Electrical Engineers Salary in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Median annual salary
$107,040
-11% vs US median ($120,630)
Worth after local cost of living
$122,752
cost index 87.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
| 10th percentile | $77,790 |
| 25th percentile | $90,990 |
| Median (50th) | $107,040 |
| 75th percentile | $129,600 |
| 90th percentile | $153,800 |
| Mean | $113,210 |
| Employed in metro | 280 |
A Electrical Engineers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA earns a median of $107,040 per year. That is 11% below the national median of $120,630 for this occupation. Because Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA has a cost index of 87.2 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $122,752 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $85,890, median gross rent $1,150/mo, and the median home value $267,400. See the full Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA cost-of-living profile.