Electrical Engineers Salary by Metro
US median salary
$120,630
range $76,550 - $184,300
US mean salary
$125,100
The tables below rank 146 US metro areas by median Electrical Engineers pay. "Worth" adjusts each salary for the metro's cost of living, so a lower nominal salary in a cheap metro can outrank a higher one in an expensive city.
Metros ranked by Electrical Engineers pay
| Metro | Median | Worth (cost-adj.) | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $187,060 | $93,530 | +55% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $166,030 | $88,502 | +38% |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $164,880 | $100,721 | +37% |
| Albuquerque, NM | $163,720 | $186,682 | +36% |
| Vallejo, CA | $160,060 | $97,538 | +33% |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $159,360 | $129,456 | +32% |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $145,360 | $111,047 | +21% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $140,210 | $92,426 | +16% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $139,780 | $89,316 | +16% |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $136,190 | $98,688 | +13% |
| Fresno, CA | $134,780 | $127,633 | +12% |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $134,640 | $83,317 | +12% |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $133,030 | $154,506 | +10% |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $131,080 | $99,681 | +9% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $131,070 | $120,802 | +9% |
| Huntsville, AL | $130,330 | $145,295 | +8% |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $130,240 | $109,170 | +8% |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $129,880 | $73,921 | +8% |
| Boise City, ID | $129,790 | $115,062 | +8% |
| Worcester, MA | $129,720 | $119,889 | +8% |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $129,030 | $116,034 | +7% |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $128,960 | $90,689 | +7% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $128,610 | $83,840 | +7% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $128,340 | $92,464 | +6% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $128,080 | $97,920 | +6% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $127,730 | $113,841 | +6% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $127,270 | $74,733 | +6% |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $126,960 | $128,763 | +5% |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $126,800 | $121,806 | +5% |
| Anchorage, AK | $126,730 | $114,584 | +5% |
| Salinas, CA | $126,460 | $81,116 | +5% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $126,420 | $82,251 | +5% |
| Salem, OR | $125,270 | $118,068 | +4% |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $125,120 | $135,558 | +4% |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $124,800 | $129,059 | +3% |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $124,630 | $100,346 | +3% |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $124,570 | $148,474 | +3% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $124,390 | $101,626 | +3% |
| Visalia, CA | $124,010 | $127,714 | +3% |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $123,960 | $146,872 | +3% |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $123,840 | $140,408 | +3% |
| Asheville, NC | $123,480 | $125,615 | +2% |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $122,100 | $127,320 | +1% |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $122,020 | $103,407 | +1% |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $121,650 | $118,337 | +1% |
| Savannah, GA | $121,240 | $109,918 | +1% |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $119,080 | $89,199 | -1% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $119,020 | $83,758 | -1% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $118,260 | $138,803 | -2% |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $118,250 | $91,738 | -2% |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $117,480 | $141,713 | -3% |
| Tucson, AZ | $117,470 | $127,824 | -3% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $117,230 | $107,353 | -3% |
| Richmond, VA | $116,760 | $106,436 | -3% |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $116,650 | $95,458 | -3% |
| Jacksonville, FL | $116,480 | $101,463 | -3% |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $114,710 | $115,752 | -5% |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $114,390 | $125,016 | -5% |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $113,760 | $101,030 | -6% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $113,520 | $104,627 | -6% |
| Springfield, MA | $113,330 | $131,473 | -6% |
| Birmingham, AL | $112,960 | $127,064 | -6% |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $112,870 | $122,022 | -6% |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $112,580 | $121,972 | -7% |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $111,500 | $107,729 | -8% |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $111,380 | $144,837 | -8% |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $111,230 | $85,693 | -8% |
| Tallahassee, FL | $111,210 | $117,063 | -8% |
| Syracuse, NY | $111,070 | $135,949 | -8% |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $110,990 | $90,162 | -8% |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $110,740 | $116,938 | -8% |
| Springfield, MO | $110,610 | $150,081 | -8% |
| Ogden, UT | $110,520 | $97,118 | -8% |
| Reno, NV | $110,280 | $91,367 | -9% |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $110,030 | $90,411 | -9% |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $109,990 | $78,564 | -9% |
| Modesto, CA | $109,970 | $89,334 | -9% |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $108,700 | $135,875 | -10% |
| Knoxville, TN | $108,590 | $125,104 | -10% |
| Rochester, NY | $108,160 | $124,752 | -10% |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $107,580 | $129,303 | -11% |
| York-Hanover, PA | $107,490 | $118,773 | -11% |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $107,390 | $87,097 | -11% |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $107,040 | $122,752 | -11% |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $106,840 | $149,636 | -11% |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $106,760 | $99,404 | -11% |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $105,910 | $109,073 | -12% |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $105,460 | $66,747 | -13% |
| Jackson, MS | $105,400 | $129,643 | -13% |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $105,350 | $125,716 | -13% |
| New Haven, CT | $105,250 | $90,968 | -13% |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $105,230 | $87,619 | -13% |
| Lancaster, PA | $105,210 | $102,245 | -13% |
| Tulsa, OK | $105,180 | $128,582 | -13% |
| Wilmington, NC | $105,130 | $99,839 | -13% |
| Montgomery, AL | $104,990 | $126,494 | -13% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $104,990 | $131,402 | -13% |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $104,700 | $123,322 | -13% |
| Mobile, AL | $104,370 | $130,789 | -13% |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $104,210 | $115,404 | -14% |
| Fayetteville, NC | $103,940 | $113,101 | -14% |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $103,740 | $112,884 | -14% |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $103,720 | $131,624 | -14% |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $103,640 | $136,189 | -14% |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $103,520 | $100,116 | -14% |
| Spartanburg, SC | $103,390 | $128,915 | -14% |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $103,370 | $88,882 | -14% |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $103,360 | $92,534 | -14% |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $103,360 | $114,336 | -14% |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $103,210 | $92,070 | -14% |
| El Paso, TX | $103,180 | $126,137 | -14% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $102,800 | $72,496 | -15% |
| Reading, PA | $102,500 | $114,397 | -15% |
| Madison, WI | $102,420 | $99,727 | -15% |
| Columbus, OH | $102,380 | $105,983 | -15% |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $102,110 | $82,680 | -15% |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $101,620 | $116,537 | -16% |
| Columbia, SC | $101,320 | $111,956 | -16% |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $100,980 | $100,079 | -16% |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $100,870 | $144,100 | -16% |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $100,780 | $132,431 | -16% |
| Toledo, OH | $100,290 | $140,857 | -17% |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $100,080 | $109,737 | -17% |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $99,960 | $137,686 | -17% |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $99,790 | $86,100 | -17% |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $99,700 | $142,429 | -17% |
| Akron, OH | $99,360 | $126,897 | -18% |
| Lafayette, LA | $99,280 | $133,981 | -18% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $99,160 | $76,809 | -18% |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $99,010 | $87,004 | -18% |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $98,950 | $114,525 | -18% |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $98,900 | $95,648 | -18% |
| Cleveland, OH | $98,550 | $123,807 | -18% |
| Wichita, KS | $98,480 | $131,482 | -18% |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $98,180 | $122,419 | -19% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $98,160 | $113,743 | -19% |
| Ocala, FL | $97,990 | $101,125 | -19% |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $97,960 | $115,792 | -19% |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $97,820 | $81,653 | -19% |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $97,180 | $138,829 | -19% |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $96,790 | $94,245 | -20% |
| Flint, MI | $93,950 | $125,267 | -22% |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $91,180 | $118,262 | -24% |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $83,930 | $95,592 | -30% |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $83,180 | $100,947 | -31% |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $72,910 | $104,157 | -40% |