Jobs

Product Engineer

$80,096

Process Engineer

$83,011

Manufacturing Engineer

$74,518

Project Engineer

$74,314

Industrial Engineer

$75,843

Average Production Engineer Salary By Location

Production Engineers in the United States of America make on average $93,422 a year or $44.91 per hour. Redmond, WA reports the highest Production Engineer salaries at $120,089 per year. Even as an entry-level Production Engineer, you will make $81,000 per year in Redmond, WA. Washington, Texas, California, Idaho, and Colorado are the highest paying states. Kentucky, Wisconsin, Ohio, Hawaii, and Florida have the lowest reported salaries for Production Engineers.

City

Average Salary

Redmond, WA

$120,089

$120k

San Francisco, CA

$109,631

$110k

College Station, TX

$105,377

$105k

Denver, CO

$99,150

$99k

Baton Rouge, LA

$95,717

$96k

Oklahoma City, OK

$83,738

$84k

Opelika, AL

$82,736

$83k

Greenwich, CT

$80,310

$80k

Midland, MI

$77,426

$77k

Chicago, IL

$76,526

$77k

Map of Production Engineer Salaries

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

Average Salary:

Average Production Engineer Salary By Company

Production Engineers report their job security as good. Just as in every field, some employers pay higher wages than others. The most abundant employment opportunities for Production Engineers are in Manufacturing companies and Technology companies. Companies like Apple or Microsoft will get you the highest pay packages. If you can find a job at a company like Facebook or Marathon Oil, they also offer very competitive salaries to their Production Engineers.

Company

Average Salary

Apple

$130,315

$130k

Microsoft

$127,646

$128k

Facebook

$121,443

$121k

Marathon Oil

$121,116

$121k

Noble Energy

$118,001

$118k

Chevron

$116,972

$117k

ConocoPhillips

$116,870

$117k

WPX Energy

$116,050

$116k

BP America

$115,966

$116k

Apache

$112,898

$113k

Average Production Engineer Pay By Industry

Production Engineer salaries can vary depending on the industry. Our data shows that Energy companies, Manufacturing companies, and Technology companies tend to have the highest salaries for Production Engineers. Energy companies pay their Production Engineers the highest wages, averaging $102,830 per year. Manufacturing companies and Technology companies pay well too, at $91,977 and $91,176, respectively. The types of companies that pay Production Engineers the least are in the Automotive industry, where the average annual salary is $85,961.

Industry

Average Salary

Energy

$102,830

$103k

Manufacturing

$91,977

$92k

Technology

$91,176

$91k

Construction

$88,677

$89k

Automotive

$85,961

$86k