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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).


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


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


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.



Map of employment of electrical engineers by state, May 2022


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


Map of location quotient of electrical engineers by state, May 2022


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


Map of annual mean wages of electrical engineers by state, May 2022


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



Map of employment of electrical engineers by area, May 2022


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


Map of location quotient of electrical engineers by area, May 2022


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