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Engineering Salaries (2025)
✓ Sourced directly from ONS ASHE & BLS OES · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · First published: 2026-08-25 · Last updated: 2026-10-25
✓ ONS & BLS Verified Rates — Updated July 2026
ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) · BLS OES May 2025
37 job titles, sorted by UK median salary.
Engineering pay at a glance
In the UK, the 12 engineering occupations with ONS data have median pay ranging from £34,475 (Science, Engineering and Production Technicians N.E.C.) to £59,930 (Electrical Engineers); the average of those medians is about £47,941.
In the US, the 34 occupations with BLS data range from $54,240 (Surveying and Mapping Technicians) to $161,740 (Computer Hardware Engineers), averaging about $96,576.
These are unweighted averages of the occupation medians listed below, not official category-wide figures, and UK and US figures are never converted or combined.
| Job title | UK median | US median |
|---|
| Computer Hardware Engineers (US) |
— |
$161,740 |
| Petroleum Engineers (US) |
— |
$144,910 |
| Nuclear Engineers (US) |
— |
$133,970 |
| Chemical Engineers (US) |
— |
$125,040 |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors (US) |
— |
$115,160 |
| Materials Engineers (US) |
— |
$112,860 |
| Marine Engineers and Naval Architects (US) |
— |
$112,230 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers (US) |
— |
$109,370 |
| Environmental Engineers (US) |
— |
$107,110 |
| Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers (US) |
— |
$106,220 |
| Agricultural Engineers (US) |
— |
$98,590 |
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians (US) |
— |
$82,890 |
| Cartographers and Photogrammetrists (US) |
— |
$81,390 |
| Landscape Architects (US) |
— |
$79,870 |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other (US) |
— |
$78,350 |
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters (US) |
— |
$76,870 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians (US) |
— |
$74,510 |
| Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians (US) |
— |
$73,900 |
| Mechanical Drafters (US) |
— |
$71,550 |
| Calibration Technologists and Technicians (US) |
— |
$67,820 |
| Architectural and Civil Drafters (US) |
— |
$66,150 |
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians (US) |
— |
$66,120 |
| Drafters, All Other (US) |
— |
$63,520 |
| Electrical Engineers |
£59,930 |
$120,630 |
| Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians (US) |
— |
$59,920 |
| Aerospace Engineers |
£55,817 |
$134,960 |
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians (US) |
— |
$54,240 |
| Engineering Project Managers and Project Engineers |
£52,451 |
— |
| Electronics Engineers |
£51,973 |
$130,220 |
| Civil Engineers |
£50,602 |
$100,840 |
| Mechanical Engineers |
£50,594 |
$104,110 |
| Engineering Professionals N.E.C. |
£47,985 |
$122,930 |
| Production and Process Engineers |
£47,711 |
$102,440 |
| Engineering Technicians |
£44,330 |
$78,190 |
| Quality Control and Planning Engineers |
£42,511 |
— |
| Building and Civil Engineering Technicians |
£36,912 |
$64,950 |
| Science, Engineering and Production Technicians N.E.C. |
£34,475 |
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Figures are gross annual pay before tax, for reference only. Sources: ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional), BLS OES May 2025.
Data: ONS ASHE Table 14/15, 2025 provisional · BLS OES, May 2025 · Page built 2026-10-25