Electrical Engineers salary
The median pay for electrical engineers in the United States is $120,630 a year. About 198,750 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $76,550
- 25th percentile
- $92,830
- Median percentile
- $120,630
- 75th percentile
- $152,950
- 90th percentile
- $184,300
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New Mexico $158,520
- California $144,040
- District of Columbia $143,000
- New Hampshire $135,710
- Washington $132,710
- Texas $129,450
- Idaho $129,340
- Massachusetts $127,720
- Delaware $126,970
- Alaska $125,970
- Alabama $125,630
- New Jersey $125,370
- Oregon $125,160
- Maryland $125,150
- Louisiana $123,710
- Colorado $120,760
- Virginia $119,030
- New York $119,010
- Missouri $118,670
- Maine $114,620
- West Virginia $113,420
- Wyoming $111,740
- Vermont $111,310
- Pennsylvania $110,820
- North Dakota $110,810
- North Carolina $110,130
- Minnesota $109,510
- Illinois $107,860
- Oklahoma $107,760
- Nevada $107,400
- Nebraska $107,260
- Hawaii $106,350
- Michigan $106,070
- Iowa $105,820
- Utah $105,720
- Mississippi $104,990
- Florida $104,780
- Tennessee $104,450
- Connecticut $104,160
- Indiana $102,670
- Kansas $102,630
- Ohio $100,620
- Arizona $100,550
- Wisconsin $99,700
- South Dakota $98,980
- Kentucky $98,550
- South Carolina $98,440
- Arkansas $96,860
- Montana $87,360
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $187,060
- Slidell, LA $167,010
- San Francisco, CA $166,030
- Santa Rosa, CA $164,880
- Albuquerque, NM $163,720
- Vallejo, CA $160,060
- Manchester, NH $159,360
- Austin, TX $145,360
- Seattle, WA $140,210
- Los Angeles, CA $139,780
- Kahului, HI $137,030
- San Luis Obispo, CA $136,240
- Sacramento, CA $136,190
- Idaho Falls, ID $136,100
- Fresno, CA $134,780
- Santa Maria, CA $134,640
- Santa Cruz, CA $133,560
- Baton Rouge, LA $133,030
- Wenatchee, WA $132,930
- Florence, AL $131,330
- Stockton, CA $131,080
- Houston, TX $131,070
- Huntsville, AL $130,330
- Raleigh, NC $130,240
- Boulder, CO $130,170
- Lake Charles, LA $129,940
- Oxnard, CA $129,880
- Boise City, ID $129,790
- Worcester, MA $129,720
- Charleston, WV $129,250
- Durham, NC $129,030
- Bridgeport, CT $128,960
- Lexington Park, MD $128,900
- Boston, MA $128,610
- Longview, WA $128,340
- New York, NY $128,340
- Kennewick, WA $128,190
- Portland, OR $128,080
- Philadelphia, PA $127,730
- Midland, TX $127,420
- Lewiston, ME $127,370
- San Diego, CA $127,270
- Bend, OR $127,090
- Bakersfield, CA $126,960
- Atlantic City, NJ $126,800
- Anchorage, AK $126,730
- Salinas, CA $126,460
- Washington, DC $126,420
- Redding, CA $126,170
- Binghamton, NY $126,010
- Fort Collins, CO $125,560
- Topeka, KS $125,330
- Salem, OR $125,270
- New Orleans, LA $125,120
- Corpus Christi, TX $124,800
- Kiryas Joel, NY $124,630
- Beaumont, TX $124,570
- Decatur, AL $124,440
- Dallas, TX $124,390
- Visalia, CA $124,010
- St. Louis, MO $123,960
- Chattanooga, TN $123,840
- Yuba City, CA $123,700
- Crestview, FL $123,560
- Asheville, NC $123,480
- Beckley, WV $123,450
- Albany, OR $122,840
- Charlottesville, VA $122,600
- Dover, DE $122,410
- Spokane, WA $122,100
- Palm Bay, FL $122,020
- Eugene, OR $121,650
- Barnstable Town, MA $121,530
- Savannah, GA $121,240
- Walla Walla, WA $121,120
- Olympia, WA $120,070
- Burlington, NC $119,650
- Bellingham, WA $119,200
- Orlando, FL $119,080
- Denver, CO $119,020
- Johnstown, PA $118,480
- Oklahoma City, OK $118,260
- Colorado Springs, CO $118,250
- Greeley, CO $117,990
- Greensboro, NC $117,480
- Tucson, AZ $117,470
- Minneapolis, MN $117,230
- Richmond, VA $116,760
- Amherst Town, MA $116,710
- Baltimore, MD $116,650
- Jacksonville, FL $116,480
- Wheeling, WV $115,850
- Albany, GA $115,210
- Macon, GA $115,030
- Tuscaloosa, AL $114,980
- Pittsfield, MA $114,930
- Providence, RI $114,710
- Detroit, MI $114,390
- Staunton, VA $114,280
- Tyler, TX $113,930
- Terre Haute, IN $113,840
- Portland, ME $113,760
- Chicago, IL $113,520
- Springfield, MA $113,330
- Birmingham, AL $112,960
- Memphis, TN $112,870
- Panama City, FL $112,700
- Killeen, TX $112,580
- Rockford, IL $112,350
- Grand Forks, ND $112,260
- Burlington, VT $112,200
- Odessa, TX $111,750
- Allentown, PA $111,500
- Shreveport, LA $111,380
- Hagerstown, MD $111,310
- Cape Coral, FL $111,230
- Tallahassee, FL $111,210
- Wildwood, FL $111,200
- Fairbanks, AK $111,090
- Syracuse, NY $111,070