Average Senior Project Engineer Salary

The top respondents for the job title Senior Project Engineer are from the companies Lockheed Martin Corp, ECS - Mid Atlantic, LLC and Honeywell Aerospace. Reported salaries are highest at Honeywell Aerospace where the average pay is $103,690. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. and UTC Aerospace Systems, earning around $100,299 and $93,484, respectively. ECS - Mid Atlantic, LLC pays the lowest at around $81,500. Stryker Corp. and Oshkosh Corporation also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $85,500 and $91,075, respectively.

Skills in Engineering Design, Technical Analysis and Product Development are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Microsoft Office and Project Management.

An entry-level Senior Project Engineer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $76,429 based on 15 salaries. An early career Senior Project Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $81,923 based on 363 salaries. A mid-career Senior Project Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $90,402 based on 846 salaries. An experienced Senior Project Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $99,370 based on 937 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $105,947.

Employees with Senior Project Engineer in their job title in New York, New York earn an average of 10.4% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Houston, Texas (8.4% more) and San Francisco, California (3.5% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Dallas, Texas (16.1% less), Chicago, Illinois (5.6% less) and Los Angeles, California (2.6% less).