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Electrical Engineer salary in United States
In the U.S., electrical engineers (SOC 17-2071) earned a median $120,630 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 28 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $182,500. The middle half of those ads list $132,600 to $216,250, based on 28 salaries from 14 employers, updated 31 Oct 2026.
Official benchmark · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Electrical Engineers: official U.S. pay, May 2025
In the U.S., electrical engineers (SOC 17-2071) earned a median $120,630 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 28 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $182,500.
- 10th percentile
- $76,550
- 25th percentile
- $92,830
- Median
- $120,630
- 75th percentile
- $152,950
- 90th percentile
- $184,300
Jobiba's job-ad median is 51% above the BLS median. The two figures measure different things. Jobiba's counts only job ads that state pay, so it reflects the employers that publish pay ranges; the largest in this sample are DoorDash USA, OpenAI and SharkNinja. BLS surveys employers of every size and industry and covers every worker in the occupation, not only open jobs.
Occupation: Electrical Engineers (SOC 17-2071) · 198,750 jobs · per year, before tax. Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation across the U.S., all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded) — not only jobs that are advertised. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (public domain), retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Pay by state · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where electrical engineers earn the most, May 2025
New Mexico has the highest median for electrical engineers (SOC 17-2071) at $158,520 a year; Guam has the lowest at $64,190. BLS publishes a figure for 51 states and territories.
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | $158,520 | $127,540 – $196,240 | 2,560 |
| California | $144,040 | $106,100 – $185,520 | 24,230 |
| District of Columbia | $143,000 | $111,530 – $173,790 | 330 |
| New Hampshire | $135,710 | $103,460 – $169,020 | 1,600 |
| Washington | $132,710 | $103,910 – $166,160 | 7,610 |
| Texas | $129,450 | $95,130 – $164,730 | 20,870 |
| Idaho | $129,340 | $101,160 – $154,900 | 1,000 |
| Massachusetts | $127,720 | $100,010 – $160,910 | 5,040 |
| Delaware | $126,970 | $100,430 – $141,150 | 660 |
| Alaska | $125,970 | $96,210 – $137,840 | 350 |
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guam | $64,190 | $55,910 – $81,670 | 200 |
| Puerto Rico | $74,250 | $59,300 – $98,540 | 330 |
| Montana | $87,360 | $76,400 – $112,760 | 790 |
| Arkansas | $96,860 | $79,520 – $115,810 | 900 |
| South Carolina | $98,440 | $75,540 – $128,060 | 3,490 |
Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation in each state, all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded), per year before tax. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state data) (public domain).
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- Median in job ads
- $182,500
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $180,500
- Sep 2026
- Low $180,500 · Sep 2026
- Salaries
- 28
- from 14 employers
- Last updated
- 31 Oct 2026
- 12-month window to 31 Oct 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $114,990
- 25th percentile
- $132,600
- Median
- $182,500
- 75th percentile
- $216,250
- 90th percentile
- $357,250
28 salaries · 171 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 28 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 31 Oct 2026
Salary brackets
Electrical Engineer salary brackets in United States
How the 28 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $100K | 7% 2 listings | |
| $100K–$150K | 29% 8 listings | |
| $150K–$200KMedian here | 28% 8 listings | |
| $200K–$250K | 18% 5 listings | |
| $250K–$300K | 4% 1 listing | |
| $300K–$350K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $350K–$400K | 7% 2 listings | |
| $400K and over | 7% 2 listings |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Electrical Engineer pay in United States
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| aimedian $183,050 · 12 salaries | up +0.3% | |
| Excelmedian $178,600 · 10 salaries | down −2.1% | |
| recruitmentmedian $172,200 · 9 salaries | down −5.6% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Electrical Engineer jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Electrical EngineerLeidos · Mid level · posted 16 Oct 2026$87,100 – $157,450
- Electrical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, RoboticsOpenAI · posted 23 Oct 2026$318,000 – $485,000
- Data Center Electrical EngineerAnthropic · Senior level · posted 17 Oct 2026$320,000 – $405,000
- Electrical EngineerPfizer · Mid level · posted 23 Oct 2026$82,700 – $137,900
- Electrical Engineer Manager- Utilities Operations LeadPfizer · Senior level · posted 24 Oct 2026$99,200 – $165,400
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
28 salaries from 14 employers, posted between 31 Oct 2025 and 31 Oct 2026. Last updated 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 71%
- Pay read from posting text 29%
Live jobs
Electrical Engineer jobs in United States
- Director Electrical Engineering
Fourier · Mountain View, CA, USA
$185K – $250K/yr · listed by the employer
- Senior Electrical Engineer
Fourier · Mountain View, CA, USA
$190K – $225K/yr · listed by the employer
- Senior Electrical Engineer - Compute Hardware
Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale, California, United States
$140K – $220K/yr · listed by the employer
- Electrical Engineer- SDR Hardware
Astranis · San Francisco
$115K – $175K/yr · listed by the employer
- Senior / Staff Electrical Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles
Aerovect · South SF, US
$144K – $200K/yr · listed by the employer
- Data Center Electrical Engineer – Design
Anthropic · Friendly, United States
$320K – $405K/yr · listed by the employer
Reading this number
What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Electrical Engineer salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Electrical Engineer salary in United States in 2026?
In the U.S., electrical engineers (SOC 17-2071) earned a median $120,630 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 28 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $182,500. The middle half of those job ads pay between $132,600 and $216,250 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
Why is Electrical Engineer pay in job ads different from the BLS figure?
Jobiba's job-ad median is 51% above the BLS median. The two figures measure different things. Jobiba's counts only job ads that state pay, so it reflects the employers that publish pay ranges; the largest in this sample are DoorDash USA, OpenAI and SharkNinja. BLS surveys employers of every size and industry and covers every worker in the occupation, not only open jobs.
How does Jobiba calculate Electrical Engineer salary in United States?
From 28 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.