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American Electric Power Salary

American Electric Power Salary

American Electric Power pays a median of $102K ($87K–$114K) across 25 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $87K–$114K salary range

Median: $102K  ·  Based on 25 public American Electric Power job postings  ·  Updated October 24, 2026


This American Electric Power salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

American Electric Power · pay benchmark · updated October 24, 2026
$102K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$87K–$114K
Typical range
$288K view JD
Highest base · VP Legal Transmission
25
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+111
174 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 14% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$101K (8)
Senior
$101K (6)
Highest-paying skills
Process Improvement $173KTeam Leadership $165KProcurement $148KAWS $140KProject Management $140KAzure $134KSplunk $134KSupply Chain $126K

Highest-paying open roles at American Electric Power

American Electric Power engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $101K median · $151K top base — Enterprise Observability & Monitoring Engineer (view JD) (8)
  • Senior: $101K median · $151K top base — Distribution Design Engineer (Sr - Prin) (view JD) (6)

Remote work at American Electric Power

1% of American Electric Power's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What American Electric Power looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Project Management (12) · SQL (11) · Procurement (8) · Python (7) · Process Improvement (6) · AWS (5) · Supply Chain (4) · Team Leadership (4) · Logistics (3) · Azure (3).

Benefits & perks at American Electric Power

Commonly listed: 401k (31) · medical (16) · bonus (15) · retirement (4).

About American Electric Power

American Electric Power is Public stage · 10,001+ employees · founded 1906 · HQ Columbus, Ohio. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at American Electric Power

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 151 that do, Bachelor's and Associate's and PhD are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 14% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

American Electric Power total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 10% of roles list a bonus; 33% include commission; common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

American Electric Power hiring activity

American Electric Power has 25 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 25 public job postings with disclosed pay. 111 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (174 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 44 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does American Electric Power pay?
The median pay is $102K, with a typical range of $87K–$114K, based on 25 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at American Electric Power?
One of the highest-paying open roles is VP Legal Transmission, at $221K–$288K base.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 25 public American Electric Power job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed October 24, 2026.

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