Engineering Manager Salary (2026)
Typical pay is $171,270 a year, with most engineering managers earning between $139,360 and $212,500. Based on the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Salary Calculator›Engineering Manager
Nationally, the typical engineering manager earns $171,270 a year. Early-career pay starts around $139,360, experienced engineering managers earn $212,500 or more, and the top 10% make over $262,760. About 220,260 people work in this occupation in the US. Pay is highest in New Mexico ($215,120) and, among metro areas, in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($234,590).
Engineering Manager salary in the United States
Annual pay, BLS survey of May 2025
What engineering managers do
Engineering managers lead engineering teams and projects, owning budgets, schedules, technical quality and hiring. Most have years of hands-on engineering experience first. BLS counts them as architectural and engineering managers.
Engineering Manager salary by state
Typical annual pay for engineering managers in every state where BLS publishes figures, highest first.
| State | Typical | Early career | Experienced |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | $215,120 | $208,290 | $259,680 |
| California | $210,280 | $169,140 | $251,890 |
| Massachusetts | $201,430 | $166,430 | $226,680 |
| Washington | $189,680 | $166,270 | $217,070 |
| District of Columbia | $185,220 | $161,470 | $195,190 |
| Colorado | $183,810 | $165,420 | $225,100 |
| Delaware | $181,190 | $161,890 | $197,590 |
| New Jersey | $180,640 | $154,970 | $221,960 |
| Oregon | $177,190 | $154,700 | $209,820 |
| Virginia | $176,160 | $147,770 | $213,180 |
| Rhode Island | $175,910 | $137,540 | $213,520 |
| New York | $175,710 | $149,070 | $215,140 |
| Connecticut | $175,490 | $141,220 | $213,450 |
| Maryland | $172,670 | $139,990 | $197,160 |
| New Hampshire | $172,240 | $139,870 | $218,440 |
| Minnesota | $172,130 | $149,190 | $210,070 |
| Texas | $171,370 | $144,340 | $216,670 |
| Florida | $170,740 | $138,760 | $208,370 |
| South Carolina | $169,040 | $137,180 | $208,070 |
| North Carolina | $167,840 | $137,210 | $201,230 |
| Arizona | $167,480 | $135,110 | $207,880 |
| Michigan | $166,930 | $135,210 | $188,610 |
| Ohio | $166,870 | $134,090 | $202,580 |
| Pennsylvania | $164,690 | $133,960 | $187,270 |
| South Dakota | $164,330 | $134,150 | $196,800 |
| Alaska | $164,260 | $134,570 | $211,190 |
| Illinois | $163,610 | $133,070 | $200,190 |
| Wyoming | $163,560 | $124,950 | $224,140 |
| Idaho | $162,970 | $128,200 | $187,600 |
| Louisiana | $162,850 | $130,740 | $193,840 |
| Alabama | $162,350 | $131,290 | $201,190 |
| Nevada | $161,560 | $135,080 | $208,090 |
| Georgia | $161,470 | $129,470 | $189,990 |
| Tennessee | $161,430 | $130,170 | $193,380 |
| Utah | $161,120 | $134,650 | $180,310 |
| Kansas | $160,150 | $131,600 | $191,020 |
| Missouri | $157,800 | $129,270 | $202,380 |
| Vermont | $157,710 | $136,440 | $179,290 |
| Oklahoma | $157,330 | $130,290 | $174,990 |
| Indiana | $155,810 | $127,360 | $178,280 |
| Hawaii | $151,670 | $125,730 | $173,160 |
| West Virginia | $149,430 | $122,760 | $177,740 |
| Kentucky | $147,680 | $127,880 | $170,650 |
| North Dakota | $147,400 | $132,150 | $175,280 |
| Iowa | $147,320 | $127,540 | $170,280 |
| Montana | $146,030 | $122,110 | $176,400 |
| Maine | $145,720 | $133,140 | $171,020 |
| Mississippi | $142,790 | $118,430 | $171,930 |
| Wisconsin | $142,060 | $126,500 | $170,520 |
| Nebraska | $141,020 | $122,740 | $175,380 |
| Arkansas | $140,600 | $110,310 | $174,650 |
Highest-paying metro areas
| Metro area | Typical |
|---|---|
| 1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $234,590 |
| 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $221,580 |
| 3. Albuquerque, NM | $215,120 |
| 4. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $213,070 |
| 5. Peoria, IL | $212,820 |
| 6. Manchester-Nashua, NH | $212,050 |
| 7. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $207,900 |
| 8. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $207,140 |
| 9. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $206,880 |
| 10. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $205,130 |
| 11. Naples-Marco Island, FL | $204,420 |
| 12. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $204,340 |
| 13. Boulder, CO | $203,420 |
| 14. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $202,810 |
| 15. Rochester, MN | $201,420 |
Pay in Apollo's markets
| Metro | Typical |
|---|---|
| Atlanta | $162,410 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | $172,160 |
| Houston | $172,020 |
| Austin | $176,540 |
| Charlotte | $169,960 |
| Raleigh | $169,780 |
| San Antonio | $168,650 |
| Chicago | $163,430 |
| Orlando | $177,990 |
| Tampa | $169,310 |
| Miami | $167,160 |
| Jacksonville | $167,800 |
| Greenville-Spartanburg | $160,900 |
| Columbia, SC | $162,260 |
| Charleston, SC | $174,040 |
| Savannah | $164,630 |
Related engineering salaries
Engineering Manager salary FAQs
How much does a engineering manager make in the US?
The typical (median) engineering manager in the US earns $171,270 a year, or about $82.34 an hour (BLS, May 2025). Half earn more and half earn less.
What is the entry-level salary for a engineering manager in the US?
Early-career engineering managers in the US typically earn around $139,360 (the 25th percentile), and the lowest-paid 10% earn under $120,810. Degree, internships, licenses and the industry all move starting pay.
How much do experienced engineering managers earn in the US?
Experienced engineering managers in the US earn $212,500 or more (the 75th percentile), and the top 10% earn over $262,760.
Which state pays engineering managers the most?
New Mexico has the highest typical pay for engineering managers at $215,120 a year. The highest-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $234,590 (BLS, May 2025).
Are engineering managers in demand?
BLS projects employment in this occupation to grow 5.5% from 2025 to 2035, compared with 3.5% for all jobs, with about 14,900 openings a year nationally as people retire, change jobs or the field grows.
Hiring engineering managers?
Where these numbers come from
Pay figures come from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program (OEWS), which surveys about 1.1 million employer locations and is the government's main source of pay by occupation and location. This page uses the May 2025 survey, released in 2026, and updates itself when BLS publishes the next year's figures. Job outlook comes from the BLS Employment Projections for 2025–35. Cost of living comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024, where the US average is 100.
Pay is base wages and salary before tax. It does not include bonuses, overtime, benefits or equity. Early career is the 25th percentile (a quarter of workers earn less), Typical is the median and Experienced is the 75th percentile. The bar shows the full range from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The salary rank check estimates a percentile by drawing straight lines between those five published points.
BLS groups some job titles together. Controls engineers, for example, are counted with electrical engineers, and CAD designers with drafters. Each result names the BLS occupation it uses so you can see exactly what is being measured. BLS does not publish every occupation in every area, for example when too few people in a job were surveyed or when a figure does not meet its reliability standards. When a metro figure is missing, the calculator shows the state figure, or the national figure if the state is also missing, and says so.
BLS occupation used on this page: Architectural and Engineering Managers (SOC 11-9041).