What are the main factors that influence a Vp Engineering's salary?

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

How does experience change A Vp Engineering's salary?

A Vp Engineering's salary grows with experience: an Engineering Senior Manager (5+ years)earns $181,352, an Engineering Director (5+ years)earns $202,604, a VP of Engineering (5+ years)earns $237,160, an Vp Engineering (5+ years)earns $297,619, a Chief Engineering Officer (5+ years)earns $373,586,

What are the highest paying states for a Vp Engineering?

Vp Engineering salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Vp Engineering roles are District of Columbia $325,737, California $324,501, Massachusetts $320,177. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Vp Engineering roles make?

Salaries for Vp Engineering level roles vary by specialization: VP Solution Engineering: $262,768; Vp Of Engineering: $253,858; VP of Mechanical Design Engineering: $249,200; Head of Mechanical Engineering: $249,170; VP of Software Engineering: $241,490.

How do different companies affect a Vp Engineering's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Vp Engineering 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.

Vp Engineering Salary in the United States

How much does a Vp Engineering make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Vp Engineering in the United States is $294,199 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $141.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $328,956
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $265,880 to $312,392
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $240,097

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Vp Engineering Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$312,392	$26,033	$6,008	$150
Average	$294,199	$24,517	$5,658	$141
25th Percentile	$265,880	$22,157	$5,113	$128

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Key Factors That Influence Vp Engineering Salaries

A Vp Engineering'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 Vp Engineering Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Vp Engineering'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): $181,352
Early Career (1-2 years): $202,604
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $237,160
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $297,619
Expert (over 8 years): $373,586

Levels	Salary
Engineeri... Level Vp Engineering	$181,352
Engineeri... Level Vp Engineering	$202,604
VP of Eng... Level Vp Engineering	$237,160
Vp Engine... Level Vp Engineering	$297,619
Chief Eng... Level Vp Engineering	$373,586

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How Do Vp Engineering 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 Vp Engineerings. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $325,737.
California: $324,501.
Massachusetts: $320,177.

District of Columbia $325,737 California $324,501 Massachusetts $320,177 Washington $319,000 New Jersey $318,882 Alaska $318,470 Connecticut $314,410 New York $312,763

Hawaii $307,497 Rhode Island $305,025 Maryland $303,348 Minnesota $301,054 Colorado $300,171 Illinois $299,877 Oregon $298,759 Delaware $297,935

New Hampshire $297,417 Virginia $296,258 Pennsylvania $292,875 Nevada $291,169 North Dakota $290,610 Michigan $289,727 Wisconsin $289,403 Vermont $288,756

Texas $286,961 Maine $286,844 Arizona $286,667 Ohio $286,461 Georgia $283,755 Indiana $282,401 Wyoming $282,137 Utah $281,725

Iowa $281,548 Kansas $280,136 Louisiana $279,724 North Carolina $279,577 Missouri $279,518 Florida $278,371 Montana $277,753 Nebraska $277,165

Kentucky $276,841 South Carolina $275,664 Tennessee $274,929 Idaho $274,635 New Mexico $272,487 Oklahoma $272,016 Alabama $270,280 South Dakota $267,368

Arkansas $265,779 West Virginia $264,926 Mississippi $262,366

Top Paying Cities for Vp Engineerings

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: $371,073
San Francisco: $367,425
Oakland: $359,276

San Jose, CA $371,073

San Francisco, CA $367,425

Oakland, CA $359,276

New York, NY $340,947

Queens Village, NY $338,740

Paramus, NJ $336,387

Passaic, NJ $336,093

Bergenfield, NJ $335,798

Stamford, CT $335,357

Huntington, NY $335,063

Newark, NJ $333,151

Bridgeport, CT $332,562

New Brunswick, NJ $331,591

Vallejo, CA $330,974

Middlesex, NJ $330,797

Somerset, NJ $330,532

Petaluma, CA $329,856

Santa Cruz, CA $328,708

Boston, MA $328,120

Monterey, CA $326,649

Fairbanks, AK $326,443

Los Angeles, CA $325,884

Washington, DC $325,737

Seattle, WA $325,207

Santa Rosa, CA $325,148

Juneau, AK $324,295

Orange, CA $323,324

Anchorage, AK $322,795

Anaheim, CA $322,589

Santa Ana, CA $322,148

Nassau, NY $321,971

Long Beach, CA $321,853

Danbury, CT $321,765

Santa Maria, CA $320,765

Everett, WA $320,706

Bremerton, WA $319,264

Trenton, NJ $318,706

Sacramento, CA $318,588

San Diego, CA $318,441

Brockton, MA $318,323

Tacoma, WA $318,205

Santa Barbara, CA $317,793

Lowell, MA $316,617

New Suffolk, NY $316,499

Nashua, NH $316,146

Lompoc, CA $315,675

Ventura, CA $315,381

Stockton, CA $315,293

New Haven, CT $314,704

Atlantic City, NJ $313,939

Hartford, CT $313,292

Modesto, CA $313,145

Poughkeepsie, NY $312,498

New Britain, CT $312,351

Kennewick, WA $311,939

Olympia, WA $311,939

New London, CT $311,880

Norwich, CT $311,792

Lawrence, MA $311,645

Bakersfield, CA $310,821

New Bedford, MA $310,409

Riverside, CA $310,409

Richland, WA $310,115

Portsmouth, NH $309,880

Vineland, NJ $309,821

San Bernardino, CA $309,585

Boulder, CO $308,762

Worcester, MA $308,526

Portland, OR $308,261

Saint Paul, MN $307,908

Minneapolis, MN $307,908

Philadelphia, PA $307,497

Honolulu, HI $305,937

Springfield, MA $304,908

Providence, RI $304,878

Chicago, IL $304,025

Bellingham, WA $303,672

Baltimore, MD $303,348

Chico, CA $302,613

Wilmington, DE $302,113

Pittsfield, MA $301,819

Manchester, NH $301,260

Spokane, WA $299,965

Denver, CO $299,936

Albany, NY $298,553

Troy, NY $298,435

Schenectady, NY $297,817

Burlington, VT $297,170

Portland, ME $296,140

Salem, OR $295,905

Yakima, WA $295,846

Ann Arbor, MI $295,758

Rochester, MN $294,934

Reno, NV $294,787

Fresno, CA $294,787

Milwaukee, WI $294,522

Detroit, MI $294,228

Allentown, PA $294,140

Carson City, NV $294,110

Houston, TX $293,669

Colorado Springs, CO $293,640

Syracuse, NY $293,493

Eugene, OR $292,934

Gary, IN $292,581

Bismarck, ND $292,581

Galveston, TX $292,581

Springfield, OR $292,345

Medford, OR $291,639

Fort Collins, CO $291,522

Austin, TX $291,286

Mesa, AZ $290,668

Phoenix, AZ $290,610

Dallas, TX $290,521

Reading, PA $290,345

Saint Cloud, MN $290,227

Concord, NH $289,962

Madison, WI $289,845

Utica, NY $289,050

Raleigh, NC $288,815

Las Vegas, NV $288,786

Rochester, NY $288,580

Des Moines, IA $288,550

Atlanta, GA $288,079

Battle Creek, MI $287,991

Salt Lake City, UT $287,903

Lancaster, PA $287,462

Champaign, IL $287,403

Harrisburg, PA $287,050

Durham, NC $286,785

Kansas City, MO $286,756

Kansas City, KS $286,697

Fort Worth, TX $286,667

Boca Raton, FL $286,550

Cleveland, OH $286,520

Columbus, OH $286,461

Pittsburgh, PA $286,432

Richmond, VA $286,314

Indianapolis, IN $286,255

Cincinnati, OH $285,873

Petersburg, VA $285,432

Lansing, MI $284,784

Billings, MT $284,784

Huntsville, AL $284,784

Lebanon, PA $284,755

Pueblo, CO $284,726

Dayton, OH $284,726

Appleton, WI $284,637

Buffalo, NY $284,520

Racine, WI $284,373

Charlotte, NC $284,343

Saint Louis, MO $284,255

Springfield, IL $284,137

York, PA $284,078

Elkhart, IN $284,078

Gastonia, NC $284,049

Benton Harbor, MI $284,049

Beaumont, TX $283,872

Lorain, OH $283,814

Toledo, OH $283,696

Binghamton, NY $283,549

Rock Hill, SC $283,519

Rockford, IL $283,372

Elyria, OH $283,225

Fargo, ND $283,225

Flagstaff, AZ $283,019

Fort Lauderdale, FL $282,843

Miami, FL $282,666

Duluth, MN $282,195

Bangor, ME $281,813

Cedar Rapids, IA $281,489

Louisville, KY $281,342

Grand Rapids, MI $281,283

Hialeah, FL $281,254

Casper, WY $280,842

Scranton, PA $280,489

New Orleans, LA $280,401

Virginia Beach, VA $280,371

Akron, OH $280,224

Peoria, IL $279,842

Sarasota, FL $279,783

Green Bay, WI $279,577

Baton Rouge, LA $279,430

Charleston, SC $279,371

Nashville, TN $279,283

Jamestown, NY $279,224

Davenport, IA $279,224

Tucson, AZ $279,077

Cheyenne, WY $278,989

Saint Petersburg, FL $278,900

Tampa, FL $278,842

Omaha, NE $278,783

Evansville, IN $278,665

Port Arthur, TX $278,665

Bradenton, FL $278,547

Santa Fe, NM $278,018

Orlando, FL $277,724

Clearwater, FL $277,400

La Crosse, WI $276,782

Canton, OH $276,782

Grand Forks, ND $276,694

Tulsa, OK $276,606

Albuquerque, NM $276,606

Newport News, VA $276,576

High Point, NC $276,488

Ogden, UT $276,370

Corpus Christi, TX $276,135

Laramie, WY $275,958

Norfolk, VA $275,958

Rock Island, IL $275,782

Saginaw, MI $275,723

Jacksonville, FL $275,694

Salisbury, NC $275,635

Memphis, TN $275,576

Moline, IL $275,429

Fort Myers, FL $275,341

Waterloo, IA $274,958

Spartanburg, SC $274,664

Lincoln, NE $274,517

Fort Wayne, IN $274,458

Birmingham, AL $274,134

Cedar Falls, IA $274,076

Provo, UT $274,046

Springfield, OH $274,017

San Antonio, TX $273,958

Greensboro, NC $273,840

South Bend, IN $273,811

Winston Salem, NC $273,781

Boise, ID $273,693

Savannah, GA $273,487

Muskegon, MI $272,958

Lima, OH $272,605

Lake Charles, LA $272,487

Anderson, IN $272,428

Lexington, KY $272,340

Augusta, GA $272,252

Greenville, SC $272,252

Wichita, KS $271,987

Tuscaloosa, AL $271,987

Columbia, SC $271,722

Bloomington, IN $270,986

Roanoke, VA $270,810

Asheville, NC $270,427

Knoxville, TN $269,927

Shreveport, LA $269,898

Wilmington, NC $269,515

Frankfort, KY $268,957

Oklahoma City, OK $268,751

Chillicothe, OH $268,633

Longview, TX $268,603

Topeka, KS $268,515

Mobile, AL $268,074

Terre Haute, IN $267,956

Erie, PA $267,927

Altoona, PA $267,780

Melbourne, FL $267,691

Amarillo, TX $267,574

Killeen, TX $267,486

Fayetteville, AR $267,250

Sioux Falls, SD $267,044

Chattanooga, TN $266,868

Idaho Falls, ID $266,838

Gainesville, FL $266,220

Portsmouth, OH $266,073

Little Rock, AR $266,015

Lynchburg, VA $266,015

Youngstown, OH $265,897

Lafayette, LA $265,897

Temple, TX $265,779

Daytona Beach, FL $265,720

Clarksville, TN $265,691

Pensacola, FL $265,661

Hopkinsville, KY $264,779

Charleston, WV $264,749

Florence, SC $264,602

Sioux City, IA $264,426

Macon, GA $263,573

Tallahassee, FL $263,543

Fayetteville, NC $263,484

Wichita Falls, TX $263,426

Waco, TX $263,426

Pine Bluff, AR $263,308

Vincennes, IN $262,749

Lubbock, TX $262,631

Great Falls, MT $262,455

Alamogordo, NM $262,425

Abilene, TX $262,190

Rapid City, SD $261,807

Monroe, LA $261,807

Albany, GA $261,631

Huntington, WV $261,602

Jackson, MS $261,572

Greenville, MS $261,543

Parkersburg, WV $261,248

Montgomery, AL $261,190

Johnstown, PA $261,131

Springfield, MO $260,895

Biloxi, MS $260,748

Sumter, SC $260,131

Columbus, GA $260,101

Twin Falls, ID $259,925

Pascagoula, MS $259,542

Kingsport, TN $258,777

Gulfport, MS $258,689

Alexandria, LA $257,718

Fort Smith, AR $256,983

El Paso, TX $256,188

Helena, MT $255,806

Las Cruces, NM $254,864

Harlingen, TX $254,041

Pocatello, ID $253,776

Florence, AL $253,688

Brownsville, TX $253,629

Dothan, AL $253,158

Mcallen, TX $253,011

Columbus, MS $250,834

Altus, OK $249,481

Lawton, OK $248,922

Pierre, SD $247,862

What Skills Can Increase a Vp Engineering's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 7.51% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 2.15% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.
Accounting (Mentioned in 1.54% Job Postings): Creating financial statements and reports based on the summary of financial and business transactions.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	7.51%
Housekeeping	2.15%
Accounting	1.54%

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 Vp Engineering's salary.

Customer Service: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Preventive Maintenance: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Customer Service	$308,909	5%
Scheduling	$305,967	4%
Preventive Maintenance	$305,967	4%
Accounting	$303,025	3%
Listening	$303,025	3%
Plumbing	$303,025	3%

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How Education impacts a Vp Engineering's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Vp Engineerings enter the field with a Bachelor'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 Vp Engineering with a Bachelor's Degree is between $283,387 and $302,109).

Vp Engineering Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Vp Engineering

No Diploma 0.2%

High School 1.9%

Associates 2.0%

Bachelors 32.2%

Masters 47.4%

Doctorate 16.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.2%
High School	1.9%
Associates	2.0%
Bachelors	32.2%
Masters	47.4%
Doctorate	16.1%

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Vp Engineering Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Vp Engineering'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

$265,880

Average $294,199/year

$312,392

$22,157

Average $24,517/month

$26,033

$5,113

Average $5,658/week

$6,008

$128

Average $141/hour

$150

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$312,392	$26,033	$6,008	$150
Average	$294,199	$24,517	$5,658	$141
25th Percentile	$265,880	$22,157	$5,113	$128

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Salary Trends for Vp Engineering

Salaries for a Vp Engineering can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $284,979 in 2023 to around $282,037 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Vp Engineering salary trends, .

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2023

$284,979

2024

$285,443

2025

$282,037

2026

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2024	$285,443
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