$23.50–$31.50/hrOnsiteLead / Staff+ · Full-time
Chief Engineer salary
From 69 US job postings that list pay, out of 116 open Chief Engineer jobs in the US. These are the amounts employers advertised, not pay reported by employees.
- Median pay
- $103ka year
- Middle half
- $78k–$193k25th to 75th percentile
- Postings with pay
- 69of 116 open jobs · 11 paid by the hour
Pay range
$60k$232k
Top-paying companies
| Company | Median a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman | $191k | 4 |
| JLL | $125k | 6 |
| C&W | $97k | 5 |
| C7E73BB3B9993124B8840B3CB5E608CC | $81k | 3 |
| Marriott International | $78k | 10 |
| 895769C58B52D9DF59B67A02D35CF4C9 | $48k | 3 |
Companies with at least 3 postings that list pay.
Open Chief Engineer jobs with pay listed
$66K–$74K/yrOnsiteLead / Staff+ · Full-time
$138K–$144K/yrOnsiteLead / Staff+ · Full-time
$42.50–$50.00/hrOnsiteLead / Staff+ · Full-time
$80K–$90K/yrOnsiteLead / Staff+ · Full-time
$119K–$204K/yrHybridLead / Staff+ · Full-time
How these numbers are made
- ApplyHour reads job postings straight from employers' own career sites (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS and 30 more), not job boards, and keeps the pay each posting states.
- Only open US postings for this job title count, with pay in US dollars of at least $10k a year. A range counts at its middle. Hourly pay is turned into a year at 2,080 hours (40 a week), daily pay at 260 days.
- These are advertised amounts, not what people are paid: bonuses, equity and tips aren't included. A company or place is listed once it has enough postings with pay.
- Updated November 11, 2026; the numbers move as jobs open and close.