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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
185,430 1.8 % $ 56.58 $ 117,680 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Electrical Engineers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 33.33 $ 40.00 $ 51.42 $ 65.93 $ 82.72
Annual Wage (2) $ 69,320 $ 83,200 $ 106,950 $ 137,140 $ 172,050

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 40,300 2.45 $ 53.78 $ 111,860
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 17,870 4.54 $ 55.52 $ 115,480
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 10,890 2.57 $ 59.51 $ 123,780
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 9,380 1.84 $ 64.87 $ 134,930
Management of Companies and Enterprises 9,340 0.34 $ 58.67 $ 122,030

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 17,870 4.54 $ 55.52 $ 115,480
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 4,810 3.30 $ 46.56 $ 96,850
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing 610 3.16 $ 58.82 $ 122,340
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 2,370 2.83 $ 60.99 $ 126,850
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 10,890 2.57 $ 59.51 $ 123,780

Top paying industries for Electrical Engineers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media (8) (8) $ 104.55 $ 217,470
Software Publishers 250 0.04 $ 85.27 $ 177,350
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (8) (8) $ 83.94 $ 174,590
Oil and Gas Extraction 210 0.19 $ 74.84 $ 155,660
Other Pipeline Transportation 90 1.04 $ 72.86 $ 151,550

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 2023


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 28,170 1.57 1.29 $ 70.84 $ 147,340
Texas 14,540 1.07 0.88 $ 54.72 $ 113,820
Michigan 10,270 2.36 1.93 $ 48.94 $ 101,800
Washington 9,060 2.59 2.12 $ 61.27 $ 127,440
New York 7,270 0.77 0.63 $ 55.23 $ 114,880


Map of location quotient of electrical engineers by state, May 2023


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)
Washington 9,060 2.59 2.12 $ 61.27 $ 127,440
Michigan 10,270 2.36 1.93 $ 48.94 $ 101,800
New Hampshire 1,540 2.28 1.87 $ 63.85 $ 132,810
Alabama 4,360 2.12 1.74 $ 55.47 $ 115,380
New Mexico 1,720 2.04 1.67 $ 65.05 $ 135,310


Map of annual mean wages of electrical engineers by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Electrical Engineers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 28,170 1.57 1.29 $ 70.84 $ 147,340
New Mexico 1,720 2.04 1.67 $ 65.05 $ 135,310
New Hampshire 1,540 2.28 1.87 $ 63.85 $ 132,810
District of Columbia 530 0.75 0.62 $ 61.52 $ 127,950
Massachusetts 4,780 1.31 1.07 $ 61.50 $ 127,930



Map of employment of electrical engineers by area, May 2023


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 8,790 1.42 1.16 $ 64.66 $ 134,500
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 7,440 6.51 5.33 $ 89.13 $ 185,390
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 6,440 3.10 2.54 $ 63.84 $ 132,790
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 6,400 0.67 0.55 $ 57.62 $ 119,840
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 6,180 3.25 2.66 $ 49.99 $ 103,980
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 4,640 1.68 1.37 $ 65.41 $ 136,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,580 1.16 0.95 $ 49.73 $ 103,430
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,850 1.24 1.02 $ 63.80 $ 132,710
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 3,650 1.15 0.94 $ 55.41 $ 115,250
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,630 0.81 0.66 $ 54.43 $ 113,220


Map of location quotient of electrical engineers by area, May 2023


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)
Huntsville, AL 2,070 8.24 6.74 $ 57.57 $ 119,740
California-Lexington Park, MD 330 6.98 5.71 $ 60.73 $ 126,320
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 7,440 6.51 5.33 $ 89.13 $ 185,390
Jackson, MI 250 4.48 3.67 $ 52.16 $ 108,500
Tucson, AZ 1,710 4.45 3.65 $ 58.98 $ 122,670
Monroe, MI 160 4.05 3.32 $ 49.69 $ 103,350
Kennewick-Richland, WA 480 3.87 3.17 $ 62.18 $ 129,340
Albuquerque, NM 1,360 3.43 2.81 $ 66.99 $ 139,340
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 790 3.35 2.74 $ 55.45 $ 115,330
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 6,180 3.25 2.66 $ 49.99 $ 103,980