Electrical Engineer in the United States: a US$108,000 national median
Electrical Engineers in the United States earn a national median of US$108,000 (US$9,000 a month, roughly US$52 an hour on a 2,080-hour year).
BLS OEWS (May 2025) publishes the national spread for the matching occupation: US$76,550 at the 10th percentile and US$184,300 at the 90th, a 2.4× gap.
The closest engineering peer is mechanical engineer at US$104,000, so an electrical engineer earns 3.8% more at the national median in the United States.
Electrical Engineer pay in official statistics for the United States
The closest official occupation is Electrical Engineers (SOC 17-2071). In May 2025 its national median was $120,630 a year.
That is 12% above the SalaryByRole median above. The sources define the job differently (an official occupation group versus a job title), so read them as a range rather than one figure.
The published 10th and 90th percentiles are $76,550 and $184,300, a 2.4× spread.
BLS estimates 198,750 jobs in this occupation nationwide.
49 states have a published figure. New Mexico is highest at $158,520 (+31% vs national) and Montana lowest at $87,360, a 1.81× gap.
15 of the 49 pay above the national median; the next highest after New Mexico are California ($144,040) and District of Columbia ($143,000).
National figures, Electrical Engineers (SOC 17-2071), May 2025
Electrical Engineer pay in the United States vs other countries
The United States is 1st of 2 countries for this role once medians are converted at the same exchange rate (US$108,000). Germany pays 31% less (US$74,032).
That median is about 1.2× GDP per person (US$90,000, World Bank 2025). That is a rough sign of how far the role pays above the average national income.
By national median, it is number 15 of 27 roles we track there. School Principal is the next step up at US$112,000, and Mechanical Engineer the next step down at US$104,000.
Electrical Engineer is the best-paid engineering role we cover, ahead of Mechanical Engineer (US$104,000) and Civil Engineer (US$98,000).
Electrical Engineer take-home pay in the United States (estimate)
Using our take-home calculator for the United States, the US$108,000 median loses income tax US$14,930, Social Security US$6,696 and Medicare US$1,566, leaving US$84,808 a year or US$7,067 a month. Total deductions: 21% of gross.
At the published 10th percentile from BLS OEWS (May 2025) (US$76,550) deductions are 18%; at the 90th (US$184,300) they reach 26%, leaving US$11,436 a month.
The United States: prices, jobs and holidays
Consumer prices in the United States rose 2.9% in 2024 (World Bank). Matching that on the US$108,000 median takes a raise of about US$3,132.
Unemployment was 4.2% of the labour force in 2025.
The United States has 14 public holidays in 2026 (Nager.Date); at the median, one working day is worth about US$415 before tax.
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