United States
Electrical Engineers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$111,910
Electrical Engineers in the United States earn a median of $111,910 a year, about $53.80 an hour.
Median
$111,910
per year
Hourly
$53.80
as published
Mean
$120,980
pulled up by top earners
Workers
188,790
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $140,360 | +25% |
| Texas | State | $105,560 | -6% |
| Michigan | State | $102,990 | -8% |
| Washington | State | $130,730 | +17% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $134,900 | +21% |
| New York | State | $112,550 | +1% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $109,730 | -2% |
| Florida | State | $108,450 | -3% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $135,480 | +21% |
| North Carolina | State | $107,760 | -4% |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Metro | $105,500 | -6% |
| Ohio | State | $100,040 | -11% |
| Virginia | State | $122,320 | +9% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $127,160 | +14% |
| Illinois | State | $104,000 | -7% |
| Arizona | State | $110,510 | -1% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $110,210 | -2% |
| Massachusetts | State | $126,010 | +13% |
| Colorado | State | $112,880 | +1% |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Metro | $186,920 | +67% |
| Georgia | State | $104,170 | -7% |
| Alabama | State | $115,870 | +4% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $104,380 | -7% |
| Maryland | State | $124,450 | +11% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $109,010 | -3% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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