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

A CAE Engineer's salary grows with experience: a CAE Engineer (1-3 years)earns $62,605, a CAE Design Technician II (3-5 years)earns $73,404, a CAE Design Technician III (5-7 years)earns $83,192, a CAE Design Supervisor I (7+ years)earns $94,035, a CAE Design Supervisor II (7+ years)earns $120,306,

What are the highest paying states for a CAE Engineer?

CAE Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for CAE Engineer roles are District of Columbia $69,664, California $69,400, Massachusetts $68,475. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of CAE Engineer roles make?

Salaries for CAE Engineer level roles vary by specialization: CAE: $924,226; CAE Services Engineer IV: $131,160; CAE Designer IV: $131,152; Senior Cae Engineer: $119,803; CAE Services Engineer III: $113,643.

How do different companies affect a CAE Engineer's salary?

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

CAE Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a CAE Engineer make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a CAE Engineer in the United States is $62,919 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,095
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,683 to $68,769
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,826

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CAE Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,769	$5,731	$1,322	$33
Average	$62,919	$5,243	$1,210	$30
25th Percentile	$58,683	$4,890	$1,129	$28

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Key Factors That Influence CAE Engineer Salaries

A CAE 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 CAE Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a CAE 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): $62,605
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,404
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,192
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $94,035
Expert (over 8 years): $120,306

Levels	Salary
CAE Engin... Level CAE Engineer	$62,605
CAE Desig... Level CAE Engineer	$73,404
CAE Desig... Level CAE Engineer	$83,192
CAE Desig... Level CAE Engineer	$94,035
CAE Desig... Level CAE Engineer	$120,306

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

District of Columbia: $69,664.
California: $69,400.
Massachusetts: $68,475.

District of Columbia $69,664 California $69,400 Massachusetts $68,475 Washington $68,223 New Jersey $68,198 Alaska $68,110 Connecticut $67,241 New York $66,889

Hawaii $65,763 Rhode Island $65,234 Maryland $64,876 Minnesota $64,385 Colorado $64,196 Illinois $64,133 Oregon $63,894 Delaware $63,718

New Hampshire $63,607 Virginia $63,359 Pennsylvania $62,636 Nevada $62,271 North Dakota $62,151 Michigan $61,963 Wisconsin $61,893 Vermont $61,755

Texas $61,371 Maine $61,346 Arizona $61,308 Ohio $61,264 Georgia $60,685 Indiana $60,396 Wyoming $60,339 Utah $60,251

Iowa $60,213 Kansas $59,911 Louisiana $59,823 North Carolina $59,792 Missouri $59,779 Florida $59,534 Montana $59,402 Nebraska $59,276

Kentucky $59,207 South Carolina $58,955 Tennessee $58,798 Idaho $58,735 New Mexico $58,276 Oklahoma $58,175 Alabama $57,804 South Dakota $57,181

Arkansas $56,841 West Virginia $56,659 Mississippi $56,111

Top Paying Cities for CAE 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: $79,360
San Francisco: $78,579
Oakland: $76,837

San Jose, CA $79,360

San Francisco, CA $78,579

Oakland, CA $76,837

New York, NY $72,917

Queens Village, NY $72,445

Paramus, NJ $71,942

Passaic, NJ $71,879

Bergenfield, NJ $71,816

Stamford, CT $71,721

Huntington, NY $71,658

Newark, NJ $71,249

Bridgeport, CT $71,124

New Brunswick, NJ $70,916

Vallejo, CA $70,784

Middlesex, NJ $70,746

Somerset, NJ $70,689

Petaluma, CA $70,545

Santa Cruz, CA $70,299

Boston, MA $70,173

Monterey, CA $69,859

Fairbanks, AK $69,815

Los Angeles, CA $69,695

Washington, DC $69,664

Seattle, WA $69,551

Santa Rosa, CA $69,538

Juneau, AK $69,356

Orange, CA $69,148

Anchorage, AK $69,035

Anaheim, CA $68,991

Santa Ana, CA $68,896

Nassau, NY $68,858

Long Beach, CA $68,833

Danbury, CT $68,814

Santa Maria, CA $68,601

Everett, WA $68,588

Bremerton, WA $68,280

Trenton, NJ $68,160

Sacramento, CA $68,135

San Diego, CA $68,103

Brockton, MA $68,078

Tacoma, WA $68,053

Santa Barbara, CA $67,965

Lowell, MA $67,713

New Suffolk, NY $67,688

Nashua, NH $67,613

Lompoc, CA $67,512

Ventura, CA $67,449

Stockton, CA $67,430

New Haven, CT $67,304

Atlantic City, NJ $67,141

Hartford, CT $67,002

Modesto, CA $66,971

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,832

New Britain, CT $66,801

Kennewick, WA $66,713

Olympia, WA $66,713

New London, CT $66,700

Norwich, CT $66,681

Lawrence, MA $66,650

Bakersfield, CA $66,474

New Bedford, MA $66,386

Riverside, CA $66,386

Richland, WA $66,323

Portsmouth, NH $66,273

Vineland, NJ $66,260

San Bernardino, CA $66,210

Boulder, CO $66,033

Worcester, MA $65,983

Portland, OR $65,926

Saint Paul, MN $65,851

Minneapolis, MN $65,851

Philadelphia, PA $65,763

Honolulu, HI $65,429

Springfield, MA $65,209

Providence, RI $65,203

Chicago, IL $65,020

Bellingham, WA $64,945

Baltimore, MD $64,876

Chico, CA $64,718

Wilmington, DE $64,611

Pittsfield, MA $64,549

Manchester, NH $64,429

Spokane, WA $64,152

Denver, CO $64,146

Albany, NY $63,850

Troy, NY $63,825

Schenectady, NY $63,693

Burlington, VT $63,554

Portland, ME $63,334

Salem, OR $63,284

Yakima, WA $63,271

Ann Arbor, MI $63,252

Rochester, MN $63,076

Reno, NV $63,045

Fresno, CA $63,045

Milwaukee, WI $62,988

Detroit, MI $62,925

Allentown, PA $62,906

Carson City, NV $62,900

Houston, TX $62,806

Colorado Springs, CO $62,799

Syracuse, NY $62,768

Eugene, OR $62,648

Gary, IN $62,573

Bismarck, ND $62,573

Galveston, TX $62,573

Springfield, OR $62,523

Medford, OR $62,372

Fort Collins, CO $62,346

Austin, TX $62,296

Mesa, AZ $62,164

Phoenix, AZ $62,151

Dallas, TX $62,132

Reading, PA $62,095

Saint Cloud, MN $62,070

Concord, NH $62,013

Madison, WI $61,988

Utica, NY $61,818

Raleigh, NC $61,768

Las Vegas, NV $61,761

Rochester, NY $61,717

Des Moines, IA $61,711

Atlanta, GA $61,610

Battle Creek, MI $61,591

Salt Lake City, UT $61,572

Lancaster, PA $61,478

Champaign, IL $61,466

Harrisburg, PA $61,390

Durham, NC $61,333

Kansas City, MO $61,327

Kansas City, KS $61,315

Fort Worth, TX $61,308

Boca Raton, FL $61,283

Cleveland, OH $61,277

Columbus, OH $61,264

Pittsburgh, PA $61,258

Richmond, VA $61,233

Indianapolis, IN $61,220

Cincinnati, OH $61,138

Petersburg, VA $61,044

Lansing, MI $60,906

Billings, MT $60,906

Huntsville, AL $60,906

Lebanon, PA $60,899

Pueblo, CO $60,893

Dayton, OH $60,893

Appleton, WI $60,874

Buffalo, NY $60,849

Racine, WI $60,817

Charlotte, NC $60,811

Saint Louis, MO $60,792

Springfield, IL $60,767

York, PA $60,755

Elkhart, IN $60,755

Gastonia, NC $60,748

Benton Harbor, MI $60,748

Beaumont, TX $60,710

Lorain, OH $60,698

Toledo, OH $60,673

Binghamton, NY $60,641

Rock Hill, SC $60,635

Rockford, IL $60,604

Elyria, OH $60,572

Fargo, ND $60,572

Flagstaff, AZ $60,528

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,490

Miami, FL $60,453

Duluth, MN $60,352

Bangor, ME $60,270

Cedar Rapids, IA $60,201

Louisville, KY $60,169

Grand Rapids, MI $60,157

Hialeah, FL $60,151

Casper, WY $60,062

Scranton, PA $59,987

New Orleans, LA $59,968

Virginia Beach, VA $59,962

Akron, OH $59,930

Peoria, IL $59,848

Sarasota, FL $59,836

Green Bay, WI $59,792

Baton Rouge, LA $59,760

Charleston, SC $59,748

Nashville, TN $59,729

Jamestown, NY $59,716

Davenport, IA $59,716

Tucson, AZ $59,685

Cheyenne, WY $59,666

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,647

Tampa, FL $59,635

Omaha, NE $59,622

Evansville, IN $59,597

Port Arthur, TX $59,597

Bradenton, FL $59,572

Santa Fe, NM $59,458

Orlando, FL $59,395

Clearwater, FL $59,326

La Crosse, WI $59,194

Canton, OH $59,194

Grand Forks, ND $59,175

Tulsa, OK $59,156

Albuquerque, NM $59,156

Newport News, VA $59,150

High Point, NC $59,131

Ogden, UT $59,106

Corpus Christi, TX $59,056

Laramie, WY $59,018

Norfolk, VA $59,018

Rock Island, IL $58,980

Saginaw, MI $58,968

Jacksonville, FL $58,961

Salisbury, NC $58,949

Memphis, TN $58,936

Moline, IL $58,905

Fort Myers, FL $58,886

Waterloo, IA $58,804

Spartanburg, SC $58,741

Lincoln, NE $58,710

Fort Wayne, IN $58,697

Birmingham, AL $58,628

Cedar Falls, IA $58,615

Provo, UT $58,609

Springfield, OH $58,603

San Antonio, TX $58,590

Greensboro, NC $58,565

South Bend, IN $58,559

Winston Salem, NC $58,552

Boise, ID $58,533

Savannah, GA $58,489

Muskegon, MI $58,376

Lima, OH $58,301

Lake Charles, LA $58,276

Anderson, IN $58,263

Lexington, KY $58,244

Augusta, GA $58,225

Greenville, SC $58,225

Wichita, KS $58,169

Tuscaloosa, AL $58,169

Columbia, SC $58,112

Bloomington, IN $57,955

Roanoke, VA $57,917

Asheville, NC $57,835

Knoxville, TN $57,728

Shreveport, LA $57,722

Wilmington, NC $57,640

Frankfort, KY $57,520

Oklahoma City, OK $57,476

Chillicothe, OH $57,451

Longview, TX $57,445

Topeka, KS $57,426

Mobile, AL $57,332

Terre Haute, IN $57,307

Erie, PA $57,300

Altoona, PA $57,269

Melbourne, FL $57,250

Amarillo, TX $57,225

Killeen, TX $57,206

Fayetteville, AR $57,156

Sioux Falls, SD $57,112

Chattanooga, TN $57,074

Idaho Falls, ID $57,067

Gainesville, FL $56,935

Portsmouth, OH $56,904

Little Rock, AR $56,891

Lynchburg, VA $56,891

Youngstown, OH $56,866

Lafayette, LA $56,866

Temple, TX $56,841

Daytona Beach, FL $56,828

Clarksville, TN $56,822

Pensacola, FL $56,816

Hopkinsville, KY $56,627

Charleston, WV $56,621

Florence, SC $56,589

Sioux City, IA $56,552

Macon, GA $56,369

Tallahassee, FL $56,363

Fayetteville, NC $56,350

Wichita Falls, TX $56,338

Waco, TX $56,338

Pine Bluff, AR $56,312

Vincennes, IN $56,193

Lubbock, TX $56,168

Great Falls, MT $56,130

Alamogordo, NM $56,124

Abilene, TX $56,073

Rapid City, SD $55,992

Monroe, LA $55,992

Albany, GA $55,954

Huntington, WV $55,948

Jackson, MS $55,941

Greenville, MS $55,935

Parkersburg, WV $55,872

Montgomery, AL $55,859

Johnstown, PA $55,847

Springfield, MO $55,797

Biloxi, MS $55,765

Sumter, SC $55,633

Columbus, GA $55,627

Twin Falls, ID $55,589

Pascagoula, MS $55,507

Kingsport, TN $55,343

Gulfport, MS $55,325

Alexandria, LA $55,117

Fort Smith, AR $54,960

El Paso, TX $54,790

Helena, MT $54,708

Las Cruces, NM $54,507

Harlingen, TX $54,331

Pocatello, ID $54,274

Florence, AL $54,255

Brownsville, TX $54,242

Dothan, AL $54,142

Mcallen, TX $54,110

Columbus, MS $53,645

Altus, OK $53,355

Lawton, OK $53,236

Pierre, SD $53,009

What Skills Can Increase a CAE Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.67% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Civil Engineering (Mentioned in 2.4% Job Postings): Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways. Civil engineering is traditionally broken into a number of sub-disciplines. It is considered the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering, and it is defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering. Civil engineering takes place in the public sector from municipal through to national governments, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies.
Computer Aided Design (Mentioned in 1.27% Job Postings): CAD (computer-aided design) is the use of computer-based software to aid in design processes. CAD software is frequently used by different types of engineers and designers.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4.67%
Civil Engineering	2.4%
Computer Aided Design	1.27%

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 CAE Engineer's salary.

Communication Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.
Written Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.
CAD: Can increase your salary by up to 0%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Communication Skills	$63,548	1%
Written Communication	$63,548	1%
CAD	$62,919	0%
Problem Solving	$62,919	0%
Attention to Detail	$62,919	0%

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

Understanding how a CAE 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

$58,683

Average $62,919/year

$68,769

$4,890

Average $5,243/month

$5,731

$1,129

Average $1,210/week

$1,322

$28

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,769	$5,731	$1,322	$33
Average	$62,919	$5,243	$1,210	$30
25th Percentile	$58,683	$4,890	$1,129	$28

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Salaries for a CAE Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,220 in 2023 to around $54,306 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of CAE Engineer salary trends, .

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