Project Engineer salary: median $100,000 a year
Project Engineer listings that state pay run from $83,500 to $112,500 for the middle half, based on 430 current job listings. 1,645 project engineer roles are open now.
Project Engineer pay range
From 430 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.
- Lower quarter
- $83,500
- Median
- $100,000
- Upper quarter
- $112,500
Project Engineer salary by state
States with at least 8 listings that state pay.
Open project engineer jobs
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Project Engineer
Colgate Palmolive · Morristown, TN, US
Oct 26, 2026
- Project Engineer
Toyota Automated Logistics · Louisville, KY
Oct 25, 2026
- Project Engineer
Human Capital Ventures · Douglasville, GA, USA
Oct 24, 2026
- Project Engineer
CRH Public · Durkee, OR, US, 97905
Oct 24, 2026
- Project Engineer
UFP Technologies · Chicopee, MA
Oct 24, 2026
- Project Engineer - Michels Construction, Inc.
Michels · Boston, MA
$72k–$94k · Oct 23, 2026
- Project Engineer / IPT Lead
Innovasolutions · Anaheim, California
Oct 23, 2026
- Project Engineer
Skanska USA · Fort Myers, Florida
Oct 23, 2026
- Project Engineer - Aviation
MRINetwork · Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 23, 2026
- Project Engineer
Herzog Foundation Resource Management · Kearny, New Jersey
Oct 23, 2026
- Project Engineer - Rail Traffic
Olsson · North Kansas City, MO; Overland Park, KS
Oct 23, 2026
- Project Engineer - Rail Traffic
Olsson · Dallas, TX; Fort Worth, TX
Oct 23, 2026
- Project Engineer, Heavy Civil / Highway
Human Capital Ventures · Tampa, FL, USA
Oct 23, 2026
- Project Engineer – Mechanical – Data Center
Highland Consulting Group · Buffalo
Oct 23, 2026
- Project Engineer – Mechanical
Highland Consulting Group · Newport News
Oct 23, 2026
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Project Engineer salary questions
- How much does a project engineer make?
- Among 430 open project engineer listings that state pay, the median is $100,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $83,500 and $112,500.
- Where does this project engineer pay data come from?
- From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
- Which state pays project engineers the most?
- Of the states with enough listings, New Jersey has the highest median listed pay at $111,500.
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