Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

17-2071 Electrical Engineers

Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. Excludes "Computer Hardware Engineers" (17-2061).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
186,490	1.3 %	$48.85	$101,600	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$29.42	$36.26	$46.46	$59.21	$73.67
Annual Wage (2)	$61,190	$75,430	$96,640	$123,160	$153,240

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	39,860	2.75	$48.51	$100,900
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	18,040	4.59	$47.25	$98,280
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	13,160	3.25	$51.09	$106,260
Scientific Research and Development Services	11,550	1.71	$53.58	$111,450
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	9,130	2.49	$50.23	$104,490

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	18,040	4.59	$47.25	$98,280
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	5,710	4.06	$42.72	$88,850
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	2,920	3.54	$51.65	$107,440
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	13,160	3.25	$51.09	$106,260
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	39,860	2.75	$48.51	$100,900

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction	110	0.08	$60.87	$126,610
Support Activities for Mining	(8)	(8)	$60.64	$126,140
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	(8)	(8)	$60.14	$125,090
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	180	0.06	$56.60	$117,740
Business Support Services	(8)	(8)	$56.40	$117,310

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	26,570	1.56	1.21	$54.89	$114,170
Texas	14,680	1.21	0.94	$51.08	$106,260
New York	10,500	1.12	0.87	$49.87	$103,740
Michigan	9,190	2.13	1.65	$43.61	$90,700
Pennsylvania	8,870	1.52	1.18	$45.61	$94,870

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire	1,970	3.01	2.34	$51.82	$107,790
Alabama	4,540	2.33	1.81	$46.78	$97,310
Michigan	9,190	2.13	1.65	$43.61	$90,700
Massachusetts	7,520	2.11	1.63	$54.77	$113,920
Vermont	640	2.09	1.62	$55.51	$115,460

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	350	1.12	0.87	$57.27	$119,130
New Jersey	3,590	0.89	0.69	$56.79	$118,120
District of Columbia	530	0.74	0.57	$56.73	$118,000
Maryland	4,760	1.77	1.38	$56.04	$116,560
Vermont	640	2.09	1.62	$55.51	$115,460

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	8,670	0.91	0.71	$53.94	$112,190
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	8,310	1.36	1.05	$54.15	$112,630
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	7,640	2.77	2.15	$55.06	$114,530
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	5,640	2.86	2.22	$45.55	$94,730
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5,430	1.73	1.35	$59.52	$123,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	5,350	4.78	3.71	$63.82	$132,750
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4,830	1.35	1.05	$50.39	$104,800
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,250	1.49	1.16	$50.59	$105,220
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	4,170	1.72	1.34	$55.14	$114,700
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	4,060	2.05	1.59	$56.53	$117,580