Electrical Engineers Salary in the US
A electrical engineers earns a national median of $120,630 a year (mean $125,100) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #79 of 825.
How much does a electrical engineers earn in the US?
A electrical engineers in the United States earns a median of $120,630 a year (mean $125,100), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 137% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 198,750 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-2071), ranked #79 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$120,630
per year
Mean
$125,100
per year
Employment
198,750
US workers
National rank
#79
of 825 by median
What a electrical engineers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a electrical engineers (SOC 17-2071) earns a median annual wage of $120,630 and a mean (average) of $125,100. The median is the midpoint — half of electrical engineers earn more and half earn less — and is 137% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a electrical engineers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for electrical engineers is $120,630, and the mean (average) is $125,100. The median is the midpoint — half of electrical engineers earn more and half earn less.
- How does electrical engineers pay compare to the US average?
- At $120,630, a electrical engineers earns 137% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many electrical engineers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 198,750 electrical engineers employed nationally (SOC 17-2071), across all industries.
- Where does this electrical engineers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 17-2071. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 17-2071 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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