Human Factors Engineer Salary

Updated: 25 May 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Salary	$56,548 - $118,531
Bonus	$1,200 - $15,403
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Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 25 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 95

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Job Listings for Human Factors Engineer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 14	Usebility/Human Factor Engineer- 5 years experience	ProObject
	in cognitive and/or experimental psychology or human factors engineering is desired and have user-centered... product designers and process engineers developing... Indeed
Jan 24	Junior Human Factors Engineer	TASC	Washington, District of Columbia
	Responsibilities: • Human Factors Engineer with an... human factors engineering functions for computer human interface analysis, situational awareness, human in... Indeed
Jan 25	Senior Human Factors Engineer	Mitre Corporation	McLean, Virginia
	the areas of applied human factors and requirements... two years experience evaluating human factors issues and measuring human performance through experimental... Indeed
Jan 25	Usability / Human Factors Engineer	Syracuse Research Corporation	Hanover, Maryland
	SRC is currently seeking a usability/human factors engineer to support our intelligence customers in the... engineering with human factors and usability... Indeed

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General Motors Corporation	Not enough data
Intel Corporation	Not enough data
Medtronic Inc	Not enough data
Medtronic Diabetes	Not enough data

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Engineering Consulting	$58,842 - $100,770
Information Technology (IT) Services	$57,404 - $101,356
Aerospace and Defense	$62,076 - $107,388
Medical Devices	$60,983 - $104,291
Consultancy	$57,485 - $100,507

Key Statistics for Human Factors Engineer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 35%			Male 65%
Salary:	$74,851 - $94,978			$67,618 - $91,422

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

49%

5-9 years

22%

10-19 years

18%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Doctorate (PhD)	$67,950 - $129,128
Master of Arts (MA), Human Factors Engineering	$69,181 - $87,487
Master of Science (MS), Human Factors Engineering	$61,935 - $87,429
Master of Science (MS), Psychology	$67,500 - $110,000
Bachelor's Degree	$66,958 - $105,850

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 90%		Dental: 80%
	Vision: 59%		None: 7%

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Human Factors Engineer Job Description

People with the job title Human Factors Engineer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Industrial Engineers

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.