What are the main factors that influence a Graduate Engineer Trainee'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 Graduate Engineer Trainee?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Graduate Engineer Trainee roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Graduate Engineer Trainee's salary?

A Graduate Engineer Trainee's salary grows with experience: starting around $50,451 for beginners, reaching about $71,640 at mid-level, and approach $84,515 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Graduate Engineer Trainee?

Graduate Engineer Trainee salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Graduate Engineer Trainee roles are District of Columbia $68,159, California $67,901, Massachusetts $66,996. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Graduate Engineer Trainee roles make?

Salaries for Graduate Engineer Trainee level roles vary by specialization: Graduate Civil Engineer: $128,176; Graduate Structural Engineer: $87,552; Graduate Electrical Engineer: $82,685; Graduate Software Engineer: $80,643; Graduate Management Trainee: $77,040.

Graduate Engineer Trainee Salary in Vermont

How much does a Graduate Engineer Trainee make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Graduate Engineer Trainee in Vermont is $60,421 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Graduate Engineer Trainee's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,751
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,014 to $67,922
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,181

10% $48,181

50% (Median) $60,421

90% $74,751

Graduate Engineer Trainee Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,922	$5,660	$1,306	$33
Average	$60,421	$5,035	$1,162	$29
25th Percentile	$54,014	$4,501	$1,039	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Graduate Engineer Trainee Salaries

A Graduate Engineer Trainee'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 Graduate Engineer Trainee Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Graduate Engineer Trainee'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): $50,451
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,858
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,640
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,500
Expert (over 8 years): $84,515

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Audio Visual Technician I	less than 1 year	$50,451
Graduate Engineer Trainee	1-2 years	$58,858
Audio Visual Technician III	2-4 years	$71,640
Audio Visual Technician IV	5-8 years	$88,500
Audio Visual Supervisor	over 8 years	$84,515

How Do Graduate Engineer Trainee 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 Graduate Engineer Trainees. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,159.
California: $67,901.
Massachusetts: $66,996.

District of Columbia $68,159 California $67,901 Massachusetts $66,996 Washington $66,749 New Jersey $66,725 Alaska $66,639 Connecticut $65,789 New York $65,444

Hawaii $64,342 Rhode Island $63,825 Maryland $63,474 Minnesota $62,994 Colorado $62,810 Illinois $62,748 Oregon $62,514 Delaware $62,342

New Hampshire $62,233 Virginia $61,991 Pennsylvania $61,283 Nevada $60,926 North Dakota $60,809 Michigan $60,624 Wisconsin $60,556 Vermont $60,421

Texas $60,046 Maine $60,021 Arizona $59,984 Ohio $59,941 Georgia $59,375 Indiana $59,091 Wyoming $59,036 Utah $58,950

Iowa $58,913 Kansas $58,617 Louisiana $58,531 North Carolina $58,500 Missouri $58,488 Florida $58,248 Montana $58,119 Nebraska $57,996

Kentucky $57,928 South Carolina $57,682 Tennessee $57,528 Idaho $57,466 New Mexico $57,017 Oklahoma $56,918 Alabama $56,555 South Dakota $55,946

Arkansas $55,613 West Virginia $55,435 Mississippi $54,899

Top Paying Cities for Graduate Engineer Trainee

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: $61,846
Barre: $61,939
Cabot: $61,803

Adamant, VT $61,846

Barre, VT $61,939

Cabot, VT $61,803

Calais, VT $61,857

East Barre, VT $61,845

East Calais, VT $61,846

East Montpelier, VT $61,887

Eden, VT $61,806

Eden Mills, VT $61,750

Graniteville, VT $61,935

Hyde Park, VT $61,897

Johnson, VT $61,975

Lake Elmore, VT $61,828

Marshfield, VT $61,814

Moretown, VT $61,979

Morrisville, VT $61,972

Moscow, VT $62,003

Northfield, VT $61,903

Northfield Falls, VT $62,193

North Hyde Park, VT $61,892

North Montpelier, VT $61,830

Plainfield, VT $61,822

Roxbury, VT $61,717

South Barre, VT $62,011

Waterbury, VT $61,997

Stowe, VT $62,006

Waitsfield, VT $61,971

Warren, VT $61,855

Washington, VT $61,735

Waterbury Center, VT $61,995

Websterville, VT $61,926

Williamstown, VT $61,854

Wolcott, VT $61,820

Woodbury, VT $61,759

Worcester, VT $61,820

Rutland, VT $61,818

Belmont, VT $61,628

Benson, VT $61,627

Bomoseen, VT $61,724

Brandon, VT $61,770

Bridport, VT $61,777

Castleton, VT $61,736

Center Rutland, VT $61,778

Chittenden, VT $61,636

Cuttingsville, VT $61,615

Danby, VT $61,720

East Middlebury, VT $61,810

East Poultney, VT $61,727

East Wallingford, VT $61,660

Fair Haven, VT $61,682

Florence, VT $61,660

Forest Dale, VT $61,772

Gaysville, VT $61,380

Granville, VT $61,670

Hancock, VT $61,660

Hydeville, VT $61,732

Killington, VT $61,653

Middlebury, VT $61,906

Middletown Springs, VT $61,693

Mount Holly, VT $61,636

North Clarendon, VT $61,727

Orwell, VT $61,720

Pawlet, VT $61,742

Pittsfield, VT $61,689

Pittsford, VT $61,748

Poultney, VT $61,737

Proctor, VT $61,805

Ripton, VT $61,733

Rochester, VT $61,701

Rupert, VT $61,695

Salisbury, VT $61,794

Shoreham, VT $61,742

Stockbridge, VT $61,632

Wallingford, VT $61,665

Wells, VT $61,745

West Pawlet, VT $61,766

West Rupert, VT $61,751

West Rutland, VT $61,713

Whiting, VT $61,744

Saint Johnsbury, VT $61,810

Albany, VT $61,775

Barnet, VT $61,745

Barton, VT $61,768

Beebe Plain, VT $61,786

Concord, VT $61,686

Coventry, VT $61,858

Craftsbury, VT $61,793

Craftsbury Common, VT $61,796

Danville, VT $61,758

Derby, VT $61,786

Derby Line, VT $61,740

East Burke, VT $61,738

East Charleston, VT $61,745

East Hardwick, VT $61,778

East Haven, VT $61,604

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $61,809

Glover, VT $61,750

Granby, VT $61,528

Greensboro, VT $61,729

Greensboro Bend, VT $61,768

Hardwick, VT $61,836

Irasburg, VT $61,753

Island Pond, VT $61,652

Lowell, VT $61,732

Lower Waterford, VT $61,802

Lyndon, VT $61,791

Lyndon Center, VT $61,861

Lyndonville, VT $61,794

Morgan, VT $61,682

Newport, VT $61,823

Newport Center, VT $61,745

North Concord, VT $61,583

North Troy, VT $61,753

Orleans, VT $61,730

Passumpsic, VT $61,814

Peacham, VT $61,690

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $61,816

Sheffield, VT $61,706

Sutton, VT $61,701

Troy, VT $61,759

West Burke, VT $61,743

West Charleston, VT $61,714

West Danville, VT $61,762

Westfield, VT $61,713

West Glover, VT $61,755

Averill, VT $61,396

Beecher Falls, VT $61,794

Canaan, VT $61,640

Gilman, VT $61,911

Guildhall, VT $61,559

Lunenburg, VT $61,693

Norton, VT $61,519

North Bennington, VT $62,206

North Pownal, VT $62,331

Pownal, VT $62,366

White River Junction, VT $61,802

Ascutney, VT $61,831

Barnard, VT $61,662

Bethel, VT $61,700

Bradford, VT $61,765

Bridgewater, VT $61,725

Bridgewater Corners, VT $61,603

Brookfield, VT $61,761

Brownsville, VT $61,727

Chelsea, VT $61,725

Corinth, VT $61,708

East Corinth, VT $61,734

East Randolph, VT $61,746

East Ryegate, VT $61,692

East Thetford, VT $61,769

Fairlee, VT $61,702

Groton, VT $61,719

Hartford, VT $61,963

Hartland, VT $61,746

Hartland Four Corners, VT $61,744

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $61,903

Newbury, VT $61,711

North Hartland, VT $61,790

North Pomfret, VT $61,684

North Thetford, VT $61,767

Norwich, VT $61,755

Plymouth, VT $61,559

Post Mills, VT $61,754

Quechee, VT $61,818

Randolph, VT $61,807

Randolph Center, VT $61,775

Reading, VT $61,610

Sharon, VT $61,699

South Pomfret, VT $61,640

South Royalton, VT $61,717

South Ryegate, VT $61,729

South Strafford, VT $61,714

South Woodstock, VT $61,625

Strafford, VT $61,660

Taftsville, VT $61,823

Thetford, VT $61,769

Thetford Center, VT $61,704

Topsham, VT $61,685

Tunbridge, VT $61,697

Vershire, VT $61,668

Wells River, VT $61,733

West Fairlee, VT $61,847

West Hartford, VT $61,685

West Newbury, VT $61,709

West Topsham, VT $61,735

Wilder, VT $61,966

Windsor, VT $61,772

Woodstock, VT $61,696

Bellows Falls, VT $61,921

Cambridgeport, VT $61,850

Cavendish, VT $61,645

Chester, VT $61,706

Chester Depot, VT $61,684

Grafton, VT $61,660

Londonderry, VT $61,770

Ludlow, VT $61,677

North Springfield, VT $61,892

Perkinsville, VT $61,724

Peru, VT $61,706

Proctorsville, VT $61,655

Saxtons River, VT $61,908

South Londonderry, VT $61,809

Springfield, VT $61,862

Westminster, VT $61,921

Westminster Station, VT $61,925

Weston, VT $61,642

Shaftsbury, VT $62,132

Brattleboro, VT $62,047

Bondville, VT $61,791

East Dover, VT $61,916

Jacksonville, VT $62,072

Jamaica, VT $61,792

Marlboro, VT $62,355

Newfane, VT $61,876

Putney, VT $61,863

Readsboro, VT $62,362

South Newfane, VT $61,897

Stamford, VT $62,317

Townshend, VT $61,820

Vernon, VT $62,237

Wardsboro, VT $61,865

West Dover, VT $61,966

West Dummerston, VT $61,891

West Halifax, VT $61,987

West Townshend, VT $61,737

West Wardsboro, VT $61,738

Whitingham, VT $62,050

Williamsville, VT $61,891

Wilmington, VT $62,012

Burlington, VT $62,182

South Burlington, VT $62,178

Winooski, VT $62,182

Colchester, VT $62,182

Alburgh, VT $61,871

Bakersfield, VT $61,963

Belvidere Center, VT $61,738

Bristol, VT $61,976

Cambridge, VT $62,050

Charlotte, VT $62,097

East Berkshire, VT $61,903

East Fairfield, VT $61,996

Enosburg Falls, VT $61,825

Essex, VT $62,134

Essex Junction, VT $62,139

Fairfax, VT $62,054

Fairfield, VT $61,995

Ferrisburgh, VT $62,028

Franklin, VT $61,828

Grand Isle, VT $62,060

Highgate Center, VT $61,881

Highgate Springs, VT $61,912

Hinesburg, VT $62,096

Huntington, VT $62,049

Isle La Motte, VT $61,948

Jeffersonville, VT $62,008

Jericho, VT $62,083

Jonesville, VT $62,095

Milton, VT $62,112

Monkton, VT $62,046

Montgomery, VT $61,825

Montgomery Center, VT $61,750

New Haven, VT $61,969

North Ferrisburgh, VT $62,056

North Hero, VT $61,995

Richford, VT $61,814

Richmond, VT $62,089

Saint Albans, VT $62,022

Saint Albans Bay, VT $62,014

Shelburne, VT $62,154

Sheldon, VT $61,948

Sheldon Springs, VT $62,100

South Hero, VT $62,116

Starksboro, VT $62,012

Swanton, VT $61,937

Underhill, VT $62,068

Underhill Center, VT $62,070

Vergennes, VT $61,950

Waterville, VT $61,971

Westford, VT $62,099

Williston, VT $62,146

Montpelier, VT $61,929

Bennington, VT $62,251

Arlington, VT $62,032

Dorset, VT $61,791

East Arlington, VT $61,767

East Dorset, VT $61,792

Manchester, VT $61,959

Manchester Center, VT $61,918

Graduate Engineer Trainee Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Graduate Engineer Trainee roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 85% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Graduate Engineer Trainee positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Graduate Engineer Trainee as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Graduate Engineer Trainee

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$78,547	$38.0	30%
Energy & Utilities	$75,526	$36.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$73,714	$35.0	22%
Biotechnology	$72,505	$35.0	20%
Financial Services	$71,297	$34.0	18%

Graduate Engineer Trainee Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Graduate Engineer Trainee'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.

$54,014

Average $60,421/year

$67,922

$4,501

Average $5,035/month

$5,660

$1,039

Average $1,162/week

$1,306

$26

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,922	$5,660	$1,306	$33
Average	$60,421	$5,035	$1,162	$29
25th Percentile	$54,014	$4,501	$1,039	$26

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