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 $74,464 for beginners, reaching about $106,262 at mid-level, and approach $148,650 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 Wisconsin

How much does an Assistant Principal Engineer make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Principal Engineer in Wisconsin is $75,747 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $87,519
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70,618 to $81,909
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,947

10% $65,947

50% (Median) $75,747

90% $87,519

Assistant Principal Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,909	$6,826	$1,575	$39
Average	$75,747	$6,312	$1,457	$36
25th Percentile	$70,618	$5,885	$1,358	$34

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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): $74,464
Early Career (1-2 years): $90,658
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $106,262
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $124,468
Expert (over 8 years): $148,650

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assistant Principal Engineer	less than 1 year	$74,464
Civil Engineer II	1-2 years	$90,658
Civil Engineer III	2-4 years	$106,262
Civil Engineer IV	5-8 years	$124,468
Civil Engineer V	over 8 years	$148,650

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:

Green Lake: $73,681
Greenville: $74,381
Hancock: $73,028

Green Lake, WI $73,681

Greenville, WI $74,381

Hancock, WI $73,028

Hortonville, WI $74,225

Iola, WI $73,352

King, WI $73,914

Larsen, WI $74,089

Leopolis, WI $73,262

Manawa, WI $73,625

Marion, WI $73,398

Menasha, WI $74,442

Neenah, WI $74,307

Neshkoro, WI $73,416

New London, WI $73,918

Ogdensburg, WI $73,460

Omro, WI $73,822

Pickett, WI $73,883

Pine River, WI $73,597

Plainfield, WI $73,164

Poy Sippi, WI $73,648

Princeton, WI $73,504

Readfield, WI $74,014

Redgranite, WI $73,668

Ripon, WI $73,810

Rosendale, WI $73,847

Saxeville, WI $73,517

Scandinavia, WI $73,411

Tilleda, WI $73,151

Van Dyne, WI $73,939

Waukau, WI $73,811

Waupaca, WI $73,613

Wautoma, WI $73,441

Weyauwega, WI $73,739

Wild Rose, WI $73,463

Winnebago, WI $74,109

Winneconne, WI $73,936

Wilson, WI $75,148

Boyd, WI $73,202

Cadott, WI $73,255

Chetek, WI $73,057

Chippewa Falls, WI $73,412

Colfax, WI $73,323

Conrath, WI $72,909

Cornell, WI $73,098

Dallas, WI $73,476

Downing, WI $74,796

Downsville, WI $74,253

Durand, WI $74,182

Eau Galle, WI $74,018

Eleva, WI $73,491

Elk Mound, WI $73,329

Elmwood, WI $74,729

Fairchild, WI $73,402

Fall Creek, WI $73,445

Gilmanton, WI $73,826

Holcombe, WI $72,972

Humbird, WI $73,320

Independence, WI $73,613

Jim Falls, WI $73,159

Knapp, WI $74,757

Maiden Rock, WI $74,848

Menomonie, WI $74,183

Merrillan, WI $73,219

Mondovi, WI $73,640

Nelson, WI $74,518

New Auburn, WI $73,028

Osseo, WI $73,663

Pepin, WI $75,105

Pigeon Falls, WI $73,827

Plum City, WI $74,747

Prairie Farm, WI $74,110

Ridgeland, WI $73,713

Rock Falls, WI $73,360

Sand Creek, WI $73,068

Sheldon, WI $72,877

Spring Valley, WI $75,199

Stanley, WI $73,222

Stockholm, WI $75,281

Strum, WI $73,614

Thorp, WI $73,187

Wheeler, WI $73,873

Whitehall, WI $73,518

Spooner, WI $72,855

Almena, WI $73,875

Ashland, WI $72,782

Balsam Lake, WI $75,080

Barron, WI $73,411

Barronett, WI $72,886

Bayfield, WI $72,783

Benoit, WI $72,677

Birchwood, WI $72,756

Brill, WI $73,061

Bruce, WI $72,839

Brule, WI $73,463

Cable, WI $72,529

Cameron, WI $73,078

Centuria, WI $75,492

Comstock, WI $74,076

Cornucopia, WI $72,880

Couderay, WI $72,566

Cumberland, WI $73,531

Danbury, WI $73,290

Drummond, WI $72,744

Edgewater, WI $72,713

Exeland, WI $72,619

Foxboro, WI $73,724

Frederic, WI $73,938

Gordon, WI $73,111

Grand View, WI $72,596

Grantsburg, WI $74,388

Haugen, WI $73,139

Hawthorne, WI $73,704

Hayward, WI $72,619

Herbster, WI $72,981

Hertel, WI $72,875

High Bridge, WI $72,673

Iron River, WI $73,195

Ladysmith, WI $72,845

Lake Nebagamon, WI $73,540

La Pointe, WI $72,659

Luck, WI $74,796

Maple, WI $73,714

Marengo, WI $72,643

Mason, WI $72,653

Mikana, WI $73,052

Milltown, WI $75,107

Minong, WI $73,079

Odanah, WI $72,947

Ojibwa, WI $72,494

Glidden, WI $72,521

Harshaw, WI $72,857

Hawkins, WI $72,719

Hazelhurst, WI $72,869

Heafford Junction, WI $72,931

Hurley, WI $72,723

Iron Belt, WI $72,587

Kennan, WI $72,730

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $72,850

Lake Tomahawk, WI $72,890

Land O Lakes, WI $72,793

Laona, WI $72,833

Long Lake, WI $72,633

Mc Naughton, WI $72,899

Manitowish Waters, WI $72,787

Mellen, WI $72,551

Mercer, WI $72,659

Minocqua, WI $72,926

Montreal, WI $72,742

Park Falls, WI $72,713

Phelps, WI $72,792

Phillips, WI $72,746

Prentice, WI $72,802

Presque Isle, WI $72,757

Saint Germain, WI $72,941

Saxon, WI $72,615

Sayner, WI $72,841

Star Lake, WI $72,652

Three Lakes, WI $72,855

Tony, WI $72,835

Tripoli, WI $72,679

Upson, WI $72,371

Wabeno, WI $72,839

Woodruff, WI $72,957

La Crosse, WI $72,444

Alma, WI $74,290

Alma Center, WI $73,310

Arcadia, WI $73,578

Arkdale, WI $73,033

Bangor, WI $72,602

Black River Falls, WI $73,072

Blair, WI $73,294

Camp Douglas, WI $73,140

Cashton, WI $72,681

Cataract, WI $72,797

Chaseburg, WI $72,563

Cochrane, WI $74,161

Coon Valley, WI $72,534

De Soto, WI $72,689

Dodge, WI $73,372

Eastman, WI $72,895

Ettrick, WI $72,828

Ferryville, WI $72,807

Fountain City, WI $73,841

Galesville, WI $73,050

Gays Mills, WI $73,035

Genoa, WI $72,617

Hillsboro, WI $73,296

Hixton, WI $73,309

Holmen, WI $72,612

Hustler, WI $73,407

Kendall, WI $73,205

La Farge, WI $73,093

Lynxville, WI $72,901

Mather, WI $73,052

Melrose, WI $72,814

Millston, WI $72,896

Mindoro, WI $72,664

Mount Sterling, WI $73,155

Necedah, WI $73,061

Norwalk, WI $72,767

Oakdale, WI $73,144

Onalaska, WI $72,499

Ontario, WI $73,086

Readstown, WI $73,010

Rockland, WI $72,589

Seneca, WI $73,227

Soldiers Grove, WI $73,090

Sparta, WI $72,740

Steuben, WI $73,027

Stoddard, WI $72,503

Taylor, WI $73,150

Tomah, WI $73,181

Trempealeau, WI $73,041

Palmyra, WI $74,692

Tunnel City, WI $73,145

Viola, WI $73,139

Viroqua, WI $72,683

Warrens, WI $73,031

Westby, WI $72,646

West Salem, WI $72,537

Wilton, WI $73,140

Eau Claire, WI $73,613

Altoona, WI $73,713

Arkansaw, WI $74,486

Augusta, WI $73,429

Bay City, WI $75,163

Bloomer, WI $73,176

Boyceville, WI $74,330

Glen Flora, WI $72,716

Wales, WI $75,713

Bagley, WI $72,907

Beetown, WI $72,981

Benton, WI $73,269

Bloomington, WI $72,994

Boscobel, WI $73,151

Cassville, WI $72,907

Cuba City, WI $73,138

Dickeyville, WI $73,200

Fennimore, WI $73,239

Glen Haven, WI $72,867

Hazel Green, WI $73,020

Kieler, WI $73,221

Lancaster, WI $73,071

Mount Hope, WI $72,982

Patch Grove, WI $73,245

Platteville, WI $73,383

Potosi, WI $72,927

Prairie Du Chien, WI $73,085

Sinsinawa, WI $72,991

Stitzer, WI $73,215

Wauzeka, WI $73,018

Woodman, WI $72,938

Portage, WI $74,544

Adams, WI $73,369

Arlington, WI $75,298

Baraboo, WI $74,551

Beaver Dam, WI $74,484

Brandon, WI $73,691

Briggsville, WI $74,081

Burnett, WI $73,981

Cambria, WI $74,441

Cazenovia, WI $73,429

Columbus, WI $75,070

Dalton, WI $74,016

Dellwood, WI $73,121

Doylestown, WI $74,953

Elroy, WI $73,226

Endeavor, WI $73,988

Fairwater, WI $73,835

Fall River, WI $74,858

Fox Lake, WI $74,116

Friendship, WI $73,148

Friesland, WI $74,345

Grand Marsh, WI $73,401

Hillpoint, WI $73,858

Kingston, WI $74,086

Lake Delton, WI $74,277

La Valle, WI $73,530

Lime Ridge, WI $73,805

Loganville, WI $74,028

Lyndon Station, WI $73,629

Markesan, WI $73,728

Marquette, WI $73,983

Mauston, WI $73,351

Montello, WI $73,727

New Lisbon, WI $73,148

North Freedom, WI $74,587

Oxford, WI $73,739

Packwaukee, WI $74,032

Pardeeville, WI $74,589

Poynette, WI $75,062

Randolph, WI $74,438

Reedsburg, WI $74,006

Rio, WI $74,982

Rock Springs, WI $74,104

Union Center, WI $73,557

Waupun, WI $73,845

Westfield, WI $73,385

Wisconsin Dells, WI $73,972

Wonewoc, WI $73,279

Wyocena, WI $74,757

Amery, WI $75,511

Baldwin, WI $75,964

Beldenville, WI $75,824

Clayton, WI $74,523

Clear Lake, WI $75,123

Cushing, WI $75,256

Deer Park, WI $75,663

Dresser, WI $76,172

East Ellsworth, WI $75,632

Ellsworth, WI $75,756

Glenwood City, WI $75,290

Hager City, WI $75,950

Hammond, WI $76,859

Hudson, WI $78,076

New Richmond, WI $77,045

Osceola, WI $77,243

Prescott, WI $77,456

River Falls, WI $77,359

Roberts, WI $77,337

Saint Croix Falls, WI $75,721

Somerset, WI $77,770

Star Prairie, WI $76,841

Pell Lake, WI $74,489

Pleasant Prairie, WI $74,558

Powers Lake, WI $74,616

Rochester, WI $74,916

Salem, WI $74,675

Silver Lake, WI $74,694

Somers, WI $74,467

South Milwaukee, WI $76,671

Springfield, WI $74,521

Sturtevant, WI $74,481

Sullivan, WI $74,866

Trevor, WI $74,711

Twin Lakes, WI $74,678

Union Grove, WI $74,643

Walworth, WI $74,364

Radisson, WI $72,586

Waterford, WI $75,311

Waukesha, WI $76,455

Whitewater, WI $74,266

Williams Bay, WI $74,293

Wilmot, WI $74,707

Woodworth, WI $74,616

Zenda, WI $74,289

Milwaukee, WI $77,087

Saint Francis, WI $77,053

Racine, WI $74,431

Afton, WI $74,214

Albany, WI $74,720

Arena, WI $74,745

Argyle, WI $74,303

Avalon, WI $74,225

Avoca, WI $73,798

Barneveld, WI $74,752

Belleville, WI $75,213

Belmont, WI $73,587

Beloit, WI $74,146

Black Earth, WI $75,217

Blanchardville, WI $74,498

Blue Mounds, WI $74,994

Blue River, WI $73,124

Brodhead, WI $74,210

Brooklyn, WI $75,249

Browntown, WI $73,720

Cambridge, WI $75,213

Gile, WI $72,966

Clinton, WI $74,268

Wausau, WI $73,208

Marshfield, WI $73,239

Abbotsford, WI $73,167

Amherst, WI $73,362

Amherst Junction, WI $73,279

Aniwa, WI $72,921

Antigo, WI $72,993

Arpin, WI $73,095

Athens, WI $72,999

Auburndale, WI $73,058

Babcock, WI $72,944

Birnamwood, WI $72,964

Blenker, WI $73,048

Bowler, WI $73,106

Brokaw, WI $73,110

Bryant, WI $72,835

Chili, WI $73,151

Colby, WI $73,128

Curtiss, WI $73,095

Custer, WI $73,176

Deerbrook, WI $72,830

Dorchester, WI $73,099

Edgar, WI $73,057

Eland, WI $73,048

Elcho, WI $72,866

Elderon, WI $73,091

Elton, WI $72,929

Galloway, WI $73,161

Gilman, WI $72,934

Jump River, WI $72,870

Gleason, WI $72,846

Granton, WI $73,147

Greenwood, WI $73,185

Hannibal, WI $72,922

Hatley, WI $73,019

Hewitt, WI $73,370

Irma, WI $72,879

Junction City, WI $73,020

Loyal, WI $73,178

Lublin, WI $72,996

Marathon, WI $73,044

Mattoon, WI $73,189

Medford, WI $73,021

Merrill, WI $72,996

Milladore, WI $73,046

Mosinee, WI $73,094

Neillsville, WI $73,248

Nekoosa, WI $73,119

Nelsonville, WI $73,439

Ogema, WI $72,823

Owen, WI $73,110

Pearson, WI $72,806

Pelican Lake, WI $72,810

Phlox, WI $73,135

Woodville, WI $75,546

Houlton, WI $78,268

Abrams, WI $73,210

Amberg, WI $72,767

Armstrong Creek, WI $72,786

Athelstane, WI $72,814

Black Creek, WI $74,003

Bonduel, WI $73,413

Brillion, WI $73,937

Cecil, WI $73,300

Coleman, WI $73,147

Combined Locks, WI $74,494

Crivitz, WI $73,015

De Pere, WI $73,367

Dunbar, WI $72,737

Fence, WI $72,661

Florence, WI $72,768

Forest Junction, WI $74,148

Gillett, WI $73,247

Goodman, WI $72,783

Greenleaf, WI $73,648

Green Valley, WI $73,267

Gresham, WI $73,221

Hilbert, WI $74,120

Kaukauna, WI $74,403

Freedom, WI $74,310

Keshena, WI $73,299

Kimberly, WI $74,499

Krakow, WI $73,268

Lakewood, WI $72,903

Lena, WI $73,197

Little Chute, WI $74,496

Little Suamico, WI $73,192

Marinette, WI $73,239

Mountain, WI $72,945

Neopit, WI $73,120

Niagara, WI $72,847

Nichols, WI $73,676

Oconto, WI $73,190

Oconto Falls, WI $73,230

Oneida, WI $73,275

Pembine, WI $72,800

Peshtigo, WI $73,177

Porterfield, WI $72,986

Potter, WI $73,976

Pound, WI $73,068

Pulaski, WI $73,295

Pickerel, WI $72,874

Pittsville, WI $73,041

Plover, WI $73,286

Port Edwards, WI $73,325

Rib Lake, WI $72,924

Ringle, WI $72,996

Rosholt, WI $73,146

Rothschild, WI $73,275

Rudolph, WI $73,070

Schofield, WI $73,215

Spencer, WI $73,164

Stetsonville, WI $73,054

Stevens Point, WI $73,254

Stratford, WI $73,102

Summit Lake, WI $72,887

Tigerton, WI $73,219

Tomahawk, WI $72,933

Unity, WI $73,106

Vesper, WI $73,081

Westboro, WI $72,829

White Lake, WI $72,866

Willard, WI $73,168

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $73,211

Withee, WI $73,066

Wittenberg, WI $73,131

Rhinelander, WI $72,974

Argonne, WI $72,740

Boulder Junction, WI $72,785

Brantwood, WI $72,717

Butternut, WI $72,599

Catawba, WI $72,740

Clam Lake, WI $72,347

Conover, WI $72,823

Crandon, WI $72,936

Eagle River, WI $72,931

Fifield, WI $72,694

Poplar, WI $73,821

Port Wing, WI $73,214

Seymour, WI $73,587

Oak Creek, WI $76,152

Adell, WI $74,665

Allenton, WI $74,937

Ashippun, WI $75,178

Belgium, WI $75,397

Brookfield, WI $76,917

Brownsville, WI $73,920

Butler, WI $76,962

Campbellsport, WI $74,285

Cascade, WI $74,223

Cedarburg, WI $76,262

Cedar Grove, WI $75,050

Chilton, WI $73,979

Cleveland, WI $73,683

Clyman, WI $74,589

Colgate, WI $76,140

Delafield, WI $75,683

Eden, WI $73,897

Elkhart Lake, WI $73,892

Fredonia, WI $75,378

Germantown, WI $76,456

Glenbeulah, WI $73,855

Grafton, WI $76,275

Greenbush, WI $73,853

Hartford, WI $75,469

Hartland, WI $75,914

Hingham, WI $74,546

Horicon, WI $74,373

Hubertus, WI $76,038

Hustisford, WI $74,671

Iron Ridge, WI $74,782

Ixonia, WI $75,014

Jackson, WI $76,044

Johnson Creek, WI $74,783

Juneau, WI $74,372

Kewaskum, WI $74,969

Kiel, WI $73,762

Kohler, WI $74,080

Lannon, WI $76,563

Lebanon, WI $74,743

Lomira, WI $74,267

Malone, WI $73,916

Mayville, WI $74,291

Menomonee Falls, WI $76,677

Merton, WI $76,038

Mount Calvary, WI $73,979

Nashotah, WI $75,666

Neosho, WI $75,041

Newburg, WI $75,683

New Holstein, WI $73,875

Newton, WI $73,613

North Lake, WI $76,302

Oakfield, WI $73,783

Oconomowoc, WI $75,369

Okauchee, WI $75,584

Oostburg, WI $74,682

Pewaukee, WI $76,242

Plymouth, WI $73,992

Port Washington, WI $75,813

Random Lake, WI $75,020

Richfield, WI $76,079

Rubicon, WI $75,171

Saint Cloud, WI $73,972

Saukville, WI $75,907

Sheboygan, WI $74,293

Sheboygan Falls, WI $74,042

Slinger, WI $75,706

Stockbridge, WI $74,145

Sussex, WI $76,301

West Bend, WI $75,312

Theresa, WI $74,711

Thiensville, WI $76,825

Waldo, WI $74,479

Watertown, WI $74,689

Mequon, WI $76,627

Woodland, WI $74,849

Bassett, WI $74,679

Benet Lake, WI $74,609

Big Bend, WI $75,844

Bristol, WI $74,618

Burlington, WI $74,759

Caledonia, WI $75,038

Camp Lake, WI $74,702

Cudahy, WI $76,993

Darien, WI $74,349

Delavan, WI $74,317

Dousman, WI $75,165

Eagle, WI $75,027

Cobb, WI $73,839

Cottage Grove, WI $75,644

Cross Plains, WI $75,455

Dane, WI $75,450

Darlington, WI $73,798

Deerfield, WI $75,436

De Forest, WI $75,535

Dodgeville, WI $74,170

Edgerton, WI $75,048

Edmund, WI $74,001

Evansville, WI $74,842

Footville, WI $74,374

Fort Atkinson, WI $74,726

Gotham, WI $74,168

Gratiot, WI $73,467

Hanover, WI $74,359

Highland, WI $73,740

Hollandale, WI $74,617

Janesville, WI $74,417

Shawano, WI $73,342

Sherwood, WI $74,338

Shiocton, WI $73,815

Sobieski, WI $73,204

Suamico, WI $73,184

Suring, WI $73,092

Townsend, WI $72,936

Wausaukee, WI $72,893

Wrightstown, WI $74,119

Zachow, WI $73,323

Algoma, WI $73,188

Baileys Harbor, WI $72,987

Brussels, WI $73,181

Casco, WI $73,195

Collins, WI $73,769

Denmark, WI $73,282

Egg Harbor, WI $73,045

Ellison Bay, WI $72,921

Ephraim, WI $73,044

Fish Creek, WI $72,996

Forestville, WI $73,182

Francis Creek, WI $73,367

Kellnersville, WI $73,416

Kewaunee, WI $73,230

Luxemburg, WI $73,197

Manitowoc, WI $73,505

Maplewood, WI $73,169

Maribel, WI $73,369

Mishicot, WI $73,308

New Franken, WI $73,186

Reedsville, WI $73,565

Saint Nazianz, WI $73,710

Sister Bay, WI $73,001

Sturgeon Bay, WI $73,195

Tisch Mills, WI $73,275

Two Rivers, WI $73,302

Valders, WI $73,675

Washington Island, WI $72,878

Whitelaw, WI $73,419

Green Bay, WI $73,175

East Troy, WI $75,027

Elkhorn, WI $74,511

Elm Grove, WI $76,962

Fontana, WI $74,335

Franksville, WI $74,989

Genesee Depot, WI $75,566

Genoa City, WI $74,547

Greendale, WI $76,906

Hales Corners, WI $76,774

Franklin, WI $76,332

Helenville, WI $74,606

Honey Creek, WI $74,792

Kansasville, WI $74,766

Kenosha, WI $74,449

New Berlin, WI $76,534

Lake Geneva, WI $74,294

Lyons, WI $74,694

Mukwonago, WI $75,485

Muskego, WI $75,964

New Munster, WI $74,702

North Prairie, WI $75,445

Fremont, WI $73,877

Rice Lake, WI $72,994

Sarona, WI $72,815

Shell Lake, WI $72,877

Siren, WI $73,614

Solon Springs, WI $73,201

South Range, WI $73,892

Springbrook, WI $72,675

Stone Lake, WI $72,702

Superior, WI $73,970

Trego, WI $72,753

Turtle Lake, WI $74,400

Wascott, WI $73,127

Washburn, WI $72,847

Webster, WI $72,935

Weyerhaeuser, WI $72,817

Winter, WI $72,469

Oshkosh, WI $74,071

Almond, WI $73,270

Appleton, WI $74,500

Bancroft, WI $73,041

Bear Creek, WI $73,697

Berlin, WI $73,748

Big Falls, WI $73,527

Butte Des Morts, WI $74,032

Caroline, WI $73,328

Clintonville, WI $73,517

Coloma, WI $73,078

Dale, WI $74,167

Eldorado, WI $73,895

Embarrass, WI $73,493

Eureka, WI $73,768

Fond Du Lac, WI $74,255

Jefferson, WI $74,664

Juda, WI $74,118

Lake Mills, WI $75,021

Linden, WI $73,924

Livingston, WI $73,544

Lodi, WI $75,209

Lone Rock, WI $73,945

Lowell, WI $74,730

Mc Farland, WI $75,728

Marshall, WI $75,355

Mazomanie, WI $75,178

Merrimac, WI $74,882

Middleton, WI $75,673

Milton, WI $74,450

Mineral Point, WI $73,956

Monroe, WI $74,072

Montfort, WI $73,576

Monticello, WI $74,635

Morrisonville, WI $75,457

Mount Horeb, WI $75,102

Muscoda, WI $73,451

New Glarus, WI $74,940

Oregon, WI $75,602

Orfordville, WI $74,289

Plain, WI $74,169

Prairie Du Sac, WI $74,921

Reeseville, WI $74,882

Rewey, WI $73,627

Richland Center, WI $73,377

Ridgeway, WI $74,702

Sauk City, WI $74,943

Sextonville, WI $74,052

Sharon, WI $74,331

Shullsburg, WI $73,326

South Wayne, WI $73,624

Spring Green, WI $74,455

Stoughton, WI $75,459

Sun Prairie, WI $75,535

Verona, WI $75,514

Waterloo, WI $75,123

Waunakee, WI $75,703

Windsor, WI $75,656

Woodford, WI $74,060

Madison, WI $75,863

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	$98,471	$47.0	30%
Insurance	$94,684	$46.0	25%
Biotechnology	$90,897	$44.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$90,897	$44.0	20%
Software & Networking	$87,109	$42.0	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.

$70,618

Average $75,747/year

$81,909

$5,885

Average $6,312/month

$6,826

$1,358

Average $1,457/week

$1,575

$34

Average $36/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,909	$6,826	$1,575	$39
Average	$75,747	$6,312	$1,457	$36
25th Percentile	$70,618	$5,885	$1,358	$34

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