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# Working as an engineer in the United States

In the United States, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes engineers, earns ≈ 7,644 EUR/month (gross, 2025). Engineer is a regulated profession in the United States.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 7,644 EUR/month (gross, 2025)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition authority: Engineering licensing board in the intended state.

## Sources

Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations, lines 276-284: entry-level mechanical roles are not licensed; state PE for public-facing practice. — https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/mechanical-engineers.htm
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Engineer in the United States: salary and recognition [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c671239b94cbe8d76e8057755935ad67]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/engineer/united-states/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_engineer-in-the-united-states-salary-and-recognition_4ea4ea289b16,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Engineer in the United States: salary and recognition},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c671239b94cbe8d76e8057755935ad67},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/engineer/united-states/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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