State wages ยท Cost of living
Electrical Engineers pay by state
The highest published median is in New Mexico, at $143,850. New Mexico leads after cost of living, at $156,000. Alabama has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($111,910).
National median
$111,910
Highest state median
$143,850
New Mexico
Best adjusted pay
$156,000
New Mexico
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $95,550Higher: $156,000Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New Mexico | $143,850 | +28.5% | 92.212 | $156,000 | 1 |
| Idaho | $128,960 | +15.2% | 95.494 | $135,050 | 2 |
| Alabama | $115,870 | +3.5% | 88.823 | $130,450 | 3 |
| California | $140,360 | +25.4% | 110.72 | $126,770 | 4 |
| New Hampshire | $131,790 | +17.8% | 104.165 | $126,520 | 5 |
| District of Columbia | $138,860 | +24.1% | 109.901 | $126,350 | 6 |
| Louisiana | $108,620 | -2.9% | 88.207 | $123,140 | 7 |
| Iowa | $107,270 | -4.1% | 87.762 | $122,230 | 8 |
| Washington | $130,730 | +16.8% | 107.013 | $122,160 | 9 |
| North Dakota | $108,520 | -3.0% | 88.959 | $121,990 | 10 |
| West Virginia | $108,480 | -3.1% | 89.497 | $121,210 | 11 |
| Virginia | $122,320 | +9.3% | 101.104 | $120,980 | 12 |
| Wyoming | $111,740 | -0.2% | 92.691 | $120,550 | 13 |
| Vermont | $118,050 | +5.5% | 97.958 | $120,510 | 14 |
| Tennessee | $109,870 | -1.8% | 91.87 | $119,590 | 15 |
| Massachusetts | $126,010 | +12.6% | 105.757 | $119,150 | 16 |
| Oklahoma | $104,200 | -6.9% | 87.843 | $118,620 | 17 |
| Maryland | $124,450 | +11.2% | 104.959 | $118,570 | 18 |
| Missouri | $106,100 | -5.2% | 90.817 | $116,830 | 19 |
| Mississippi | $100,840 | -9.9% | 86.953 | $115,970 | 20 |
| Nebraska | $103,720 | -7.3% | 90.103 | $115,110 | 21 |
| South Dakota | $101,930 | -8.9% | 88.586 | $115,060 | 22 |
| New Jersey | $125,120 | +11.8% | 108.805 | $114,990 | 23 |
| Maine | $111,110 | -0.7% | 97.05 | $114,490 | 24 |
| North Carolina | $107,760 | -3.7% | 94.326 | $114,240 | 25 |
| Pennsylvania | $109,730 | -1.9% | 97.572 | $112,460 | 26 |
| Delaware | $111,720 | -0.2% | 99.808 | $111,930 | 27 |
| South Carolina | $104,210 | -6.9% | 93.749 | $111,160 | 28 |
| Arkansas | $96,500 | -13.8% | 86.937 | $111,000 | 29 |
| Arizona | $110,510 | -1.3% | 100.677 | $109,770 | 30 |
| Colorado | $112,880 | +0.9% | 103.052 | $109,540 | 31 |
| Indiana | $101,520 | -9.3% | 93.329 | $108,780 | 32 |
| Texas | $105,560 | -5.7% | 97.057 | $108,760 | 33 |
| Utah | $107,520 | -3.9% | 98.864 | $108,760 | 33 |
| Kansas | $97,680 | -12.7% | 90.068 | $108,450 | 35 |
| Georgia | $104,170 | -6.9% | 96.293 | $108,180 | 36 |
| Ohio | $100,040 | -10.6% | 92.774 | $107,830 | 37 |
| Michigan | $102,990 | -8.0% | 96.217 | $107,040 | 38 |
| Minnesota | $105,160 | -6.0% | 98.621 | $106,630 | 39 |
| Alaska | $108,780 | -2.8% | 102.359 | $106,270 | 40 |
| Oregon | $109,660 | -2.0% | 103.361 | $106,090 | 41 |
| Kentucky | $95,640 | -14.5% | 90.159 | $106,080 | 42 |
| Wisconsin | $99,170 | -11.4% | 94.095 | $105,390 | 43 |
| Florida | $108,450 | -3.1% | 103.414 | $104,870 | 44 |
| Nevada | $104,840 | -6.3% | 99.979 | $104,860 | 45 |
| Montana | $99,230 | -11.3% | 94.645 | $104,840 | 46 |
| New York | $112,550 | +0.6% | 107.921 | $104,290 | 47 |
| Illinois | $104,000 | -7.1% | 99.958 | $104,040 | 48 |
| Rhode Island | $104,530 | -6.6% | 102.28 | $102,200 | 49 |
| Connecticut | $103,480 | -7.5% | 103.61 | $99,870 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.