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Electrical Engineers salary

The BLS estimates 198,750 Electrical Engineers jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $120,630 (May 2025, SOC 17-2071). Across 148 metros with published figures, medians range from $64,190 in Guam to $187,060 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$76,550P25$92,830MEDIAN$120,630P75$152,950P90$184,300
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$187,060 · 4,160 jobs
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$166,030 · 2,470 jobs
  3. Albuquerque, NM$163,720 · 1,280 jobs
  4. Manchester-Nashua, NH$159,360 · 1,050 jobs
  5. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$145,360 · 4,070 jobs
  6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$140,210 · 4,930 jobs
  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$139,780 · 8,970 jobs
  8. Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$138,840 · 380 jobs
  9. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$136,190 · 1,420 jobs
  10. Fresno, CA$134,780 · 400 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$139,780 · 8,970 jobs
  2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$128,340 · 6,290 jobs
  3. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$114,390 · 6,060 jobs
  4. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$131,070 · 5,770 jobs
  5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$124,390 · 5,720 jobs
  6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$140,210 · 4,930 jobs
  7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$126,420 · 4,450 jobs
  8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$113,520 · 4,290 jobs
  9. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$187,060 · 4,160 jobs
  10. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$145,360 · 4,070 jobs

EMPLOYERS WITH THE MOST VISA-SPONSORED FILINGS FOR THIS JOB

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Albuquerque, NM · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Huntsville, AL · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Kansas City, MO-KS · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Manchester-Nashua, NH · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Richmond, VA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Rochester, NY · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · St. Louis, MO-IL · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Tucson, AZ · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Electrical Engineers salary in the U.S.?

$120,630 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $92,830–$152,950.

Where do Electrical Engineers earn the most?

Highest metro medians: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($187,060), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($166,030), Albuquerque, NM ($163,720). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.