Electrical Engineers Salary in Trenton-Princeton, NJ
Median annual salary
$110,990
-8% vs US median ($120,630)
Worth after local cost of living
$90,162
cost index 123.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Trenton-Princeton, NJ
| 10th percentile | $75,820 |
| 25th percentile | $93,700 |
| Median (50th) | $110,990 |
| 75th percentile | $140,950 |
| 90th percentile | $178,990 |
| Mean | $118,950 |
| Employed in metro | 170 |
A Electrical Engineers in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earns a median of $110,990 per year. That is 8% below the national median of $120,630 for this occupation. Because Trenton-Princeton, NJ has a cost index of 123.1 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $90,162 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $100,645, median gross rent $1,623/mo, and the median home value $377,700. See the full Trenton-Princeton, NJ cost-of-living profile.