Distribution Engineer Salary in Colorado

How much does a Distribution Engineer make in Colorado?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Distribution Engineer in Colorado is $47,684 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, a Distribution Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,850
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,629 to $54,053
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,026

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Distribution Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,053	$4,504	$1,039	$26
Average	$47,684	$3,974	$917	$23
25th Percentile	$42,629	$3,552	$820	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Distribution Engineer Salaries

A Distribution Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Distribution Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Distribution Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $42,320
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,360
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,225
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $134,080
Expert (over 8 years): $189,219

Levels	Salary
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$42,320
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$47,360
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$92,225
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$134,080
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$189,219

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How Do Distribution Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Distribution Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,761.
California: $51,565.
Massachusetts: $50,877.

District of Columbia $51,761 California $51,565 Massachusetts $50,877 Washington $50,690 New Jersey $50,672 Alaska $50,606 Connecticut $49,961 New York $49,699

Hawaii $48,862 Rhode Island $48,470 Maryland $48,203 Minnesota $47,839 Colorado $47,698 Illinois $47,652 Oregon $47,474 Delaware $47,343

New Hampshire $47,261 Virginia $47,077 Pennsylvania $46,539 Nevada $46,268 North Dakota $46,179 Michigan $46,039 Wisconsin $45,987 Vermont $45,885

Texas $45,599 Maine $45,581 Arizona $45,553 Ohio $45,520 Georgia $45,090 Indiana $44,875 Wyoming $44,833 Utah $44,767

Iowa $44,739 Kansas $44,515 Louisiana $44,449 North Carolina $44,426 Missouri $44,417 Florida $44,234 Montana $44,136 Nebraska $44,043

Kentucky $43,991 South Carolina $43,804 Tennessee $43,687 Idaho $43,641 New Mexico $43,299 Oklahoma $43,224 Alabama $42,949 South Dakota $42,486

Arkansas $42,233 West Virginia $42,098 Mississippi $41,691

Top Paying Cities for Distribution Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $46,043
Hygiene: $49,003
Johnstown: $47,100

Glen Haven, CO $46,043 Hygiene, CO $49,003 Johnstown, CO $47,100 Laporte, CO $46,324 Livermore, CO $46,230 Loveland, CO $46,263 Lyons, CO $48,970 Masonville, CO $46,324

Mead, CO $47,334 Milliken, CO $47,063 Niwot, CO $49,063 Red Feather Lakes, CO $44,945 Severance, CO $46,170 Timnath, CO $46,324 Wellington, CO $46,324 Windsor, CO $46,230

Brighton, CO $47,413 Ault, CO $46,011 Briggsdale, CO $44,903 Carr, CO $44,052 Eastlake, CO $47,600 Eaton, CO $45,749 Evans, CO $46,740 Fort Lupton, CO $47,493

Galeton, CO $45,380 Gilcrest, CO $47,063 Gill, CO $45,740 Greeley, CO $46,595 Henderson, CO $47,535 Hudson, CO $47,465 Keenesburg, CO $47,413 Kersey, CO $46,389

La Salle, CO $46,880 Lucerne, CO $45,950 Nunn, CO $46,043 Orchard, CO $45,856 Pierce, CO $46,043 Ohio City, CO $47,965 Parlin, CO $47,965 Penrose, CO $45,422

Pitkin, CO $47,965 Poncha Springs, CO $47,965 Powderhorn, CO $47,965 Rockvale, CO $45,370 Sargents, CO $47,965 Twin Lakes, CO $48,119 Westcliffe, CO $44,777 Wetmore, CO $45,071

Durango, CO $45,721 Cahone, CO $47,965 Cortez, CO $47,965 Dolores, CO $47,965 Dove Creek, CO $47,965 Egnar, CO $47,965 Hesperus, CO $45,721 Lewis, CO $47,965

Mancos, CO $47,965 Marvel, CO $44,898 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $44,898 Pleasant View, CO $47,965 Rico, CO $47,965 Towaoc, CO $44,898 Yellow Jacket, CO $47,965 Montrose, CO $47,965

Austin, CO $47,965 Bedrock, CO $47,965 Cedaredge, CO $47,965 Cory, CO $47,965 Crawford, CO $47,965 Delta, CO $47,965 Eckert, CO $47,965 Hotchkiss, CO $47,965

Lazear, CO $47,965 Naturita, CO $47,965 Norwood, CO $47,965 Nucla, CO $47,965 Olathe, CO $47,965 Ophir, CO $47,965 Ouray, CO $47,965 Paonia, CO $47,965

Paradox, CO $47,965 Placerville, CO $47,965 Redvale, CO $47,965 Ridgway, CO $47,965 Silverton, CO $47,965 Somerset, CO $47,965 Telluride, CO $47,965 Grand Junction, CO $47,965

Platteville, CO $47,264 Roggen, CO $47,002 Weldona, CO $46,525 Wiggins, CO $46,525 Fort Morgan, CO $46,525 Log Lane Village, CO $46,525 Akron, CO $45,562 Amherst, CO $44,744

Atwood, CO $44,744 Brush, CO $45,562 Crook, CO $43,631 Eckley, CO $45,562 Fleming, CO $44,744 Grover, CO $43,631 Haxtun, CO $44,744 Hereford, CO $43,631

Hillrose, CO $45,562 Holyoke, CO $44,744 Idalia, CO $46,053 Iliff, CO $43,631 Julesburg, CO $43,631 Lindon, CO $47,193 Merino, CO $44,744 New Raymer, CO $44,744

Otis, CO $45,562 Ovid, CO $43,631 Padroni, CO $43,631 Paoli, CO $44,744 Peetz, CO $43,631 Sedgwick, CO $43,631 Snyder, CO $45,562 Sterling, CO $44,744

Stoneham, CO $44,744 Vernon, CO $45,716 Woodrow, CO $47,193 Wray, CO $46,296 Yuma, CO $45,562 Anton, CO $47,193 Arapahoe, CO $45,482 Arriba, CO $46,193

Bethune, CO $46,053 Burlington, CO $46,053 Calhan, CO $46,193 Cascade, CO $46,661 Cheyenne Wells, CO $45,482 Cope, CO $46,693 Cripple Creek, CO $46,347 Divide, CO $46,347

Flagler, CO $46,053 Florissant, CO $46,193 Fountain, CO $46,534 Genoa, CO $46,193 Green Mountain Falls, CO $46,567 Guffey, CO $46,193 Hugo, CO $46,193 Joes, CO $46,693

Karval, CO $45,482 Kirk, CO $46,693 Kit Carson, CO $45,482 Limon, CO $46,193 Lake George, CO $46,193 Manitou Springs, CO $46,661 Matheson, CO $46,193 Peyton, CO $46,254

Ramah, CO $46,193 Rush, CO $45,866 Seibert, CO $46,053 Simla, CO $46,193 Stratton, CO $46,053 U S A F Academy, CO $46,628 Victor, CO $46,380 Vona, CO $46,053

Wild Horse, CO $45,482 Woodland Park, CO $46,441 Yoder, CO $45,796 Colorado Springs, CO $46,661 Clifton, CO $47,965 Fruita, CO $47,965 Gateway, CO $47,965 Glade Park, CO $47,965

Loma, CO $47,965 Mack, CO $47,965 Palisade, CO $47,965 Whitewater, CO $47,965 Glenwood Springs, CO $47,965 Dinosaur, CO $45,931 Aspen, CO $48,432 Snowmass Village, CO $48,432

Avon, CO $48,063 Basalt, CO $48,245 Carbondale, CO $47,927 Collbran, CO $47,965 Craig, CO $47,596 De Beque, CO $47,965 Eagle, CO $47,783 Edwards, CO $48,030

Parachute, CO $47,965 Battlement Mesa, CO $47,965 Gypsum, CO $47,764 Hamilton, CO $47,596 Hayden, CO $47,596 Maybell, CO $47,783 Meeker, CO $47,783 Meredith, CO $48,306

Mesa, CO $47,965 Minturn, CO $48,063 Molina, CO $47,965 New Castle, CO $47,965 Rangely, CO $47,783 Red Cliff, CO $48,063 Rifle, CO $47,965 Silt, CO $47,965

Slater, CO $43,150 Snowmass, CO $48,339 Wolcott, CO $47,876 Woody Creek, CO $48,432 Vail, CO $48,063 Pueblo, CO $45,244 Colorado City, CO $44,777 Aguilar, CO $44,777

Arlington, CO $44,777 Avondale, CO $45,151 Beulah, CO $44,777 Boncarbo, CO $44,777 Boone, CO $44,996 Branson, CO $44,777 Campo, CO $43,458 Cheraw, CO $44,777

Crowley, CO $44,777 Eads, CO $44,777 Fort Lyon, CO $44,777 Fowler, CO $44,777 Gardner, CO $44,777 Granada, CO $44,777 Hartman, CO $44,777 Hasty, CO $44,777

Haswell, CO $44,777 Hoehne, CO $44,777 Holly, CO $44,777 Kim, CO $44,777 La Junta, CO $44,777 Lamar, CO $44,777 Las Animas, CO $44,777 La Veta, CO $44,777

Mc Clave, CO $44,777 Manzanola, CO $44,777 Model, CO $44,777 Olney Springs, CO $44,777 Ordway, CO $44,777 Pritchett, CO $44,777 Rocky Ford, CO $44,777 Rye, CO $44,777

Sheridan Lake, CO $44,777 Springfield, CO $44,777 Sugar City, CO $44,777 Swink, CO $44,777 Trinchera, CO $44,777 Trinidad, CO $44,777 Two Buttes, CO $44,777 Vilas, CO $44,777

Walsenburg, CO $44,777 Walsh, CO $43,458 Weston, CO $44,777 Wiley, CO $44,777 Alamosa, CO $44,777 Antonito, CO $43,477 Arboles, CO $43,477 Arvada, CO $47,661

Aurora, CO $47,628 Bayfield, CO $45,721 Broomfield, CO $48,222 Commerce City, CO $47,661 Dupont, CO $47,661 Eldorado Springs, CO $49,063 Lafayette, CO $49,003 Louisville, CO $49,063

Westminster, CO $47,661 Wheat Ridge, CO $47,661 Agate, CO $46,693 Bennett, CO $47,193 Byers, CO $47,193 Castle Rock, CO $46,834 Deer Trail, CO $47,193 Elbert, CO $46,431

Elizabeth, CO $46,787 Englewood, CO $47,661 Franktown, CO $46,829 Kiowa, CO $46,693 Larkspur, CO $46,492 Littleton, CO $47,628 Lone Tree, CO $47,628 Louviers, CO $47,380

Monument, CO $46,441 Palmer Lake, CO $46,347 Parker, CO $47,301 Sedalia, CO $47,231 Strasburg, CO $47,193 Watkins, CO $47,596 Denver, CO $47,661 Thornton, CO $47,661

Boulder, CO $49,063 Golden, CO $47,628 Alma, CO $47,712 Bailey, CO $47,544 Black Hawk, CO $48,783 Bond, CO $47,689 Breckenridge, CO $47,745 Buffalo Creek, CO $47,259

Burns, CO $47,647 Central City, CO $48,750 Clark, CO $45,370 Climax, CO $47,783 Coalmont, CO $47,348 Como, CO $47,596 Conifer, CO $47,712 Cowdrey, CO $43,150

Dillon, CO $47,783 Dumont, CO $47,979 Evergreen, CO $47,348 Empire, CO $47,946 Fairplay, CO $47,694 Fraser, CO $48,096 Frisco, CO $47,843 Georgetown, CO $47,923

Granby, CO $48,203 Grand Lake, CO $47,937 Grant, CO $47,656 Hartsel, CO $47,250 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $47,927 Idaho Springs, CO $47,960 Idledale, CO $47,535 Indian Hills, CO $47,507

Jamestown, CO $49,063 Jefferson, CO $47,596 Kittredge, CO $47,413 Kremmling, CO $47,596 Leadville, CO $47,778 Mc Coy, CO $47,596 Morrison, CO $47,600 Nederland, CO $49,003

Oak Creek, CO $47,596 Parshall, CO $47,764 Phippsburg, CO $47,596 Pine, CO $47,535 Pinecliffe, CO $49,063 Rand, CO $47,348 Rollinsville, CO $48,970 Shawnee, CO $47,633

Silver Plume, CO $47,913 Steamboat Springs, CO $47,596 Tabernash, CO $48,157 Toponas, CO $47,596 Walden, CO $44,501 Ward, CO $49,031 Winter Park, CO $48,044 Yampa, CO $47,596

Silverthorne, CO $47,843 Longmont, CO $48,937 Allenspark, CO $48,876 Estes Park, CO $47,226 Bellvue, CO $46,324 Berthoud, CO $47,352 Dacono, CO $48,021 Drake, CO $46,137

Erie, CO $48,937 Firestone, CO $47,525 Fort Collins, CO $46,324 Frederick, CO $48,750 Blanca, CO $44,777 Capulin, CO $44,127 Center, CO $44,777 Chama, CO $44,777

Chimney Rock, CO $45,721 Chromo, CO $43,477 Conejos, CO $43,477 Creede, CO $47,965 Crestone, CO $44,777 Del Norte, CO $46,310 Fort Garland, CO $44,777 San Luis, CO $43,477

Homelake, CO $44,777 Hooper, CO $44,777 Ignacio, CO $43,477 Jaroso, CO $43,477 La Jara, CO $44,127 Manassa, CO $44,127 Moffat, CO $44,777 Monte Vista, CO $44,777

Mosca, CO $44,777 Pagosa Springs, CO $43,477 Romeo, CO $44,127 Saguache, CO $46,310 Sanford, CO $44,127 San Pablo, CO $44,777 South Fork, CO $47,965 Villa Grove, CO $46,310

Salida, CO $47,081 Almont, CO $47,965 Buena Vista, CO $47,965 Canon City, CO $45,534 Cimarron, CO $47,965 Coal Creek, CO $45,352 Coaldale, CO $45,482 Cotopaxi, CO $45,482

Crested Butte, CO $47,998 Florence, CO $45,384 Monarch, CO $47,965 Granite, CO $47,848 Gunnison, CO $47,965 Hillside, CO $45,482 Howard, CO $46,193 Lake City, CO $47,965

Nathrop, CO $47,965

Distribution Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Distribution Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$42,629

Average $47,684/year

$54,053

$3,552

Average $3,974/month

$4,504

$820

Average $917/week

$1,039

$20

Average $23/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,053	$4,504	$1,039	$26
Average	$47,684	$3,974	$917	$23
25th Percentile	$42,629	$3,552	$820	$20

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