United States · US SOC 17-2071
Electrical Engineers salary
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US SOC 17-2071 · Classification edition 2018
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Find a place for this profession| Area | Pay | What the figure measures |
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| United StatesCountry · US | USD 120,630 per year Median · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 125,100 per year Mean · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 58 per hour Median · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 76,550 per year P10 · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 184,300 per year P90 · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · US | USD 145,360 per year Median · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · US | USD 157,930 per year Mean · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · US | USD 69.89 per hour Median · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VTMetro area · US | USD 112,200 per year Median · May 2025 data Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VTMetro area · US | USD 123,850 per year Mean · May 2025 data Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VTMetro area · US | USD 53.94 per hour Median · May 2025 data Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · US | USD 113,520 per year Median · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · US | USD 118,210 per year Mean · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · US | USD 54.58 per hour Median · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · US | USD 119,020 per year Median · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · US | USD 127,450 per year Mean · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · US | USD 57.22 per hour Median · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · US | USD 139,780 per year Median · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · US | USD 145,760 per year Mean · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · US | USD 67.2 per hour Median · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Madison, WIMetro area · US | USD 102,420 per year Median · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Madison, WIMetro area · US | USD 110,350 per year Mean · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Madison, WIMetro area · US | USD 49.24 per hour Median · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · US | USD 128,340 per year Median · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · US | USD 129,720 per year Mean · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · US | USD 61.7 per hour Median · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Portland-South Portland, MEMetro area · US | USD 113,760 per year Median · May 2025 data Portland-South Portland, ME · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Portland-South Portland, MEMetro area · US | USD 118,910 per year Mean · May 2025 data Portland-South Portland, ME · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Portland-South Portland, MEMetro area · US | USD 54.69 per hour Median · May 2025 data Portland-South Portland, ME · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro area · US | USD 140,210 per year Median · May 2025 data Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
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