Contract Engineer Salaries in the United States

How much does a Contract Engineer make in the United States?

Contract Engineers earn $81,000 annually on average, or $39 per hour, which is 20% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Contract Engineers work for CommScope at $150,000 annually while the lowest paid Contract Engineers work for MAKO Surgical earning approximately $30,000 each year.

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$80K Boeing's Average Contract Engineer Salary (7 salaries)

-$1K (1%) less than national average Contract Engineer salary ($81K)

+$5K (6%) more than average Boeing salary ($75K)

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$135K Boeing Contract Engineer in Everett, WA ·

+$55K (51%) more than average Boeing Contract Engineer salary ($80K)

"Compensation is about right. Location is my current dilemma. The requirement to be on site at Boeing is frustrating. It costs me $20,000 a year to maintain a second residence."

$100K Boeing Contract Engineer ·

+$20K (22%) more than average Boeing Contract Engineer salary ($80K)

$101K Boeing Contract Engineer ·

+$21K (23%) more than average Boeing Contract Engineer salary ($80K)

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$126K Gulfstream's Average Contract Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

+$45K (43%) more than national average Contract Engineer salary ($81K)

+$70K (76%) more than average Gulfstream salary ($56K)

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$132K Gulfstream Contract Engineer in Savannah, GA ·

+$6K (4%) more than average Gulfstream Contract Engineer salary ($126K)

"I was paid the correct amount."

$120K Gulfstream Contract Engineer ·

-$6K (4%) less than average Gulfstream Contract Engineer salary ($126K)

$75K Parker Hannifin's Average Contract Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

-$6K (7%) less than national average Contract Engineer salary ($81K)

+$14K (20%) more than average Parker Hannifin salary ($61K)

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$100K Parker Hannifin Contract Engineer in Irvine, CA ·

+$25K (28%) more than average Parker Hannifin Contract Engineer salary ($75K)

"Very happy with the pay as a contractor."

$50K Parker Hannifin Contract Engineer ·

-$25K (40%) less than average Parker Hannifin Contract Engineer salary ($75K)

$157K AVI-SPL's Average Contract Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$76K (63%) more than national average Contract Engineer salary ($81K)

+$96K (88%) more than average AVI-SPL salary ($61K)

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$157K AVI-SPL Contract Engineer in Pleasanton, CA ·

Equal to average AVI-SPL Contract Engineer salary ($157K)

"Considering that I don't have a degree my pay is fine."

$125K Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Average Contract Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$44K (42%) more than national average Contract Engineer salary ($81K)

+$44K (42%) more than average Jet Propulsion Laboratory salary ($81K)

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$125K Jet Propulsion Laboratory Contract Engineer in Pasadena, CA ·

Equal to average Jet Propulsion Laboratory Contract Engineer salary ($125K)

"They pay is excellent. I have no complaints there. Money isn't my reward; success at what I do is. An excellent salary helps keep me going though. However, being back-stabbed, not being told I wasn't doing well, not being given a chance to prove my competence; I don't think any dollar amount is worth it. I don't want to work for JPL ever again as a contractor, with no rights."

$97K DcR Engineering Services' Average Contract Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$16K (17%) more than national average Contract Engineer salary ($81K)

+$31K (38%) more than average DcR Engineering Services salary ($66K)

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$97K DcR Engineering Services Contract Engineer in Tampa, FL ·

Equal to average DcR Engineering Services Contract Engineer salary ($97K)

"The current pay as a contract engineer here in Florida is adequate for my needs. Not sure when or how much my compensation could increase with time spent on the job. Also, a lot of this is dependent on the workload brought into the company by the marketing and sales department."