Electrical Engineers Salary

National and city-level salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
$120,630
Median Salary
198,750
Total Employed
$125,100
Mean Salary

National Salary Range

$76,550 Median: $120,630 $184,300
P10: $76,550 P25: $92,830 P75: $152,950 P90: $184,300

How Much Do Electrical Engineers Make?

The national median salary for electrical engineers is $120,630, with a salary spread of $107,750 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 89% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $125,100 is higher than the median, indicating that top earners pull the average upward. The highest-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, where the median reaches $187,060.

Highest Paying Cities

$187,060
Slidell, LA
$167,010
Santa Rosa, CA
$164,880
$163,720
Vallejo, CA
$160,060
$159,360
$145,360
$140,210
$139,780

Where the Jobs Are

6,060
5,770
5,720
4,930
4,160
4,070

Salary by Metro Area

City Median P25 P75 Employment
San Jose, CA$187,060$157,150$218,1704,160
Slidell, LA$167,010$96,570$174,60050
San Francisco, CA$166,030$124,720$204,4902,470
Santa Rosa, CA$164,880$111,200$164,880100
Albuquerque, NM$163,720$131,720$202,6801,280
Vallejo, CA$160,060$102,240$160,770150
Manchester, NH$159,360$123,780$170,0201,050
Austin, TX$145,360$110,310$202,0604,070
Seattle, WA$140,210$109,330$169,4404,930
Los Angeles, CA$139,780$103,770$179,5208,970
Kahului, HI$137,030$106,350$161,15070
San Luis Obispo, CA$136,240$101,180$165,490100
Sacramento, CA$136,190$104,270$171,5701,420
Idaho Falls, ID$136,100$100,800$137,060130
Fresno, CA$134,780$102,710$171,620400
Santa Maria, CA$134,640$101,440$169,780230
Santa Cruz, CA$133,560$122,080$171,23090
Baton Rouge, LA$133,030$98,430$164,900350
Wenatchee, WA$132,930$102,830$132,93080
Florence, AL$131,330$104,390$135,46050
Stockton, CA$131,080$98,620$165,490160
Houston, TX$131,070$95,990$164,2405,770
Huntsville, AL$130,330$103,040$170,4402,190
Raleigh, NC$130,240$82,280$169,3101,500
Boulder, CO$130,170$99,770$165,370530
Lake Charles, LA$129,940$97,060$162,60070
Oxnard, CA$129,880$100,270$160,990460
Boise City, ID$129,790$104,090$165,240590
Worcester, MA$129,720$105,370$162,130480
Charleston, WV$129,250$113,420$150,00060
Durham, NC$129,030$83,500$166,2101,020
Bridgeport, CT$128,960$105,030$158,210430
Lexington Park, MD$128,900$104,100$155,520420
Boston, MA-NH$128,610$100,030$161,7704,030
Longview, WA$128,340$103,140$140,86030
New York, NY-NJ$128,340$100,600$158,8806,290
Kennewick, WA$128,190$111,010$164,120450
Portland, OR-WA$128,080$102,000$144,0402,320
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD$127,730$99,790$144,2803,520
Midland, TX$127,420$80,320$198,330130
Lewiston, ME$127,370$101,100$130,42070
San Diego, CA$127,270$93,660$162,3402,400
Bend, OR$127,090$107,630$145,000110
Bakersfield, CA$126,960$99,090$155,940460
Atlantic City, NJ$126,800$102,490$131,60040
Anchorage, AK$126,730$100,240$155,340220
Salinas, CA$126,460$103,760$160,65050
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$126,420$98,550$165,6904,450
Redding, CA$126,170$94,990$169,12070
Binghamton, NY$126,010$102,620$163,440270
Fort Collins, CO$125,560$95,410$147,520200
Topeka, KS$125,330$100,470$126,050220
Salem, OR$125,270$95,730$146,310140
New Orleans, LA$125,120$92,890$159,860220
Corpus Christi, TX$124,800$95,330$155,220230
Kiryas Joel, NY$124,630$94,460$159,060170
Beaumont, TX$124,570$89,760$157,920360
Decatur, AL$124,440$100,760$145,960160
Dallas, TX$124,390$89,410$161,0805,720
Visalia, CA$124,010$99,430$126,77090
St. Louis, MO-IL$123,960$93,550$165,1201,290
Chattanooga, TN-GA$123,840$95,410$143,100440
Yuba City, CA$123,700$94,480$145,17050
Crestview, FL$123,560$97,790$157,810160
Asheville, NC$123,480$91,250$126,560300
Beckley, WV$123,450$93,330$145,20040
Albany, OR$122,840$78,220$139,12040
Charlottesville, VA$122,600$99,460$158,190110
Dover, DE$122,410$92,970$130,15060
Spokane, WA$122,100$95,430$141,180320
Palm Bay, FL$122,020$97,530$137,350960
Eugene, OR$121,650$103,630$132,870110
Barnstable Town, MA$121,530$100,510$148,39060
Savannah, GA$121,240$84,500$139,620150
Walla Walla, WA$121,120$108,510$133,71030
Olympia, WA$120,070$82,100$153,03080
Burlington, NC$119,650$84,650$121,96030
Bellingham, WA$119,200$100,700$142,670110
Orlando, FL$119,080$80,730$128,4902,010
Denver, CO$119,020$98,230$143,6702,620
Pueblo, CO$118,520$87,470$128,570--
Johnstown, PA$118,480$86,660$146,73050
Oklahoma City, OK$118,260$91,140$162,970910
Colorado Springs, CO$118,250$91,960$140,540540
Greeley, CO$117,990$92,720$126,28080
Greensboro, NC$117,480$93,790$148,260440
Tucson, AZ$117,470$97,160$157,1801,690
Minneapolis, MN-WI$117,230$97,360$140,2202,410
Richmond, VA$116,760$99,070$134,0101,160
Amherst Town, MA$116,710$89,650$133,73040
Baltimore, MD$116,650$88,010$165,5102,770
Jacksonville, FL$116,480$93,980$136,260570
Wheeling, WV-OH$115,850$97,720$137,22050
Albany, GA$115,210$98,600$146,15050
Macon, GA$115,030$94,170$125,49080
Tuscaloosa, AL$114,980$96,820$134,32070
Pittsfield, MA$114,930$73,010$147,17090
Providence, RI-MA$114,710$96,560$144,640830
Detroit, MI$114,390$97,750$134,2106,060
Staunton, VA$114,280$100,540$130,49040
Tyler, TX$113,930$85,320$142,09060
Terre Haute, IN$113,840$92,300$149,28070
Portland, ME$113,760$97,590$133,910650
Chicago, IL-IN$113,520$92,320$134,3304,290
Springfield, MA$113,330$93,030$143,160200
Birmingham, AL$112,960$86,670$138,370900
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$112,870$91,800$132,270250
Panama City, FL$112,700$80,950$143,830120
Killeen, TX$112,580$77,060$145,79080
Rockford, IL$112,350$83,820$117,390180
Grand Forks, ND-MN$112,260$83,380$128,87040
Burlington, VT$112,200$93,610$138,270590
Odessa, TX$111,750$83,640$144,73070
Allentown, PA-NJ$111,500$83,860$136,420410
Shreveport, LA$111,380$85,130$133,26060
Hagerstown, MD-WV$111,310$84,640$134,67040
Cape Coral, FL$111,230$87,010$133,120130
Tallahassee, FL$111,210$93,080$128,02080
Wildwood, FL$111,200$76,230$134,09070
Fairbanks, AK$111,090$85,530$137,84040
Syracuse, NY$111,070$99,340$134,260700
Trenton, NJ$110,990$93,700$140,950170
Bismarck, ND$110,810$90,680$142,86080
Kansas City, MO-KS$110,740$88,990$134,4301,760
Springfield, MO$110,610$85,650$130,79080
Ogden, UT$110,520$87,660$142,200390
Pocatello, ID$110,380$102,420$129,90040
Reno, NV$110,280$88,860$128,870250
Longview, TX$110,130$91,210$140,000110
Charleston, SC$110,030$82,950$137,340590
Riverside, CA$109,990$91,430$136,8401,150
Modesto, CA$109,970$80,250$150,25050
Fargo, ND-MN$109,790$79,030$127,67070
Saginaw, MI$109,440$86,440$140,12090
Erie, PA$109,260$89,940$140,930200
Ann Arbor, MI$109,240$87,630$135,150810
Jackson, MI$109,240$83,240$132,610230
Auburn, AL$109,100$88,790$128,44030
Waco, TX$108,940$83,380$127,950140
Roanoke, VA$108,930$87,570$134,870270
Coeur d'Alene, ID$108,740$88,730$137,70050
Little Rock, AR$108,700$86,960$136,770370
Knoxville, TN$108,590$84,220$132,960630
Warner Robins, GA$108,250$92,770$133,22090
Rochester, NY$108,160$93,470$128,5801,000
Hickory, NC$107,750$90,140$132,800230
Gulfport, MS$107,580$80,600$130,490270
York, PA$107,490$96,520$131,340330
Monroe, MI$107,400$90,000$131,790110
Wichita Falls, TX$107,400$87,190$124,23040
Las Vegas, NV$107,390$84,360$136,290740
Janesville, WI$107,140$89,090$120,12070
Huntington, WV-KY-OH$107,120$78,850$125,240110
Des Moines, IA$107,040$90,990$129,600280
Iowa City, IA$107,000$99,750$128,43060
Davenport, IA-IL$106,840$88,550$133,210170
Hartford, CT$106,760$93,880$135,230990
La Crosse, WI-MN$106,640$83,850$123,00070
Hattiesburg, MS$106,620$101,250$126,21060
Kokomo, IN$106,550$98,860$127,650210
Abilene, TX$106,340$82,950$125,05050
Bremerton, WA$106,250$89,270$129,480260
Amarillo, TX$106,130$83,810$128,43060
Albany, NY$105,910$82,230$131,930720
Ithaca, NY$105,840$90,220$127,78060
Sheboygan, WI$105,710$84,050$123,45060
Logan, UT-ID$105,660$90,620$166,360130
Urban Honolulu, HI$105,460$78,810$130,360930
Jackson, MS$105,400$83,120$131,980210
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$105,350$88,300$129,0401,170
Rapid City, SD$105,330$88,290$118,970110
Altoona, PA$105,270$85,720$121,10050
New Haven, CT$105,250$96,670$129,630310
Salt Lake City, UT$105,230$85,480$142,020810
Lancaster, PA$105,210$82,240$132,420170
Victoria, TX$105,190$88,950$125,46040
Tulsa, OK$105,180$93,090$130,490710
Wilmington, NC$105,130$73,890$174,250350
Helena, MT$105,050$85,920$130,56050
Montgomery, AL$104,990$80,020$128,730200
Pittsburgh, PA$104,990$85,540$131,5601,630
Augusta, GA-SC$104,700$87,460$129,420390
Mobile, AL$104,370$82,220$134,540340
Cedar Rapids, IA$104,360$97,690$126,500390
Niles, MI$104,310$83,040$128,820130
Dubuque, IA$104,290$100,660$126,55070
Cleveland, TN$104,280$85,350$121,12070
Rocky Mount, NC$104,230$81,020$123,07060
Indianapolis, IN$104,210$81,160$130,6701,260
Chambersburg, PA$104,050$95,790$129,74040
Sierra Vista, AZ$104,040$82,290$132,43040
Fayetteville, NC$103,940$76,890$125,55090
Ames, IA$103,750$83,160$127,76040
Harrisburg, PA$103,740$80,680$126,050230
Dayton, OH$103,720$83,840$132,890660
Lubbock, TX$103,650$82,060$130,77090
Scranton, PA$103,640$78,920$127,220120
San Antonio, TX$103,520$81,940$148,070820
Spartanburg, SC$103,390$87,360$127,000130
Texarkana, TX-AR$103,380$91,560$131,36030
Provo, UT$103,370$95,990$130,310230
Charlotte, NC-SC$103,360$77,650$137,8501,770
Omaha, NE-IA$103,360$81,150$125,830530
Daphne, AL$103,240$82,320$135,91060
Billings, MT$103,230$81,260$130,450210
Virginia Beach, VA-NC$103,210$91,780$127,5001,410
El Paso, TX$103,180$77,250$128,190300
Weirton, WV-OH$103,080$74,760$121,35050
Decatur, IL$103,030$90,880$138,14050
Evansville, IN$102,880$83,200$130,530230
Miami, FL$102,800$82,570$133,0702,050
Joplin, MO-KS$102,630$82,980$125,80050
Michigan City, IN$102,630$80,630$120,19060
Bangor, ME$102,610$83,210$126,17090
Glens Falls, NY$102,520$78,830$144,25030
Reading, PA$102,500$82,220$131,500260
Utica, NY$102,480$85,350$127,540100
Anniston, AL$102,450$82,360$130,42040
Madison, WI$102,420$91,770$128,490500
Columbus, OH$102,380$83,510$126,8301,100
Tampa, FL$102,110$79,580$129,9901,500
Florence, SC$102,010$97,250$122,63050
Muskegon, MI$101,990$82,120$126,61090
Springfield, IL$101,940$81,530$126,82070
Kenosha, WI$101,690$78,430$121,33060
Appleton, WI$101,670$81,120$115,690190
Greenville, SC$101,620$83,300$128,650690
Peoria, IL$101,500$82,700$132,080160
Bay City, MI$101,480$85,070$125,68050
Columbia, SC$101,320$77,520$133,490510
Monroe, LA$101,310$78,930$125,10040
Goldsboro, NC$101,260$79,130$123,94050
Rochester, MN$101,260$95,140$127,50040
Traverse City, MI$101,210$84,830$131,16060
Gainesville, GA$101,160$92,310$123,56040
Waterbury, CT$100,980$81,260$126,250240
Blacksburg, VA$100,900$85,840$131,770130
Sandusky, OH$100,900$91,900$125,06060
Brownsville, TX$100,870$82,320$132,730100
Bowling Green, KY$100,860$91,860$110,27040
Casper, WY$100,820$93,440$127,29050
Oshkosh, WI$100,810$81,770$122,380140
Fort Wayne, IN$100,780$80,160$124,340370
Green Bay, WI$100,310$81,580$120,000220
Lincoln, NE$100,300$81,470$123,940260
Toledo, OH$100,290$79,470$122,800370
Morristown, TN$100,240$77,650$120,80030
Jackson, TN$100,190$90,830$127,54040
Grand Rapids, MI$100,080$81,470$125,9601,160
Bozeman, MT$100,020$75,950$115,540100
Columbus, IN$99,960$82,290$117,61070
McAllen, TX$99,960$77,260$133,330100
Kingston, NY$99,800$74,870$124,52050
Nashville, TN$99,790$83,510$130,240690
Canton, OH$99,700$76,280$120,770200
Eau Claire, WI$99,540$79,030$112,70070
Athens, GA$99,490$83,760$120,63050
Akron, OH$99,360$83,200$123,700620
Dothan, AL$99,290$62,600$129,58070
Lafayette, LA$99,280$78,110$130,67040
Phoenix, AZ$99,160$81,040$131,2603,420
Deltona, FL$99,010$78,350$124,180100
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$98,980$91,100$99,840290
Milwaukee, WI$98,950$83,920$124,0201,380
Bloomington, IL$98,920$77,590$129,68040
Lakeland, FL$98,900$78,980$126,050170
South Bend, IN-MI$98,870$81,140$117,840110
Lynchburg, VA$98,670$86,790$129,750160
Cleveland, OH$98,550$80,140$124,3001,180
Aguadilla, PR$98,540$61,850$99,70050
Columbus, GA-AL$98,530$76,640$132,11060
Wichita, KS$98,480$78,940$124,140400
Mankato, MN$98,430$76,840$126,32080
Johnson City, TN$98,200$81,860$137,80060
Buffalo, NY$98,180$78,390$125,150550
Lexington, KY$98,160$79,760$120,730200
Clarksville, TN-KY$98,130$79,220$116,55080
Flagstaff, AZ$98,030$75,450$123,71030
Ocala, FL$97,990$75,920$127,11060
Elizabethtown, KY$97,970$75,620$110,30030
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$97,960$68,950$115,780660
Williamsport, PA$97,890$88,770$118,57050
Port St. Lucie, FL$97,820$78,370$118,430100
Kalamazoo, MI$97,680$76,470$126,400170
Duluth, MN-WI$97,520$83,540$119,830160
State College, PA$97,450$81,770$121,88090
Bloomington, IN$97,350$80,210$128,31090
Racine, WI$97,250$79,340$115,240110
Youngstown, OH$97,180$74,360$112,740160
Pensacola, FL$96,790$75,990$123,830190
Medford, OR$96,750$78,650$126,06050
Dalton, GA$96,730$74,290$118,230140
Mount Vernon, WA$96,270$78,870$125,920100
Las Cruces, NM$96,060$77,020$114,340130
Battle Creek, MI$95,970$79,600$124,04070
Paducah, KY-IL$95,940$68,140$104,52050
Kingsport, TN-VA$95,920$91,520$126,550160
Champaign, IL$95,790$77,750$124,740110
Fond du Lac, WI$95,720$79,040$120,48070
Jonesboro, AR$95,250$72,770$104,49040
Lafayette, IN$95,150$82,340$105,990120
Greenville, NC$95,060$65,860$124,92070
Sumter, SC$94,440$80,480$111,75060
Flint, MI$93,950$79,340$128,51090
Mansfield, OH$93,800$72,210$101,90040
Jefferson City, MO$92,550$66,690$121,640100
Winston, NC$91,180$78,250$120,580210
Yuma, AZ$91,080$76,300$119,42040
San Angelo, TX$91,040$74,500$132,13050
Missoula, MT$88,770$73,840$104,99070
College Station, TX$88,690$75,420$125,030130
Elkhart, IN$85,730$43,440$108,190200
Wausau, WI$85,210$77,750$107,41060
Fayetteville, AR$83,930$67,920$110,090170
Lansing, MI$83,180$66,570$119,280320
Hilton Head Island, SC$75,020$75,020$102,30050
San Juan, PR$72,910$52,120$98,010230

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average electrical engineers salary?
The national median salary for electrical engineers is $120,630 as of May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The mean (average) salary is $125,100. Salaries range from $76,550 at the 10th percentile to $184,300 at the 90th percentile.
Where do electrical engineers earn the most?
The highest-paying metro areas for electrical engineers are San Jose, CA ($187,060), Slidell, LA ($167,010), San Francisco, CA ($166,030). These figures reflect median salaries from BLS government data.
How many electrical engineers jobs are there in the U.S.?
There are approximately 198,750 electrical engineers employed across the United States as of May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS. This data reflects occupational employment and wage estimates and may not capture total compensation including equity, bonuses, or benefits.