The highest-paying engineering jobs in 2026
Ranked by median base salary, Petroleum Engineer is the highest-paying engineering role at $128K — about 36% above the $94K median across 17 engineering roles.
- 1$128K/yrPetroleum EngineerEngineering
- 2$120K/yrAerospace EngineerEngineering
- 3$118K/yrNuclear EngineerEngineering
- 4$110K/yrSystems EngineerEngineering
- 5$104K/yrChemical EngineerEngineering
- 6$100K/yrElectrical EngineerEngineering
- 7$98K/yrMechatronics EngineerEngineering
- 8$95K/yrMarine EngineerEngineering
- 9$94K/yrStructural EngineerEngineering
- 10$92K/yrMechanical EngineerEngineering
- 11$92K/yrBiomedical EngineerEngineering
- 12$92K/yrSafety EngineerEngineering
- 13$90K/yrIndustrial EngineerEngineering
- 14$88K/yrEnvironmental EngineerEngineering
- 15$88K/yrManufacturing EngineerEngineering
- 16$86K/yrCivil EngineerEngineering
- 17$85K/yrQuality EngineerEngineering