What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Principal 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 Assistant Principal Engineer?

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

How does experience change An Assistant Principal Engineer's salary?

An Assistant Principal Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $76,871 for beginners, reaching about $109,697 at mid-level, and approach $153,455 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Principal Engineer?

Assistant Principal Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Principal Engineer roles are District of Columbia $85,257, California $84,934, Massachusetts $83,802. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Principal Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Principal Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Principal Data Engineer: $171,231; Principal Database Engineer: $169,278; Principal Algorithm Engineer: $163,100; Principal AI Engineer: $163,034; Principal Engineer: $158,301.

Assistant Principal Engineer Salary in Oregon

How much does an Assistant Principal Engineer make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Principal Engineer in Oregon is $78,196 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,348
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,900 to $84,557
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,079

10% $68,079

50% (Median) $78,196

90% $90,348

Assistant Principal Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,557	$7,046	$1,626	$41
Average	$78,196	$6,516	$1,504	$38
25th Percentile	$72,900	$6,075	$1,402	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Principal Engineer Salaries

An Assistant Principal 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 Assistant Principal Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Principal 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): $76,871
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,588
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $109,697
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,491
Expert (over 8 years): $153,455

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assistant Principal Engineer	less than 1 year	$76,871
Civil Engineer II	1-2 years	$93,588
Civil Engineer III	2-4 years	$109,697
Civil Engineer IV	5-8 years	$128,491
Civil Engineer V	over 8 years	$153,455

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

District of Columbia: $85,257.
California: $84,934.
Massachusetts: $83,802.

District of Columbia $85,257 California $84,934 Massachusetts $83,802 Washington $83,494 New Jersey $83,463 Alaska $83,355 Connecticut $82,292 New York $81,861

Hawaii $80,483 Rhode Island $79,836 Maryland $79,397 Minnesota $78,797 Colorado $78,566 Illinois $78,489 Oregon $78,196 Delaware $77,980

New Hampshire $77,845 Virginia $77,541 Pennsylvania $76,656 Nevada $76,209 North Dakota $76,063 Michigan $75,832 Wisconsin $75,747 Vermont $75,578

Texas $75,108 Maine $75,077 Arizona $75,031 Ohio $74,977 Georgia $74,269 Indiana $73,915 Wyoming $73,845 Utah $73,737

Iowa $73,691 Kansas $73,322 Louisiana $73,214 North Carolina $73,175 Missouri $73,160 Florida $72,860 Montana $72,698 Nebraska $72,544

Kentucky $72,459 South Carolina $72,151 Tennessee $71,959 Idaho $71,882 New Mexico $71,320 Oklahoma $71,196 Alabama $70,742 South Dakota $69,980

Arkansas $69,564 West Virginia $69,341 Mississippi $68,671

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Principal 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:

Antelope: $74,427
Aurora: $78,941
Beaverton: $80,531

Antelope, OR $74,427

Aurora, OR $78,941

Beaverton, OR $80,531

Beavercreek, OR $79,213

Boring, OR $79,725

Bridal Veil, OR $79,602

Brightwood, OR $78,361

Canby, OR $78,993

Cascade Locks, OR $77,239

Clackamas, OR $80,501

Clatskanie, OR $77,096

Colton, OR $78,383

Columbia City, OR $79,090

Corbett, OR $79,212

Donald, OR $78,519

Dufur, OR $74,833

Eagle Creek, OR $79,383

Estacada, OR $78,191

Fairview, OR $80,363

Gervais, OR $77,685

Gladstone, OR $80,472

Government Camp, OR $76,936

Grass Valley, OR $74,595

Gresham, OR $80,337

Hood River, OR $76,798

Hubbard, OR $78,118

Kent, OR $74,427

Lake Oswego, OR $80,667

Marylhurst, OR $80,563

Maupin, OR $74,515

Molalla, OR $77,730

Moro, OR $74,752

Mosier, OR $76,006

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $76,513

Mulino, OR $78,901

Odell, OR $76,622

Oregon City, OR $79,909

Rainier, OR $78,217

Rhododendron, OR $77,639

Rufus, OR $74,983

Saint Helens, OR $78,838

Warren, OR $79,278

Deer Island, OR $78,556

Sandy, OR $78,770

Scappoose, OR $79,171

Shaniko, OR $74,672

The Dalles, OR $75,247

Troutdale, OR $80,056

Tualatin, OR $80,293

Tygh Valley, OR $75,172

Vernonia, OR $77,975

Wasco, OR $74,814

Welches, OR $77,976

West Linn, OR $80,294

Wilsonville, OR $79,794

Woodburn, OR $77,853

Happy Valley, OR $80,610

Damascus, OR $80,207

Amity, OR $77,492

Arch Cape, OR $75,450

Astoria, OR $75,939

Banks, OR $79,047

Bay City, OR $75,767

Beaver, OR $76,153

Buxton, OR $78,566

Cannon Beach, OR $75,417

Carlton, OR $77,686

Cloverdale, OR $75,683

Cornelius, OR $79,637

Dayton, OR $77,736

Dundee, OR $78,362

Forest Grove, OR $79,004

Gales Creek, OR $78,124

Garibaldi, OR $75,774

Gaston, OR $78,596

Hammond, OR $75,078

Hebo, OR $75,928

Hillsboro, OR $79,857

Manning, OR $78,652

Lafayette, OR $77,831

Mcminnville, OR $77,451

Manzanita, OR $75,675

Nehalem, OR $75,876

Newberg, OR $79,061

North Plains, OR $79,492

Oceanside, OR $75,506

Pacific City, OR $75,686

Rockaway Beach, OR $75,672

Saint Paul, OR $78,076

Seaside, OR $76,089

Sherwood, OR $79,882

Tillamook, OR $76,207

Netarts, OR $75,577

Timber, OR $78,087

Tolovana Park, OR $75,428

Warrenton, OR $75,395

Wheeler, OR $75,868

Yamhill, OR $77,929

Neskowin, OR $75,647

Portland, OR $80,683

Salem, OR $77,749

Keizer, OR $77,764

Albany, OR $76,983

Alsea, OR $75,674

Aumsville, OR $77,601

Blodgett, OR $75,760

Brownsville, OR $76,178

Cascadia, OR $75,279

Corvallis, OR $76,800

Crabtree, OR $76,905

Crawfordsville, OR $76,140

Dallas, OR $77,362

Depoe Bay, OR $75,383

Detroit, OR $75,083

Eddyville, OR $75,355

Falls City, OR $76,983

Foster, OR $75,870

Gates, OR $76,531

Grand Ronde, OR $76,664

Halsey, OR $76,192

Idanha, OR $75,144

Independence, OR $77,652

Jefferson, OR $77,485

Lebanon, OR $76,255

Logsden, OR $75,672

Lyons, OR $76,693

Mill City, OR $76,699

Monmouth, OR $77,158

Mount Angel, OR $77,665

Neotsu, OR $75,736

Newport, OR $75,237

South Beach, OR $74,991

Lincoln City, OR $75,644

Otis, OR $75,793

Otter Rock, OR $75,251

Philomath, OR $76,028

Rickreall, OR $77,665

Rose Lodge, OR $75,868

Saint Benedict, OR $77,655

Scio, OR $77,036

Scotts Mills, OR $77,472

Seal Rock, OR $74,903

Shedd, OR $76,160

Sheridan, OR $77,190

Siletz, OR $75,530

Silverton, OR $77,495

Stayton, OR $77,283

Mehama, OR $77,077

Sublimity, OR $77,410

Sweet Home, OR $76,007

Gleneden Beach, OR $75,465

Tangent, OR $76,297

Tidewater, OR $75,173

Toledo, OR $75,260

Turner, OR $77,613

Waldport, OR $74,995

Willamina, OR $76,925

Eugene, OR $76,671

Agness, OR $74,219

Allegany, OR $74,308

Alvadore, OR $76,597

Azalea, OR $75,087

Bandon, OR $74,366

Blachly, OR $75,944

Blue River, OR $74,771

Broadbent, OR $74,252

Brookings, OR $74,682

Camas Valley, OR $74,293

Canyonville, OR $74,848

Cheshire, OR $76,228

Coos Bay, OR $74,330

Coquille, OR $74,336

Cottage Grove, OR $75,971

Crescent Lake, OR $74,434

Creswell, OR $76,420

Culp Creek, OR $75,652

Curtin, OR $75,914

Days Creek, OR $74,750

Deadwood, OR $75,630

Dexter, OR $76,201

Dillard, OR $74,530

Dorena, OR $75,425

Drain, OR $75,640

Elkton, OR $75,108

Elmira, OR $76,329

Fall Creek, OR $76,099

Florence, OR $75,041

Gardiner, OR $74,431

Glendale, OR $74,930

Glide, OR $74,612

Gold Beach, OR $74,457

Harrisburg, OR $76,480

Idleyld Park, OR $74,431

Junction City, OR $76,430

Lakeside, OR $74,455

Langlois, OR $74,293

Lorane, OR $76,119

Lowell, OR $76,091

Mapleton, OR $75,201

Marcola, OR $76,329

Pleasant Hill, OR $76,534

Monroe, OR $76,089

Myrtle Creek, OR $74,537

Myrtle Point, OR $74,280

North Bend, OR $74,333

Noti, OR $76,073

Oakland, OR $74,992

Oakridge, OR $75,337

Ophir, OR $74,449

Port Orford, OR $74,347

Powers, OR $74,331

Reedsport, OR $74,858

Riddle, OR $74,689

Roseburg, OR $74,637

Scottsburg, OR $74,726

Springfield, OR $76,517

Sixes, OR $74,284

Sutherlin, OR $75,030

Swisshome, OR $75,284

Tenmile, OR $74,367

Thurston, OR $76,552

Tiller, OR $74,817

Umpqua, OR $74,575

Veneta, OR $76,263

Vida, OR $75,683

Walterville, OR $76,041

Walton, OR $75,790

Wedderburn, OR $74,501

Westfir, OR $75,587

Westlake, OR $74,829

Wilbur, OR $74,707

Winchester, OR $74,712

Winston, OR $74,382

Wolf Creek, OR $75,067

Yachats, OR $75,010

Yoncalla, OR $75,431

Medford, OR $76,332

Central Point, OR $76,225

White City, OR $75,746

Ashland, OR $75,780

Butte Falls, OR $75,292

Cave Junction, OR $75,079

Eagle Point, OR $75,907

Gold Hill, OR $76,044

Grants Pass, OR $75,447

Jacksonville, OR $75,906

Kerby, OR $75,196

Merlin, OR $74,960

Murphy, OR $75,735

O Brien, OR $75,042

Phoenix, OR $76,309

Prospect, OR $75,103

Rogue River, OR $75,700

Selma, OR $75,009

Shady Cove, OR $75,802

Talent, OR $76,163

Trail, OR $75,223

Wilderville, OR $75,167

Williams, OR $75,670

Klamath Falls, OR $75,089

Crater Lake, OR $74,282

Adel, OR $74,665

Beatty, OR $74,474

Bly, OR $74,546

Bonanza, OR $74,609

Chiloquin, OR $74,601

Dairy, OR $74,568

Fort Klamath, OR $74,577

Keno, OR $75,119

Lakeview, OR $74,726

Malin, OR $74,705

Merrill, OR $74,737

Midland, OR $74,817

New Pine Creek, OR $74,894

Paisley, OR $74,543

Plush, OR $74,629

Silver Lake, OR $74,516

Sprague River, OR $74,536

Summer Lake, OR $74,445

Christmas Valley, OR $74,570

Bend, OR $74,742

Fields, OR $74,648

Ashwood, OR $74,410

Brothers, OR $74,479

Burns, OR $74,660

Princeton, OR $74,519

Diamond, OR $74,470

Camp Sherman, OR $74,526

Chemult, OR $74,472

Crane, OR $74,601

Crescent, OR $74,434

Culver, OR $74,583

Fort Rock, OR $74,526

Frenchglen, OR $74,463

Gilchrist, OR $74,578

Hines, OR $74,675

La Pine, OR $74,658

Madras, OR $74,635

Mitchell, OR $74,469

Paulina, OR $74,498

Post, OR $74,464

Powell Butte, OR $74,642

Prineville, OR $74,645

Redmond, OR $74,751

Riley, OR $74,460

Sisters, OR $74,528

Terrebonne, OR $74,675

Warm Springs, OR $74,541

Pendleton, OR $77,049

Adams, OR $75,538

Arlington, OR $74,680

Athena, OR $77,220

Baker City, OR $74,725

Bates, OR $74,518

Boardman, OR $76,705

Bridgeport, OR $74,533

Canyon City, OR $74,638

Condon, OR $74,503

Cove, OR $74,648

Dayville, OR $74,557

Echo, OR $77,267

Elgin, OR $74,662

Enterprise, OR $74,490

Fossil, OR $74,514

Haines, OR $74,680

Halfway, OR $74,518

Helix, OR $79,040

Heppner, OR $74,550

Hereford, OR $74,566

Hermiston, OR $79,470

Lexington, OR $75,921

Oxbow, OR $74,180

Imbler, OR $74,703

Imnaha, OR $73,995

Ione, OR $74,660

Irrigon, OR $78,947

John Day, OR $74,759

Joseph, OR $74,403

Kimberly, OR $74,534

La Grande, OR $74,748

Long Creek, OR $74,548

Lostine, OR $74,581

Meacham, OR $74,679

Mikkalo, OR $74,772

Milton Freewater, OR $76,503

Monument, OR $74,531

Mount Vernon, OR $74,633

North Powder, OR $74,648

Pilot Rock, OR $74,921

Prairie City, OR $74,688

Richland, OR $74,443

Seneca, OR $74,642

Spray, OR $74,529

Stanfield, OR $79,261

Summerville, OR $74,672

Sumpter, OR $74,609

Ukiah, OR $74,536

Umatilla, OR $79,850

Union, OR $74,663

Unity, OR $74,648

Wallowa, OR $74,684

Weston, OR $75,743

Adrian, OR $73,414

Arock, OR $74,199

Brogan, OR $74,502

Drewsey, OR $74,595

Durkee, OR $74,451

Harper, OR $74,291

Huntington, OR $74,509

Ironside, OR $74,541

Jamieson, OR $74,304

Jordan Valley, OR $74,211

Juntura, OR $74,540

Nyssa, OR $73,772

Ontario, OR $73,932

Riverside, OR $74,464

Vale, OR $74,325

Westfall, OR $74,563

Assistant Principal Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Principal 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, Assistant Principal Engineer positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Principal Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Principal Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$101,655	$49.0	30%
Insurance	$97,745	$47.0	25%
Biotechnology	$93,835	$45.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$93,835	$45.0	20%
Software & Networking	$89,925	$43.0	15%

Assistant Principal Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Principal 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.

$72,900

Average $78,196/year

$84,557

$6,075

Average $6,516/month

$7,046

$1,402

Average $1,504/week

$1,626

$35

Average $38/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,557	$7,046	$1,626	$41
Average	$78,196	$6,516	$1,504	$38
25th Percentile	$72,900	$6,075	$1,402	$35

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