SOC 17-3023 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$78,190

U.S. median hourly wage$37.59

U.S. employment95,130

Nationally, electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians earned a median of $78,190 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 95,130 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians: pay and employment by state
State
Wyoming	$99,840	$48.00	200	0.7
Rhode Island	$98,600	$47.40	290	0.6
District of Columbia	$97,620	$46.93	240	0.3
Hawaii	$96,200	$46.25	460	0.7
New Mexico	$96,070	$46.19	1,000	1.1
Maryland	$95,830	$46.07	2,170	0.8
Washington	$93,930	$45.16	2,540	0.7
Alaska	$92,760	$44.60	230	0.7
Nevada	$88,160	$42.38	1,140	0.7
California	$86,090	$41.39	13,450	0.7
Illinois	$85,510	$41.11	1,980	0.3
New Jersey	$85,510	$41.11	2,250	0.5
West Virginia	$85,440	$41.08	300	0.4
Maine	$83,440	$40.11	270	0.4
Louisiana	$82,990	$39.90	1,000	0.5
Montana	$82,050	$39.45	140	0.3
Connecticut	$81,390	$39.13	1,190	0.7
Mississippi	$81,180	$39.03	650	0.6
North Dakota	$80,930	$38.91	120	0.3
Oklahoma	$80,880	$38.88	1,170	0.7
Virginia	$79,540	$38.24	4,670	1.1
Minnesota	$78,280	$37.64	1,540	0.5
Georgia	$78,070	$37.54	1,630	0.3
Oregon	$77,990	$37.50	1,920	1.0
Arizona	$77,960	$37.48	2,260	0.7
Massachusetts	$77,710	$37.36	4,030	1.1
Colorado	$77,440	$37.23	1,410	0.5
Idaho	$77,170	$37.10	650	0.8
New York	$77,040	$37.04	4,390	0.5
Pennsylvania	$76,070	$36.57	3,470	0.6
North Carolina	$76,040	$36.56	2,490	0.5
Guam	$75,360	$36.23	50	0.7
Iowa	$74,840	$35.98	880	0.6
Michigan	$74,800	$35.96	2,350	0.5
Vermont	$74,760	$35.94	300	1.0
New Hampshire	$74,560	$35.84	590	0.9
Alabama	$74,500	$35.82	1,620	0.8
Texas	$74,050	$35.60	8,960	0.6
South Carolina	$73,450	$35.31	2,060	0.9
Florida	$73,190	$35.19	4,710	0.5
Utah	$72,670	$34.94	1,420	0.8
Missouri	$72,120	$34.67	1,390	0.5
Wisconsin	$71,880	$34.56	1,520	0.5
Indiana	$70,540	$33.91	1,800	0.6
Kansas	$70,310	$33.80	770	0.5
Arkansas	$69,960	$33.63	310	0.2
Delaware	$67,360	$32.39	130	0.3
Nebraska	$65,490	$31.48	710	0.7
Kentucky	$64,120	$30.83	1,060	0.5
Tennessee	$63,750	$30.65	1,820	0.6
Ohio	$63,300	$30.44	3,260	0.6
South Dakota	$58,340	$28.05	200	0.4
Puerto Rico	$44,590	$21.44	660	0.7

Pay by metro area

All 246 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$106,250	$51.08	250	2.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$103,480	$49.75	50	0.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$103,170	$49.60	540	1.6
Lexington Park, MD	$102,640	$49.35	310	4.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$102,380	$49.22	290	0.7
Albuquerque, NM	$102,250	$49.16	390	1.0
Casper, WY	$99,840	$48.00	40	1.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$98,180	$47.20	1,570	0.8
Lake Charles, LA	$97,740	$46.99	40	0.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$97,680	$46.96	690	2.1
Wheeling, WV-OH	$97,450	$46.85	50	0.8
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$96,870	$46.57	1,430	1.9
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$96,660	$46.47	750	0.7
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$96,400	$46.35	130	0.6
Urban Honolulu, HI	$96,200	$46.25	420	0.9
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$95,280	$45.81	2,880	2.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$94,330	$45.35	930	0.7
Billings, MT	$94,150	$45.27	50	0.6
Cheyenne, WY	$94,020	$45.20	40	0.8
Anchorage, AK	$92,570	$44.50	130	0.7
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$92,180	$44.32	30	0.7
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$91,620	$44.05	1,980	1.3
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$91,170	$43.83	70	0.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$91,020	$43.76	1,570	0.7
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$90,660	$43.59	70	0.4
Tuscaloosa, AL	$89,610	$43.08	40	0.3
Ogden, UT	$88,040	$42.33	300	1.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$86,370	$41.52	520	1.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$86,180	$41.43	70	0.6
Las Cruces, NM	$85,780	$41.24	180	2.3
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$85,540	$41.13	40	0.5
Charleston, WV	$85,510	$41.11	40	0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$85,510	$41.11	1,590	0.4
Jacksonville, FL	$85,510	$41.11	420	0.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$85,510	$41.11	180	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$85,510	$41.11	160	0.5
Richmond, VA	$85,510	$41.11	480	0.7
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$85,510	$41.11	130	0.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$85,510	$41.11	200	0.8
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$85,370	$41.04	30	1.0
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$85,160	$40.94	210	1.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$84,900	$40.82	160	0.4
Rochester, MN	$84,630	$40.69	50	0.4
Peoria, IL	$84,610	$40.68	50	0.3
Gainesville, GA	$84,480	$40.61	30	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$84,090	$40.43	2,590	0.8
Oklahoma City, OK	$84,070	$40.42	470	0.7
Springfield, MA	$84,020	$40.39	140	0.7
Jackson, MI	$83,070	$39.94	50	0.9
Syracuse, NY	$82,830	$39.82	360	1.2
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$82,560	$39.69	30	0.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$82,560	$39.69	80	0.6
Twin Falls, ID	$82,390	$39.61	40	0.9
Lebanon, PA	$82,360	$39.60	30	0.6
Victoria, TX	$82,300	$39.57	30	0.9
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$82,240	$39.54	450	0.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$82,150	$39.50	130	0.5
Odessa, TX	$82,130	$39.49	110	1.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$82,000	$39.42	2,960	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$81,940	$39.39	3,230	0.5
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$81,930	$39.39	30	0.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$81,930	$39.39	30	0.4
Fayetteville, NC	$81,860	$39.36	70	0.6
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$81,790	$39.32	30	0.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$81,330	$39.10	260	1.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$81,260	$39.07	60	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$81,220	$39.05	1,430	0.5
Jackson, MS	$81,180	$39.03	Not published	Not published
Fresno, CA	$81,040	$38.96	70	0.2
Johnstown, PA	$81,040	$38.96	50	1.0
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$80,710	$38.80	220	0.9
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$80,700	$38.80	110	0.6
Warner Robins, GA	$80,660	$38.78	90	1.2
Springfield, IL	$80,640	$38.77	40	0.3
Waco, TX	$80,580	$38.74	40	0.3
Amarillo, TX	$80,470	$38.69	40	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	$80,120	$38.52	70	0.3
Green Bay, WI	$80,120	$38.52	70	0.4
Niles, MI	$79,820	$38.38	40	0.7
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$79,800	$38.36	460	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$79,710	$38.32	1,480	0.6
Mobile, AL	$79,700	$38.32	90	0.5
Binghamton, NY	$79,680	$38.31	210	2.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$79,540	$38.24	160	0.4
Lawton, OK	$79,440	$38.19	40	0.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$79,370	$38.16	670	0.4
St. Cloud, MN	$79,370	$38.16	60	0.6
Sherman-Denison, TX	$79,360	$38.15	40	0.7
Monroe, LA	$79,340	$38.14	40	0.5
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$79,230	$38.09	50	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$78,970	$37.97	450	0.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$78,720	$37.84	100	0.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$78,610	$37.79	990	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$78,330	$37.66	750	0.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$78,280	$37.64	1,030	0.5
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$78,270	$37.63	80	1.0
Dalton, GA	$78,230	$37.61	60	0.9
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$78,190	$37.59	3,290	1.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$77,990	$37.50	1,730	1.4
Lynchburg, VA	$77,910	$37.46	80	0.8
Florence, SC	$77,840	$37.43	40	0.5
Boise City, ID	$77,830	$37.42	390	1.0
Roanoke, VA	$77,740	$37.38	120	0.8
Yuma, AZ	$77,660	$37.34	70	1.0
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$77,490	$37.26	90	0.5
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$77,480	$37.25	80	0.9
Lubbock, TX	$77,440	$37.23	60	0.4
Rochester, NY	$77,280	$37.16	390	0.8
Boulder, CO	$77,210	$37.12	280	1.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$77,150	$37.09	1,150	0.6
Barnstable Town, MA	$77,130	$37.08	100	1.0
Tallahassee, FL	$77,000	$37.02	40	0.2
Chambersburg, PA	$76,900	$36.97	90	1.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$76,900	$36.97	710	0.3
Fargo, ND-MN	$76,860	$36.95	40	0.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$76,750	$36.90	30	0.3
Reading, PA	$76,730	$36.89	80	0.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$76,440	$36.75	230	0.6
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$76,440	$36.75	40	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$76,350	$36.71	60	0.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$76,250	$36.66	360	1.8
Jacksonville, NC	$76,210	$36.64	40	0.9
Williamsport, PA	$76,110	$36.59	40	0.7
Wichita, KS	$76,040	$36.56	140	0.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$75,970	$36.53	170	1.1
Pittsfield, MA	$75,860	$36.47	50	1.0
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$75,850	$36.47	240	0.4
Jefferson City, MO	$75,760	$36.43	30	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$75,650	$36.37	70	0.2
Visalia, CA	$75,650	$36.37	60	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$75,580	$36.34	2,720	0.7
Worcester, MA	$75,530	$36.31	320	0.9
Tucson, AZ	$75,460	$36.28	560	1.4
Spartanburg, SC	$75,220	$36.16	160	1.0
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$74,770	$35.95	100	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$74,760	$35.94	650	0.5
Midland, TX	$74,760	$35.94	50	0.4
New Haven, CT	$74,670	$35.90	150	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$74,660	$35.89	510	0.6
Winston-Salem, NC	$74,630	$35.88	40	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$74,250	$35.70	910	0.8
Charlottesville, VA	$74,100	$35.63	110	0.9
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$73,920	$35.54	100	0.3
Pocatello, ID	$73,920	$35.54	40	0.9
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$73,740	$35.45	50	0.4
Cedar Rapids, IA	$73,550	$35.36	130	0.9
Reno, NV	$73,220	$35.20	180	0.6
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$73,120	$35.16	60	0.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$72,640	$34.93	500	0.7
Asheville, NC	$72,440	$34.83	70	0.4
Lafayette, LA	$72,320	$34.77	60	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$72,270	$34.74	710	0.9
Pittsburgh, PA	$72,160	$34.69	670	0.6
Greeley, CO	$71,830	$34.53	40	0.4
Killeen-Temple, TX	$71,780	$34.51	50	0.4
Mankato, MN	$71,770	$34.50	40	0.7
Columbia, MO	$71,560	$34.41	50	0.5
Clarksville, TN-KY	$71,490	$34.37	60	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$71,240	$34.25	440	0.4
Montgomery, AL	$70,930	$34.10	80	0.5
Gainesville, FL	$70,910	$34.09	40	0.3
Duluth, MN-WI	$70,800	$34.04	90	0.7
Decatur, AL	$70,310	$33.81	40	0.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$69,970	$33.64	1,240	1.0
York-Hanover, PA	$69,940	$33.63	220	1.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$69,610	$33.47	180	0.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$69,410	$33.37	2,200	0.7
Iowa City, IA	$69,130	$33.24	40	0.4
Wilmington, NC	$68,790	$33.07	80	0.4
Huntsville, AL	$68,690	$33.03	650	2.5
Ann Arbor, MI	$68,420	$32.89	100	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$68,270	$32.82	940	0.8
Terre Haute, IN	$68,250	$32.81	40	0.6
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$68,040	$32.71	740	3.0
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$68,000	$32.69	350	0.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	$67,850	$32.62	520	0.4
Savannah, GA	$67,850	$32.62	60	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$67,680	$32.54	60	0.2
Toledo, OH	$67,510	$32.46	90	0.3
Akron, OH	$67,400	$32.41	170	0.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$67,380	$32.40	430	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$67,060	$32.24	290	0.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$66,890	$32.16	910	0.6
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$66,690	$32.06	260	2.1
Lancaster, PA	$66,560	$32.00	130	0.5
Tulsa, OK	$66,560	$32.00	290	0.6
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$66,550	$31.99	110	0.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$66,480	$31.96	170	0.6
Manhattan, KS	$66,440	$31.94	40	0.7
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$66,430	$31.94	30	0.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$66,170	$31.81	80	0.3
Lincoln, NE	$66,060	$31.76	190	1.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$65,790	$31.63	260	0.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$65,700	$31.59	840	0.6
Madison, WI	$65,420	$31.45	270	0.7
Columbia, SC	$65,400	$31.44	250	0.6
Ocala, FL	$65,040	$31.27	50	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$64,850	$31.18	460	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$64,470	$31.00	270	0.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$64,320	$30.92	300	0.9
Evansville, IN	$64,270	$30.90	100	0.7
Cleveland, OH	$64,140	$30.84	510	0.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$64,090	$30.81	370	0.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$63,460	$30.51	170	0.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$63,210	$30.39	70	0.6
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$62,850	$30.22	70	0.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$62,800	$30.19	760	1.7
Springfield, MO	$62,800	$30.19	110	0.5
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$62,770	$30.18	150	0.5
El Paso, TX	$62,680	$30.14	160	0.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$62,320	$29.96	80	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$62,290	$29.95	110	0.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$62,260	$29.94	450	1.0
Fort Wayne, IN	$61,860	$29.74	140	0.6
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$61,840	$29.73	410	1.1
College Station-Bryan, TX	$61,710	$29.67	50	0.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$61,630	$29.63	70	0.5
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$61,460	$29.55	150	2.0
Columbus, IN	$61,230	$29.44	30	0.7
Utica-Rome, NY	$61,210	$29.43	50	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$60,820	$29.24	550	0.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$60,750	$29.21	180	0.5
Jackson, TN	$60,680	$29.18	40	0.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$60,640	$29.15	30	0.3
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$60,410	$29.04	60	0.4
Eau Claire, WI	$60,300	$28.99	30	0.4
Columbus, OH	$60,260	$28.97	750	0.7
Salisbury, MD	$60,090	$28.89	60	1.1
Appleton, WI	$58,820	$28.28	90	0.7
Joplin, MO-KS	$58,690	$28.22	40	0.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$58,650	$28.20	60	0.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$57,750	$27.77	110	0.5
Aguadilla, PR	$57,730	$27.76	50	1.0
Longview, TX	$57,650	$27.72	100	0.8
State College, PA	$56,320	$27.08	50	0.7
Johnson City, TN	$54,810	$26.35	60	0.8
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$53,640	$25.79	80	0.8
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$50,080	$24.08	330	0.5
Harrisonburg, VA	$45,840	$22.04	40	0.6
Mayaguez, PR	$42,040	$20.21	30	0.7
Logan, UT-ID	$37,280	$17.92	140	2.1
Birmingham, AL	Not published	Not published	230	0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH	Not published	Not published	180	1.1
Idaho Falls, ID	Not published	Not published	60	0.8
Rockford, IL	Not published	Not published	60	0.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA	Not published	Not published	80	0.3

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