• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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).

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National estimates for Electrical Engineers
Industry profile for Electrical Engineers
Geographic profile for Electrical Engineers

National estimates for Electrical Engineers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Electrical Engineers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
182,210	1.0 %	$ 54.83	$ 114,050	0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for Electrical Engineers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 31.48	$ 38.73	$ 49.67	$ 63.89	$ 80.27
Annual Wage (2)	$ 65,480	$ 80,550	$ 103,320	$ 132,880	$ 166,970

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Industry profile for Electrical Engineers:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Electrical Engineers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	38,440	2.42	$ 50.72	$ 105,490
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	17,480	4.62	$ 53.73	$ 111,760
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	12,180	2.94	$ 57.54	$ 119,690
Management of Companies and Enterprises	9,020	0.34	$ 55.44	$ 115,320
Scientific Research and Development Services	8,980	1.03	$ 63.01	$ 131,070

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Electrical Engineers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	17,480	4.62	$ 53.73	$ 111,760
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	5,200	3.73	$ 45.73	$ 95,130
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	2,710	3.18	$ 55.09	$ 114,580
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	12,180	2.94	$ 57.54	$ 119,690
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	490	2.54	$ 52.89	$ 110,020

Top paying industries for Electrical Engineers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Residential Building Construction	(8)	(8)	$ 79.36	$ 165,060
Other Pipeline Transportation	50	0.57	$ 70.73	$ 147,120
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	320	0.31	$ 65.69	$ 136,630
Coal Mining	90	0.23	$ 64.43	$ 134,020
Scientific Research and Development Services	8,980	1.03	$ 63.01	$ 131,070

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Geographic profile for Electrical Engineers:

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

States with the highest employment level in Electrical Engineers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	27,580	1.56	1.27	$ 72.57	$ 150,940
Texas	14,540	1.12	0.91	$ 52.98	$ 110,200
Michigan	9,800	2.31	1.87	$ 48.37	$ 100,610
New York	8,940	0.98	0.80	$ 51.92	$ 107,980
Washington	7,530	2.21	1.79	$ 58.61	$ 121,900

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electrical Engineers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire	2,000	3.03	2.46	$ 57.13	$ 118,840
Michigan	9,800	2.31	1.87	$ 48.37	$ 100,610
Washington	7,530	2.21	1.79	$ 58.61	$ 121,900
New Mexico	1,570	1.91	1.55	$ 60.71	$ 126,280
Alabama	3,720	1.86	1.51	$ 53.96	$ 112,230

Top paying states for Electrical Engineers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	27,580	1.56	1.27	$ 72.57	$ 150,940
New Mexico	1,570	1.91	1.55	$ 60.71	$ 126,280
Massachusetts	5,690	1.59	1.29	$ 60.65	$ 126,150
District of Columbia	500	0.72	0.58	$ 60.54	$ 125,910
Utah	1,940	1.19	0.97	$ 60.44	$ 125,710

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Electrical Engineers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	8,670	1.42	1.15	$ 65.13	$ 135,460
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	8,500	0.93	0.75	$ 53.37	$ 111,000
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,930	2.19	1.78	$ 61.23	$ 127,370
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	5,560	2.98	2.42	$ 50.22	$ 104,460
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	5,360	4.77	3.87	(8)	(8)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	5,200	2.55	2.07	$ 60.98	$ 126,830
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4,910	1.29	1.05	$ 50.66	$ 105,360
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	4,740	1.98	1.61	$ 77.67	$ 161,550
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,900	1.29	1.04	$ 59.45	$ 123,650
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,770	1.23	1.00	$ 55.91	$ 116,290

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electrical Engineers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California-Lexington Park, MD	360	7.61	6.18	$ 55.22	$ 114,860
Jackson, MI	390	6.91	5.61	$ 49.77	$ 103,520
Huntsville, AL	1,510	6.30	5.12	$ 53.71	$ 111,720
Monroe, MI	200	5.27	4.28	$ 49.71	$ 103,390
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	5,360	4.77	3.87	(8)	(8)
Tucson, AZ	1,640	4.32	3.50	$ 56.86	$ 118,260
Albuquerque, NM	1,250	3.28	2.67	$ 63.45	$ 131,970
Binghamton, NY	300	3.24	2.63	$ 53.27	$ 110,800
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	720	3.16	2.56	$ 51.69	$ 107,520
Logan, UT-ID	210	3.10	2.51	$ 62.13	$ 129,220