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Earnings
elecengAccording the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median income for electrical engineers i was $98,530 in May 2019. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.

The lowest 10 percent earned less than $63,020, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $155,880. The median annual wage for electronics engineers, except computer was $105,570 in May 2019. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $66,620, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $164,210.

In May 2019, the median annual wages for electrical engineers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences $113,050
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing $104,170
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing $103,400
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution $99,610
Engineering services $96,540

In May 2019, the median annual wages for electronics engineers, except computer in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing $114,260
Federal government, excluding postal service $112,870
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing $106,240
Engineering services $101,580
Telecommunications $98,600


 

Note: Some resources in this section are provided by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
 


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