Electrical Engineers Salary in Raleigh-Cary, NC
Median annual salary
$130,240
+8% vs US median ($120,630)
Worth after local cost of living
$109,170
cost index 119.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Raleigh-Cary, NC
| 10th percentile | $73,380 |
| 25th percentile | $82,280 |
| Median (50th) | $130,240 |
| 75th percentile | $169,310 |
| 90th percentile | $221,050 |
| Mean | $136,080 |
| Employed in metro | 1,500 |
A Electrical Engineers in Raleigh-Cary, NC earns a median of $130,240 per year. That is 8% above the national median of $120,630 for this occupation. Because Raleigh-Cary, NC has a cost index of 119.3 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $109,170 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $100,103, median gross rent $1,573/mo, and the median home value $418,400. See the full Raleigh-Cary, NC cost-of-living profile.