What are the main factors that influence a 1st Assistant Engineer's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for 1st Assistant Engineer?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for 1st Assistant Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A 1st Assistant Engineer's salary?

A 1st Assistant Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $70,541 for beginners, reaching about $100,664 at mid-level, and approach $140,819 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a 1st Assistant Engineer?

1st Assistant Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for 1st Assistant Engineer roles are District of Columbia $83,019, California $82,704, Massachusetts $81,602. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of 1st Assistant Engineer roles make?

Salaries for 1st Assistant Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Chief Engineer: $298,511; Assistant Electrical Engineer: $118,435; Assistant Optical Engineer: $89,903; Assistant Project Engineer: $88,647; 1st Grade Teacher: $64,157.

1st Assistant Engineer Salary in Iowa

How much does a 1st Assistant Engineer make in Iowa? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a 1st Assistant Engineer in Iowa is $71,757 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

However, a 1st Assistant Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,908
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,897 to $77,594
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,473

10% $62,473

50% (Median) $71,757

90% $82,908

1st Assistant Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,594	$6,466	$1,492	$37
Average	$71,757	$5,980	$1,380	$34
25th Percentile	$66,897	$5,575	$1,286	$32

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Key Factors That Influence 1st Assistant Engineer Salaries

A 1st Assistant 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 1st Assistant Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 1st Assistant 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): $70,541
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,881
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $100,664
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $117,910
Expert (over 8 years): $140,819

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
1st Assistant Engineer	less than 1 year	$70,541
Civil Engineer II	1-2 years	$85,881
Civil Engineer III	2-4 years	$100,664
Civil Engineer IV	5-8 years	$117,910
Civil Engineer V	over 8 years	$140,819

How Do 1st Assistant 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 1st Assistant Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $83,019.
California: $82,704.
Massachusetts: $81,602.

District of Columbia $83,019 California $82,704 Massachusetts $81,602 Washington $81,302 New Jersey $81,272 Alaska $81,167 Connecticut $80,132 New York $79,712

Hawaii $78,370 Rhode Island $77,740 Maryland $77,313 Minnesota $76,728 Colorado $76,503 Illinois $76,428 Oregon $76,143 Delaware $75,933

New Hampshire $75,801 Virginia $75,506 Pennsylvania $74,643 Nevada $74,208 North Dakota $74,066 Michigan $73,841 Wisconsin $73,759 Vermont $73,594

Texas $73,136 Maine $73,106 Arizona $73,061 Ohio $73,009 Georgia $72,319 Indiana $71,974 Wyoming $71,907 Utah $71,802

Iowa $71,757 Kansas $71,397 Louisiana $71,292 North Carolina $71,254 Missouri $71,239 Florida $70,947 Montana $70,789 Nebraska $70,639

Kentucky $70,557 South Carolina $70,257 Tennessee $70,070 Idaho $69,995 New Mexico $69,447 Oklahoma $69,327 Alabama $68,885 South Dakota $68,143

Arkansas $67,738 West Virginia $67,520 Mississippi $66,868

Top Paying Cities for 1st Assistant Engineer

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:

West Bend: $69,926
Melvin: $69,722
Milford: $70,019

West Bend, IA $69,926

Melvin, IA $69,722

Milford, IA $70,019

Ocheyedan, IA $69,846

Okoboji, IA $70,280

Royal, IA $69,939

Ruthven, IA $69,943

Spirit Lake, IA $70,214

Superior, IA $70,274

Terril, IA $69,887

Wallingford, IA $69,984

Webb, IA $69,873

Carroll, IA $70,000

Arcadia, IA $69,889

Arthur, IA $69,827

Aspinwall, IA $70,289

Auburn, IA $69,860

Breda, IA $69,878

Charter Oak, IA $69,857

Dedham, IA $70,008

Deloit, IA $69,935

Denison, IA $70,100

Glidden, IA $70,105

Halbur, IA $70,110

Ida Grove, IA $69,813

Irwin, IA $70,268

Kirkman, IA $70,216

Kiron, IA $69,838

Lake City, IA $69,922

Lake View, IA $69,938

Lanesboro, IA $70,211

Lidderdale, IA $70,022

Lohrville, IA $70,009

Manilla, IA $70,142

Manning, IA $70,094

Odebolt, IA $69,890

Ralston, IA $70,428

Ricketts, IA $70,073

Schleswig, IA $69,878

Scranton, IA $70,402

Templeton, IA $69,964

Vail, IA $69,908

Wall Lake, IA $69,910

Westside, IA $69,874

Council Bluffs, IA $71,254

Carter Lake, IA $71,254

Arion, IA $69,997

Avoca, IA $70,710

Blencoe, IA $69,840

Carson, IA $70,895

Crescent, IA $71,251

Defiance, IA $70,223

Dow City, IA $70,148

Dunlap, IA $70,187

Earling, IA $70,307

Elk Horn, IA $70,400

Elliott, IA $70,357

Emerson, IA $70,747

Glenwood, IA $71,056

Griswold, IA $70,498

Hancock, IA $70,807

Harlan, IA $70,504

Hastings, IA $70,810

Henderson, IA $70,859

Honey Creek, IA $71,218

Kimballton, IA $70,313

Lewis, IA $70,429

Little Sioux, IA $70,190

Logan, IA $70,891

Mc Clelland, IA $71,152

Macedonia, IA $70,945

Magnolia, IA $70,831

Malvern, IA $70,857

Marne, IA $70,385

Minden, IA $70,999

Mineola, IA $71,162

Missouri Valley, IA $71,027

Modale, IA $70,855

Mondamin, IA $70,576

Moorhead, IA $69,912

Van Meter, IA $72,812

Van Wert, IA $70,684

Waukee, IA $73,031

Weldon, IA $70,786

West Des Moines, IA $73,372

What Cheer, IA $70,339

Whitten, IA $70,444

Williams, IA $70,048

Williamson, IA $71,526

Winterset, IA $72,175

Wiota, IA $70,194

Woodburn, IA $71,701

Woodward, IA $72,416

Yale, IA $71,186

Zearing, IA $70,699

Des Moines, IA $73,541

Urbandale, IA $73,407

Windsor Heights, IA $73,508

Clive, IA $73,257

Pleasant Hill, IA $73,411

Mason City, IA $70,100

Alexander, IA $69,860

Belmond, IA $69,957

Britt, IA $69,918

Buffalo Center, IA $69,998

Carpenter, IA $70,700

Chapin, IA $70,222

Clear Lake, IA $70,027

Corwith, IA $69,829

Coulter, IA $70,215

Crystal Lake, IA $70,217

Dougherty, IA $69,794

Fertile, IA $69,976

Floyd, IA $70,130

Forest City, IA $69,983

Garner, IA $69,953

Goodell, IA $69,832

Grafton, IA $69,986

Hampton, IA $70,025

Hanlontown, IA $69,890

Joice, IA $69,943

Kanawha, IA $69,859

Kensett, IA $69,887

Klemme, IA $69,893

Lake Mills, IA $70,130

Lakota, IA $69,944

Latimer, IA $69,940

Leland, IA $69,976

Sioux Center, IA $69,539

Neola, IA $71,062

Oakland, IA $70,867

Mount Ayr, IA $69,878

Nodaway, IA $69,998

Orient, IA $70,618

Prescott, IA $69,988

Redding, IA $69,728

Shannon City, IA $70,306

Sharpsburg, IA $69,719

Tingley, IA $70,293

Villisca, IA $70,196

Akron, IA $68,722

Alta, IA $69,960

Alton, IA $69,528

Anthon, IA $68,719

Aurelia, IA $69,787

Battle Creek, IA $69,650

Bronson, IA $68,243

Brunsville, IA $68,647

Calumet, IA $70,125

Castana, IA $69,587

Chatsworth, IA $68,899

Cherokee, IA $69,698

Cleghorn, IA $69,417

Climbing Hill, IA $68,492

Correctionville, IA $68,885

Cushing, IA $69,384

Danbury, IA $69,526

Galva, IA $69,731

Granville, IA $69,515

Hawarden, IA $69,369

Hinton, IA $68,209

Holstein, IA $69,572

Hornick, IA $68,801

Ireton, IA $69,261

Kingsley, IA $68,591

Larrabee, IA $69,715

Lawton, IA $68,179

Le Mars, IA $68,682

Linn Grove, IA $69,868

Mapleton, IA $69,719

Marcus, IA $69,327

Maurice, IA $69,322

Meriden, IA $69,569

Merrill, IA $68,348

Moville, IA $68,443

Onawa, IA $69,738

Orange City, IA $69,635

Oto, IA $68,982

Oyens, IA $68,850

Paullina, IA $69,696

Peterson, IA $69,869

Pierson, IA $68,829

Quimby, IA $69,379

Remsen, IA $68,949

Rodney, IA $69,142

Salix, IA $68,321

Schaller, IA $69,893

Sergeant Bluff, IA $68,106

Sloan, IA $68,685

Smithland, IA $69,057

Sutherland, IA $69,898

Ute, IA $69,864

Washta, IA $69,242

Westfield, IA $68,373

Whiting, IA $69,053

Sioux City, IA $68,023

Sheldon, IA $69,665

Alvord, IA $68,774

Archer, IA $69,685

Ashton, IA $69,545

Boyden, IA $69,447

Doon, IA $68,952

George, IA $69,392

Hospers, IA $69,659

Hull, IA $69,402

Inwood, IA $68,689

Larchwood, IA $68,520

Lester, IA $68,709

Little Rock, IA $69,497

Matlock, IA $69,674

Primghar, IA $69,895

Rock Rapids, IA $68,969

Rock Valley, IA $68,927

Sanborn, IA $69,775

Sibley, IA $69,737

Spencer, IA $70,079

Massena, IA $70,088

Gifford, IA $70,277

Lenox, IA $69,946

Ackworth, IA $72,758

Adair, IA $70,378

Adel, IA $72,553

Albion, IA $70,343

Alden, IA $70,067

Alleman, IA $72,949

Allerton, IA $70,124

Altoona, IA $73,280

Ames, IA $72,078

Anita, IA $70,098

Ankeny, IA $73,234

Atlantic, IA $70,477

Audubon, IA $70,109

Bagley, IA $70,829

Barnes City, IA $70,282

Baxter, IA $72,220

Bayard, IA $70,628

Beaver, IA $71,385

Berwick, IA $73,410

Bevington, IA $72,779

Blairsburg, IA $69,947

Bondurant, IA $73,085

Boone, IA $71,758

Booneville, IA $72,932

Bouton, IA $72,306

Boxholm, IA $71,066

Bradford, IA $70,302

Brayton, IA $70,208

Buckeye, IA $70,126

Bussey, IA $71,023

Cambridge, IA $72,593

Carlisle, IA $73,179

Casey, IA $70,698

Chariton, IA $71,211

Churdan, IA $70,280

Clemons, IA $70,446

Clio, IA $70,040

Colfax, IA $72,616

Collins, IA $72,292

Colo, IA $71,508

Columbia, IA $71,718

Coon Rapids, IA $70,292

Cooper, IA $71,065

Corydon, IA $70,380

Cumming, IA $73,120

Melcher Dallas, IA $72,078

Dallas Center, IA $72,766

Dana, IA $70,793

Davis City, IA $69,953

Dawson, IA $71,826

Decatur, IA $70,135

Derby, IA $70,950

De Soto, IA $72,566

Dexter, IA $71,904

Dows, IA $69,883

Earlham, IA $72,249

Elkhart, IA $72,950

Ellston, IA $70,455

Ellsworth, IA $70,589

Exira, IA $70,145

Ferguson, IA $70,786

Galt, IA $69,816

Garden City, IA $70,803

Garden Grove, IA $70,509

Gibson, IA $70,345

Gilbert, IA $71,748

Gilman, IA $70,540

Grand Junction, IA $71,048

Grand River, IA $70,426

Granger, IA $72,903

Gray, IA $70,256

Grimes, IA $73,121

Grinnell, IA $70,716

Guthrie Center, IA $70,672

Hamilton, IA $71,096

Pacific Junction, IA $71,044

Hamlin, IA $70,041

Little Cedar, IA $70,607

Mc Intire, IA $71,089

Manly, IA $69,947

Meservey, IA $69,854

Nora Springs, IA $70,055

Northwood, IA $70,345

Orchard, IA $70,091

Osage, IA $70,169

Plymouth, IA $69,920

Rake, IA $70,220

Riceville, IA $70,654

Rock Falls, IA $70,056

Rockford, IA $69,983

Rockwell, IA $69,935

Rowan, IA $69,839

Rudd, IA $70,072

Saint Ansgar, IA $70,533

Scarville, IA $70,073

Sheffield, IA $69,911

Stacyville, IA $70,938

Swaledale, IA $69,887

Thompson, IA $69,992

Thornton, IA $69,864

Titonka, IA $69,894

Toeterville, IA $70,792

Ventura, IA $69,931

Wesley, IA $69,854

Woden, IA $69,851

Fort Dodge, IA $70,202

Albert City, IA $69,928

Algona, IA $70,023

Armstrong, IA $69,983

Ayrshire, IA $69,876

Badger, IA $69,949

Bancroft, IA $69,925

Barnum, IA $69,879

Bode, IA $69,888

Bradgate, IA $69,848

Burnside, IA $70,591

Burt, IA $69,878

Callender, IA $70,181

Clare, IA $69,861

Clarion, IA $69,938

Curlew, IA $69,827

Cylinder, IA $69,821

Dakota City, IA $70,309

Dayton, IA $70,714

Dolliver, IA $69,982

Duncombe, IA $70,182

Eagle Grove, IA $69,983

Early, IA $69,897

Emmetsburg, IA $69,995

Farnhamville, IA $70,199

Fenton, IA $69,869

Fonda, IA $69,885

Gilmore City, IA $69,873

Goldfield, IA $69,888

Gowrie, IA $70,399

Harcourt, IA $70,603

Hardy, IA $69,823

Havelock, IA $69,850

Humboldt, IA $70,007

Jolley, IA $69,796

Knierim, IA $70,070

Laurens, IA $69,970

Ledyard, IA $70,026

Lehigh, IA $70,446

Livermore, IA $69,891

Lone Rock, IA $69,856

Lu Verne, IA $69,834

Lytton, IA $69,873

Mallard, IA $69,876

Manson, IA $69,948

Marathon, IA $69,916

Moorland, IA $69,959

Nemaha, IA $69,846

Newell, IA $69,935

Otho, IA $70,334

Ottosen, IA $69,827

Palmer, IA $69,844

Plover, IA $70,101

Pocahontas, IA $69,960

Pomeroy, IA $69,902

Rembrandt, IA $69,913

Renwick, IA $69,865

Ringsted, IA $69,887

Rockwell City, IA $69,923

Rolfe, IA $69,881

Rutland, IA $69,864

Sac City, IA $69,941

Sioux Rapids, IA $69,955

Somers, IA $69,866

Storm Lake, IA $70,089

Swea City, IA $70,004

Thor, IA $69,867

Truesdale, IA $70,235

Varina, IA $70,209

Vincent, IA $69,858

Webster City, IA $70,369

Luana, IA $69,899

Mc Gregor, IA $70,011

Marquette, IA $70,230

Monona, IA $70,007

New Albin, IA $70,378

Ossian, IA $69,934

Postville, IA $69,986

Protivin, IA $70,157

Randalia, IA $69,902

Ridgeway, IA $69,988

Saint Lucas, IA $70,238

Spillville, IA $70,277

Wadena, IA $69,953

Waterville, IA $70,050

Waucoma, IA $69,918

Waukon, IA $70,163

West Union, IA $70,019

Ainsworth, IA $70,278

Alburnett, IA $71,427

Amana, IA $71,334

Anamosa, IA $71,081

Atkins, IA $71,475

Baldwin, IA $70,210

Belle Plaine, IA $70,564

Blairstown, IA $70,954

Brandon, IA $70,255

Brooklyn, IA $70,472

Center Junction, IA $70,635

Center Point, IA $71,206

Central City, IA $71,276

Chelsea, IA $70,307

Clarence, IA $70,459

Clutier, IA $70,260

Coggon, IA $70,955

Prairieburg, IA $71,061

Conroy, IA $71,080

Guernsey, IA $70,511

Deep River, IA $70,434

Delhi, IA $70,495

Dysart, IA $70,178

Elberon, IA $70,287

Ely, IA $71,661

Fairfax, IA $71,623

Garrison, IA $70,356

Harper, IA $70,399

Hartford, IA $72,947

Harvey, IA $71,291

Haverhill, IA $70,729

Hubbard, IA $70,369

Humeston, IA $70,642

Huxley, IA $72,638

Indianola, IA $72,819

Iowa Falls, IA $70,192

Ira, IA $72,407

Jamaica, IA $71,171

Jefferson, IA $70,873

Jewell, IA $70,744

Johnston, IA $73,269

Kamrar, IA $70,383

Kellerton, IA $70,043

Kelley, IA $72,418

Kellogg, IA $71,012

Keswick, IA $70,425

Killduff, IA $71,814

Knoxville, IA $71,980

Hartwick, IA $70,424

Mount Pleasant, IA $70,151

Rome, IA $69,995

Mount Union, IA $70,057

New London, IA $70,145

Oakville, IA $70,154

Olds, IA $70,450

Pilot Grove, IA $70,230

Salem, IA $70,010

Sperry, IA $70,157

Stockport, IA $69,946

Swedesburg, IA $70,208

Wapello, IA $70,289

Wayland, IA $70,142

West Burlington, IA $70,314

West Point, IA $70,013

Saint Paul, IA $70,231

Wever, IA $70,033

Winfield, IA $70,178

Yarmouth, IA $70,062

Andover, IA $70,307

Atalissa, IA $70,452

Bennett, IA $70,477

Bettendorf, IA $70,537

Blue Grass, IA $70,606

Bryant, IA $70,287

Buffalo, IA $70,584

Calamus, IA $70,495

Camanche, IA $70,413

Charlotte, IA $70,342

Clinton, IA $70,349

Columbus City, IA $70,627

Columbus Junction, IA $70,286

Conesville, IA $70,325

De Witt, IA $70,447

Dixon, IA $70,558

Donahue, IA $70,593

Durant, IA $70,531

Eldridge, IA $70,657

Fruitland, IA $70,381

Goose Lake, IA $70,320

Grand Mound, IA $70,469

Grandview, IA $70,333

Le Claire, IA $70,483

Letts, IA $70,300

Lone Tree, IA $70,469

Long Grove, IA $70,559

Low Moor, IA $70,407

Mc Causland, IA $70,488

Montpelier, IA $70,555

Moscow, IA $70,458

Muscatine, IA $70,432

New Liberty, IA $70,513

Nichols, IA $70,359

Pleasant Valley, IA $70,467

Princeton, IA $70,479

Stockton, IA $70,574

Teeds Grove, IA $70,283

Tipton, IA $70,506

Walcott, IA $70,656

Welton, IA $70,405

West Liberty, IA $70,450

Wheatland, IA $70,450

Wilton, IA $70,484

Davenport, IA $71,164

Hiawatha, IA $71,712

Hills, IA $70,782

Homestead, IA $71,243

Hopkinton, IA $70,797

Iowa City, IA $70,893

Coralville, IA $71,189

Kalona, IA $70,741

Keota, IA $70,423

Keystone, IA $70,539

Ladora, IA $70,729

Langworthy, IA $70,850

Lisbon, IA $71,264

Lost Nation, IA $70,391

Lowden, IA $70,450

Luzerne, IA $70,750

Marengo, IA $70,944

Marion, IA $71,618

Martelle, IA $71,283

Mechanicsville, IA $70,984

Middle Amana, IA $71,310

Millersburg, IA $71,008

Monmouth, IA $70,228

Monticello, IA $70,759

Morley, IA $71,038

Mount Auburn, IA $70,250

Mount Vernon, IA $71,512

Newhall, IA $71,263

North English, IA $70,681

North Liberty, IA $71,406

Norway, IA $71,427

Oakdale, IA $71,199

Olin, IA $70,776

Onslow, IA $70,333

Oxford, IA $71,227

Oxford Junction, IA $70,356

Palo, IA $71,549

Parnell, IA $70,993

Quasqueton, IA $70,423

Riverside, IA $70,570

Robins, IA $71,664

Rowley, IA $70,388

Ryan, IA $70,757

Shellsburg, IA $71,313

Solon, IA $71,370

South Amana, IA $71,160

South English, IA $70,564

Springville, IA $71,425

Stanwood, IA $70,672

Swisher, IA $71,532

Tama, IA $70,399

Morning Sun, IA $70,184

Lacona, IA $72,114

Lamoni, IA $69,989

Laurel, IA $70,825

Le Grand, IA $70,711

Leighton, IA $70,984

Leon, IA $70,385

Liberty Center, IA $72,273

Linden, IA $71,916

Lineville, IA $69,944

Liscomb, IA $70,304

Lorimor, IA $71,207

Lovilia, IA $70,972

Lucas, IA $71,808

Luther, IA $72,209

Lynnville, IA $71,036

Mc Callsburg, IA $70,773

Macksburg, IA $71,079

Madrid, IA $72,476

Malcom, IA $70,290

Marshalltown, IA $70,534

Martensdale, IA $72,899

Maxwell, IA $72,619

Melbourne, IA $71,234

Menlo, IA $70,921

Millerton, IA $70,806

Milo, IA $72,508

Minburn, IA $72,398

Mingo, IA $72,546

Mitchellville, IA $72,980

Monroe, IA $72,343

Montezuma, IA $70,459

Montour, IA $70,337

Murray, IA $71,064

Nevada, IA $72,003

New Providence, IA $70,282

New Sharon, IA $70,672

Newton, IA $72,077

New Virginia, IA $72,263

Norwalk, IA $73,225

Ogden, IA $71,295

Osceola, IA $71,314

Otley, IA $72,129

Panora, IA $71,319

Paton, IA $70,604

Patterson, IA $72,600

Pella, IA $71,432

Perry, IA $72,042

Peru, IA $72,039

Pilot Mound, IA $70,924

Pleasantville, IA $72,531

Polk City, IA $72,944

Popejoy, IA $70,184

Prairie City, IA $72,719

Prole, IA $72,870

Radcliffe, IA $70,455

Randall, IA $71,119

Reasnor, IA $71,946

Redfield, IA $72,058

Rhodes, IA $72,091

Rippey, IA $71,170

Roland, IA $71,043

Runnells, IA $73,061

Russell, IA $70,827

Saint Anthony, IA $70,505

Saint Charles, IA $72,563

Saint Marys, IA $72,664

Searsboro, IA $70,726

Sheldahl, IA $72,693

Slater, IA $72,765

Stanhope, IA $70,778

State Center, IA $70,855

Story City, IA $71,095

Stratford, IA $70,792

Stuart, IA $71,225

Sully, IA $71,242

Swan, IA $72,800

Thayer, IA $70,792

Thornburg, IA $70,656

Tracy, IA $71,107

Truro, IA $72,075

Union, IA $70,274

Whittemore, IA $69,911

Woolstock, IA $69,875

Ackley, IA $70,031

Allison, IA $69,887

Alta Vista, IA $70,108

Aplington, IA $69,895

Aredale, IA $69,849

Arlington, IA $70,010

Aurora, IA $70,102

Austinville, IA $69,893

Beaman, IA $70,140

Bristow, IA $69,879

Buckingham, IA $70,028

Cedar Falls, IA $69,852

Charles City, IA $70,175

Clarksville, IA $69,885

Colwell, IA $70,412

Conrad, IA $70,143

Denver, IA $69,930

Dewar, IA $70,022

Dike, IA $69,918

Dumont, IA $69,930

Dunkerton, IA $69,995

Eldora, IA $70,252

Elma, IA $70,035

Fairbank, IA $69,990

Fredericksburg, IA $69,929

Frederika, IA $69,867

Garwin, IA $70,316

Geneva, IA $69,899

Gilbertville, IA $70,045

Gladbrook, IA $70,120

Greene, IA $69,905

Grundy Center, IA $69,995

Hazleton, IA $70,058

Holland, IA $69,909

Hudson, IA $70,003

Independence, IA $70,154

Ionia, IA $69,907

Janesville, IA $69,889

Jesup, IA $70,046

Kesley, IA $69,890

Lamont, IA $70,125

La Porte City, IA $70,065

Lincoln, IA $70,058

Marble Rock, IA $69,910

Masonville, IA $70,563

Maynard, IA $69,994

Morrison, IA $69,958

Nashua, IA $69,861

New Hampton, IA $70,150

New Hartford, IA $69,891

North Washington, IA $70,166

Oelwein, IA $70,011

Oran, IA $69,975

Toddville, IA $71,559

Toledo, IA $70,266

Troy Mills, IA $70,918

Urbana, IA $70,843

Van Horne, IA $70,911

Victor, IA $70,594

Vining, IA $70,549

Vinton, IA $70,689

Viola, IA $71,434

Walford, IA $71,515

Walker, IA $70,802

Washington, IA $70,402

Watkins, IA $71,242

Webster, IA $70,449

Wellman, IA $70,636

West Branch, IA $70,746

West Chester, IA $70,412

Williamsburg, IA $71,008

Wyoming, IA $70,391

Cedar Rapids, IA $71,742

Ottumwa, IA $70,172

Agency, IA $70,103

Albia, IA $70,589

Batavia, IA $69,986

Beacon, IA $70,950

Birmingham, IA $69,980

Blakesburg, IA $70,081

Bloomfield, IA $69,969

West Grove, IA $69,900

Brighton, IA $70,117

Cantril, IA $69,894

Cedar, IA $70,250

Centerville, IA $70,025

Chillicothe, IA $70,434

Cincinnati, IA $69,891

Delta, IA $70,151

Douds, IA $69,949

Drakesville, IA $69,948

Eddyville, IA $70,467

Eldon, IA $70,050

Exline, IA $69,899

Fairfield, IA $70,139

Floris, IA $69,964

Fremont, IA $70,219

Hayesville, IA $70,420

Hedrick, IA $69,995

Keosauqua, IA $69,978

Kirkville, IA $70,330

Libertyville, IA $70,025

Martinsburg, IA $70,292

Melrose, IA $70,674

Milton, IA $69,944

Moravia, IA $70,236

Moulton, IA $69,895

Mount Sterling, IA $69,821

Mystic, IA $70,256

Ollie, IA $70,169

Oskaloosa, IA $70,777

Packwood, IA $69,988

Plano, IA $70,258

Promise City, IA $70,333

Pulaski, IA $69,947

Richland, IA $70,190

Rose Hill, IA $70,240

Selma, IA $69,931

Seymour, IA $70,030

Sigourney, IA $70,366

Udell, IA $69,858

Unionville, IA $69,881

University Park, IA $70,893

Burlington, IA $70,342

Argyle, IA $69,941

Bonaparte, IA $69,964

Crawfordsville, IA $70,171

Danville, IA $70,106

Denmark, IA $70,268

Donnellson, IA $70,001

Farmington, IA $69,946

Fort Madison, IA $70,202

Hillsboro, IA $69,935

Houghton, IA $70,257

Keokuk, IA $70,196

Lockridge, IA $69,998

Mediapolis, IA $70,241

Middletown, IA $70,044

Montrose, IA $70,053

Lime Springs, IA $70,650

Panama, IA $70,598

Persia, IA $70,872

Pisgah, IA $70,366

Portsmouth, IA $70,729

Red Oak, IA $70,549

Shelby, IA $70,807

Silver City, IA $71,080

Soldier, IA $69,877

Stanton, IA $70,309

Treynor, IA $71,116

Underwood, IA $71,201

Walnut, IA $70,549

Westphalia, IA $70,525

Woodbine, IA $70,676

Shenandoah, IA $70,384

Blanchard, IA $69,972

Braddyville, IA $69,852

Clarinda, IA $70,145

Coin, IA $70,061

College Springs, IA $70,208

Essex, IA $70,317

Farragut, IA $70,286

Hamburg, IA $70,178

Imogene, IA $70,544

New Market, IA $69,954

Northboro, IA $70,050

Percival, IA $70,453

Randolph, IA $70,581

Riverton, IA $70,239

Shambaugh, IA $70,311

Sidney, IA $70,498

Tabor, IA $70,725

Thurman, IA $70,660

Yorktown, IA $70,384

Dubuque, IA $70,400

Tiffin, IA $71,242

Andrew, IA $70,603

Bellevue, IA $70,262

Bernard, IA $70,176

Cascade, IA $70,419

Colesburg, IA $70,096

Delaware, IA $70,647

Delmar, IA $70,366

Dundee, IA $70,162

Durango, IA $70,145

Dyersville, IA $70,431

Earlville, IA $70,353

Edgewood, IA $70,136

Elkader, IA $69,956

Elkport, IA $69,962

Epworth, IA $70,311

Farley, IA $70,353

Farmersburg, IA $69,904

Garber, IA $69,962

Garnavillo, IA $69,974

Greeley, IA $70,163

Guttenberg, IA $70,061

Holy Cross, IA $70,097

La Motte, IA $70,189

Luxemburg, IA $70,432

Manchester, IA $70,446

Maquoketa, IA $70,336

Miles, IA $70,210

New Vienna, IA $70,158

North Buena Vista, IA $70,076

Peosta, IA $70,297

Preston, IA $70,287

Sabula, IA $70,265

Saint Donatus, IA $70,409

Saint Olaf, IA $69,867

Sherrill, IA $70,054

Spragueville, IA $70,178

Springbrook, IA $70,423

Strawberry Point, IA $70,082

Volga, IA $69,959

Worthington, IA $70,396

Zwingle, IA $70,127

Decorah, IA $70,308

Calmar, IA $69,956

Castalia, IA $69,860

Chester, IA $71,099

Clermont, IA $69,959

Cresco, IA $70,319

Dorchester, IA $70,332

Elgin, IA $69,945

Fayette, IA $70,020

Fort Atkinson, IA $69,936

Harpers Ferry, IA $70,040

Hawkeye, IA $69,917

Highlandville, IA $70,511

Lansing, IA $70,251

Lawler, IA $69,953

Parkersburg, IA $69,899

Plainfield, IA $69,878

Raymond, IA $70,046

Readlyn, IA $69,950

Reinbeck, IA $69,965

Shell Rock, IA $69,892

Stanley, IA $70,068

Steamboat Rock, IA $70,133

Stout, IA $69,902

Sumner, IA $69,886

Traer, IA $70,097

Tripoli, IA $69,896

Waverly, IA $69,893

Wellsburg, IA $70,006

Westgate, IA $69,969

Winthrop, IA $70,337

Waterloo, IA $70,077

Evansdale, IA $70,058

Creston, IA $70,557

Afton, IA $70,759

Arispe, IA $70,761

Bedford, IA $69,767

Benton, IA $69,720

Blockton, IA $69,674

Bridgewater, IA $69,965

Carbon, IA $70,283

Clearfield, IA $69,773

Corning, IA $70,041

Cromwell, IA $70,569

Cumberland, IA $70,211

Diagonal, IA $69,968

Fontanelle, IA $70,352

Grant, IA $70,581

Gravity, IA $69,833

Greenfield, IA $70,824

Arnolds Park, IA $70,315

Dickens, IA $69,874

Estherville, IA $70,091

Everly, IA $69,912

Fostoria, IA $70,271

Gillett Grove, IA $70,114

Graettinger, IA $69,927

Greenville, IA $69,900

Gruver, IA $70,061

Harris, IA $69,926

Hartley, IA $69,926

Lake Park, IA $70,021

1st Assistant Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For 1st Assistant Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Insurance sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, 1st Assistant Engineer positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view 1st Assistant Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a 1st Assistant Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$93,284	$45.0	30%
Insurance	$89,696	$43.0	25%
Biotechnology	$86,108	$41.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$86,108	$41.0	20%
Software & Networking	$82,520	$40.0	15%

1st Assistant Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 1st Assistant 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.

$66,897

Average $71,757/year

$77,594

$5,575

Average $5,980/month

$6,466

$1,286

Average $1,380/week

$1,492

$32

Average $34/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,594	$6,466	$1,492	$37
Average	$71,757	$5,980	$1,380	$34
25th Percentile	$66,897	$5,575	$1,286	$32

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