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Information Engineer salary

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Michael Rudisill

Average information engineer salary

$105,003

$50.48 hourly rate

Entry-level information engineer salary
$78,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does an information engineer make?

The average information engineer salary in the United States is $105,003. Information engineer salaries typically range between $78,000 and $139,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for information engineers is $50.48 per hour.

Information engineer salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Information engineers earn the highest average salary in California.

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Where can an Information Engineer earn more?

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Ashburn, VA$135,426
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Mayo Clinic$167,764
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Average information engineer salary by state

The highest-paying states for information engineers are California, West Virginia, and Washington. The lowest average information engineer salary states are New Mexico, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

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Highest paying states for information engineers

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Washington$112,115$53.90
2California$119,625$57.51
3Oregon$109,126$52.46
4South Dakota$109,303$52.55
5Connecticut$110,746$53.24
6West Virginia$113,915$54.77
7New Hampshire$107,806$51.83
8Massachusetts$106,115$51.02
9Rhode Island$100,186$48.17
10Maryland$104,762$50.37
11Arizona$98,024$47.13
12Virginia$99,590$47.88
13District of Columbia$102,473$49.27
14North Carolina$98,551$47.38
15New Jersey$106,020$50.97
16Maine$99,476$47.83
17Michigan$97,014$46.64
18Ohio$97,530$46.89
19Vermont$96,253$46.28
20Nevada$95,491$45.91
21Delaware$96,591$46.44
22North Dakota$92,423$44.43
23Montana$96,919$46.60
24Minnesota$96,636$46.46
25Wisconsin$95,976$46.14
26Alaska$94,118$45.25
27Louisiana$97,512$46.88
28New York$98,283$47.25
29Texas$91,686$44.08
30Idaho$91,155$43.82
31Pennsylvania$92,036$44.25
32Utah$88,929$42.75
33Georgia$92,293$44.37
34Indiana$91,442$43.96
35Illinois$91,868$44.17
36Kansas$91,690$44.08
37Alabama$89,543$43.05
38Nebraska$89,629$43.09
39Wyoming$84,340$40.55
40Tennessee$90,650$43.58
41Colorado$84,288$40.52
42Iowa$87,886$42.25
43Hawaii$79,019$37.99
44Florida$82,569$39.70
45New Mexico$82,279$39.56
46Missouri$86,987$41.82
47Oklahoma$83,755$40.27
48Arkansas$80,537$38.72
49Kentucky$81,714$39.29
50Mississippi$82,261$39.55
51South Carolina$81,294$39.08

Highest paying cities for information engineers

The highest-paying cities for information engineers are Richmond, CA, Seattle, WA, and Hartford, CT.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Richmond, CA$135,426$65.11
2Seattle, WA$112,834$54.25
3Hartford, CT$111,106$53.42
4Boston, MA$106,259$51.09
5Middletown, NJ$106,166$51.04
6Baltimore, MD$105,179$50.57
7Washington, DC$102,602$49.33
8Reston, VA$100,601$48.37
9Raleigh, NC$99,350$47.76
10Phoenix, AZ$98,420$47.32
11New York, NY$98,305$47.26
12Detroit, MI$97,324$46.79
13Dublin, OH$96,943$46.61
14Minneapolis, MN$96,722$46.50
15Richardson, TX$92,576$44.51
16Atlanta, GA$92,468$44.46
17Chicago, IL$92,110$44.28
18Saint Louis, MO$87,610$42.12
19Denver, CO$84,238$40.50
20Oklahoma City, OK$84,035$40.40

Information Engineer salary details

An information engineer's salary ranges from $78,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $139,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Information Engineer Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is an information engineer's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$139,000$11,583$67
75th Percentile$122,000$10,167$59
Average$105,003$8,750$50
25th Percentile$90,000$7,500$43
10th Percentile$78,000$6,500$38

Highest paying information engineer jobs

The highest paying types of information engineers are information technology manager, senior infrastructure engineer, and information technology supervisor, information technology.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Information Technology Supervisor, Information Technology$111,282$9,274$53.5075,914
Systems Engineer$82,834$6,903$39.82145,936
Desktop Engineer$102,893$8,574$49.4787,458
Information Technology Technical Lead$110,879$9,240$53.31156,246
Information Technology Consultant$84,790$7,066$40.76142,475
Engineer$92,076$7,673$44.27618,207

How would you rate the starting salaries for Information Engineers, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Michael Rudisill

Department Head and Professor of Engineering Technology, Northern Michigan University

From what we've seen, salaries haven't been reduced, even though demand is down. I would expect wages and salary progression to remain strong as the need for engineering will only continue to grow.

Top companies hiring information engineers now:

  1. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Jobs (17)
  2. Cisco Jobs (455)
  3. Amazon Jobs (34)
  4. HP Jobs (17)
  5. Arrow Electronics Jobs (50)

Which companies pay information engineers the most?

Information engineer salaries at Mayo Clinic and Twitter are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average information engineer salary at companies like Southern California Edison and Google are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Mayo Clinic$167,764$80.66
2Twitter$144,931$69.68
3Southern California Edison$144,306$69.38
4Google$144,174$69.31
5Yelp$142,790$68.65
6Apple$142,289$68.41
7Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center$137,731$66.22
8Flexport$137,469$66.09
9NVIDIA$134,949$64.88
10Bunge$134,664$64.74
11Palo Alto Networks$132,244$63.58
12Riverbed Holdings, Inc.$131,565$63.25
13Broadcom$131,153$63.05
14MongoDB$129,699$62.36
15Juniper Networks$129,685$62.35
16Cruise Automation$126,242$60.69
17Michaels Stores$126,141$60.64
18Ford Motor$125,719$60.44
19Cisco$124,212$59.72
20Fortinet$123,844$59.54

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$108,000$106,600$105,200$103,800$102,400$101,000
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Information Engineer salary by industry

The average information engineer salary varies across industries:

  • The average information engineer salary in the technology industry is $107,435, the highest of any industry.
  • The average information engineer salary in the finance industry is $97,948.
  • Information engineers in the construction industry earn an average salary of $90,842, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for information engineers

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Technology$107,435$51.65
2Telecommunication$97,948$47.09
3Automotive$96,929$46.60
4Construction$90,842$43.67

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Information Engineer salary trends

The average information engineer salary has risen by $19,161 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average information engineer earned $85,842 annually, but today, they earn $105,003 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for information engineers over the last decade.

Compare information engineer salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average information engineer salary over time

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

    Information Engineer salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$105,000$50.48+3.3%
    2024$102,000$48.82+2.3%
    2023$99,200$47.71+1.2%
    2022$98,100$47.16+1.7%
    2021$96,400$46.35+2.4%

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