US Salary Data

May 2025 OEWS estimate

Electrical Engineer Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $120,630. This page compares official BLS estimates across 43 major metro areas with publishable data.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$120,630

Mean annual salary

$125,100

Employment estimate

198,750

National annual salary percentiles

Electrical Engineer national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$184,300
Electrical Engineer national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$76,550
P25$92,830
P50$120,630
P75$152,950
P90$184,300
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$76,550
25th percentile$92,830
50th percentile$120,630
75th percentile$152,950
90th percentile$184,300

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

  1. 1. San Jose, CA$187,060
  2. 2. San Francisco, CA$166,030
  3. 3. Austin, TX$145,360
  4. 4. Seattle, WA$140,210
  5. 5. Los Angeles, CA$139,780
  6. 6. Sacramento, CA$136,190
  7. 7. Baton Rouge, LA$133,030
  8. 8. Houston, TX$131,070
  9. 9. Raleigh, NC$130,240
  10. 10. Boston, MA$128,610

Largest employment markets