Tool Engineer Salary

Q: How much does a Tool Engineer make?

Tool engineers make $100,572 per year on average, or $48.35 per hour, in the United States. Tool engineers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $72,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $139,000. Location impacts how much a tool engineer can expect to make. Tool engineers make the most in California, New York, Massachusetts, Alaska, and Washington.

Updated July 11, 2022

Average Tool Engineer Salary

$100,572 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

$48.35 hourly

Entry level Salary

$72,000 yearly

$72,000

10 %

$100,572

Median

$139,000

90 %

How much does a Tool Engineer make?

Tool engineers make $100,572 per year on average, or $48.35 per hour, in the United States. Tool engineers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $72,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $139,000.

Location impacts how much a tool engineer can expect to make. Tool engineers make the most in California, New York, Massachusetts, Alaska, and Washington.

Highest Paying States For Tool Engineers

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

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Average Salary:

Tool Engineer average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	California	$132,077	$63.50	8,893
2	Massachusetts	$111,311	$53.51	1,988
3	District of Columbia	$116,249	$55.89	446
4	Washington	$108,058	$51.95	1,760
5	Oregon	$105,413	$50.68	1,060
6	New York	$115,936	$55.74	2,137
7	New Hampshire	$102,692	$49.37	335
8	Connecticut	$105,790	$50.86	629
9	Utah	$99,410	$47.79	649
10	New Mexico	$102,402	$49.23	300
11	Nevada	$103,772	$49.89	276
12	Maine	$106,674	$51.29	145
13	Maryland	$103,648	$49.83	1,249
14	Alaska	$108,511	$52.17	96
15	Idaho	$101,177	$48.64	240
16	Virginia	$97,769	$47.00	2,111
17	Rhode Island	$97,767	$47.00	217
18	Arizona	$95,362	$45.85	1,184
19	New Jersey	$103,317	$49.67	1,112
20	Vermont	$97,522	$46.89	131
21	Michigan	$93,169	$44.79	1,458
22	Pennsylvania	$96,530	$46.41	1,600
23	Oklahoma	$99,282	$47.73	256
24	West Virginia	$95,448	$45.89	130
25	Colorado	$89,357	$42.96	1,222
26	Texas	$87,719	$42.17	3,378
27	Illinois	$89,796	$43.17	1,775
28	Delaware	$86,032	$41.36	235
29	Wisconsin	$83,545	$40.17	843
30	North Carolina	$81,513	$39.19	1,557
31	Indiana	$81,416	$39.14	941
32	Iowa	$83,614	$40.20	431
33	Missouri	$85,031	$40.88	709
34	Minnesota	$80,630	$38.76	1,201
35	Kansas	$81,667	$39.26	378
36	South Dakota	$82,844	$39.83	89
37	South Carolina	$79,669	$38.30	608
38	Alabama	$77,118	$37.08	676
39	Georgia	$80,478	$38.69	1,382
40	Nebraska	$80,465	$38.69	286
41	Louisiana	$83,185	$39.99	273
42	Tennessee	$78,232	$37.61	559
43	Ohio	$74,824	$35.97	1,512
44	Arkansas	$77,153	$37.09	288
45	Wyoming	$76,747	$36.90	73
46	North Dakota	$75,635	$36.36	114
47	Montana	$75,861	$36.47	141
48	Hawaii	$60,344	$29.01	114
49	Florida	$66,568	$32.00	1,923
50	Kentucky	$69,457	$33.39	404
51	Mississippi	$70,242	$33.77	185

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Highest Paying Cities For Tool Engineers

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	San Francisco, CA	$146,574	$70.47
2	Washington, DC	$116,310	$55.92
3	New York, NY	$115,996	$55.77
4	Natick, MA	$111,520	$53.62
5	Auburn, WA	$109,883	$52.83
6	Hillsboro, OR	$104,374	$50.18
7	Salt Lake City, UT	$98,808	$47.50
8	Philadelphia, PA	$97,513	$46.88
9	Chandler, AZ	$95,276	$45.81
10	Sterling Heights, MI	$94,000	$45.19
11	Colorado Springs, CO	$90,417	$43.47
12	Chicago, IL	$90,091	$43.31
13	Austin, TX	$87,423	$42.03
14	Saint Louis, MO	$85,001	$40.87
15	Alpharetta, GA	$81,083	$38.98

Tool Engineer Salary Details

What is a Tool Engineer's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$139,000	$11,583	$67
75th Percentile	$119,000	$9,917	$57
Average	$100,572	$8,381	$48
25th Percentile	$84,000	$7,000	$40
10th Percentile	$72,000	$6,000	$35

Average Salary By Related Titles

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Research And Development Engineer	$100,521	$8,377	$48.33	187,910
Mechanical Design Engineer	$77,566	$6,464	$37.29	120,258
Manufacturing Engineer	$76,282	$6,357	$36.67	115,384
Product Development Engineer	$84,261	$7,022	$40.51	202,155
Product Design Engineer	$84,718	$7,060	$40.73	170,485
Equipment Engineer	$102,787	$8,566	$49.42	108,449

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Tool Engineers The Most?

According to our most recent salary estimates, Stripe and Meta are the highest paying companies for tool engineers.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Stripe	$190,249	$91.47	51
2	Meta	$184,503	$88.70	373
3	Zoox	$165,311	$79.48	33
4	eBay	$163,227	$78.47	20
5	MongoDB	$158,407	$76.16	36
6	Apple	$157,951	$75.94	1091
7	Etsy	$151,499	$72.84	2
8	Amazon	$150,219	$72.22	1375
9	Walmart	$145,138	$69.78	16
10	Cloudflare	$144,937	$69.68	10
11	Morgan Stanley	$144,098	$69.28	5
12	NVIDIA	$143,880	$69.17	53
13	Microsoft	$142,379	$68.45	145
14	Unity Technologies	$142,192	$68.36	22
15	ngmoco	$140,462	$67.53
16	Activision Blizzard	$140,008	$67.31	49
17	Pure Storage	$139,712	$67.17	77
18	Electronic Arts	$138,193	$66.44	7
19	Xperi	$136,389	$65.57	1
20	Salesforce	$135,708	$65.24	250

How Much Do Tool Engineers Make In Different Industries?

Tool engineer salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that the transportation, automotive, and professional industries tend to offer much higher salaries for tool engineers. For example, tool engineers make a whopping average salary of $109,718 while working in the transportation industry. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $109,643 in the automotive industry and $107,181 in the professional industry.

Tool engineers may want to avoid working in the manufacturing industry as it offers the lowest average salary of $104,503.

Highest Paying Industries For Tool Engineers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Transportation	$109,718	$52.75
2	Automotive	$109,643	$52.71
3	Professional	$107,181	$51.53
4	Technology	$106,442	$51.17
5	Manufacturing	$104,503	$50.24

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Tool Engineer Salary Trends

The salary for a tool 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.

Tool Engineer Salary By Experience Level

Experience Level	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
Entry Level	$79,700	$38.34
Mid Level	$97,400	$46.81
Senior Level	$155,000	$74.70

Average Tool Engineer Salary Over Time

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

Tool Engineer Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2022	$101,000	$48.35	+1.9%
2021	$98,600	$47.42	+1.2%
2020	$97,500	$46.86	+1.7%
2019	$95,800	$46.06	+2.0%
2018	$93,900	$45.15	+0.7%

Recently Added Tool Engineer Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Goodwin Recruiting	Tool and Die Engineer	Erie, PA	05/30/2022	$80,000
National Recruiting Network	Tooling Engineer	Elkton, VA	05/27/2022	$70,000
Nvidia	Shader Tools Engineer	Santa Clara, CA	05/23/2022	$126,000
Nvidia	Game Console Developer Tools Engineer	Austin, TX	05/23/2022	$126,000
Nvidia	Game Console Developer Tools Engineer	Hillsboro, OR	05/23/2022	$126,000
Nvidia	Game Console Developer Tools Engineer	Durham, NC	05/23/2022	$126,000
General Dynamics	Devops Tools Engineer-W/Servicenow, Confluence, Jira-Remote-US Citizenship Required	Auburn, MA	05/14/2022	$84,000
Accenture	Federal-Enterprise Management Tools Engineer	Arlington, VA	05/13/2022	$102,100
Accenture	Junior Security Tools Engineer	Washington, DC	05/12/2022	$65,200
General Dynamics	Devops Tools Engineer-W/Servicenow, Confluence, Jira-Remote-US Citizenship Required	Auburn, WA	05/10/2022	$84,000

Tool Engineer Salaries FAQs

What state pays Tool Engineers the most?

California pays Tool Engineers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $132,077 per year, or $63.50 per hour.

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

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Tool Engineer if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in District of Columbia you should be paid close to $116,249 per year.

What type of Tool 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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