What are the main factors that influence a Graduate Process 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 Graduate Process Engineer?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Graduate Process Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

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

A Graduate Process Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $77,923 for beginners, reaching about $101,282 at mid-level, and approach $142,957 for experts.

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

Graduate Process Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Graduate Process Engineer roles are District of Columbia $112,631, California $112,204, Massachusetts $110,708. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Graduate Process Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Graduate Civil Engineer: $128,176; Graduate Systems Engineer: $110,457; Graduate Structural Engineer: $87,552; Graduate Electrical Engineer: $82,685; Graduate Software Engineer: $80,643.

Graduate Process Engineer Salary in Oregon

How much does a Graduate Process Engineer make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Graduate Process Engineer in Oregon is $103,303 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $50.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $121,828
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $94,234 to $113,000
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $85,977

10% $85,977

50% (Median) $103,303

90% $121,828

Graduate Process Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,000	$9,417	$2,173	$54
Average	$103,303	$8,609	$1,987	$50
25th Percentile	$94,234	$7,853	$1,812	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Graduate Process Engineer Salaries

A Graduate Process 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 Graduate Process Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Graduate Process 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): $77,923
Early Career (1-2 years): $92,061
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $101,282
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $122,983
Expert (over 8 years): $142,957

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Metallurgical Engineer I	less than 1 year	$77,923
Metallurgical Engineer II	1-2 years	$92,061
Graduate Process Engineer	2-4 years	$101,282
Metallurgical Engineer IV	5-8 years	$122,983
Metallurgical Engineer V	over 8 years	$142,957

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

District of Columbia: $112,631.
California: $112,204.
Massachusetts: $110,708.

District of Columbia $112,631 California $112,204 Massachusetts $110,708 Washington $110,302 New Jersey $110,261 Alaska $110,118 Connecticut $108,715 New York $108,145

Hawaii $106,324 Rhode Island $105,470 Maryland $104,890 Minnesota $104,096 Colorado $103,791 Illinois $103,689 Oregon $103,303 Delaware $103,018

New Hampshire $102,839 Virginia $102,438 Pennsylvania $101,268 Nevada $100,678 North Dakota $100,485 Michigan $100,180 Wisconsin $100,068 Vermont $99,844

Texas $99,224 Maine $99,183 Arizona $99,122 Ohio $99,051 Georgia $98,115 Indiana $97,647 Wyoming $97,555 Utah $97,413

Iowa $97,352 Kansas $96,863 Louisiana $96,721 North Carolina $96,670 Missouri $96,650 Florida $96,253 Montana $96,040 Nebraska $95,836

Kentucky $95,724 South Carolina $95,317 Tennessee $95,063 Idaho $94,961 New Mexico $94,219 Oklahoma $94,056 Alabama $93,456 South Dakota $92,449

Arkansas $91,899 West Virginia $91,604 Mississippi $90,719

Top Paying Cities for Graduate Process 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: $98,324
Aurora: $104,286
Beaverton: $106,387

Antelope, OR $98,324

Aurora, OR $104,286

Beaverton, OR $106,387

Beavercreek, OR $104,647

Boring, OR $105,323

Bridal Veil, OR $105,160

Brightwood, OR $103,520

Canby, OR $104,356

Cascade Locks, OR $102,038

Clackamas, OR $106,347

Clatskanie, OR $101,850

Colton, OR $103,550

Columbia City, OR $104,484

Corbett, OR $104,645

Donald, OR $103,729

Dufur, OR $98,860

Eagle Creek, OR $104,870

Estacada, OR $103,297

Fairview, OR $106,165

Gervais, OR $102,628

Gladstone, OR $106,310

Government Camp, OR $101,639

Grass Valley, OR $98,545

Gresham, OR $106,132

Hood River, OR $101,455

Hubbard, OR $103,200

Kent, OR $98,323

Lake Oswego, OR $106,567

Marylhurst, OR $106,430

Maupin, OR $98,440

Molalla, OR $102,687

Moro, OR $98,753

Mosier, OR $100,410

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $101,079

Mulino, OR $104,234

Odell, OR $101,223

Oregon City, OR $105,566

Rainier, OR $103,330

Rhododendron, OR $102,567

Rufus, OR $99,059

Saint Helens, OR $104,151

Warren, OR $104,732

Deer Island, OR $103,779

Sandy, OR $104,061

Scappoose, OR $104,591

Shaniko, OR $98,648

The Dalles, OR $99,407

Troutdale, OR $105,760

Tualatin, OR $106,074

Tygh Valley, OR $99,308

Vernonia, OR $103,011

Wasco, OR $98,835

Welches, OR $103,013

West Linn, OR $106,075

Wilsonville, OR $105,414

Woodburn, OR $102,850

Happy Valley, OR $106,492

Damascus, OR $105,960

Amity, OR $102,373

Arch Cape, OR $99,675

Astoria, OR $100,321

Banks, OR $104,427

Bay City, OR $100,094

Beaver, OR $100,604

Buxton, OR $103,792

Cannon Beach, OR $99,631

Carlton, OR $102,629

Cloverdale, OR $99,982

Cornelius, OR $105,207

Dayton, OR $102,695

Dundee, OR $103,522

Forest Grove, OR $104,371

Gales Creek, OR $103,208

Garibaldi, OR $100,103

Gaston, OR $103,832

Hammond, OR $99,184

Hebo, OR $100,307

Hillsboro, OR $105,497

Manning, OR $103,905

Lafayette, OR $102,821

Mcminnville, OR $102,318

Manzanita, OR $99,972

Nehalem, OR $100,238

Newberg, OR $104,445

North Plains, OR $105,015

Oceanside, OR $99,749

Pacific City, OR $99,988

Rockaway Beach, OR $99,968

Saint Paul, OR $103,144

Seaside, OR $100,520

Sherwood, OR $105,530

Tillamook, OR $100,675

Netarts, OR $99,843

Timber, OR $103,159

Tolovana Park, OR $99,647

Warrenton, OR $99,603

Wheeler, OR $100,228

Yamhill, OR $102,950

Neskowin, OR $99,936

Portland, OR $106,589

Salem, OR $102,713

Keizer, OR $102,732

Albany, OR $101,701

Alsea, OR $99,971

Aumsville, OR $102,516

Blodgett, OR $100,084

Brownsville, OR $100,638

Cascadia, OR $99,449

Corvallis, OR $101,458

Crabtree, OR $101,598

Crawfordsville, OR $100,587

Dallas, OR $102,201

Depoe Bay, OR $99,587

Detroit, OR $99,190

Eddyville, OR $99,550

Falls City, OR $101,701

Foster, OR $100,230

Gates, OR $101,103

Grand Ronde, OR $101,279

Halsey, OR $100,655

Idanha, OR $99,270

Independence, OR $102,584

Jefferson, OR $102,364

Lebanon, OR $100,739

Logsden, OR $99,968

Lyons, OR $101,317

Mill City, OR $101,325

Monmouth, OR $101,931

Mount Angel, OR $102,602

Neotsu, OR $100,054

Newport, OR $99,393

South Beach, OR $99,069

Lincoln City, OR $99,932

Otis, OR $100,128

Otter Rock, OR $99,412

Philomath, OR $100,439

Rickreall, OR $102,601

Rose Lodge, OR $100,228

Saint Benedict, OR $102,588

Scio, OR $101,770

Scotts Mills, OR $102,347

Seal Rock, OR $98,952

Shedd, OR $100,613

Sheridan, OR $101,973

Siletz, OR $99,781

Silverton, OR $102,377

Stayton, OR $102,097

Mehama, OR $101,825

Sublimity, OR $102,264

Sweet Home, OR $100,411

Gleneden Beach, OR $99,695

Tangent, OR $100,794

Tidewater, OR $99,309

Toledo, OR $99,424

Turner, OR $102,533

Waldport, OR $99,074

Willamina, OR $101,623

Eugene, OR $101,289

Agness, OR $98,049

Allegany, OR $98,167

Alvadore, OR $101,191

Azalea, OR $99,195

Bandon, OR $98,243

Blachly, OR $100,328

Blue River, OR $98,778

Broadbent, OR $98,092

Brookings, OR $98,660

Camas Valley, OR $98,146

Canyonville, OR $98,880

Cheshire, OR $100,703

Coos Bay, OR $98,196

Coquille, OR $98,203

Cottage Grove, OR $100,363

Crescent Lake, OR $98,333

Creswell, OR $100,957

Culp Creek, OR $99,942

Curtin, OR $100,289

Days Creek, OR $98,751

Deadwood, OR $99,913

Dexter, OR $100,667

Dillard, OR $98,460

Dorena, OR $99,642

Drain, OR $99,926

Elkton, OR $99,224

Elmira, OR $100,836

Fall Creek, OR $100,533

Florence, OR $99,135

Gardiner, OR $98,329

Glendale, OR $98,989

Glide, OR $98,568

Gold Beach, OR $98,363

Harrisburg, OR $101,035

Idleyld Park, OR $98,329

Junction City, OR $100,969

Lakeside, OR $98,361

Langlois, OR $98,146

Lorane, OR $100,559

Lowell, OR $100,522

Mapleton, OR $99,346

Marcola, OR $100,837

Pleasant Hill, OR $101,108

Monroe, OR $100,520

Myrtle Creek, OR $98,469

Myrtle Point, OR $98,130

North Bend, OR $98,199

Noti, OR $100,498

Oakland, OR $99,070

Oakridge, OR $99,526

Ophir, OR $98,353

Port Orford, OR $98,217

Powers, OR $98,197

Reedsport, OR $98,893

Riddle, OR $98,670

Roseburg, OR $98,601

Scottsburg, OR $98,719

Springfield, OR $101,085

Sixes, OR $98,135

Sutherlin, OR $99,120

Swisshome, OR $99,455

Tenmile, OR $98,245

Thurston, OR $101,131

Tiller, OR $98,839

Umpqua, OR $98,519

Veneta, OR $100,749

Vida, OR $99,982

Walterville, OR $100,455

Walton, OR $100,125

Wedderburn, OR $98,421

Westfir, OR $99,856

Westlake, OR $98,854

Wilbur, OR $98,694

Winchester, OR $98,701

Winston, OR $98,264

Wolf Creek, OR $99,170

Yachats, OR $99,093

Yoncalla, OR $99,650

Medford, OR $100,841

Central Point, OR $100,700

White City, OR $100,066

Ashland, OR $100,111

Butte Falls, OR $99,467

Cave Junction, OR $99,185

Eagle Point, OR $100,279

Gold Hill, OR $100,461

Grants Pass, OR $99,671

Jacksonville, OR $100,277

Kerby, OR $99,340

Merlin, OR $99,028

Murphy, OR $100,052

O Brien, OR $99,136

Phoenix, OR $100,809

Prospect, OR $99,216

Rogue River, OR $100,006

Selma, OR $99,092

Shady Cove, OR $100,140

Talent, OR $100,617

Trail, OR $99,375

Wilderville, OR $99,301

Williams, OR $99,966

Klamath Falls, OR $99,198

Crater Lake, OR $98,132

Adel, OR $98,638

Beatty, OR $98,386

Bly, OR $98,481

Bonanza, OR $98,564

Chiloquin, OR $98,554

Dairy, OR $98,510

Fort Klamath, OR $98,522

Keno, OR $99,238

Lakeview, OR $98,719

Malin, OR $98,692

Merrill, OR $98,733

Midland, OR $98,839

New Pine Creek, OR $98,941

Paisley, OR $98,477

Plush, OR $98,591

Silver Lake, OR $98,441

Sprague River, OR $98,468

Summer Lake, OR $98,348

Christmas Valley, OR $98,512

Bend, OR $98,740

Fields, OR $98,616

Ashwood, OR $98,301

Brothers, OR $98,392

Burns, OR $98,631

Princeton, OR $98,445

Diamond, OR $98,380

Camp Sherman, OR $98,454

Chemult, OR $98,383

Crane, OR $98,553

Crescent, OR $98,332

Culver, OR $98,530

Fort Rock, OR $98,454

Frenchglen, OR $98,371

Gilchrist, OR $98,523

Hines, OR $98,652

La Pine, OR $98,629

Madras, OR $98,598

Mitchell, OR $98,379

Paulina, OR $98,418

Post, OR $98,373

Powell Butte, OR $98,608

Prineville, OR $98,612

Redmond, OR $98,752

Riley, OR $98,367

Sisters, OR $98,457

Terrebonne, OR $98,652

Warm Springs, OR $98,474

Pendleton, OR $101,788

Adams, OR $99,791

Arlington, OR $98,658

Athena, OR $102,014

Baker City, OR $98,717

Bates, OR $98,443

Boardman, OR $101,333

Bridgeport, OR $98,464

Canyon City, OR $98,602

Condon, OR $98,424

Cove, OR $98,615

Dayville, OR $98,495

Echo, OR $102,076

Elgin, OR $98,635

Enterprise, OR $98,407

Fossil, OR $98,439

Haines, OR $98,658

Halfway, OR $98,443

Helix, OR $104,418

Heppner, OR $98,486

Hereford, OR $98,507

Hermiston, OR $104,985

Lexington, OR $100,297

Oxbow, OR $97,998

Imbler, OR $98,688

Imnaha, OR $97,754

Ione, OR $98,631

Irrigon, OR $104,296

John Day, OR $98,762

Joseph, OR $98,292

Kimberly, OR $98,466

La Grande, OR $98,747

Long Creek, OR $98,483

Lostine, OR $98,528

Meacham, OR $98,657

Mikkalo, OR $98,779

Milton Freewater, OR $101,067

Monument, OR $98,462

Mount Vernon, OR $98,596

North Powder, OR $98,615

Pilot Rock, OR $98,976

Prairie City, OR $98,668

Richland, OR $98,345

Seneca, OR $98,608

Spray, OR $98,459

Stanfield, OR $104,710

Summerville, OR $98,647

Sumpter, OR $98,564

Ukiah, OR $98,468

Umatilla, OR $105,488

Union, OR $98,636

Unity, OR $98,616

Wallowa, OR $98,663

Weston, OR $100,063

Adrian, OR $96,986

Arock, OR $98,022

Brogan, OR $98,423

Drewsey, OR $98,545

Durkee, OR $98,355

Harper, OR $98,144

Huntington, OR $98,432

Ironside, OR $98,474

Jamieson, OR $98,162

Jordan Valley, OR $98,038

Juntura, OR $98,473

Nyssa, OR $97,459

Ontario, OR $97,670

Riverside, OR $98,373

Vale, OR $98,189

Westfall, OR $98,503

Graduate Process Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Graduate Process Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and MFG Durable sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Graduate Process Engineer positions in MFG Nondurable or Financial Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Graduate Process Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Graduate Process Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$129,128	$62.0	25%
MFG Durable	$108,468	$52.0	5%

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

Understanding how a Graduate Process 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.

$94,234

Average $103,303/year

$113,000

$7,853

Average $8,609/month

$9,417

$1,812

Average $1,987/week

$2,173

$45

Average $50/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,000	$9,417	$2,173	$54
Average	$103,303	$8,609	$1,987	$50
25th Percentile	$94,234	$7,853	$1,812	$45

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