Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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)
186,020	1.4 %	$ 51.87	$ 107,890	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Electrical Engineers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 29.98	$ 37.74	$ 48.28	$ 61.81	$ 78.33
Annual Wage (2)	$ 62,360	$ 78,500	$ 100,420	$ 128,560	$ 162,930

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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	41,550	2.75	$ 49.89	$ 103,770
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	17,800	4.73	$ 52.39	$ 108,960
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	12,990	3.25	$ 54.03	$ 112,390
Scientific Research and Development Services	9,160	1.15	$ 60.86	$ 126,590
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	8,850	1.88	$ 58.57	$ 121,820

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	17,800	4.73	$ 52.39	$ 108,960
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	5,210	3.87	$ 43.19	$ 89,830
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	12,990	3.25	$ 54.03	$ 112,390
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	2,680	3.16	$ 54.08	$ 112,490
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	1,220	3.01	$ 39.94	$ 83,070

Top paying industries for Electrical Engineers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	200	0.05	$ 71.00	$ 147,680
Oil and Gas Extraction	110	0.11	$ 63.92	$ 132,950
Technical and Trade Schools	60	0.05	$ 63.51	$ 132,090
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	220	0.21	$ 63.06	$ 131,170
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	(8)	(8)	$ 62.61	$ 130,220

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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	28,070	1.70	1.29	$ 60.89	$ 126,640
Texas	15,230	1.25	0.94	$ 51.35	$ 106,800
Michigan	10,050	2.47	1.87	$ 47.01	$ 97,770
New York	8,960	1.03	0.78	$ 51.69	$ 107,510
Pennsylvania	8,250	1.48	1.12	$ 50.67	$ 105,390

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	2,180	3.44	2.60	$ 54.75	$ 113,880
Washington	8,010	2.50	1.89	$ 57.16	$ 118,890
Michigan	10,050	2.47	1.87	$ 47.01	$ 97,770
Hawaii	1,250	2.28	1.73	$ 52.86	$ 109,960
Maryland	5,520	2.17	1.64	$ 56.71	$ 117,950

Top paying states for Electrical Engineers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	28,070	1.70	1.29	$ 60.89	$ 126,640
District of Columbia	530	0.80	0.61	$ 59.27	$ 123,280
Washington	8,010	2.50	1.89	$ 57.16	$ 118,890
Massachusetts	6,850	2.02	1.53	$ 56.78	$ 118,100
Maryland	5,520	2.17	1.64	$ 56.71	$ 117,950

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	9,550	1.67	1.26	$ 59.67	$ 124,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	7,750	0.89	0.68	$ 53.39	$ 111,060
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	6,760	2.62	1.98	$ 57.85	$ 120,330
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	5,870	3.26	2.47	$ 48.40	$ 100,670
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	5,630	2.94	2.22	$ 59.69	$ 124,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4,840	1.35	1.02	$ 52.35	$ 108,890
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	4,740	4.43	3.36	$ 71.57	$ 148,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	4,720	2.10	1.59	$ 64.25	$ 133,640
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,220	1.44	1.09	$ 58.52	$ 121,720
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	4,180	1.44	1.09	$ 52.91	$ 110,040

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	430	9.37	7.09	$ 53.43	$ 111,130
Huntsville, AL	1,650	7.16	5.42	$ 52.79	$ 109,800
Jackson, MI	330	6.09	4.61	$ 47.87	$ 99,570
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1,230	5.56	4.21	$ 51.62	$ 107,360
Monroe, MI	180	5.02	3.80	$ 49.37	$ 102,680
Cedar Rapids, IA	650	4.78	3.62	(8)	(8)
Tucson, AZ	1,750	4.78	3.62	$ 46.97	$ 97,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	4,740	4.43	3.36	$ 71.57	$ 148,870
Albuquerque, NM	1,270	3.48	2.64	$ 56.62	$ 117,760
Logan, UT-ID	220	3.45	2.62	$ 47.26	$ 98,310