Electrical Engineers Salary in Albuquerque, NM
Median annual salary
$163,720
+36% vs US median ($120,630)
Worth after local cost of living
$186,682
cost index 87.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Albuquerque, NM
| 10th percentile | $104,230 |
| 25th percentile | $131,720 |
| Median (50th) | $163,720 |
| 75th percentile | $202,680 |
| 90th percentile | $202,680 |
| Mean | $158,230 |
| Employed in metro | 1,280 |
A Electrical Engineers in Albuquerque, NM earns a median of $163,720 per year. That is 36% above the national median of $120,630 for this occupation. Because Albuquerque, NM has a cost index of 87.7 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $186,682 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,783, median gross rent $1,156/mo, and the median home value $287,800. See the full Albuquerque, NM cost-of-living profile.