Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
17-2199 Engineers, All Other
All engineers not listed separately. Excludes “Sales Engineers” (41-9031), “Locomotive Engineers” (53-4011), and “Ship Engineers” (53-5031).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 152,340 |
1.5 % |
$49.26 |
$102,460 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$25.83 |
$34.70 |
$47.62 |
$61.92 |
$76.36 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$53,730 |
$72,180 |
$99,040 |
$128,780 |
$158,830 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
27,760 |
1.38 |
$57.77 |
$120,160 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
23,380 |
1.56 |
$44.99 |
$93,580 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
10,590 |
1.50 |
$56.03 |
$116,550 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
8,670 |
1.66 |
$53.43 |
$111,140 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
8,000 |
0.32 |
$49.90 |
$103,790 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
8,670 |
1.66 |
$53.43 |
$111,140 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
23,380 |
1.56 |
$44.99 |
$93,580 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
10,590 |
1.50 |
$56.03 |
$116,550 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
5,790 |
1.42 |
$51.50 |
$107,110 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
27,760 |
1.38 |
$57.77 |
$120,160 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
25,740 |
1.48 |
1.43 |
$54.64 |
$113,640 |
| Michigan |
11,350 |
2.61 |
2.52 |
$44.32 |
$92,190 |
| Texas |
10,380 |
0.83 |
0.80 |
$55.48 |
$115,390 |
| Florida |
9,220 |
1.05 |
1.01 |
$41.80 |
$86,950 |
| Ohio |
7,670 |
1.41 |
1.36 |
$45.87 |
$95,420 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
2,540 |
3.51 |
3.39 |
$65.70 |
$136,660 |
| Louisiana |
5,590 |
2.91 |
2.81 |
$44.75 |
$93,080 |
| New Mexico |
2,170 |
2.63 |
2.54 |
$57.05 |
$118,670 |
| Michigan |
11,350 |
2.61 |
2.52 |
$44.32 |
$92,190 |
| Alabama |
3,620 |
1.83 |
1.77 |
$56.46 |
$117,430 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
2,540 |
3.51 |
3.39 |
$65.70 |
$136,660 |
| Virginia |
4,050 |
1.04 |
1.01 |
$59.09 |
$122,910 |
| Maryland |
4,550 |
1.68 |
1.62 |
$59.07 |
$122,860 |
| New Mexico |
2,170 |
2.63 |
2.54 |
$57.05 |
$118,670 |
| Alaska |
580 |
1.82 |
1.75 |
$57.00 |
$118,550 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
9,530 |
4.81 |
4.64 |
$45.48 |
$94,600 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
8,590 |
1.38 |
1.33 |
$52.66 |
$109,530 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,520 |
2.05 |
1.98 |
$65.10 |
$135,400 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,370 |
1.96 |
1.89 |
$48.38 |
$100,630 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
5,340 |
0.55 |
0.53 |
$49.45 |
$102,860 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
5,000 |
4.38 |
4.23 |
$61.21 |
$127,330 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,940 |
2.00 |
1.93 |
$54.35 |
$113,050 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,480 |
1.14 |
1.10 |
$63.40 |
$131,870 |
| Huntsville, AL |
3,110 |
13.34 |
12.86 |
$58.25 |
$121,150 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,100 |
0.85 |
0.82 |
$51.07 |
$106,230 |
United States Department of Labor
