Salary guide / Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering salaries

Electrical Engineering pay in the United States from official BLS OEWS figures, until ElectricalRoles.com has enough job ads with pay to publish its own.

Median salary · United States

$124,900

10th percentile

$79,200

25th percentile

$96,100

Median (50th)

$124,900

75th percentile

$158,300

90th percentile

$190,800

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (Electrical Engineers, code 17-2071). Moved to 2026 Q2 with the BLS Employment Cost Index, wages and salaries, private industry construction. Figures are annual, in USD. We switch to live job-ad figures once we have five or more electrical engineering ads with pay.

By state

	25th	Median	75th	Source
Alabama	$101,700	$130,100	$158,700	Official
Alaska	$99,600	$130,400	$142,700	Official
Arizona	$85,300	$104,100	$139,000	Official
Arkansas	$82,300	$100,300	$119,900	Official
California	$109,800	$149,100	$192,100	Official
Colorado	$101,500	$125,000	$152,200	Official
Connecticut	$89,000	$107,800	$140,000	Official
Delaware	$104,000	$131,400	$146,100	Official
District of Columbia	$115,500	$148,000	$179,900	Official
Florida	$83,700	$108,500	$136,200	Official
Hawaii	$81,600	$110,100	$134,900	Official
Idaho	$104,700	$133,900	$160,400	Official
Illinois	$90,400	$111,700	$136,600	Official
Indiana	$84,600	$106,300	$131,700	Official
Iowa	$97,300	$109,500	$132,000	Official
Kansas	$85,800	$106,200	$133,500	Official
Kentucky	$80,000	$102,000	$121,300	Official
Louisiana	$96,200	$128,100	$163,500	Official
Maine	$101,000	$118,700	$138,300	Official
Maryland	$100,100	$129,600	$169,900	Official
Massachusetts	$103,500	$132,200	$166,600	Official
Michigan	$90,100	$109,800	$137,100	Official
Minnesota	$97,400	$113,400	$142,800	Official
Mississippi	$83,600	$108,700	$135,100	Official
Missouri	$97,500	$122,800	$163,600	Official
Montana	$79,100	$90,400	$116,700	Official
Nebraska	$86,700	$111,000	$130,300	Official
Nevada	$89,400	$111,200	$140,400	Official
New Hampshire	$107,100	$140,500	$175,000	Official
New Jersey	$102,000	$129,800	$152,800	Official
New Mexico	$132,000	$164,100	$203,100	Official
New York	$94,800	$123,200	$149,300	Official
North Carolina	$82,200	$114,000	$153,600	Official
North Dakota	$86,300	$114,700	$134,200	Official
Ohio	$85,100	$104,200	$131,200	Official
Oklahoma	$92,400	$111,600	$138,900	Official
Oregon	$104,000	$129,600	$146,000	Official
Pennsylvania	$94,600	$114,700	$141,100	Official
South Carolina	$78,200	$101,900	$132,600	Official
South Dakota	$92,400	$102,500	$112,500	Official
Tennessee	$87,200	$108,100	$136,700	Official
Texas	$98,500	$134,000	$170,500	Official
Utah	$89,900	$109,400	$146,000	Official
Vermont	$95,200	$115,200	$143,100	Official
Virginia	$98,800	$123,200	$153,500	Official
Washington	$107,600	$137,400	$172,000	Official
West Virginia	$91,700	$117,400	$137,400	Official
Wisconsin	$85,100	$103,200	$127,500	Official
Wyoming	$96,700	$115,700	$131,800	Official

Ranges are indicative base salaries and vary by metro area, sector and PE licensure. Benchmarked against BLS data (2023 median ~$107,000 for electrical engineers) and prevailing market rates; high-cost metros (SF Bay Area, NYC, Seattle) and semiconductor/data-center sectors trend higher.