17 Series · SOC 17-2071
Electrical Engineers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $120,630
- Median / year
- $184,300
- Top 10% earn
- +7.2%
- Growth '23–'33
- 198,750
- US workers
Electrical Engineers earn a median of $120,630 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $120,630, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $76,550 (10th percentile) to $184,300 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 198,750 US workers. New Mexico pays the most ($158,520), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Electrical Engineers earn a median of $120,630, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 90% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Architecture and Engineering, it ranks #8 of 36 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 7.2% by 2033.
- $120,630
- Median annual wage
- Top 10%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #8 of 36
- in Architecture and Engineering
- 2.4×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: New Mexico at $158,520. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Electrical Engineers (SOC 17-2071) pays a national median of $120,630 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $76,550 at the 10th percentile to $184,300 at the 90th, with a mean of $125,100 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 198,750 Americans work in this occupation across 51 reporting states and 430 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +7.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 11,700 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 2 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. New Mexico pays the highest state median at $158,520, which is +31% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $187,060 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 198,750 jobs Median $120,630/yr
Median Salary
$120,630
per year
Median Hourly
$58.00/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$125,100
average
Employment
198,750
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Electrical Engineers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$120,630 Top 10% higher than 90% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 17-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Electrical Engineers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 17-series occupations with growth data, Electrical Engineers sits on the faster-growing side at +7.2% growth and $120,630 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+7.2%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
11,700
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
2/100K
Injury Rate
0.5/100
Danger Index
3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Electrical Engineers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Writing 4.1
Reading Comprehension 4.0
Critical Thinking 4.0
Active Listening 3.9
Speaking 3.9
Active Learning 3.9
Complex Problem Solving 3.9
Monitoring 3.5
Mathematics 3.4
Coordination 3.3
Knowledge Areas
Engineering and Technology 4.7
Computers and Electronics 4.7
Design 4.1
English Language 3.8
Mathematics 3.7
Physics 3.6
Production and Processing 3.3
Mechanical 3.2
Public Safety and Security 3.2
Customer and Personal Service 3.1
Key Tasks
- ▸ Design, implement, maintain, or improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, or domestic purposes.
- ▸ Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed on time and within budget.
- ▸ Direct or coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements.
- ▸ Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction, or installation standards or specifications.
- ▸ Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform engineering tasks.
- ▸ Confer with engineers, customers, or others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects or products.
- ▸ Investigate or test vendors' or competitors' products.
- ▸ Collect data relating to commercial or residential development, population, or power system interconnection to determine operating efficiency of electrical systems.
- ▸ Inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational, safety, or environmental standards.
- ▸ Investigate customer or public complaints to determine the nature and extent of problems.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$76,550
25th Percentile
$92,830
Median
$120,630
75th Percentile
$152,950
90th Percentile
$184,300
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | $158,520 | +31% above national |
| 2 | California | $144,040 | +19% above national |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $143,000 | +19% above national |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $135,710 | +13% above national |
| 5 | Washington | $132,710 | +10% above national |
| 6 | Texas | $129,450 | +7% above national |
| 7 | Idaho | $129,340 | +7% above national |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $127,720 | +6% above national |
| 9 | Delaware | $126,970 | +5% above national |
| 10 | Alaska | $125,970 | +4% above national |
| 11 | Alabama | $125,630 | +4% above national |
| 12 | New Jersey | $125,370 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Oregon | $125,160 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Maryland | $125,150 | +4% above national |
| 15 | Louisiana | $123,710 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Colorado | $120,760 | same as national |
| 17 | Virginia | $119,030 | 1% below national |
| 18 | New York | $119,010 | 1% below national |
| 19 | Missouri | $118,670 | 2% below national |
| 20 | Maine | $114,620 | 5% below national |
| 21 | West Virginia | $113,420 | 6% below national |
| 22 | Wyoming | $111,740 | 7% below national |
| 23 | Vermont | $111,310 | 8% below national |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $110,820 | 8% below national |
| 25 | North Dakota | $110,810 | 8% below national |
| 26 | North Carolina | $110,130 | 9% below national |
| 27 | Minnesota | $109,510 | 9% below national |
| 28 | Illinois | $107,860 | 11% below national |
| 29 | Oklahoma | $107,760 | 11% below national |
| 30 | Nevada | $107,400 | 11% below national |
| 31 | Nebraska | $107,260 | 11% below national |
| 32 | Hawaii | $106,350 | 12% below national |
| 33 | Michigan | $106,070 | 12% below national |
| 34 | Iowa | $105,820 | 12% below national |
| 35 | Utah | $105,720 | 12% below national |
| 36 | Mississippi | $104,990 | 13% below national |
| 37 | Florida | $104,780 | 13% below national |
| 38 | Tennessee | $104,450 | 13% below national |
| 39 | Connecticut | $104,160 | 14% below national |
| 40 | Indiana | $102,670 | 15% below national |
| 41 | Kansas | $102,630 | 15% below national |
| 42 | Ohio | $100,620 | 17% below national |
| 43 | Arizona | $100,550 | 17% below national |
| 44 | Wisconsin | $99,700 | 17% below national |
| 45 | South Dakota | $98,980 | 18% below national |
| 46 | Kentucky | $98,550 | 18% below national |
| 47 | South Carolina | $98,440 | 18% below national |
| 48 | Arkansas | $96,860 | 20% below national |
| 49 | Montana | $87,360 | 28% below national |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $74,250 | 38% below national |
| 51 | Guam | $64,190 | 47% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $187,060 | +55% above national |
| 2 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $167,010 | +38% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $166,030 | +38% above national |
| 4 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $164,880 | +37% above national |
| 5 | Albuquerque, NM | $163,720 | +36% above national |
| 6 | Vallejo, CA | $160,060 | +33% above national |
| 7 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $159,360 | +32% above national |
| 8 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $154,820 | +28% above national |
| 9 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $145,360 | +21% above national |
| 10 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $140,210 | +16% above national |
| 11 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $139,780 | +16% above national |
| 12 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $138,840 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $137,030 | +14% above national |
| 14 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $136,240 | +13% above national |
| 15 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $136,190 | +13% above national |
| 16 | Idaho Falls, ID | $136,100 | +13% above national |
| 17 | Fresno, CA | $134,780 | +12% above national |
| 18 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $134,640 | +12% above national |
| 19 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $133,560 | +11% above national |
| 20 | Baton Rouge, LA | $133,030 | +10% above national |
| 21 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $132,930 | +10% above national |
| 22 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $131,330 | +9% above national |
| 23 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $131,080 | +9% above national |
| 24 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $131,070 | +9% above national |
| 25 | Huntsville, AL | $130,330 | +8% above national |
| 26 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $130,240 | +8% above national |
| 27 | Boulder, CO | $130,170 | +8% above national |
| 28 | Lake Charles, LA | $129,940 | +8% above national |
| 29 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $129,880 | +8% above national |
| 30 | Boise City, ID | $129,790 | +8% above national |
| 31 | Worcester, MA | $129,720 | +8% above national |
| 32 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $129,340 | +7% above national |
| 33 | Charleston, WV | $129,250 | +7% above national |
| 34 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $129,060 | +7% above national |
| 35 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $129,030 | +7% above national |
| 36 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $128,960 | +7% above national |
| 37 | Lexington Park, MD | $128,900 | +7% above national |
| 38 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $128,610 | +7% above national |
| 39 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $128,340 | +6% above national |
| 40 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $128,340 | +6% above national |
| 41 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $128,320 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $128,190 | +6% above national |
| 43 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $128,080 | +6% above national |
| 44 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $127,730 | +6% above national |
| 45 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $127,590 | +6% above national |
| 46 | Midland, TX | $127,420 | +6% above national |
| 47 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $127,370 | +6% above national |
| 48 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $127,270 | +6% above national |
| 49 | Bend, OR | $127,090 | +5% above national |
| 50 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $126,960 | +5% above national |
| 51 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $126,800 | +5% above national |
| 52 | Anchorage, AK | $126,730 | +5% above national |
| 53 | Salinas, CA | $126,460 | +5% above national |
| 54 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $126,420 | +5% above national |
| 55 | Redding, CA | $126,170 | +5% above national |
| 56 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $126,170 | +5% above national |
| 57 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $126,030 | +4% above national |
| 58 | Binghamton, NY | $126,010 | +4% above national |
| 59 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $125,740 | +4% above national |
| 60 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $125,560 | +4% above national |
| 61 | Topeka, KS | $125,330 | +4% above national |
| 62 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $125,300 | +4% above national |
| 63 | Salem, OR | $125,270 | +4% above national |
| 64 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $125,120 | +4% above national |
| 65 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $125,010 | +4% above national |
| 66 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $124,810 | +3% above national |
| 67 | Corpus Christi, TX | $124,800 | +3% above national |
| 68 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $124,630 | +3% above national |
| 69 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $124,570 | +3% above national |
| 70 | Decatur, AL | $124,440 | +3% above national |
| 71 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $124,420 | +3% above national |
| 72 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $124,390 | +3% above national |
| 73 | Visalia, CA | $124,010 | +3% above national |
| 74 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $123,960 | +3% above national |
| 75 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $123,840 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Yuba City, CA | $123,700 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $123,560 | +2% above national |
| 78 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $123,560 | +2% above national |
| 79 | Asheville, NC | $123,480 | +2% above national |
| 80 | Beckley, WV | $123,450 | +2% above national |
| 81 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $123,080 | +2% above national |
| 82 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $122,850 | +2% above national |
| 83 | Albany, OR | $122,840 | +2% above national |
| 84 | Charlottesville, VA | $122,600 | +2% above national |
| 85 | Dover, DE | $122,410 | +1% above national |
| 86 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $122,100 | +1% above national |
| 87 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $122,020 | +1% above national |
| 88 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $121,700 | +1% above national |
| 89 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $121,650 | +1% above national |
| 90 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $121,590 | +1% above national |
| 91 | Barnstable Town, MA | $121,530 | +1% above national |
| 92 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $121,490 | +1% above national |
| 93 | Savannah, GA | $121,240 | +1% above national |
| 94 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $121,200 | same as national |
| 95 | Walla Walla, WA | $121,120 | same as national |
| 96 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $120,070 | same as national |
| 97 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $120,000 | 1% below national |
| 98 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $119,920 | 1% below national |
| 99 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $119,660 | 1% below national |
| 100 | Burlington, NC | $119,650 | 1% below national |
| 101 | Bellingham, WA | $119,200 | 1% below national |
| 102 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $119,080 | 1% below national |
| 103 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $119,020 | 1% below national |
| 104 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $118,870 | 1% below national |
| 105 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $118,760 | 2% below national |
| 106 | Pueblo, CO | $118,520 | 2% below national |
| 107 | Johnstown, PA | $118,480 | 2% below national |
| 108 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $118,480 | 2% below national |
| 109 | Oklahoma City, OK | $118,260 | 2% below national |
| 110 | Colorado Springs, CO | $118,250 | 2% below national |
| 111 | Greeley, CO | $117,990 | 2% below national |
| 112 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $117,700 | 2% below national |
| 113 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $117,480 | 3% below national |
| 114 | Tucson, AZ | $117,470 | 3% below national |
| 115 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $117,460 | 3% below national |
| 116 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $117,230 | 3% below national |
| 117 | Richmond, VA | $116,760 | 3% below national |
| 118 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $116,710 | 3% below national |
| 119 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $116,650 | 3% below national |
| 120 | Jacksonville, FL | $116,480 | 3% below national |
| 121 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $115,850 | 4% below national |
| 122 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $115,660 | 4% below national |
| 123 | Albany, GA | $115,210 | 4% below national |
| 124 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $115,030 | 5% below national |
| 125 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $114,980 | 5% below national |
| 126 | Pittsfield, MA | $114,930 | 5% below national |
| 127 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $114,710 | 5% below national |
| 128 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $114,580 | 5% below national |
| 129 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $114,390 | 5% below national |
| 130 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $114,280 | 5% below national |
| 131 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $114,160 | 5% below national |
| 132 | Tyler, TX | $113,930 | 6% below national |
| 133 | Terre Haute, IN | $113,840 | 6% below national |
| 134 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $113,760 | 6% below national |
| 135 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $113,520 | 6% below national |
| 136 | Springfield, MA | $113,330 | 6% below national |
| 137 | Birmingham, AL | $112,960 | 6% below national |
| 138 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $112,870 | 6% below national |
| 139 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $112,700 | 7% below national |
| 140 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $112,580 | 7% below national |
| 141 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $112,450 | 7% below national |
| 142 | Rockford, IL | $112,350 | 7% below national |
| 143 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $112,260 | 7% below national |
| 144 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $112,260 | 7% below national |
| 145 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $112,200 | 7% below national |
| 146 | Odessa, TX | $111,750 | 7% below national |
| 147 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $111,740 | 7% below national |
| 148 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $111,500 | 8% below national |
| 149 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $111,400 | 8% below national |
| 150 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $111,390 | 8% below national |
| 151 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $111,380 | 8% below national |
| 152 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $111,310 | 8% below national |
| 153 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $111,230 | 8% below national |
| 154 | Tallahassee, FL | $111,210 | 8% below national |
| 155 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $111,200 | 8% below national |
| 156 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $111,090 | 8% below national |
| 157 | Syracuse, NY | $111,070 | 8% below national |
| 158 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $110,990 | 8% below national |
| 159 | Bismarck, ND | $110,810 | 8% below national |
| 160 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $110,740 | 8% below national |
| 161 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $110,740 | 8% below national |
| 162 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $110,630 | 8% below national |
| 163 | Springfield, MO | $110,610 | 8% below national |
| 164 | Ogden, UT | $110,520 | 8% below national |
| 165 | Pocatello, ID | $110,380 | 8% below national |
| 166 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $110,290 | 9% below national |
| 167 | Reno, NV | $110,280 | 9% below national |
| 168 | Longview, TX | $110,130 | 9% below national |
| 169 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $110,030 | 9% below national |
| 170 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $109,990 | 9% below national |
| 171 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $109,990 | 9% below national |
| 172 | Modesto, CA | $109,970 | 9% below national |
| 173 | Fargo, ND-MN | $109,790 | 9% below national |
| 174 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $109,470 | 9% below national |
| 175 | Saginaw, MI | $109,440 | 9% below national |
| 176 | Erie, PA | $109,260 | 9% below national |
| 177 | Ann Arbor, MI | $109,240 | 9% below national |
| 178 | Jackson, MI | $109,240 | 9% below national |
| 179 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $109,140 | 10% below national |
| 180 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $109,100 | 10% below national |
| 181 | Waco, TX | $108,940 | 10% below national |
| 182 | Roanoke, VA | $108,930 | 10% below national |
| 183 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $108,930 | 10% below national |
| 184 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $108,740 | 10% below national |
| 185 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $108,700 | 10% below national |
| 186 | Knoxville, TN | $108,590 | 10% below national |
| 187 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $108,310 | 10% below national |
| 188 | Warner Robins, GA | $108,250 | 10% below national |
| 189 | Rochester, NY | $108,160 | 10% below national |
| 190 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $107,770 | 11% below national |
| 191 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $107,750 | 11% below national |
| 192 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $107,580 | 11% below national |
| 193 | York-Hanover, PA | $107,490 | 11% below national |
| 194 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $107,460 | 11% below national |
| 195 | Monroe, MI | $107,400 | 11% below national |
| 196 | Wichita Falls, TX | $107,400 | 11% below national |
| 197 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $107,390 | 11% below national |
| 198 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $107,140 | 11% below national |
| 199 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $107,120 | 11% below national |
| 200 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $107,040 | 11% below national |
| 201 | Iowa City, IA | $107,000 | 11% below national |
| 202 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $106,840 | 11% below national |
| 203 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $106,760 | 11% below national |
| 204 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $106,640 | 12% below national |
| 205 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $106,640 | 12% below national |
| 206 | Hattiesburg, MS | $106,620 | 12% below national |
| 207 | Kokomo, IN | $106,550 | 12% below national |
| 208 | Abilene, TX | $106,340 | 12% below national |
| 209 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $106,250 | 12% below national |
| 210 | Amarillo, TX | $106,130 | 12% below national |
| 211 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $105,980 | 12% below national |
| 212 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $105,910 | 12% below national |
| 213 | Ithaca, NY | $105,840 | 12% below national |
| 214 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $105,760 | 12% below national |
| 215 | Sheboygan, WI | $105,710 | 12% below national |
| 216 | Logan, UT-ID | $105,660 | 12% below national |
| 217 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $105,460 | 13% below national |
| 218 | Jackson, MS | $105,400 | 13% below national |
| 219 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $105,350 | 13% below national |
| 220 | Rapid City, SD | $105,330 | 13% below national |
| 221 | Altoona, PA | $105,270 | 13% below national |
| 222 | New Haven, CT | $105,250 | 13% below national |
| 223 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $105,230 | 13% below national |
| 224 | Lancaster, PA | $105,210 | 13% below national |
| 225 | Victoria, TX | $105,190 | 13% below national |
| 226 | Tulsa, OK | $105,180 | 13% below national |
| 227 | Wilmington, NC | $105,130 | 13% below national |
| 228 | Helena, MT | $105,050 | 13% below national |
| 229 | Montgomery, AL | $104,990 | 13% below national |
| 230 | Pittsburgh, PA | $104,990 | 13% below national |
| 231 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $104,700 | 13% below national |
| 232 | Mobile, AL | $104,370 | 13% below national |
| 233 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $104,360 | 13% below national |
| 234 | Niles, MI | $104,310 | 14% below national |
| 235 | Dubuque, IA | $104,290 | 14% below national |
| 236 | Cleveland, TN | $104,280 | 14% below national |
| 237 | Rocky Mount, NC | $104,230 | 14% below national |
| 238 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $104,210 | 14% below national |
| 239 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $104,190 | 14% below national |
| 240 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $104,170 | 14% below national |
| 241 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $104,120 | 14% below national |
| 242 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $104,110 | 14% below national |
| 243 | Chambersburg, PA | $104,050 | 14% below national |
| 244 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $104,040 | 14% below national |
| 245 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $104,000 | 14% below national |
| 246 | Fayetteville, NC | $103,940 | 14% below national |
| 247 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $103,840 | 14% below national |
| 248 | Ames, IA | $103,750 | 14% below national |
| 249 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $103,740 | 14% below national |
| 250 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $103,720 | 14% below national |
| 251 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $103,720 | 14% below national |
| 252 | Lubbock, TX | $103,650 | 14% below national |
| 253 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $103,650 | 14% below national |
| 254 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $103,640 | 14% below national |
| 255 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $103,610 | 14% below national |
| 256 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $103,520 | 14% below national |
| 257 | Spartanburg, SC | $103,390 | 14% below national |
| 258 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $103,380 | 14% below national |
| 259 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $103,370 | 14% below national |
| 260 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $103,360 | 14% below national |
| 261 | Omaha, NE-IA | $103,360 | 14% below national |
| 262 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $103,240 | 14% below national |
| 263 | Billings, MT | $103,230 | 14% below national |
| 264 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $103,210 | 14% below national |
| 265 | El Paso, TX | $103,180 | 14% below national |
| 266 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $103,120 | 15% below national |
| 267 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $103,080 | 15% below national |
| 268 | Decatur, IL | $103,030 | 15% below national |
| 269 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $103,000 | 15% below national |
| 270 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $102,960 | 15% below national |
| 271 | Evansville, IN | $102,880 | 15% below national |
| 272 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $102,800 | 15% below national |
| 273 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $102,760 | 15% below national |
| 274 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $102,700 | 15% below national |
| 275 | Joplin, MO-KS | $102,630 | 15% below national |
| 276 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $102,630 | 15% below national |
| 277 | Bangor, ME | $102,610 | 15% below national |
| 278 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $102,610 | 15% below national |
| 279 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $102,580 | 15% below national |
| 280 | Glens Falls, NY | $102,520 | 15% below national |
| 281 | Reading, PA | $102,500 | 15% below national |
| 282 | Utica-Rome, NY | $102,480 | 15% below national |
| 283 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $102,470 | 15% below national |
| 284 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $102,450 | 15% below national |
| 285 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $102,430 | 15% below national |
| 286 | Madison, WI | $102,420 | 15% below national |
| 287 | Columbus, OH | $102,380 | 15% below national |
| 288 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $102,370 | 15% below national |
| 289 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $102,210 | 15% below national |
| 290 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $102,170 | 15% below national |
| 291 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $102,110 | 15% below national |
| 292 | Florence, SC | $102,010 | 15% below national |
| 293 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $101,990 | 15% below national |
| 294 | Springfield, IL | $101,940 | 15% below national |
| 295 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $101,930 | 16% below national |
| 296 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $101,770 | 16% below national |
| 297 | Kenosha, WI | $101,690 | 16% below national |
| 298 | Appleton, WI | $101,670 | 16% below national |
| 299 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $101,670 | 16% below national |
| 300 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $101,670 | 16% below national |
| 301 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $101,620 | 16% below national |
| 302 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $101,580 | 16% below national |
| 303 | Peoria, IL | $101,500 | 16% below national |
| 304 | Bay City, MI | $101,480 | 16% below national |
| 305 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $101,430 | 16% below national |
| 306 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $101,420 | 16% below national |
| 307 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $101,390 | 16% below national |
| 308 | Columbia, SC | $101,320 | 16% below national |
| 309 | Monroe, LA | $101,310 | 16% below national |
| 310 | Goldsboro, NC | $101,260 | 16% below national |
| 311 | Rochester, MN | $101,260 | 16% below national |
| 312 | Traverse City, MI | $101,210 | 16% below national |
| 313 | Gainesville, GA | $101,160 | 16% below national |
| 314 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $101,080 | 16% below national |
| 315 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $100,980 | 16% below national |
| 316 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $100,900 | 16% below national |
| 317 | Sandusky, OH | $100,900 | 16% below national |
| 318 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $100,870 | 16% below national |
| 319 | Bowling Green, KY | $100,860 | 16% below national |
| 320 | Casper, WY | $100,820 | 16% below national |
| 321 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $100,810 | 16% below national |
| 322 | Fort Wayne, IN | $100,780 | 16% below national |
| 323 | Green Bay, WI | $100,310 | 17% below national |
| 324 | Lincoln, NE | $100,300 | 17% below national |
| 325 | Toledo, OH | $100,290 | 17% below national |
| 326 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $100,260 | 17% below national |
| 327 | Morristown, TN | $100,240 | 17% below national |
| 328 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $100,220 | 17% below national |
| 329 | Jackson, TN | $100,190 | 17% below national |
| 330 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $100,150 | 17% below national |
| 331 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $100,080 | 17% below national |
| 332 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $100,080 | 17% below national |
| 333 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $100,030 | 17% below national |
| 334 | Bozeman, MT | $100,020 | 17% below national |
| 335 | Columbus, IN | $99,960 | 17% below national |
| 336 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $99,960 | 17% below national |
| 337 | Kingston, NY | $99,800 | 17% below national |
| 338 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $99,790 | 17% below national |
| 339 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $99,700 | 17% below national |
| 340 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $99,590 | 17% below national |
| 341 | Eau Claire, WI | $99,540 | 17% below national |
| 342 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $99,490 | 18% below national |
| 343 | Akron, OH | $99,360 | 18% below national |
| 344 | Dothan, AL | $99,290 | 18% below national |
| 345 | Lafayette, LA | $99,280 | 18% below national |
| 346 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $99,160 | 18% below national |
| 347 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $99,070 | 18% below national |
| 348 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $99,060 | 18% below national |
| 349 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $99,010 | 18% below national |
| 350 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $98,980 | 18% below national |
| 351 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $98,950 | 18% below national |
| 352 | Bloomington, IL | $98,920 | 18% below national |
| 353 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $98,900 | 18% below national |
| 354 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $98,870 | 18% below national |
| 355 | Lynchburg, VA | $98,670 | 18% below national |
| 356 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $98,630 | 18% below national |
| 357 | Cleveland, OH | $98,550 | 18% below national |
| 358 | Aguadilla, PR | $98,540 | 18% below national |
| 359 | Columbus, GA-AL | $98,530 | 18% below national |
| 360 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $98,510 | 18% below national |
| 361 | Wichita, KS | $98,480 | 18% below national |
| 362 | Mankato, MN | $98,430 | 18% below national |
| 363 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $98,430 | 18% below national |
| 364 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $98,230 | 19% below national |
| 365 | Johnson City, TN | $98,200 | 19% below national |
| 366 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $98,180 | 19% below national |
| 367 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $98,160 | 19% below national |
| 368 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $98,130 | 19% below national |
| 369 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $98,130 | 19% below national |
| 370 | Flagstaff, AZ | $98,030 | 19% below national |
| 371 | Ocala, FL | $97,990 | 19% below national |
| 372 | Elizabethtown, KY | $97,970 | 19% below national |
| 373 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $97,960 | 19% below national |
| 374 | Williamsport, PA | $97,890 | 19% below national |
| 375 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $97,820 | 19% below national |
| 376 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $97,680 | 19% below national |
| 377 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $97,550 | 19% below national |
| 378 | Duluth, MN-WI | $97,520 | 19% below national |
| 379 | State College, PA | $97,450 | 19% below national |
| 380 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $97,450 | 19% below national |
| 381 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $97,430 | 19% below national |
| 382 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $97,430 | 19% below national |
| 383 | Bloomington, IN | $97,350 | 19% below national |
| 384 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $97,350 | 19% below national |
| 385 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $97,250 | 19% below national |
| 386 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $97,180 | 19% below national |
| 387 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $97,050 | 20% below national |
| 388 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $96,930 | 20% below national |
| 389 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $96,790 | 20% below national |
| 390 | Medford, OR | $96,750 | 20% below national |
| 391 | Dalton, GA | $96,730 | 20% below national |
| 392 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $96,270 | 20% below national |
| 393 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $96,110 | 20% below national |
| 394 | Las Cruces, NM | $96,060 | 20% below national |
| 395 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $96,010 | 20% below national |
| 396 | Battle Creek, MI | $95,970 | 20% below national |
| 397 | Paducah, KY-IL | $95,940 | 20% below national |
| 398 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $95,920 | 20% below national |
| 399 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $95,790 | 21% below national |
| 400 | Fond du Lac, WI | $95,720 | 21% below national |
| 401 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $95,260 | 21% below national |
| 402 | Jonesboro, AR | $95,250 | 21% below national |
| 403 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $95,150 | 21% below national |
| 404 | Greenville, NC | $95,060 | 21% below national |
| 405 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $94,990 | 21% below national |
| 406 | Sumter, SC | $94,440 | 22% below national |
| 407 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $94,110 | 22% below national |
| 408 | Flint, MI | $93,950 | 22% below national |
| 409 | Mansfield, OH | $93,800 | 22% below national |
| 410 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $92,880 | 23% below national |
| 411 | Jefferson City, MO | $92,550 | 23% below national |
| 412 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $91,810 | 24% below national |
| 413 | Winston-Salem, NC | $91,180 | 24% below national |
| 414 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $91,100 | 24% below national |
| 415 | Yuma, AZ | $91,080 | 24% below national |
| 416 | San Angelo, TX | $91,040 | 25% below national |
| 417 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $89,680 | 26% below national |
| 418 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $89,520 | 26% below national |
| 419 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $89,440 | 26% below national |
| 420 | Missoula, MT | $88,770 | 26% below national |
| 421 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $88,690 | 26% below national |
| 422 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $87,630 | 27% below national |
| 423 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $85,730 | 29% below national |
| 424 | Wausau, WI | $85,210 | 29% below national |
| 425 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $84,950 | 30% below national |
| 426 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $84,850 | 30% below national |
| 427 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $83,930 | 30% below national |
| 428 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $83,180 | 31% below national |
| 429 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $75,020 | 38% below national |
| 430 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $72,910 | 40% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Electrical Engineers make? ▼
The median annual salary for Electrical Engineers is $120,630 ($58.00/hour). The salary range spans from $76,550 at the 10th percentile to $184,300 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Electrical Engineers the most? ▼
New Mexico pays the highest median salary for Electrical Engineers at $158,520/year, which is +31% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Electrical Engineers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Electrical Engineers is Bachelor's degree.
How dangerous is being a Electrical Engineers? ▼
Electrical Engineers has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 2 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.5 per 100 workers.
Is Electrical Engineers a good career? ▼
Employment for Electrical Engineers is projected to grow 7.2% from 2024 to 2034, which is faster than average. About 11,700 openings are projected each year.
How does Electrical Engineers pay vary by state? ▼
Electrical Engineers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is New Mexico at $158,520/year, while South Carolina pays the least at $98,440/year. BLS data covers 51 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Electrical Engineers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Electrical Engineers is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $187,060/year. BLS reports wage data for 430 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
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