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

The Transportation industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Traffic Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

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

An Assistant Traffic Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $79,799 for beginners, reaching about $80,824 at mid-level, and approach $83,653 for experts.

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

Assistant Traffic Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Traffic Engineer roles are District of Columbia $96,033, California $95,669, Massachusetts $94,394. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Assistant Traffic Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Air Traffic Control Engineer: $102,310; Traffic Engineer: $86,699; Principal Traffic Engineer: $81,985; Assistant Supervisor, Traffic Maintenance: $57,496; Traffic Workforce Senior Assistant: $52,373.

Assistant Traffic Engineer Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assistant Traffic Engineer make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Traffic Engineer in Vermont is $85,131 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,540
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,341 to $98,431
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,249

10% $70,249

50% (Median) $85,131

90% $110,540

Assistant Traffic Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,431	$8,203	$1,893	$47
Average	$85,131	$7,094	$1,637	$41
25th Percentile	$77,341	$6,445	$1,487	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Traffic Engineer Salaries

An Assistant Traffic 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 Traffic Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Traffic 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): $79,799
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,107
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,824
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $81,643
Expert (over 8 years): $83,653

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Traffic Engineer	less than 1 year	$79,799
Early Career Level Assistant Traffic Engineer	1-2 years	$80,107
Mid-Level Level Assistant Traffic Engineer	2-4 years	$80,824
Senior-Level Level Assistant Traffic Engineer	5-8 years	$81,643
Expert Level Assistant Traffic Engineer	over 8 years	$83,653

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

District of Columbia: $96,033.
California: $95,669.
Massachusetts: $94,394.

District of Columbia $96,033 California $95,669 Massachusetts $94,394 Washington $94,047 New Jersey $94,013 Alaska $93,891 Connecticut $92,694 New York $92,208

Hawaii $90,656 Rhode Island $89,927 Maryland $89,433 Minnesota $88,756 Colorado $88,496 Illinois $88,409 Oregon $88,080 Delaware $87,837

New Hampshire $87,684 Virginia $87,343 Pennsylvania $86,345 Nevada $85,842 North Dakota $85,677 Michigan $85,417 Wisconsin $85,322 Vermont $85,131

Texas $84,602 Maine $84,567 Arizona $84,515 Ohio $84,454 Georgia $83,656 Indiana $83,257 Wyoming $83,179 Utah $83,058

Iowa $83,006 Kansas $82,589 Louisiana $82,468 North Carolina $82,425 Missouri $82,407 Florida $82,069 Montana $81,887 Nebraska $81,713

Kentucky $81,618 South Carolina $81,271 Tennessee $81,054 Idaho $80,967 New Mexico $80,334 Oklahoma $80,196 Alabama $79,684 South Dakota $78,825

Arkansas $78,357 West Virginia $78,105 Mississippi $77,351

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Traffic 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:

Adamant: $87,139
Barre: $87,270
Cabot: $87,078

Adamant, VT $87,139

Barre, VT $87,270

Cabot, VT $87,078

Calais, VT $87,154

East Barre, VT $87,137

East Calais, VT $87,139

East Montpelier, VT $87,197

Eden, VT $87,081

Eden Mills, VT $87,003

Graniteville, VT $87,264

Hyde Park, VT $87,210

Johnson, VT $87,320

Lake Elmore, VT $87,113

Marshfield, VT $87,093

Moretown, VT $87,326

Morrisville, VT $87,316

Moscow, VT $87,360

Northfield, VT $87,219

Northfield Falls, VT $87,627

North Hyde Park, VT $87,204

North Montpelier, VT $87,116

Plainfield, VT $87,104

Roxbury, VT $86,957

South Barre, VT $87,371

Waterbury, VT $87,351

Stowe, VT $87,363

Waitsfield, VT $87,315

Warren, VT $87,152

Washington, VT $86,982

Waterbury Center, VT $87,349

Websterville, VT $87,251

Williamstown, VT $87,149

Wolcott, VT $87,101

Woodbury, VT $87,016

Worcester, VT $87,102

Rutland, VT $87,100

Belmont, VT $86,831

Benson, VT $86,830

Bomoseen, VT $86,967

Brandon, VT $87,031

Bridport, VT $87,041

Castleton, VT $86,983

Center Rutland, VT $87,043

Chittenden, VT $86,843

Cuttingsville, VT $86,813

Danby, VT $86,961

East Middlebury, VT $87,088

East Poultney, VT $86,970

East Wallingford, VT $86,876

Fair Haven, VT $86,907

Florence, VT $86,877

Forest Dale, VT $87,035

Gaysville, VT $86,482

Granville, VT $86,891

Hancock, VT $86,877

Hydeville, VT $86,977

Killington, VT $86,867

Middlebury, VT $87,223

Middletown Springs, VT $86,924

Mount Holly, VT $86,843

North Clarendon, VT $86,970

Orwell, VT $86,961

Pawlet, VT $86,992

Pittsfield, VT $86,918

Pittsford, VT $87,001

Poultney, VT $86,984

Proctor, VT $87,081

Ripton, VT $86,980

Rochester, VT $86,935

Rupert, VT $86,926

Salisbury, VT $87,065

Shoreham, VT $86,991

Stockbridge, VT $86,837

Wallingford, VT $86,884

Wells, VT $86,996

West Pawlet, VT $87,025

West Rupert, VT $87,004

West Rutland, VT $86,951

Whiting, VT $86,995

Saint Johnsbury, VT $87,088

Albany, VT $87,038

Barnet, VT $86,996

Barton, VT $87,029

Beebe Plain, VT $87,055

Concord, VT $86,913

Coventry, VT $87,156

Craftsbury, VT $87,063

Craftsbury Common, VT $87,068

Danville, VT $87,015

Derby, VT $87,055

Derby Line, VT $86,990

East Burke, VT $86,987

East Charleston, VT $86,996

East Hardwick, VT $87,042

East Haven, VT $86,797

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $87,087

Glover, VT $87,003

Granby, VT $86,690

Greensboro, VT $86,973

Greensboro Bend, VT $87,029

Hardwick, VT $87,125

Irasburg, VT $87,007

Island Pond, VT $86,865

Lowell, VT $86,977

Lower Waterford, VT $87,077

Lyndon, VT $87,062

Lyndon Center, VT $87,160

Lyndonville, VT $87,065

Morgan, VT $86,908

Newport, VT $87,107

Newport Center, VT $86,996

North Concord, VT $86,768

North Troy, VT $87,008

Orleans, VT $86,975

Passumpsic, VT $87,094

Peacham, VT $86,918

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $87,096

Sheffield, VT $86,942

Sutton, VT $86,935

Troy, VT $87,016

West Burke, VT $86,993

West Charleston, VT $86,952

West Danville, VT $87,020

Westfield, VT $86,951

West Glover, VT $87,010

Averill, VT $86,504

Beecher Falls, VT $87,065

Canaan, VT $86,848

Gilman, VT $87,231

Guildhall, VT $86,734

Lunenburg, VT $86,923

Norton, VT $86,677

North Bennington, VT $87,645

North Pownal, VT $87,822

Pownal, VT $87,872

White River Junction, VT $87,077

Ascutney, VT $87,118

Barnard, VT $86,879

Bethel, VT $86,933

Bradford, VT $87,024

Bridgewater, VT $86,969

Bridgewater Corners, VT $86,796

Brookfield, VT $87,018

Brownsville, VT $86,970

Chelsea, VT $86,968

Corinth, VT $86,944

East Corinth, VT $86,981

East Randolph, VT $86,997

East Ryegate, VT $86,922

East Thetford, VT $87,029

Fairlee, VT $86,936

Groton, VT $86,959

Hartford, VT $87,304

Hartland, VT $86,998

Hartland Four Corners, VT $86,995

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $87,219

Newbury, VT $86,949

North Hartland, VT $87,060

North Pomfret, VT $86,911

North Thetford, VT $87,028

Norwich, VT $87,010

Plymouth, VT $86,734

Post Mills, VT $87,009

Quechee, VT $87,099

Randolph, VT $87,083

Randolph Center, VT $87,039

Reading, VT $86,806

Sharon, VT $86,931

South Pomfret, VT $86,848

South Royalton, VT $86,957

South Ryegate, VT $86,974

South Strafford, VT $86,952

South Woodstock, VT $86,827

Strafford, VT $86,877

Taftsville, VT $87,106

Thetford, VT $87,029

Thetford Center, VT $86,938

Topsham, VT $86,912

Tunbridge, VT $86,929

Vershire, VT $86,888

Wells River, VT $86,980

West Fairlee, VT $87,140

West Hartford, VT $86,912

West Newbury, VT $86,946

West Topsham, VT $86,982

Wilder, VT $87,308

Windsor, VT $87,034

Woodstock, VT $86,927

Bellows Falls, VT $87,245

Cambridgeport, VT $87,145

Cavendish, VT $86,855

Chester, VT $86,942

Chester Depot, VT $86,911

Grafton, VT $86,876

Londonderry, VT $87,032

Ludlow, VT $86,900

North Springfield, VT $87,204

Perkinsville, VT $86,967

Peru, VT $86,941

Proctorsville, VT $86,870

Saxtons River, VT $87,226

South Londonderry, VT $87,086

Springfield, VT $87,161

Westminster, VT $87,244

Westminster Station, VT $87,250

Weston, VT $86,852

Shaftsbury, VT $87,541

Brattleboro, VT $87,422

Bondville, VT $87,061

East Dover, VT $87,238

Jacksonville, VT $87,457

Jamaica, VT $87,062

Marlboro, VT $87,855

Newfane, VT $87,180

Putney, VT $87,162

Readsboro, VT $87,866

South Newfane, VT $87,211

Stamford, VT $87,802

Townshend, VT $87,101

Vernon, VT $87,689

Wardsboro, VT $87,165

West Dover, VT $87,308

West Dummerston, VT $87,202

West Halifax, VT $87,336

West Townshend, VT $86,984

West Wardsboro, VT $86,986

Whitingham, VT $87,426

Williamsville, VT $87,202

Wilmington, VT $87,373

Burlington, VT $87,611

South Burlington, VT $87,606

Winooski, VT $87,611

Colchester, VT $87,611

Alburgh, VT $87,174

Bakersfield, VT $87,304

Belvidere Center, VT $86,987

Bristol, VT $87,322

Cambridge, VT $87,426

Charlotte, VT $87,493

East Berkshire, VT $87,219

East Fairfield, VT $87,349

Enosburg Falls, VT $87,108

Essex, VT $87,545

Essex Junction, VT $87,551

Fairfax, VT $87,432

Fairfield, VT $87,348

Ferrisburgh, VT $87,395

Franklin, VT $87,114

Grand Isle, VT $87,441

Highgate Center, VT $87,187

Highgate Springs, VT $87,232

Hinesburg, VT $87,491

Huntington, VT $87,425

Isle La Motte, VT $87,283

Jeffersonville, VT $87,367

Jericho, VT $87,472

Jonesville, VT $87,490

Milton, VT $87,513

Monkton, VT $87,421

Montgomery, VT $87,108

Montgomery Center, VT $87,003

New Haven, VT $87,311

North Ferrisburgh, VT $87,434

North Hero, VT $87,348

Richford, VT $87,094

Richmond, VT $87,481

Saint Albans, VT $87,387

Saint Albans Bay, VT $87,376

Shelburne, VT $87,572

Sheldon, VT $87,283

Sheldon Springs, VT $87,497

South Hero, VT $87,519

Starksboro, VT $87,373

Swanton, VT $87,267

Underhill, VT $87,452

Underhill Center, VT $87,454

Vergennes, VT $87,284

Waterville, VT $87,314

Westford, VT $87,495

Williston, VT $87,561

Montpelier, VT $87,256

Bennington, VT $87,709

Arlington, VT $87,401

Dorset, VT $87,061

East Arlington, VT $87,028

East Dorset, VT $87,062

Manchester, VT $87,297

Manchester Center, VT $87,240

Assistant Traffic Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Traffic Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Transportation and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Traffic Engineer positions in Telecom or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Traffic Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Traffic Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Transportation	$127,696	$61.0	50%
Software & Networking	$123,440	$59.0	45%
Pharmaceuticals	$119,183	$57.0	40%
MFG Durable	$114,927	$55.0	35%
Internet	$110,670	$53.0	30%

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

Understanding how an Assistant Traffic 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.

$77,341

Average $85,131/year

$98,431

$6,445

Average $7,094/month

$8,203

$1,487

Average $1,637/week

$1,893

$37

Average $41/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,431	$8,203	$1,893	$47
Average	$85,131	$7,094	$1,637	$41
25th Percentile	$77,341	$6,445	$1,487	$37

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