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.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$120,630
Mean annual salary
$125,100
Employment estimate
198,750
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $76,550 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $92,830 |
| P50 — median | $120,630 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $152,950 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $184,300 |
Median hourly wage
$58.00/hr
Mean hourly wage
$60.15/hr
Employment estimate
198,750
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $36.80/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $44.63/hr |
| P50 — median | $58.00/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $73.53/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $88.61/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 43 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $97,960
- Middle covered median
- $116,480
- Highest covered median
- $187,060
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose, CA | $187,060 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $166,030 |
| #3 | Austin, TX | $145,360 |
| #4 | Seattle, WA | $140,210 |
| #5 | Los Angeles, CA | $139,780 |
| #6 | Sacramento, CA | $136,190 |
| #7 | Baton Rouge, LA | $133,030 |
| #8 | Houston, TX | $131,070 |
| #9 | Raleigh, NC | $130,240 |
| #10 | Boston, MA | $128,610 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Los Angeles, CA | 8,970 |
| #2 | New York, NY | 6,290 |
| #3 | Detroit, MI | 6,060 |
| #4 | Houston, TX | 5,770 |
| #5 | Dallas, TX | 5,720 |
| #6 | Seattle, WA | 4,930 |
| #7 | Washington, DC | 4,450 |
| #8 | Chicago, IL | 4,290 |
| #9 | San Jose, CA | 4,160 |
| #10 | Austin, TX | 4,070 |