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title: "Highest-Paying Jobs in Engineering"
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last-updated: "2026-08-23T15:56:39.581Z"
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# Highest-Paying Jobs in Engineering

Every occupation in the SOC architecture and engineering group, engineers, architects, surveyors, drafters and engineering technicians, ranked by national median wage.

30 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry".

| # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Computer Hardware Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-hardware-engineer) | $161,740 | +7.3% | Bachelor's |
| 2 | [Petroleum Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/petroleum-engineer) | $144,910 | +1.3% | Bachelor's |
| 3 | [Aerospace Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/aerospace-engineer) | $134,960 | +6.1% | Bachelor's |
| 4 | [Nuclear Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nuclear-engineer) | $133,970 | -1.1% | Bachelor's |
| 5 | [Electronics Engineer, Except Computer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electronics-engineer) | $130,220 | +6.2% | Bachelor's |
| 6 | [Chemical Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chemical-engineer) | $125,040 | +2.6% | Bachelor's |
| 7 | [Energy Engineer, Except Wind and Solar](https://nuecareer.com/careers/energy-engineer) | $122,930 | +2.1% | Bachelor's |
| 8 | [Electrical Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrical-engineer) | $120,630 | +7.2% | Bachelor's |
| 9 | [Health and Safety Engineer, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors](https://nuecareer.com/careers/health-and-safety-engineer) | $115,160 | +4.4% | Bachelor's |
| 10 | [Materials Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/materials-engineer) | $112,860 | +5.7% | Bachelor's |
| 11 | [Marine Engineer and Naval Architect](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marine-engineer-and-naval-architect) | $112,230 | +5.8% | Bachelor's |
| 12 | [Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bioengineer-and-biomedical-engineer) | $109,370 | +5.2% | Bachelor's |
| 13 | [Environmental Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/environmental-engineer) | $107,110 | +3.9% | Bachelor's |
| 14 | [Mining and Geological Engineer, Including Mining Safety Engineers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mining-and-geological-engineer) | $106,220 | +0.7% | Bachelor's |
| 15 | [Mechanical Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mechanical-engineer) | $104,110 | +9.1% | Bachelor's |
| 16 | [Industrial Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/industrial-engineer) | $102,440 | +11.0% | Bachelor's |
| 17 | [Civil Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/civil-engineer) | $100,840 | +5.0% | Bachelor's |
| 18 | [Architect](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architect) | $99,280 | +3.9% | Bachelor's |
| 19 | [Agricultural Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/agricultural-engineer) | $98,590 | +5.9% | Bachelor's |
| 20 | [Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/aerospace-engineering-and-operations-technologist-and-technician) | $82,890 | +8.1% | Associate's |
| 21 | [Cartographer and Photogrammetrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cartographer-and-photogrammetrist) | $81,390 | +6.4% | Bachelor's |
| 22 | [Landscape Architect](https://nuecareer.com/careers/landscape-architect) | $79,870 | +3.5% | Bachelor's |
| 23 | [Non-Destructive Testing Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/non-destructive-testing-specialist) | $78,350 | +1.5% | Associate's |
| 24 | [Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-technologist-and-technician) | $78,190 | +0.6% | Associate's |
| 25 | [Electrical and Electronics Drafter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrical-and-electronics-drafter) | $76,870 | -5.6% | Associate's |
| 26 | [Surveyor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/surveyor) | $75,440 | +4.4% | Bachelor's |
| 27 | [Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mechanical-engineering-technologist-and-technician) | $74,510 | 0.0% | Associate's |
| 28 | [Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electro-mechanical-and-mechatronics-technologist-and-technician) | $73,900 | +1.1% | Associate's |
| 29 | [Mechanical Drafter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mechanical-drafter) | $71,550 | -6.5% | Associate's |
| 30 | [Calibration Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/calibration-technologist-and-technician) | $67,820 | +4.7% | Associate's |

Full record for any row, including wage percentiles and state-level pay: https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug} or https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}.

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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