SOC 17-2072 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

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

U.S. median annual wage$130,220

U.S. median hourly wage$62.60

U.S. employment96,900

Nationally, electronics engineers, except computer earned a median of $130,220 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 96,900 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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Electronics Engineers, Except Computer: pay and employment by state
State
California	$160,520	$77.17	20,830	1.1
New Jersey	$158,730	$76.31	1,820	0.4
District of Columbia	$157,040	$75.50	400	0.6
Maryland	$155,650	$74.83	3,390	1.2
Massachusetts	$138,230	$66.46	5,910	1.6
New Mexico	$136,990	$65.86	1,110	1.3
Rhode Island	$136,360	$65.56	970	1.9
Texas	$132,220	$63.57	9,520	0.7
Washington	$130,270	$62.63	1,950	0.5
Illinois	$129,390	$62.21	960	0.2
Utah	$128,430	$61.75	1,570	0.9
Maine	$127,490	$61.29	Not published	Not published
Michigan	$127,200	$61.15	2,960	0.7
Colorado	$127,010	$61.06	6,080	2.1
Hawaii	$126,690	$60.91	310	0.5
Oregon	$124,400	$59.81	1,730	0.9
Georgia	$123,010	$59.14	2,630	0.5
Tennessee	$122,920	$59.10	740	0.2
Pennsylvania	$121,260	$58.30	1,440	0.2
Alabama	$120,720	$58.04	1,940	0.9
West Virginia	$120,170	$57.78	90	0.1
Virginia	$119,990	$57.69	3,280	0.8
New York	$119,180	$57.30	2,220	0.2
Ohio	$118,830	$57.13	3,240	0.6
Arizona	$118,120	$56.79	2,100	0.6
Missouri	$117,630	$56.55	740	0.3
Florida	$116,860	$56.18	5,280	0.5
Nevada	$116,180	$55.86	360	0.2
North Carolina	$115,920	$55.73	2,090	0.4
South Carolina	$113,720	$54.67	1,030	0.4
Mississippi	$112,400	$54.04	160	0.1
Minnesota	$112,390	$54.03	1,200	0.4
Indiana	$112,200	$53.94	1,420	0.4
Arkansas	$109,830	$52.80	150	0.1
Oklahoma	$109,120	$52.46	1,410	0.8
Alaska	$106,810	$51.35	180	0.6
Connecticut	$106,040	$50.98	1,130	0.7
New Hampshire	$105,190	$50.57	320	0.5
North Dakota	$104,860	$50.41	50	0.1
Kansas	$103,740	$49.88	770	0.5
Idaho	$102,770	$49.41	500	0.6
Kentucky	$101,860	$48.97	860	0.4
Louisiana	$100,390	$48.26	450	0.2
Wyoming	$95,910	$46.11	110	0.4
Wisconsin	$93,710	$45.05	360	0.1
Montana	$93,380	$44.89	140	0.3
Nebraska	$91,140	$43.82	250	0.2
Vermont	$86,180	$41.43	70	0.2
South Dakota	$84,150	$40.46	190	0.4
Puerto Rico	$81,790	$39.32	160	0.2
Iowa	$81,330	$39.10	350	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 167 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Electronics Engineers, Except Computer: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$194,370	$93.45	5,970	5.3
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$182,840	$87.90	30	0.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$172,290	$82.83	290	1.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$162,960	$78.34	1,960	1.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$162,800	$78.27	510	0.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$162,440	$78.10	2,000	0.8
Lexington Park, MD	$156,750	$75.36	580	8.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$156,520	$75.25	1,880	1.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$156,480	$75.23	3,450	2.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$155,680	$74.85	290	0.8
Albuquerque, NM	$153,900	$73.99	500	1.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$147,180	$70.76	830	2.6
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$144,930	$69.68	2,300	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$142,920	$68.71	5,460	2.0
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$142,460	$68.49	900	0.8
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$141,720	$68.14	90	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$140,530	$67.56	4,880	0.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$140,000	$67.31	2,690	0.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$138,890	$66.78	1,350	0.6
Ann Arbor, MI	$136,560	$65.65	130	0.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$135,810	$65.30	160	0.8
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$135,710	$65.24	60	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$135,410	$65.10	450	1.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$135,350	$65.07	1,400	0.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$135,150	$64.98	4,200	1.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$135,000	$64.91	1,040	2.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$133,390	$64.13	1,040	0.7
Utica-Rome, NY	$133,370	$64.12	140	1.2
Huntsville, AL	$133,330	$64.10	890	3.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$132,870	$63.88	1,080	1.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$132,750	$63.82	110	0.2
Boulder, CO	$132,230	$63.57	590	3.1
Midland, TX	$132,060	$63.49	30	0.3
Bloomington, IL	$131,260	$63.11	Not published	Not published
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$131,160	$63.06	580	0.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$131,090	$63.02	670	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$130,940	$62.95	580	0.3
College Station-Bryan, TX	$130,820	$62.89	50	0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$130,530	$62.75	310	1.8
Vallejo, CA	$129,850	$62.43	30	0.2
New Haven, CT	$129,670	$62.34	110	0.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$129,630	$62.32	1,380	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$129,540	$62.28	1,650	0.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$129,420	$62.22	300	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$129,330	$62.18	1,450	1.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$128,650	$61.85	2,310	1.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$128,220	$61.64	970	4.0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$127,900	$61.49	130	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$127,610	$61.35	330	0.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$127,570	$61.33	240	0.5
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$127,340	$61.22	580	1.7
Portland-South Portland, ME	$127,280	$61.19	Not published	Not published
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$127,260	$61.18	3,810	2.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$126,830	$60.98	40	0.1
Reno, NV	$126,140	$60.65	80	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	$126,050	$60.60	270	0.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$125,800	$60.48	50	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$125,650	$60.41	570	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$125,570	$60.37	150	0.1
Baton Rouge, LA	$125,260	$60.22	160	0.4
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$121,730	$58.52	110	1.1
Syracuse, NY	$121,260	$58.30	190	0.6
Ocala, FL	$121,250	$58.29	40	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$120,740	$58.05	Not published	Not published
Ogden, UT	$120,600	$57.98	770	2.8
Birmingham, AL	$120,050	$57.72	360	0.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	$120,020	$57.70	410	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$119,930	$57.66	220	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$119,330	$57.37	850	2.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$119,180	$57.30	110	0.4
Spartanburg, SC	$118,760	$57.10	40	0.3
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$118,480	$56.96	220	2.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$118,470	$56.96	40	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$118,020	$56.74	80	0.2
Killeen-Temple, TX	$117,830	$56.65	60	0.4
Waco, TX	$117,700	$56.59	40	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$117,480	$56.48	340	0.3
Billings, MT	$117,160	$56.33	30	0.3
Greeley, CO	$117,050	$56.28	90	0.7
Rochester, MN	$117,010	$56.26	60	0.5
Tuscaloosa, AL	$116,660	$56.09	60	0.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$116,630	$56.07	990	0.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$116,500	$56.01	420	3.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$116,500	$56.01	880	0.3
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$116,340	$55.93	100	2.9
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$115,530	$55.54	40	0.1
Port St. Lucie, FL	$115,330	$55.45	60	0.3
Mobile, AL	$114,610	$55.10	130	0.7
Las Cruces, NM	$114,590	$55.09	210	2.7
Salem, OR	$114,550	$55.07	120	0.6
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$114,400	$55.00	80	0.5
Warner Robins, GA	$113,980	$54.80	980	12.9
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$113,930	$54.77	110	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$113,840	$54.73	40	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$113,620	$54.63	300	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$113,090	$54.37	520	0.5
Binghamton, NY	$112,850	$54.25	150	1.6
Canton-Massillon, OH	$112,380	$54.03	50	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$112,310	$54.00	1,140	1.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$112,140	$53.91	70	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$111,800	$53.75	70	0.3
Columbus, OH	$110,970	$53.35	390	0.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$110,830	$53.28	40	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$109,220	$52.51	100	0.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$109,080	$52.44	170	0.8
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$108,860	$52.34	50	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$108,350	$52.09	430	0.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$107,990	$51.92	50	0.2
Modesto, CA	$107,960	$51.90	40	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$107,630	$51.74	380	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$107,020	$51.45	690	0.6
Charlottesville, VA	$106,980	$51.44	110	1.0
Worcester, MA	$106,800	$51.35	250	0.7
El Paso, TX	$106,560	$51.23	120	0.3
Fresno, CA	$106,290	$51.10	100	0.2
Anchorage, AK	$105,870	$50.90	120	0.7
Akron, OH	$105,030	$50.50	140	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$104,960	$50.46	40	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$104,690	$50.33	540	0.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$104,570	$50.27	50	0.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$104,490	$50.24	140	0.5
Roanoke, VA	$104,150	$50.07	50	0.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$104,000	$50.00	30	0.2
Toledo, OH	$103,470	$49.74	190	0.6
Tucson, AZ	$102,950	$49.49	240	0.6
Boise City, ID	$102,770	$49.41	410	1.1
Richmond, VA	$102,750	$49.40	190	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$102,510	$49.28	50	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$102,380	$49.22	150	0.3
Tulsa, OK	$102,350	$49.21	120	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$102,060	$49.07	810	1.1
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$102,010	$49.04	50	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$101,720	$48.90	60	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$101,710	$48.90	200	0.5
Fort Wayne, IN	$101,570	$48.83	60	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$101,200	$48.65	70	0.2
Springfield, MA	$101,020	$48.57	40	0.2
Rochester, NY	$100,570	$48.35	260	0.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$99,990	$48.07	60	0.1
Wichita, KS	$99,310	$47.74	210	0.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$97,900	$47.07	90	0.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$97,680	$46.96	50	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$97,430	$46.84	70	0.5
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$96,890	$46.58	40	0.3
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$96,780	$46.53	60	0.4
Lincoln, NE	$96,300	$46.30	110	0.6
Montgomery, AL	$96,280	$46.29	60	0.4
Corpus Christi, TX	$95,580	$45.95	40	0.2
Lafayette, LA	$95,560	$45.94	30	0.2
Tyler, TX	$93,510	$44.96	40	0.4
Gainesville, FL	$93,400	$44.91	30	0.2
York-Hanover, PA	$93,130	$44.78	60	0.3
Wilmington, NC	$92,650	$44.54	40	0.2
Asheville, NC	$91,240	$43.87	110	0.6
Cedar Rapids, IA	$90,490	$43.51	60	0.4
Evansville, IN	$89,710	$43.13	40	0.3
Columbia, SC	$88,380	$42.49	100	0.3
Pueblo, CO	$88,040	$42.33	40	0.6
Madison, WI	$86,330	$41.51	50	0.1
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$84,540	$40.65	50	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$84,420	$40.59	100	0.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$82,300	$39.57	100	0.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$81,350	$39.11	40	0.8
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$81,330	$39.10	120	0.3
Aguadilla, PR	$80,110	$38.51	40	0.8
Jackson, MS	Not published	Not published	40	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	Not published	Not published	700	0.9

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.