Chief Engineer Jobs & Career Guide
What 263 live Chief Engineer postings ask for: skills, experience, pay and the employers hiring, measured from the postings.
- Open roles
- 263
- Employers
- 72
- Remote
- 4%
- Typical pay
- $99k–254k
- Verified live (7d)
- 197
Pay by experience
Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD
| Experience | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | $92k | 26 |
| 6–9 years | $107k | 25 |
| 10+ years | $177k | 67 |
Skills in demand
Across 132 chief engineer postings that named at least one skill
- 36%
- 17%
- 14%
- 14%
- 11%
- 2.3%
- 2.3%
- 2.3%
- 1.5%
- 0.8%
Experience asked for
Minimum years named in the posting · 221 postings stated one
- 11%
- 27%
- 21%
- 41%
Work arrangement
Where the work is done · 94 postings stated one
- 9.6%
- 6.4%
- 84%
Education
The floor the posting sets · 107 postings stated one
- 23%
- 0.9%
- 69%
- 5.6%
- 0.9%