Fuel Cell Engineers salary by location
National median: $104,110 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $168,030 | +61.4% | 5,540 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $161,370 | +55.0% | 5,150 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $157,710 | +51.5% | 2,710 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $135,530 | +30.2% | 540 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $133,300 | +28.0% | 510 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $132,920 | +27.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $132,560 | +27.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $130,900 | +25.7% | 30,530 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $128,740 | +23.7% | 980 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $128,710 | +23.6% | 2,120 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $128,180 | +23.1% | 4,530 | 2025 |
| Columbus, IN | metropolitan | $127,700 | +22.7% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $127,650 | +22.6% | 670 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $127,310 | +22.3% | 2,280 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $126,990 | +22.0% | 5,390 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $126,590 | +21.6% | 4,500 | 2025 |
| Lake Charles, LA | metropolitan | $126,090 | +21.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $125,780 | +20.8% | 650 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $125,350 | +20.4% | 8,310 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $125,200 | +20.3% | 250 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $125,130 | +20.2% | 610 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $124,780 | +19.9% | 570 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $124,430 | +19.5% | 7,190 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $124,360 | +19.5% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $124,340 | +19.4% | 380 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $124,340 | +19.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $123,900 | +19.0% | 8,780 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $122,870 | +18.0% | 6,550 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $122,760 | +17.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Cheyenne, WY | metropolitan | $122,500 | +17.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $122,280 | +17.5% | 470 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $121,750 | +16.9% | 3,370 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $121,610 | +16.8% | 270 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $121,130 | +16.3% | 390 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $120,970 | +16.2% | 1,480 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $120,650 | +15.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | metropolitan | $120,070 | +15.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $119,790 | +15.1% | 560 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $119,540 | +14.8% | 1,890 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $119,300 | +14.6% | 7,680 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $119,300 | +14.6% | 6,890 | 2025 |
| Slidell, LA | metropolitan | $118,920 | +14.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $117,990 | +13.3% | 530 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $117,750 | +13.1% | 230 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $117,420 | +12.8% | 220 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $117,380 | +12.7% | 950 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $116,700 | +12.1% | 3,050 | 2025 |
| Logan, UT | metropolitan | $116,680 | +12.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $116,230 | +11.6% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Decatur, AL | metropolitan | $115,750 | +11.2% | 310 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $112,670 | +8.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $112,410 | +8.0% | 22,080 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $112,300 | +7.9% | 4,180 | 2025 |
| Odessa, TX | metropolitan | $111,700 | +7.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $111,360 | +7.0% | 1,750 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $111,030 | +6.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $110,820 | +6.4% | 940 | 2025 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | metropolitan | $110,520 | +6.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $110,430 | +6.1% | 8,240 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $110,200 | +5.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $110,200 | +5.8% | 390 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $109,990 | +5.6% | 6,960 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $109,550 | +5.2% | 750 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $109,540 | +5.2% | 1,260 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $109,470 | +5.1% | 22,500 | 2025 |
| Parkersburg, WV | metropolitan | $109,370 | +5.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $109,370 | +5.1% | 500 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $109,250 | +4.9% | 660 | 2025 |
| Midland, MI | metropolitan | $109,230 | +4.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $109,210 | +4.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $108,630 | +4.3% | 330 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $108,570 | +4.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Florence, AL | metropolitan | $108,510 | +4.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $108,510 | +4.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $108,500 | +4.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $108,360 | +4.1% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| Greenville, NC | metropolitan | $108,340 | +4.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $108,310 | +4.0% | 930 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $107,930 | +3.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $107,600 | +3.4% | 640 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $107,440 | +3.2% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $107,330 | +3.1% | 530 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $107,060 | +2.8% | 630 | 2025 |
| Erie, PA | metropolitan | $106,890 | +2.7% | 590 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $106,800 | +2.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $106,700 | +2.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $106,690 | +2.5% | 1,790 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | metropolitan | $106,660 | +2.4% | 510 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $106,580 | +2.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Crestview, FL | metropolitan | $106,560 | +2.4% | 250 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $106,490 | +2.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $106,340 | +2.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Texarkana, TX | metropolitan | $106,330 | +2.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Niles, MI | metropolitan | $106,320 | +2.1% | 550 | 2025 |
| Tyler, TX | metropolitan | $106,240 | +2.0% | 160 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $106,130 | +1.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $105,980 | +1.8% | 1,690 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $105,980 | +1.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Mobile, AL | metropolitan | $105,670 | +1.5% | 510 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $105,580 | +1.4% | 70 | 2025 |