Electrical Engineers Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
Median annual salary
$129,030
+7% vs US median ($120,630)
Worth after local cost of living
$116,034
cost index 111.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
| 10th percentile | $78,280 |
| 25th percentile | $83,500 |
| Median (50th) | $129,030 |
| 75th percentile | $166,210 |
| 90th percentile | $213,300 |
| Mean | $129,250 |
| Employed in metro | 1,020 |
A Electrical Engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC earns a median of $129,030 per year. That is 7% above the national median of $120,630 for this occupation. Because Durham-Chapel Hill, NC has a cost index of 111.2 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $116,034 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $83,500, median gross rent $1,466/mo, and the median home value $396,100. See the full Durham-Chapel Hill, NC cost-of-living profile.