Human Factors Engineer salary
What a human factors engineer actually earns, from 150 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
What the number means
A human factors engineer earns a blended US median near 128,164 dollars, with the typical middle running from 112,734 dollars to 155,630 dollars. The official OEWS median is 101,140 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 15 percent since 2019. Demand is rated moderate, and 1% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is pilot, at 37 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Wyomingmedian $122,540
- Washingtonmedian $119,670
- New Yorkmedian $101,770
- Oklahomamedian $95,180
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Quick answers
How much does a human factors engineer make?
The blended US median is about 128,164 dollars, with a typical range from 112,734 dollars to 155,630 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 101,140 dollars.
Is human factors engineer a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated moderate in our July 2026 corpus, with 1% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a human factors engineer move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is pilot, at 37 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 17-2112. Live corpus 150 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.