What are the main factors that influence a Silicon Design Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Silicon Design Engineer's salary?

A Silicon Design Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Tool Design Engineer I (0-2 years)earns $78,444, a Silicon Design Engineer (2-4 years)earns $92,032, a Tool Design Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $104,808, a Tool Design Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $127,046, a Tool Design Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $149,855,

What are the highest paying states for a Silicon Design Engineer?

Silicon Design Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Silicon Design Engineer roles are District of Columbia $101,728, California $101,342, Massachusetts $99,991. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Silicon Design Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Silicon Design Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Product Design Engineer V: $160,192; Product Design Engineer IV: $136,701; Design Engineer: $128,680; Silicon Engineer: $115,970; Design Engineer, Senior: $111,950.

How do different companies affect a Silicon Design Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Silicon Design Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Silicon Design Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Silicon Design Engineer make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Silicon Design Engineer in the United States is $91,878 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,271
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,153 to $99,935
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $79,031

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Silicon Design Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,935	$8,328	$1,922	$48
Average	$91,878	$7,657	$1,767	$44
25th Percentile	$85,153	$7,096	$1,638	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Silicon Design Engineer Salaries

A Silicon Design 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Silicon Design Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Silicon Design 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): $78,444
Early Career (1-2 years): $92,032
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $104,808
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $127,046
Expert (over 8 years): $149,855

Levels	Salary
Tool Desi... Level Silicon Design Engineer	$78,444
Silicon D... Level Silicon Design Engineer	$92,032
Tool Desi... Level Silicon Design Engineer	$104,808
Tool Desi... Level Silicon Design Engineer	$127,046
Tool Desi... Level Silicon Design Engineer	$149,855

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How Do Silicon Design 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 Silicon Design Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $101,728.
California: $101,342.
Massachusetts: $99,991.

District of Columbia $101,728 California $101,342 Massachusetts $99,991 Washington $99,624 New Jersey $99,587 Alaska $99,458 Connecticut $98,190 New York $97,676

Hawaii $96,031 Rhode Island $95,259 Maryland $94,736 Minnesota $94,019 Colorado $93,743 Illinois $93,651 Oregon $93,302 Delaware $93,045

New Hampshire $92,883 Virginia $92,521 Pennsylvania $91,465 Nevada $90,932 North Dakota $90,757 Michigan $90,482 Wisconsin $90,381 Vermont $90,178

Texas $89,618 Maine $89,581 Arizona $89,526 Ohio $89,462 Georgia $88,616 Indiana $88,194 Wyoming $88,111 Utah $87,983

Iowa $87,927 Kansas $87,486 Louisiana $87,358 North Carolina $87,312 Missouri $87,293 Florida $86,935 Montana $86,742 Nebraska $86,558

Kentucky $86,457 South Carolina $86,090 Tennessee $85,860 Idaho $85,768 New Mexico $85,098 Oklahoma $84,951 Alabama $84,408 South Dakota $83,499

Arkansas $83,003 West Virginia $82,736 Mississippi $81,937

Top Paying Cities for Silicon Design 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:

San Jose: $115,886
San Francisco: $114,747
Oakland: $112,202

San Jose, CA $115,886

San Francisco, CA $114,747

Oakland, CA $112,202

New York, NY $106,478

Queens Village, NY $105,789

Paramus, NJ $105,054

Passaic, NJ $104,962

Bergenfield, NJ $104,870

Stamford, CT $104,732

Huntington, NY $104,640

Newark, NJ $104,043

Bridgeport, CT $103,859

New Brunswick, NJ $103,556

Vallejo, CA $103,363

Middlesex, NJ $103,308

Somerset, NJ $103,225

Petaluma, CA $103,014

Santa Cruz, CA $102,655

Boston, MA $102,472

Monterey, CA $102,012

Fairbanks, AK $101,948

Los Angeles, CA $101,773

Washington, DC $101,728

Seattle, WA $101,562

Santa Rosa, CA $101,544

Juneau, AK $101,277

Orange, CA $100,974

Anchorage, AK $100,809

Anaheim, CA $100,744

Santa Ana, CA $100,607

Nassau, NY $100,551

Long Beach, CA $100,515

Danbury, CT $100,487

Santa Maria, CA $100,175

Everett, WA $100,156

Bremerton, WA $99,706

Trenton, NJ $99,532

Sacramento, CA $99,495

San Diego, CA $99,449

Brockton, MA $99,412

Tacoma, WA $99,375

Santa Barbara, CA $99,247

Lowell, MA $98,879

New Suffolk, NY $98,843

Nashua, NH $98,732

Lompoc, CA $98,585

Ventura, CA $98,493

Stockton, CA $98,466

New Haven, CT $98,282

Atlantic City, NJ $98,043

Hartford, CT $97,841

Modesto, CA $97,795

Poughkeepsie, NY $97,593

New Britain, CT $97,547

Kennewick, WA $97,418

Olympia, WA $97,418

New London, CT $97,400

Norwich, CT $97,372

Lawrence, MA $97,327

Bakersfield, CA $97,069

New Bedford, MA $96,941

Riverside, CA $96,941

Richland, WA $96,849

Portsmouth, NH $96,775

Vineland, NJ $96,757

San Bernardino, CA $96,683

Boulder, CO $96,426

Worcester, MA $96,353

Portland, OR $96,270

Saint Paul, MN $96,160

Minneapolis, MN $96,160

Philadelphia, PA $96,031

Honolulu, HI $95,544

Springfield, MA $95,223

Providence, RI $95,213

Chicago, IL $94,947

Bellingham, WA $94,837

Baltimore, MD $94,736

Chico, CA $94,506

Wilmington, DE $94,350

Pittsfield, MA $94,258

Manchester, NH $94,083

Spokane, WA $93,679

Denver, CO $93,670

Albany, NY $93,238

Troy, NY $93,201

Schenectady, NY $93,008

Burlington, VT $92,806

Portland, ME $92,485

Salem, OR $92,411

Yakima, WA $92,393

Ann Arbor, MI $92,365

Rochester, MN $92,108

Reno, NV $92,062

Fresno, CA $92,062

Milwaukee, WI $91,979

Detroit, MI $91,887

Allentown, PA $91,860

Carson City, NV $91,851

Houston, TX $91,713

Colorado Springs, CO $91,704

Syracuse, NY $91,658

Eugene, OR $91,483

Gary, IN $91,373

Bismarck, ND $91,373

Galveston, TX $91,373

Springfield, OR $91,299

Medford, OR $91,079

Fort Collins, CO $91,042

Austin, TX $90,969

Mesa, AZ $90,776

Phoenix, AZ $90,757

Dallas, TX $90,730

Reading, PA $90,675

Saint Cloud, MN $90,638

Concord, NH $90,555

Madison, WI $90,518

Utica, NY $90,270

Raleigh, NC $90,197

Las Vegas, NV $90,188

Rochester, NY $90,123

Des Moines, IA $90,114

Atlanta, GA $89,967

Battle Creek, MI $89,940

Salt Lake City, UT $89,912

Lancaster, PA $89,774

Champaign, IL $89,756

Harrisburg, PA $89,646

Durham, NC $89,563

Kansas City, MO $89,554

Kansas City, KS $89,535

Fort Worth, TX $89,526

Boca Raton, FL $89,489

Cleveland, OH $89,480

Columbus, OH $89,462

Pittsburgh, PA $89,453

Richmond, VA $89,416

Indianapolis, IN $89,397

Cincinnati, OH $89,278

Petersburg, VA $89,140

Lansing, MI $88,938

Billings, MT $88,938

Huntsville, AL $88,938

Lebanon, PA $88,929

Pueblo, CO $88,920

Dayton, OH $88,920

Appleton, WI $88,892

Buffalo, NY $88,855

Racine, WI $88,809

Charlotte, NC $88,800

Saint Louis, MO $88,773

Springfield, IL $88,736

York, PA $88,718

Elkhart, IN $88,718

Gastonia, NC $88,708

Benton Harbor, MI $88,708

Beaumont, TX $88,653

Lorain, OH $88,635

Toledo, OH $88,598

Binghamton, NY $88,552

Rock Hill, SC $88,543

Rockford, IL $88,497

Elyria, OH $88,451

Fargo, ND $88,451

Flagstaff, AZ $88,387

Fort Lauderdale, FL $88,332

Miami, FL $88,277

Duluth, MN $88,130

Bangor, ME $88,010

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,909

Louisville, KY $87,863

Grand Rapids, MI $87,845

Hialeah, FL $87,836

Casper, WY $87,707

Scranton, PA $87,597

New Orleans, LA $87,569

Virginia Beach, VA $87,560

Akron, OH $87,514

Peoria, IL $87,395

Sarasota, FL $87,376

Green Bay, WI $87,312

Baton Rouge, LA $87,266

Charleston, SC $87,248

Nashville, TN $87,220

Jamestown, NY $87,202

Davenport, IA $87,202

Tucson, AZ $87,156

Cheyenne, WY $87,128

Saint Petersburg, FL $87,101

Tampa, FL $87,082

Omaha, NE $87,064

Evansville, IN $87,027

Port Arthur, TX $87,027

Bradenton, FL $86,990

Santa Fe, NM $86,825

Orlando, FL $86,733

Clearwater, FL $86,632

La Crosse, WI $86,439

Canton, OH $86,439

Grand Forks, ND $86,411

Tulsa, OK $86,384

Albuquerque, NM $86,384

Newport News, VA $86,375

High Point, NC $86,347

Ogden, UT $86,310

Corpus Christi, TX $86,237

Laramie, WY $86,182

Norfolk, VA $86,182

Rock Island, IL $86,127

Saginaw, MI $86,108

Jacksonville, FL $86,099

Salisbury, NC $86,081

Memphis, TN $86,062

Moline, IL $86,016

Fort Myers, FL $85,989

Waterloo, IA $85,869

Spartanburg, SC $85,777

Lincoln, NE $85,732

Fort Wayne, IN $85,713

Birmingham, AL $85,612

Cedar Falls, IA $85,594

Provo, UT $85,585

Springfield, OH $85,575

San Antonio, TX $85,557

Greensboro, NC $85,520

South Bend, IN $85,511

Winston Salem, NC $85,502

Boise, ID $85,474

Savannah, GA $85,410

Muskegon, MI $85,245

Lima, OH $85,134

Lake Charles, LA $85,098

Anderson, IN $85,079

Lexington, KY $85,052

Augusta, GA $85,024

Greenville, SC $85,024

Wichita, KS $84,941

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,941

Columbia, SC $84,859

Bloomington, IN $84,629

Roanoke, VA $84,574

Asheville, NC $84,454

Knoxville, TN $84,298

Shreveport, LA $84,289

Wilmington, NC $84,170

Frankfort, KY $83,995

Oklahoma City, OK $83,931

Chillicothe, OH $83,894

Longview, TX $83,885

Topeka, KS $83,857

Mobile, AL $83,719

Terre Haute, IN $83,683

Erie, PA $83,673

Altoona, PA $83,628

Melbourne, FL $83,600

Amarillo, TX $83,563

Killeen, TX $83,536

Fayetteville, AR $83,462

Sioux Falls, SD $83,398

Chattanooga, TN $83,343

Idaho Falls, ID $83,334

Gainesville, FL $83,141

Portsmouth, OH $83,095

Little Rock, AR $83,076

Lynchburg, VA $83,076

Youngstown, OH $83,039

Lafayette, LA $83,039

Temple, TX $83,003

Daytona Beach, FL $82,984

Clarksville, TN $82,975

Pensacola, FL $82,966

Hopkinsville, KY $82,690

Charleston, WV $82,681

Florence, SC $82,635

Sioux City, IA $82,580

Macon, GA $82,314

Tallahassee, FL $82,304

Fayetteville, NC $82,286

Wichita Falls, TX $82,268

Waco, TX $82,268

Pine Bluff, AR $82,231

Vincennes, IN $82,056

Lubbock, TX $82,020

Great Falls, MT $81,965

Alamogordo, NM $81,955

Abilene, TX $81,882

Rapid City, SD $81,762

Monroe, LA $81,762

Albany, GA $81,707

Huntington, WV $81,698

Jackson, MS $81,689

Greenville, MS $81,680

Parkersburg, WV $81,588

Montgomery, AL $81,569

Johnstown, PA $81,551

Springfield, MO $81,478

Biloxi, MS $81,432

Sumter, SC $81,239

Columbus, GA $81,229

Twin Falls, ID $81,174

Pascagoula, MS $81,055

Kingsport, TN $80,816

Gulfport, MS $80,788

Alexandria, LA $80,485

Fort Smith, AR $80,256

El Paso, TX $80,008

Helena, MT $79,888

Las Cruces, NM $79,594

Harlingen, TX $79,337

Pocatello, ID $79,254

Florence, AL $79,227

Brownsville, TX $79,208

Dothan, AL $79,061

Mcallen, TX $79,015

Columbus, MS $78,335

Altus, OK $77,913

Lawton, OK $77,738

Pierre, SD $77,407

What Skills Can Increase a Silicon Design Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 7.69% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Open Access (Mentioned in 3.85% Job Postings): Open Access (OA) refers to all electronic resources that are made widely available on the internet without licensing and copyright restrictions. Open Access resources can include articles, journals, books, conference proceedings, theses, music, etc.
Feasibility Studies (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): A feasibility study is the initial design stage to any project or plan. As the name implies, a feasibility study is an analysis into the viability of an idea.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	7.69%
Open Access	3.85%
Feasibility Studies	1.92%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Silicon Design Engineer's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Written Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$95,553	4%
Initiative	$94,635	3%
Written Communication	$94,635	3%
Leadership	$93,716	2%
Problem Solving	$92,797	1%
Communication Skills	$92,797	1%

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How Education impacts a Silicon Design Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Silicon Design Engineers enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Silicon Design Engineer with a Associate's Degree is between $86,494 and $93,409).

Silicon Design Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Silicon Design Engineer

No Diploma 28.6%

High School 50.0%

Associates 28.6%

Bachelors 50.0%

Masters 21.4%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	28.6%
High School	50.0%
Associates	28.6%
Bachelors	50.0%
Masters	21.4%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Silicon Design Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Silicon Design 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

$85,153

Average $91,878/year

$99,935

$7,096

Average $7,657/month

$8,328

$1,638

Average $1,767/week

$1,922

$41

Average $44/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,935	$8,328	$1,922	$48
Average	$91,878	$7,657	$1,767	$44
25th Percentile	$85,153	$7,096	$1,638	$41

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Salaries for a Silicon Design Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $87,386 in 2023 to around $86,714 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Silicon Design Engineer salary trends, .

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2024

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