Senior Applications Engineer Salary

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How Much Does a Senior Applications Engineer Earn In The United States?

Senior Applications Engineer Salaries

Updated December 31, 2020

Average Yearly Salary

$107,000

$85,000

$107,000

$135,000

The average senior applications engineer makes about $107,376 per year. That's $51.62 per hour! Those in the lower 10%, such as entry-level positions, only make about $85,000 a year. Meanwhile, the top 10% are sitting pretty with an average salary of $135,000. Many of senior applications engineers seem to be drawn to technology and manufacturing companies. Unless they care more about money, in which case senior applications engineers tend to work at health care, finance, and technology companies. Even the employees who work in these industries can confirm that's where the money is. Although money is important, a lot of people base their career decisions solely on location. That's why we found that Alaska, California and Washington pay senior applications engineers the highest salaries.

Best Paying Cities

1. San Francisco, CA

Average Salary: $121,260

Senior Applications Engineer Jobs: 11

2. Seattle, WA

Average Salary: $107,239

Senior Applications Engineer Jobs: 8

3. New York, NY

Average Salary: $103,456

Senior Applications Engineer Jobs: 20

4. San Antonio, TX

Average Salary: $100,888

Senior Applications Engineer Jobs: 6

5. Milford, CT

Average Salary: $98,933

6. Natick, MA

Average Salary: $98,853

Senior Applications Engineer Jobs: 4

7. Hillsboro, OR

Average Salary: $96,453

Senior Applications Engineer Jobs: 5

8. Plymouth, MN

Average Salary: $95,875

9. Chicago, IL

Average Salary: $95,676

Senior Applications Engineer Jobs: 9

10. Phoenix, AZ

Average Salary: $94,263

Senior Applications Engineer Jobs: 6

11. Philadelphia, PA

Average Salary: $93,423

Senior Applications Engineer Jobs: 5

12. Atlanta, GA

Average Salary: $92,336

Senior Applications Engineer Jobs: 8

13. Cary, NC

Average Salary: $91,098

Senior Applications Engineer Jobs: 1

14. Troy, MI

Average Salary: $90,895

Senior Applications Engineer Jobs: 5

15. Saint Louis, MO

Average Salary: $88,394

Senior Applications Engineer Jobs: 2

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Where Senior Applications Engineers Earn The Most

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

Average Salary

How Much Do Senior Applications Engineers Earn In Different Cities?

If both location and money are important to you, then you might want to check out moving to Alaska, California and Washington, as these three states offer the highest salaries throughout the U.S. for senior applications engineers. Quite opposite of that list is the lowest paying states, which are North Dakota, Indiana, and Hawaii.

City

Average Salary

San Francisco, CA

$121k$121,260

Seattle, WA

$107k$107,239

New York, NY

$103k$103,456

San Antonio, TX

$101k$100,888

Milford, CT

$99k$98,933

Natick, MA

$99k$98,853

Hillsboro, OR

$96k$96,453

Plymouth, MN

$96k$95,875

Chicago, IL

$96k$95,676

Phoenix, AZ

$94k$94,263

$74k

$148k

High Paying Senior Applications Engineer Jobs

Which Companies Pay Senior Applications Engineers The Most?

If you insist on knowing when your check is going to come and for how much, then you'd be better off working for companies like Palo Alto Networks and Walmart as they offer the highest salaries for senior applications engineers.

Company

Average Salary

$127k$127,293

$125k$125,335

$125k$125,124

$124k$123,949

$124k$123,924

$124k$123,810

$124k$123,679

$123k$123,453

$121k$121,483

$121k$120,949

$108k

$136k

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How Much Do Senior Applications Engineers Make In Different Industries?

Senior applications engineer salaries can vary on many factors, including what industry a job is in. In fact, jobs with health care, finance, and technology companies tend to be the highest paying. Furthermore, a senior applications engineer can make a yearly salary of $111,591 while working for health care companies. All the while, other senior applications engineers are making $109,202 at finance companies and $106,493 at technology companies. One industry senior applications engineers may want to avoid is the manufacturing industry as it offers the lowest average salary at $94,034.

Industry

Average Salary

Health Care

$112k$111,591

Finance

$109k$109,202

Technology

$106k$106,493

Automotive

$103k$103,498

Manufacturing

$94k$94,034

$85k

$126k

Recently Added Senior Applications Engineer Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Verizon Communications Verizon Communications Senior Application Security Engineer	Senior Application Security Engineer Senior Application Security Engineer	Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs, CO	01/27/2021 01/27/2021	$90,000 $90,000 01/27/2021
Verizon Communications Verizon Communications Senior Application Security Engineer	Senior Application Security Engineer Senior Application Security Engineer	Cary, NC Cary, NC	01/27/2021 01/27/2021	$90,000 $90,000 01/27/2021
Verizon Communications Verizon Communications Senior Application Security Engineer	Senior Application Security Engineer Senior Application Security Engineer	Temple Terrace, FL Temple Terrace, FL	01/27/2021 01/27/2021	$90,000 $90,000 01/27/2021
Management Decisions, Inc. Management Decisions, Inc. Senior Application Security Engineer	Senior Application Security Engineer Senior Application Security Engineer	Princeton, NJ Princeton, NJ	01/27/2021 01/27/2021	$170,000 $170,000 01/27/2021
Verizon Communications Verizon Communications Senior Application Security Engineer	Senior Application Security Engineer Senior Application Security Engineer	Ashburn, VA Ashburn, VA	01/27/2021 01/27/2021	$90,000 $90,000 01/27/2021
Randstad Randstad Senior Application Security Engineer	Senior Application Security Engineer Senior Application Security Engineer	Irvine, CA Irvine, CA	01/20/2021 01/20/2021	$150,000 $150,000 01/20/2021
Management Decisions, Inc. Management Decisions, Inc. Senior Application Security Engineer	Senior Application Security Engineer Senior Application Security Engineer	Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA	01/19/2021 01/19/2021	$160,000 $160,000 01/19/2021
Management Decisions, Inc. Management Decisions, Inc. SR. Application Security Engineer	SR. Application Security Engineer SR. Application Security Engineer	Pine, AZ Pine, AZ	01/15/2021 01/15/2021	$166,960 $166,960 01/15/2021
Management Decisions, Inc. Management Decisions, Inc. Senior Application Security Engineer	Senior Application Security Engineer Senior Application Security Engineer	Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA	12/22/2020 12/22/2020	$156,525 $156,525 12/22/2020
Randstad Randstad SR. Application Engineer	SR. Application Engineer SR. Application Engineer	San Jose, CA San Jose, CA	12/19/2020 12/19/2020	$114,785 $114,785 12/19/2020

Updated December 31, 2020

Senior Applications Engineer Salary

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How Much Does a Senior Applications Engineer Earn In The United States?

1. San Francisco, CA

2. Seattle, WA

3. New York, NY

4. San Antonio, TX

5. Milford, CT

6. Natick, MA

7. Hillsboro, OR

8. Plymouth, MN

9. Chicago, IL

10. Phoenix, AZ

11. Philadelphia, PA

12. Atlanta, GA

13. Cary, NC

14. Troy, MI

15. Saint Louis, MO

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Where Senior Applications Engineers Earn The Most

How Much Do Senior Applications Engineers Earn In Different Cities?

High Paying Senior Applications Engineer Jobs

Which Companies Pay Senior Applications Engineers The Most?

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Senior Applications Engineer Salary History

How Much Do Senior Applications Engineers Make In Different Industries?

Recently Added Senior Applications Engineer Salaries

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