Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

17-2071 Electrical Engineers

Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. Excludes "Computer Hardware Engineers" (17-2061).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
148,770 1.4 % $42.20 $87,770 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $25.98 $32.16 $40.65 $50.89 $61.83
Annual Wage (2) $54,030 $66,880 $84,540 $105,860 $128,610

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 33,500 2.62 $42.34 $88,070
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 15,360 3.80 $44.18 $91,900
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 14,840 3.75 $41.05 $85,370
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 10,550 2.87 $45.52 $94,670
Scientific Research and Development Services 8,090 1.32 $45.41 $94,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 15,360 3.80 $44.18 $91,900
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 14,840 3.75 $41.05 $85,370
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 4,220 3.72 $41.87 $87,090
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 10,550 2.87 $45.52 $94,670
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 33,500 2.62 $42.34 $88,070

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 170 0.05 $55.15 $114,700
Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 190 0.09 $53.73 $111,750
Support Activities for Mining 420 0.16 $53.07 $110,390
Oil and Gas Extraction 150 0.10 $52.46 $109,110
Other Pipeline Transportation 30 0.44 $47.31 $98,400

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 18,320 1.31 1.12 $47.66 $99,120
Texas 10,750 1.07 0.91 $43.43 $90,340
New York 8,750 1.05 0.90 $41.93 $87,220
Massachusetts 7,700 2.47 2.11 $49.69 $103,350
Florida 7,170 1.01 0.86 $38.40 $79,880




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 810 2.64 2.26 $49.10 $102,120
Massachusetts 7,700 2.47 2.11 $49.69 $103,350
Idaho 1,440 2.42 2.07 $42.23 $87,850
Alabama 4,000 2.21 1.89 $40.91 $85,080
Delaware 840 2.12 1.81 $41.84 $87,030




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 7,700 2.47 2.11 $49.69 $103,350
Alaska 810 2.64 2.26 $49.10 $102,120
California 18,320 1.31 1.12 $47.66 $99,120
District of Columbia 450 0.70 0.60 $47.44 $98,670
Maine 370 0.63 0.54 $46.13 $95,940

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 5,050 1.32 1.13 $44.31 $92,170
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 4,500 2.72 2.32 $51.50 $107,120
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,410 5.15 4.40 $52.82 $109,860
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 3,850 1.92 1.64 $46.23 $96,160
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 3,800 1.66 1.42 $48.02 $99,880
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 3,650 0.73 0.63 $44.38 $92,320
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,430 2.04 1.74 $41.77 $86,880
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 3,170 0.90 0.77 $42.40 $88,190
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,760 1.64 1.40 $45.98 $95,640
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 2,650 1.06 0.91 $43.55 $90,580




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Binghamton, NY 1,400 13.10 11.19 $40.66 $84,580
Kokomo, IN 320 8.39 7.17 $42.58 $88,560
Huntsville, AL 1,690 8.34 7.12 $44.55 $92,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 1,450 7.65 6.54 $42.79 $89,010
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 730 6.41 5.48 $51.01 $106,100
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 710 5.55 4.74 $48.21 $100,270
Jackson, MI 270 5.45 4.66 $34.40 $71,550
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,410 5.15 4.40 $52.82 $109,860
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 770 4.95 4.23 $48.75 $101,400
Tucson, AZ 1,580 4.56 3.89 $46.52 $96,770