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Ordnance Engineer Salary
in Capitola, California

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$99,191 (USD)

Average Salary

$48/hr

Average Hourly

$2,867

Average Bonus

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The average pay for an Ordnance Engineer is $99,191 a year and $48 an hour in Capitola, California, United States. The average salary range for an Ordnance Engineer is between $69,334 and $120,616. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Capitola, California.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$111,417
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Capitola, California

Capitola Cost of Living Score:

Description: Capitola is a small seaside town in Santa Cruz County, California. Capitola is located on the northern shores of Monterey Bay, on the Central Coast of California. The city had a population of 9,456 at the 2024 census. Capitola is a popular tourist destination, owing to its beaches and restaurants.
Description:
  • Designs, tests, and coordinates development of explosive ordnance material to meet military procurement specifications and to prepare project proposals for negotiating production contracts: participates in discussions with military authorities to determine characteristics desired in explosive material, nature of target objective, and type of delivery system to be used.
  • Prepares or directs preparation of design drawings and specifications for approval by procurement authorities, according to knowledge of explosives and plastics chemistry, ballistics theory, fuse technology, metallurgy, electronics, fluidics, and techniques of efficient production.
  • Tests sample shells, warheads, or similar material under simulated military conditions proof technician.
  • Evaluates tests to determine acceptability of ordnance items or need for redesign.
  • Presents findings orally and in writing to procurement authorities and demonstrates successful designs on proving ground.
  • May negotiate procurement contracts.
  • May coordinate pilot or serial production of ordnance items.
  • May participate in development of delivery systems, fire-control components, and nonexplosive material.
  • May be designated according to type of ordnance item developed.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for an Ordnance Engineer is $99,191 a year and $48 an hour in Capitola, California, United States. The average salary range for an Ordnance Engineer is between $69,334 and $120,616. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Capitola, California.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Ordnance Engineer Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Engineers, All Other

Job family population: 150,990

Estimated population of Ordnance Engineer jobs: 7,784

Rate of error: 1.3%

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Capitola Cost of Living Score:

Description: Capitola is a small seaside town in Santa Cruz County, California. Capitola is located on the northern shores of Monterey Bay, on the Central Coast of California. The city had a population of 9,456 at the 2024 census. Capitola is a popular tourist destination, owing to its beaches and restaurants.
Description:
  • Designs, tests, and coordinates development of explosive ordnance material to meet military procurement specifications and to prepare project proposals for negotiating production contracts: participates in discussions with military authorities to determine characteristics desired in explosive material, nature of target objective, and type of delivery system to be used.
  • Prepares or directs preparation of design drawings and specifications for approval by procurement authorities, according to knowledge of explosives and plastics chemistry, ballistics theory, fuse technology, metallurgy, electronics, fluidics, and techniques of efficient production.
  • Tests sample shells, warheads, or similar material under simulated military conditions proof technician.
  • Evaluates tests to determine acceptability of ordnance items or need for redesign.
  • Presents findings orally and in writing to procurement authorities and demonstrates successful designs on proving ground.
  • May negotiate procurement contracts.
  • May coordinate pilot or serial production of ordnance items.
  • May participate in development of delivery systems, fire-control components, and nonexplosive material.
  • May be designated according to type of ordnance item developed.
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