Electrical Engineer salary
What a electrical engineer actually earns, from 948 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see electrical engineer pay in the 4 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
An electrical engineer earns a blended US median near 115,651 dollars, with the typical middle running from 86,785 dollars to 181,399 dollars. The official OEWS median is 111,910 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 14 percent since 2019. By seniority, posted pay runs from roughly 76,675 dollars to 184,474 dollars. Demand is rated high, and 2% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is mechanical engineer, at 54 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open electrical engineer roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Firmware EngineerStripe · Taipei CityJul 22
- Senior Electrical Engineer - Healthcare BuildingsOlsson · Dallas, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Kansas City, MO; Oklahoma City, Jul 22
- Senior Electrical EngineerBechtel · Houston, TXJul 22
- Electrical EngineerLeidos · United States$108k–$195kRemoteJul 22
- Electrical EngineerBonneville Power Administration · Multiple Locations$72k–$104kJul 21
- LEAD ELECTRICAL ENGINEERU.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Baltimore, Maryland$122k–$158kJul 21
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United States$86,785 – $181,399 · median $115,651
- United Kingdom$59,933 – $80,964 · median $70,578
- Australia$69,745 – $102,874 · median $83,694
- Canada$69,543 – $89,157 · median $77,389
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Californiamedian $140,360
- Washingtonmedian $130,730
- Massachusettsmedian $126,010
- New Jerseymedian $125,120
- Marylandmedian $124,450
- Virginiamedian $122,320
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- Mechanical Engineer salary$112,411 median
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Quick answers
How much does an electrical engineer make?
The blended US median is about 115,651 dollars, with a typical range from 86,785 dollars to 181,399 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 111,910 dollars.
Is electrical engineer a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 2% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can an electrical engineer move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is mechanical engineer, at 54 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 17-2071. Unemployment is the 2025 BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) CPS (Current Population Survey) annual-average rate for “Electrical and electronics engineers.” Live corpus 948 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.