Side-by-side distribution
Manufacturing Engineer
$124,900
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.3%
- Live roles
- 3,335
Process Engineer
$118,775
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.2%
- Live roles
- 2,570
Highest-paying jobs
Research Engineer, Production Model Post-Training
Manufacturing Engineer III (Controls Technician)
Software Engineer, Manufacturing Infrastructure
Production Support Engineer - Trading Systems
Risk and Pnl Production Support Engineer
Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Data Center Power & Cooling
Manufacturing Engineer - Data Center Hardware
Product Engineer - Manufacturing Operations
Internal Acceleration, Engineer (Production)
Internal Acceleration, Research Engineer (Production)
Highest-paying jobs
Forward Deployed Process Engineer Lead - R37
Director, Process Engineer – Dry Etch
Forward Deployed Process Engineer Lead - R37
Finance Transformation Process Engineer
Process Design Engineer - IT
MEMs Microfabrication Process Engineer (Metrology, Test, BEOL, or Bond)
Sr. Staff Engineer - Process & Equipment Design
Director, Process Engineer
Intel Foundry Process Development Engineer - Lithography
Senior Process Engineer (Power Generation / Gas-to-Power)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$167,000 | 191 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$110,650 | 82 |
Blue Origin
|
$110,222 | 42 |
Relativity Space
|
$130,000 | 40 |
SpaceX
|
$115,000 | 37 |
|
Applied Materials
|
$93,250 | 28 |
| GV GE Vernova | $109,200 | 21 |
Abbott
|
$106,700 | 20 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Applied Materials
|
$147,500 | 90 |
Samsung
|
$107,500 | 35 |
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$111,800 | 26 |
|
Intel
|
$167,330 | 13 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$155,750 | 12 |
|
Abbott
|
$117,000 | 11 |
|
Blue Origin
|
$119,041 | 10 |
| GV GE Vernova | $114,100 | 10 |
Manufacturing Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $201,600 | 45 |
| New York | $174,000 | 44 |
| Los Angeles | $152,500 | 53 |
| Atlanta | $142,750 | 10 |
| Denver | $140,000 | 5 |
| Seattle | $134,471 | 51 |
| Chicago | $130,000 | 8 |
| Singapore | $124,800 | 5 |
| Austin | $114,000 | 29 |
| Toronto | $108,300 | 3 |
Process Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $170,000 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $140,000 | 9 |
| New York | $124,675 | 20 |
| Seattle | $119,041 | 15 |
| Boston | $115,000 | 5 |
| Denver | $112,011 | 3 |
| Austin | $110,500 | 21 |
Manufacturing Engineer vs Process Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Manufacturing Engineer is $124,900 per year (typically $99,950–$157,554), versus $118,775 for Process Engineer ($96,050–$143,620). That puts Manufacturing Engineer about 5% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Manufacturing Engineer and Process Engineer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.