Best States For a Project Engineer

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Do you want to become a project engineer at Wipro, and you wonder what that means or entails? We have the full list of best states for project engineers that you can check out, before you begin your journey. Although there are abundant project engineer jobs in America, a large number of them are in the Midwest. New Mexico is the best state in the country for project engineer jobs, and Maryland has the second-highest median salary in the country.
We figured that the best places for project engineer jobs has three things everyone would agree on. There would be high annual wages, good career prospects (no matter what phase of the career you are in), and a lot of job opportunities. Wipro and Engineering Technology Associates have current job openings that you can apply to using Zippia's job search tools.

Here Are the Best States for Project Engineers In 2023:

  1. 1. New Mexico

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		478
    Average Annual Salary:$82,853
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$61,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$111,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.29
    Project Engineer Jobs in New Mexico

  2. 2. Texas

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		5,316
    Average Annual Salary:$81,745
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$60,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$110,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.39
    Project Engineer Jobs in Texas

  3. 3. Washington

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,494
    Average Annual Salary:$86,370
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$64,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$115,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.08
    Project Engineer Jobs in Washington

  4. 4. West Virginia

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		227
    Average Annual Salary:$84,049
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$63,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$111,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.79
    Project Engineer Jobs in West Virginia

  5. 5. Idaho

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		384
    Average Annual Salary:$79,415
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$59,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$106,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.24
    Project Engineer Jobs in Idaho

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    6. California

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		7,585
    Average Annual Salary:$85,922
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$64,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$114,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.37
    Project Engineer Jobs in California

  7. 7. Massachusetts

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,694
    Average Annual Salary:$84,971
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$63,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$114,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.97
    Project Engineer Jobs in Massachusetts

  8. 8. Louisiana

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		467
    Average Annual Salary:$82,719
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$60,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$113,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.77
    Project Engineer Jobs in Louisiana

  9. 9. Vermont

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		183
    Average Annual Salary:$79,722
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$59,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$106,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.26
    Project Engineer Jobs in Vermont

  10. 10. Michigan

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		2,186
    Average Annual Salary:$75,351
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$56,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$100,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.49
    Project Engineer Jobs in Michigan

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    11. Tennessee

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,038
    Average Annual Salary:$78,280
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$59,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$103,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.93
    Project Engineer Jobs in Tennessee

  12. 12. Maryland

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,118
    Average Annual Salary:$86,093
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$64,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$114,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.93
    Project Engineer Jobs in Maryland

  13. 13. Delaware

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		204
    Average Annual Salary:$81,981
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$61,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$109,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.86
    Project Engineer Jobs in Delaware

  14. 14. Arizona

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,108
    Average Annual Salary:$78,944
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$59,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$105,000
    Location Quotient:
    1
    Project Engineer Jobs in Arizona

  15. 15. Connecticut

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		499
    Average Annual Salary:$82,516
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$61,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$110,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.8
    Project Engineer Jobs in Connecticut

  16. 16. District of Columbia

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		317
    Average Annual Salary:$87,369
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$65,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$116,000
    Location Quotient:
    1
    Project Engineer Jobs in District of Columbia

  17. 17. Maine

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		253
    Average Annual Salary:$78,338
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$58,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$104,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.01
    Project Engineer Jobs in Maine

  18. 18. New Hampshire

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		414
    Average Annual Salary:$76,027
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$56,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$102,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.25
    Project Engineer Jobs in New Hampshire

  19. 19. Rhode Island

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		136
    Average Annual Salary:$80,449
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$59,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$108,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.59
    Project Engineer Jobs in Rhode Island

  20. 20. Virginia

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,803
    Average Annual Salary:$80,634
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$60,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$107,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.01
    Project Engineer Jobs in Virginia

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    21. Nevada

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		427
    Average Annual Salary:$76,164
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$56,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$102,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.08
    Project Engineer Jobs in Nevada

  22. 22. Oregon

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		809
    Average Annual Salary:$79,307
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$59,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$105,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.03
    Project Engineer Jobs in Oregon

  23. 23. Ohio

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		2,166
    Average Annual Salary:$73,556
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$55,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$97,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.12
    Project Engineer Jobs in Ohio

  24. 24. Alabama

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		932
    Average Annual Salary:$73,307
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$54,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$98,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.12
    Project Engineer Jobs in Alabama

  25. 25. Indiana

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,436
    Average Annual Salary:$72,726
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$55,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$96,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.16
    Project Engineer Jobs in Indiana

  26. 26. South Dakota

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		148
    Average Annual Salary:$74,193
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$56,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$98,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.73
    Project Engineer Jobs in South Dakota

  27. 27. New York

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,647
    Average Annual Salary:$82,193
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$61,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$110,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.68
    Project Engineer Jobs in New York

  28. 28. North Dakota

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		218
    Average Annual Salary:$72,360
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$54,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$95,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.24
    Project Engineer Jobs in North Dakota

  29. 29. Oklahoma

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		418
    Average Annual Salary:$75,407
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$56,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$100,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.72
    Project Engineer Jobs in Oklahoma

  30. 30. Colorado

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,210
    Average Annual Salary:$77,409
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$58,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$103,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.08
    Project Engineer Jobs in Colorado

  31. 31. Pennsylvania

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,259
    Average Annual Salary:$75,232
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$56,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$100,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.57
    Project Engineer Jobs in Pennsylvania

  32. 32. Illinois

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,570
    Average Annual Salary:$77,840
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$58,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$102,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.7
    Project Engineer Jobs in Illinois

  33. 33. Alaska

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		80
    Average Annual Salary:$79,581
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$66,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$94,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.51
    Project Engineer Jobs in Alaska

  34. 34. New Jersey

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		832
    Average Annual Salary:$80,481
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$60,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$107,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.55
    Project Engineer Jobs in New Jersey

  35. 35. Wisconsin

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,355
    Average Annual Salary:$70,213
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$53,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$92,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.3
    Project Engineer Jobs in Wisconsin

  36. 36. Minnesota

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,835
    Average Annual Salary:$71,625
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$54,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$94,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.46
    Project Engineer Jobs in Minnesota

  37. 37. Missouri

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,285
    Average Annual Salary:$71,831
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$54,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$94,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.16
    Project Engineer Jobs in Missouri

  38. 38. Iowa

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		738
    Average Annual Salary:$70,939
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$53,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$93,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.08
    Project Engineer Jobs in Iowa

  39. 39. South Carolina

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		799
    Average Annual Salary:$72,358
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$53,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$97,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.94
    Project Engineer Jobs in South Carolina

  40. 40. Wyoming

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		144
    Average Annual Salary:$68,168
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$51,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$91,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.27
    Project Engineer Jobs in Wyoming

  41. 41. Utah

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		488
    Average Annual Salary:$72,673
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$53,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$97,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.81
    Project Engineer Jobs in Utah

  42. 42. Georgia

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,291
    Average Annual Salary:$73,200
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$54,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$98,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.66
    Project Engineer Jobs in Georgia

  43. 43. Kansas

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		666
    Average Annual Salary:$68,181
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$51,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$90,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.16
    Project Engineer Jobs in Kansas

  44. 44. North Carolina

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,389
    Average Annual Salary:$71,799
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$53,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$95,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.76
    Project Engineer Jobs in North Carolina

  45. 45. Kentucky

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		646
    Average Annual Salary:$69,271
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$52,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$91,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.93
    Project Engineer Jobs in Kentucky

  46. 46. Nebraska

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		477
    Average Annual Salary:$67,747
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$51,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$89,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.13
    Project Engineer Jobs in Nebraska

  47. 47. Mississippi

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		284
    Average Annual Salary:$67,985
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$50,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$91,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.71
    Project Engineer Jobs in Mississippi

  48. 48. Florida

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		1,881
    Average Annual Salary:$69,734
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$49,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$98,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.64
    Project Engineer Jobs in Florida

  49. 49. Arkansas

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		464
    Average Annual Salary:$63,953
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$48,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$85,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.94
    Project Engineer Jobs in Arkansas

  50. 50. Hawaii

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		102
    Average Annual Salary:$64,985
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$53,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$79,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.64
    Project Engineer Jobs in Hawaii

  51. 51. Montana

    Total Project Engineer Jobs:
    		119
    Average Annual Salary:$63,593
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$47,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$84,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.55
    Project Engineer Jobs in Montana

How We Determined The Best States To Be A Project Engineer

You can read about how the best state rankings are calculated here.

Detailed List Of The Best States For A Project Engineer

RankStateAverage SalaryLowest 10% EarnPopulationJob Count
1New Mexico$82,853$61,0002,088,070478
2Texas$81,745$60,00028,304,5965,316
3Washington$86,370$64,0007,405,7431,494
4West Virginia$84,049$63,0001,815,857227
5Idaho$79,415$59,0001,716,943384
6California$85,922$64,00039,536,6537,585
7Massachusetts$84,971$63,0006,859,8191,694
8Louisiana$82,719$60,0004,684,333467
9Vermont$79,722$59,000623,657183
10Michigan$75,351$56,0009,962,3112,186
11Tennessee$78,280$59,0006,715,9841,038
12Maryland$86,093$64,0006,052,1771,118
13Delaware$81,981$61,000961,939204
14Arizona$78,944$59,0007,016,2701,108
15Connecticut$82,516$61,0003,588,184499
16District of Columbia$87,369$65,000693,972317
17Maine$78,338$58,0001,335,907253
18New Hampshire$76,027$56,0001,342,795414
19Rhode Island$80,449$59,0001,059,639136
20Virginia$80,634$60,0008,470,0201,803
21Nevada$76,164$56,0002,998,039427
22Oregon$79,307$59,0004,142,776809
23Ohio$73,556$55,00011,658,6092,166
24Alabama$73,307$54,0004,874,747932
25Indiana$72,726$55,0006,666,8181,436
26South Dakota$74,193$56,000869,666148
27New York$82,193$61,00019,849,3991,647
28North Dakota$72,360$54,000755,393218
29Oklahoma$75,407$56,0003,930,864418
30Colorado$77,409$58,0005,607,1541,210
31Pennsylvania$75,232$56,00012,805,5371,259
32Illinois$77,840$58,00012,802,0231,570
33Alaska$79,581$66,000739,79580
34New Jersey$80,481$60,0009,005,644832
35Wisconsin$70,213$53,0005,795,4831,355
36Minnesota$71,625$54,0005,576,6061,835
37Missouri$71,831$54,0006,113,5321,285
38Iowa$70,939$53,0003,145,711738
39South Carolina$72,358$53,0005,024,369799
40Wyoming$68,168$51,000579,315144
41Utah$72,673$53,0003,101,833488
42Georgia$73,200$54,00010,429,3791,291
43Kansas$68,181$51,0002,913,123666
44North Carolina$71,799$53,00010,273,4191,389
45Kentucky$69,271$52,0004,454,189646
46Nebraska$67,747$51,0001,920,076477
47Mississippi$67,985$50,0002,984,100284
48Florida$69,734$49,00020,984,4001,881
49Arkansas$63,953$48,0003,004,279464
50Hawaii$64,985$53,0001,427,538102
51Montana$63,593$47,0001,050,493119

Highest paying states for Project Engineers

RankStateAvg. Project Engineer Salary
1New Mexico$82,853
2Texas$81,745
3Washington$86,370
4West Virginia$84,049
5Idaho$79,415
6California$85,922
7Massachusetts$84,971
8Louisiana$82,719
9Vermont$79,722
10Michigan$75,351
11Tennessee$78,280
12Maryland$86,093
13Delaware$81,981
14Arizona$78,944
15Connecticut$82,516
16District of Columbia$87,369
17Maine$78,338
18New Hampshire$76,027
19Rhode Island$80,449
20Virginia$80,634
21Nevada$76,164
22Oregon$79,307
23Ohio$73,556
24Alabama$73,307
25Indiana$72,726
26South Dakota$74,193
27New York$82,193
28North Dakota$72,360
29Oklahoma$75,407
30Colorado$77,409
31Pennsylvania$75,232
32Illinois$77,840
33Alaska$79,581
34New Jersey$80,481
35Wisconsin$70,213
36Minnesota$71,625
37Missouri$71,831
38Iowa$70,939
39South Carolina$72,358
40Wyoming$68,168
41Utah$72,673
42Georgia$73,200
43Kansas$68,181
44North Carolina$71,799
45Kentucky$69,271
46Nebraska$67,747
47Mississippi$67,985
48Florida$69,734
49Arkansas$63,953
50Hawaii$64,985
51Montana$63,593
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