Benchmarks · Income · 55–59 · Engineering

Income for Engineering professionals aged 55–59 in the U.S.

Gross annual income from salary, bonus and other regular deposits.

Modeled estimate · federal survey data
Household-level figures: the underlying survey (Fed SCF) measures households, grouped by the reference person's age — combined for a couple, and they read high for a single person. Why, and how this changes as live data grows.
Median
$125K
Upper quarter
$245K
Top 10%
$452K

Half of Engineering professionals aged 55–59 in the U.S. have a annual income above $124,800. Reaching the upper quarter takes about $244,596, and the top 10% starts at $451,920 — roughly 3.6× the median. The lower quarter sits below $60,144, and the bottom 10% is under $27,432.

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The full distribution

PercentileIncomeWhat it means
Bottom 10%$27,4329 in 10 are above this
Lower quarter$60,14425th percentile
Median$124,800half above, half below
Upper quarter$244,59675th percentile
Top 10%$451,920only 1 in 10 is above this
Average (mean)$137,280pulled up by the top end — the median is the better "typical"
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Income by age

AgeLower quarterMedian incomeUpper quarterTop 10%
22–25 →$35K$66K$114K$182K
26–29 →$51K$95K$169K$244K
30–33 →$63K$109K$180K$263K
34–37 →$63K$115K$191K$303K
38–41 →$66K$126K$204K$320K
42–45 →$71K$137K$232K$387K
46–50 →$69K$144K$259K$452K
50–54 →$66K$136K$267K$468K
55–59$60K$125K$245K$452K
60–64 →$60K$109K$221K$420K
65 and over →$48K$94K$174K$339K

Income at 55–59 by industry

TechFinanceHealthcareConsultingLegalMediaEducationGovernmentEngineeringReal estateMarketingAccountingPharma & biotechNon-profitArchitecture & designSales

Income at 55–59 in other metros

NYCLAChicagoDallasHoustonDCMiamiPhiladelphiaAtlantaPhoenixBostonSFSeattleDenverSan DiegoMinneapolisAustinDetroitTampaSt. LouisBaltimoreOrlandoCharlotteSan AntonioPortlandSacramentoPittsburghLas VegasNashvilleRaleigh

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Common questions

What is the median annual income for Engineering professionals aged 55–59 in the U.S.?
The median annual income for Engineering professionals aged 55–59 in the U.S. is $124,800. Half of this group is above that figure and half below.
What annual income puts you in the top 10% of Engineering professionals aged 55–59 in the U.S.?
About $451,920. The 90th percentile is the level only one in ten people in this group exceeds — roughly 3.6× the median.
Where do these numbers come from?
They are modeled percentile distributions fitted to this cohort from federal survey microdata — the Federal Reserve's 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (released October 2026), the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, Census ACS and BLS wage data — and they blend toward anonymized, aggregated data from Keeping Up members as each cohort grows. Full methodology at keepingup.com/methodology.

How this is built. Percentiles are modeled for this cohort from federal survey microdata — the Federal Reserve's 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (released October 2026), the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey (2024), the Census American Community Survey and BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2025) — with metro cost-of-living and wage adjustments. As Keeping Up members in this cohort grow, the band blends toward anonymized, aggregated live data (minimum cohort sizes apply; no individual is ever identifiable). Seeded figures are household-level, as in the SCF; live cohorts are individual-level. Amounts are in current dollars. Read the full methodology.

Last updated October 2026. Cohort: Engineering professionals aged 55–59 in the U.S.. Model sample basis: 80.