How much does a Process Engineer make?

Updated Sep 15, 2022

Experience

Industry

$101,627 / yrTotal Pay
$82,667 / yrBase Pay
$18,960 / yrAdditional Pay

$101,627

 / yr
$69K$153K
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Possible Range

The estimated total pay for a Process Engineer is $101,627 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $82,667 per year. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated additional pay is $18,960 per year. Additional pay could include cash bonus, commission, tips, and profit sharing. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.

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Total Pay Trajectory

For Process Engineer

$101,627 /yr
Process Engineer
$165,350 /yr
Senior Process Engineer
$139,416 /yr
Process Engineer IV
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Related Job Titles

For Process Engineer

Some related job titles are Chemical Process Engineer Salaries with median pay of $119,233, Entry Level Chemical Engineer Salaries with median pay of $48,991, Manufacturing Process Engineer Salaries with median pay of $100,500, Quality Engineer Salaries with median pay of $85,483.

Top Paying Companies

For a Process Engineer in United States

Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for a Process Engineer in United States. Employers include Meta, Google and Apple.

1
Meta
$201,445/yr
2
Google
$188,870/yr
3
Apple
$173,137/yr
9
TESLA
$152,187/yr
Total Pay Trajectory

For Process Engineer

$101,627 /yr
Process Engineer
$139,416 /yr
Process Engineer IV

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Top Paying Industries

For a Process Engineer in United States

The top 5 paying industries for a Process Engineer in United States are Insurance with a median total pay of $130,332, Information Technology with a median total pay of $125,151, Energy, Mining & Utilities with a median total pay of $119,734, Transportation & Logistics with a median total pay of $112,288, and Personal Consumer Services with a median total pay of $111,589.

IndustryTotal PayTotal Pay Insight
  • InsuranceInsurance$130,332

    17% Higher than other industries

  • Information TechnologyInformation Technology$125,151

    14% Higher than other industries

  • Energy, Mining & UtilitiesEnergy, Mining & Utilities$119,734

    10% Higher than other industries

  • Transportation & LogisticsTransportation & Logistics$112,288

    4% Higher than other industries

  • Personal Consumer ServicesPersonal Consumer Services$111,589

    3% Higher than other industries

Insurance

Top paying companies in Insurance for Process Engineer are USAA and State Farm.

USAAUSAA$133,470/yr
State FarmState Farm$127,195/yr

Recent Salaries Shared

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Job Title

Location

Total Pay

Base Pay | Additional Pay

Total Years of Experience

Years at Recent Employer

Submitted

Date or Time

Process Engineer

United States of America

 | 15+ years

$100,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

15+ years
Yesterday
Process Improvement Engineer

United States of America

 | 4-6 years

$73,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

4-6 years
Yesterday
Process Engineer

United States of America

 | 1-3 years

$95,000

/yr

$90K | $5K

Submitted Yesterday

1-3 years
Yesterday
Yield Enhancement Engineer

United States of America

 | <1 year

$75,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

<1 year
Yesterday
Process Engineer

United States of America

 | 1-3 years

$80,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

1-3 years
Yesterday
Process Engineer

United States of America

 | <1 year

$87,000

/yr

$85K | $2K

Submitted Yesterday

<1 year
Yesterday
Manufacturing/Process Engineer

United States of America

 | 7-9 years

$115,000

/yr

$92K | $23K

Submitted Yesterday

7-9 years
Yesterday
Process Engineer

United States of America

 | 1-3 years

$76,500

/yr

$74K | $3K

Submitted Yesterday

1-3 years
Yesterday
Process Engineer

United States of America

 | 1-3 years

$60,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

1-3 years
Yesterday

Process Engineer pay FAQ

The national average salary for a Process Engineer is $82,667 per year in United States. Filter by location to see a Process Engineer salaries in your area. Salaries estimates are based on 24482 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by a Process Engineer employees.

The highest salary for a Process Engineer in United States is $117,899 per year.

The lowest salary for a Process Engineer in United States is $57,963 per year.

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