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Field Service Engineer Career Market Report 2026

3,085 active jobs. 631 companies. Median salary $64K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-05-27.

3,085
Active Job Openings
631
Companies Hiring
$64K
Median Salary (US)
68%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Field Service Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 68% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $64K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $48K to $157K.

Remote roles pay 34% below the US national median

Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 30%

AI/LLM demand rose +20.1pp — fastest-growing skill

Danaher leads hiring with 146 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Lead → Staff (+$103K, +116%)

Salary increase: +$103K · Sample: Lead → Staff

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 45% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior118$55K$65K$94K
Mid-Level105$46K$63K$140K
Senior46$70K$80K$165K
Manager14$83K$114K$150K
Lead11$79K$90K$159K
Entry-Level5$28K$62K$250K
Staff3$150K$193K$250K

What jumps out

Lead → Staff: +$103K (116%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States330$70KUSD
Remote165$46KUSD
United Kingdom8$58KUSD
Australia3$94KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site5.0%
Remote19.3%
Hybrid0.8%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
30%
Python
15%
Electrical
9%
JavaScript
8%
TypeScript
6%
AWS
6%
Project Management
6%
Azure
5%
SQL
5%
GCP
5%
Spark
5%
Go
4%

Skills on the Rise

AI/LLM ↑+20.1ppPython ↑+15.1ppJavaScript ↑+8.0ppTypeScript ↑+6.5ppAWS ↑+6.3pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-22.5ppSustainability ↓-11.6ppJournalism ↓-11.5ppExcel ↓-9.1ppSupply Chain ↓-6.5pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Danaher1464.7%
Hitachi1013.3%
Ncr973.1%
Gehc963.1%
Kiongroup902.9%
Stryker612.0%
Onehealthineers551.8%
Motorolasolutions541.8%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States1,190
Remote460
United Kingdom160
Japan70
Australia65
India63
Canada48
Spain46

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree66.7%1,392
Master's Degree9.8%205
Bachelor's Degree9.2%193
PhD / Doctorate0.5%11
High School / GED0.3%6
MBA0.0%1

Certifications

CompTIA (6%)CompTIA A+ (5%)

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