Electrical Engineers Salary

Median Salary
$120,630
per year
Hourly Rate
$58.00
per hour
Employment
198,750
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$76,550
25th percentile
$92,830
Median
$120,630
75th percentile
$152,950
90th percentile
$184,300

💰 Electrical Engineers Salary by State

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$87K
$159K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
New Mexico$158,520+31.4%
California$144,040+19.4%
District of Columbia$143,000+18.5%
New Hampshire$135,710+12.5%
Washington$132,710+10.0%
Texas$129,450+7.3%
Idaho$129,340+7.2%
Massachusetts$127,720+5.9%
Delaware$126,970+5.3%
Alaska$125,970+4.4%
Alabama$125,630+4.1%
New Jersey$125,370+3.9%
Oregon$125,160+3.8%
Maryland$125,150+3.7%
Louisiana$123,710+2.6%
Colorado$120,760+0.1%
Virginia$119,030-1.3%
New York$119,010-1.3%
Missouri$118,670-1.6%
Maine$114,620-5.0%
West Virginia$113,420-6.0%
Wyoming$111,740-7.4%
Vermont$111,310-7.7%
Pennsylvania$110,820-8.1%
North Dakota$110,810-8.1%
North Carolina$110,130-8.7%
Minnesota$109,510-9.2%
Illinois$107,860-10.6%
Oklahoma$107,760-10.7%
Nevada$107,400-11.0%
Nebraska$107,260-11.1%
Hawaii$106,350-11.8%
Michigan$106,070-12.1%
Iowa$105,820-12.3%
Utah$105,720-12.4%
Mississippi$104,990-13.0%
Florida$104,780-13.1%
Tennessee$104,450-13.4%
Connecticut$104,160-13.7%
Indiana$102,670-14.9%
Kansas$102,630-14.9%
Ohio$100,620-16.6%
Arizona$100,550-16.6%
Wisconsin$99,700-17.4%
South Dakota$98,980-17.9%
Kentucky$98,550-18.3%
South Carolina$98,440-18.4%
Arkansas$96,860-19.7%
Montana$87,360-27.6%

🏙️ Electrical Engineers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$187,060+55.1%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$167,010+38.4%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$166,030+37.6%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$164,880+36.7%
Albuquerque, NM$163,720+35.7%
Vallejo, CA$160,060+32.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$159,360+32.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$145,360+20.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$140,210+16.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$139,780+15.9%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$137,030+13.6%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$136,240+12.9%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$136,190+12.9%
Idaho Falls, ID$136,100+12.8%
Fresno, CA$134,780+11.7%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$134,640+11.6%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$133,560+10.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$133,030+10.3%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$132,930+10.2%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$131,330+8.9%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$131,080+8.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$131,070+8.7%
Huntsville, AL$130,330+8.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$130,240+8.0%
Boulder, CO$130,170+7.9%
Lake Charles, LA$129,940+7.7%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$129,880+7.7%
Boise City, ID$129,790+7.6%
Worcester, MA$129,720+7.5%
Charleston, WV$129,250+7.1%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$129,030+7.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$128,960+6.9%
Lexington Park, MD$128,900+6.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$128,610+6.6%
Longview-Kelso, WA$128,340+6.4%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$128,340+6.4%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$128,190+6.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$128,080+6.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$127,730+5.9%
Midland, TX$127,420+5.6%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$127,370+5.6%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$127,270+5.5%
Bend, OR$127,090+5.4%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$126,960+5.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$126,800+5.1%
Anchorage, AK$126,730+5.1%
Salinas, CA$126,460+4.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$126,420+4.8%
Redding, CA$126,170+4.6%
Binghamton, NY$126,010+4.5%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$125,560+4.1%
Topeka, KS$125,330+3.9%
Salem, OR$125,270+3.8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$125,120+3.7%
Corpus Christi, TX$124,800+3.5%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$124,630+3.3%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$124,570+3.3%
Decatur, AL$124,440+3.2%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$124,390+3.1%
Visalia, CA$124,010+2.8%
St. Louis, MO-IL$123,960+2.8%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$123,840+2.7%
Yuba City, CA$123,700+2.5%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$123,560+2.4%
Asheville, NC$123,480+2.4%
Beckley, WV$123,450+2.3%
Albany, OR$122,840+1.8%
Charlottesville, VA$122,600+1.6%
Dover, DE$122,410+1.5%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$122,100+1.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$122,020+1.2%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$121,650+0.8%
Barnstable Town, MA$121,530+0.7%
Savannah, GA$121,240+0.5%
Walla Walla, WA$121,120+0.4%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$120,070-0.5%
Burlington, NC$119,650-0.8%
Bellingham, WA$119,200-1.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$119,080-1.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$119,020-1.3%
Pueblo, CO$118,520-1.7%
Johnstown, PA$118,480-1.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$118,260-2.0%
Colorado Springs, CO$118,250-2.0%
Greeley, CO$117,990-2.2%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$117,480-2.6%
Tucson, AZ$117,470-2.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$117,230-2.8%
Richmond, VA$116,760-3.2%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$116,710-3.2%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$116,650-3.3%
Jacksonville, FL$116,480-3.4%
Wheeling, WV-OH$115,850-4.0%
Albany, GA$115,210-4.5%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$115,030-4.6%
Tuscaloosa, AL$114,980-4.7%
Pittsfield, MA$114,930-4.7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$114,710-4.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$114,390-5.2%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$114,280-5.3%
Tyler, TX$113,930-5.6%
Terre Haute, IN$113,840-5.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$113,760-5.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$113,520-5.9%
Springfield, MA$113,330-6.1%
Birmingham, AL$112,960-6.4%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$112,870-6.4%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$112,700-6.6%
Killeen-Temple, TX$112,580-6.7%
Rockford, IL$112,350-6.9%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$112,260-6.9%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$112,200-7.0%
Odessa, TX$111,750-7.4%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$111,500-7.6%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$111,380-7.7%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$111,310-7.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$111,230-7.8%
Tallahassee, FL$111,210-7.8%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$111,200-7.8%
Fairbanks-College, AK$111,090-7.9%
Syracuse, NY$111,070-7.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$110,990-8.0%
Bismarck, ND$110,810-8.1%
Kansas City, MO-KS$110,740-8.2%
Springfield, MO$110,610-8.3%
Ogden, UT$110,520-8.4%
Pocatello, ID$110,380-8.5%
Reno, NV$110,280-8.6%
Longview, TX$110,130-8.7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$110,030-8.8%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$109,990-8.8%
Modesto, CA$109,970-8.8%
Fargo, ND-MN$109,790-9.0%
Saginaw, MI$109,440-9.3%
Erie, PA$109,260-9.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$109,240-9.4%
Jackson, MI$109,240-9.4%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$109,100-9.6%
Waco, TX$108,940-9.7%
Roanoke, VA$108,930-9.7%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$108,740-9.9%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$108,700-9.9%
Knoxville, TN$108,590-10.0%
Warner Robins, GA$108,250-10.3%
Rochester, NY$108,160-10.3%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$107,750-10.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$107,580-10.8%
York-Hanover, PA$107,490-10.9%
Monroe, MI$107,400-11.0%
Wichita Falls, TX$107,400-11.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$107,390-11.0%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$107,140-11.2%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$107,120-11.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$107,040-11.3%
Iowa City, IA$107,000-11.3%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$106,840-11.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$106,760-11.5%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$106,640-11.6%
Hattiesburg, MS$106,620-11.6%
Kokomo, IN$106,550-11.7%
Abilene, TX$106,340-11.8%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$106,250-11.9%
Amarillo, TX$106,130-12.0%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$105,910-12.2%
Ithaca, NY$105,840-12.3%
Sheboygan, WI$105,710-12.4%
Logan, UT-ID$105,660-12.4%
Urban Honolulu, HI$105,460-12.6%
Jackson, MS$105,400-12.6%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$105,350-12.7%
Rapid City, SD$105,330-12.7%
Altoona, PA$105,270-12.7%
New Haven, CT$105,250-12.7%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$105,230-12.8%
Lancaster, PA$105,210-12.8%
Victoria, TX$105,190-12.8%
Tulsa, OK$105,180-12.8%
Wilmington, NC$105,130-12.8%
Helena, MT$105,050-12.9%
Montgomery, AL$104,990-13.0%
Pittsburgh, PA$104,990-13.0%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$104,700-13.2%
Mobile, AL$104,370-13.5%
Cedar Rapids, IA$104,360-13.5%
Niles, MI$104,310-13.5%
Dubuque, IA$104,290-13.5%
Cleveland, TN$104,280-13.6%
Rocky Mount, NC$104,230-13.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$104,210-13.6%
Chambersburg, PA$104,050-13.7%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$104,040-13.8%
Fayetteville, NC$103,940-13.8%
Ames, IA$103,750-14.0%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$103,740-14.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$103,720-14.0%
Lubbock, TX$103,650-14.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$103,640-14.1%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$103,520-14.2%
Spartanburg, SC$103,390-14.3%
Texarkana, TX-AR$103,380-14.3%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$103,370-14.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$103,360-14.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$103,360-14.3%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$103,240-14.4%
Billings, MT$103,230-14.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$103,210-14.4%
El Paso, TX$103,180-14.5%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$103,080-14.5%
Decatur, IL$103,030-14.6%
Evansville, IN$102,880-14.7%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$102,800-14.8%
Joplin, MO-KS$102,630-14.9%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$102,630-14.9%
Bangor, ME$102,610-14.9%
Glens Falls, NY$102,520-15.0%
Reading, PA$102,500-15.0%
Utica-Rome, NY$102,480-15.0%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$102,450-15.1%
Madison, WI$102,420-15.1%
Columbus, OH$102,380-15.1%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$102,110-15.4%
Florence, SC$102,010-15.4%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$101,990-15.5%
Springfield, IL$101,940-15.5%
Kenosha, WI$101,690-15.7%
Appleton, WI$101,670-15.7%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$101,620-15.8%
Peoria, IL$101,500-15.9%
Bay City, MI$101,480-15.9%
Columbia, SC$101,320-16.0%
Monroe, LA$101,310-16.0%
Goldsboro, NC$101,260-16.1%
Rochester, MN$101,260-16.1%
Traverse City, MI$101,210-16.1%
Gainesville, GA$101,160-16.1%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$100,980-16.3%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$100,900-16.4%
Sandusky, OH$100,900-16.4%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$100,870-16.4%
Bowling Green, KY$100,860-16.4%
Casper, WY$100,820-16.4%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$100,810-16.4%
Fort Wayne, IN$100,780-16.5%
Green Bay, WI$100,310-16.8%
Lincoln, NE$100,300-16.9%
Toledo, OH$100,290-16.9%
Morristown, TN$100,240-16.9%
Jackson, TN$100,190-16.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$100,080-17.0%
Bozeman, MT$100,020-17.1%
Columbus, IN$99,960-17.1%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$99,960-17.1%
Kingston, NY$99,800-17.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$99,790-17.3%
Canton-Massillon, OH$99,700-17.4%
Eau Claire, WI$99,540-17.5%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$99,490-17.5%
Akron, OH$99,360-17.6%
Dothan, AL$99,290-17.7%
Lafayette, LA$99,280-17.7%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$99,160-17.8%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$99,010-17.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$98,980-17.9%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$98,950-18.0%
Bloomington, IL$98,920-18.0%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$98,900-18.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$98,870-18.0%
Lynchburg, VA$98,670-18.2%
Cleveland, OH$98,550-18.3%
Aguadilla, PR$98,540-18.3%
Columbus, GA-AL$98,530-18.3%
Wichita, KS$98,480-18.4%
Mankato, MN$98,430-18.4%
Johnson City, TN$98,200-18.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$98,180-18.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$98,160-18.6%
Clarksville, TN-KY$98,130-18.7%
Flagstaff, AZ$98,030-18.7%
Ocala, FL$97,990-18.8%
Elizabethtown, KY$97,970-18.8%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$97,960-18.8%
Williamsport, PA$97,890-18.9%
Port St. Lucie, FL$97,820-18.9%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$97,680-19.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$97,520-19.2%
State College, PA$97,450-19.2%
Bloomington, IN$97,350-19.3%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$97,250-19.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$97,180-19.4%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$96,790-19.8%
Medford, OR$96,750-19.8%
Dalton, GA$96,730-19.8%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$96,270-20.2%
Las Cruces, NM$96,060-20.4%
Battle Creek, MI$95,970-20.4%
Paducah, KY-IL$95,940-20.5%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$95,920-20.5%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$95,790-20.6%
Fond du Lac, WI$95,720-20.6%
Jonesboro, AR$95,250-21.0%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$95,150-21.1%
Greenville, NC$95,060-21.2%
Sumter, SC$94,440-21.7%
Flint, MI$93,950-22.1%
Mansfield, OH$93,800-22.2%
Jefferson City, MO$92,550-23.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$91,180-24.4%
Yuma, AZ$91,080-24.5%
San Angelo, TX$91,040-24.5%
Missoula, MT$88,770-26.4%
College Station-Bryan, TX$88,690-26.5%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$85,730-28.9%
Wausau, WI$85,210-29.4%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$83,930-30.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$83,180-31.0%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$75,020-37.8%
Puerto Rico$74,250-38.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$72,910-39.6%
Guam$64,190-46.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.