State wages ยท Cost of living
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $161,570. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $147,010. Maine has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($127,590).
National median
$127,590
Highest state median
$161,570
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$147,010
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $92,290Higher: $147,010Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $161,570 | +26.6% | 109.901 | $147,010 | 1 |
| New Jersey | $155,860 | +22.2% | 108.805 | $143,250 | 2 |
| California | $154,670 | +21.2% | 110.72 | $139,690 | 3 |
| Maine | $134,140 | +5.1% | 97.05 | $138,220 | 4 |
| Maryland | $144,990 | +13.6% | 104.959 | $138,140 | 5 |
| Arizona | $135,200 | +6.0% | 100.677 | $134,290 | 6 |
| New Mexico | $121,800 | -4.5% | 92.212 | $132,090 | 7 |
| South Carolina | $123,390 | -3.3% | 93.749 | $131,620 | 8 |
| Texas | $126,650 | -0.7% | 97.057 | $130,490 | 9 |
| Georgia | $125,530 | -1.6% | 96.293 | $130,360 | 10 |
| Rhode Island | $132,330 | +3.7% | 102.28 | $129,380 | 11 |
| Washington | $136,930 | +7.3% | 107.013 | $127,960 | 12 |
| Massachusetts | $133,840 | +4.9% | 105.757 | $126,550 | 13 |
| Oregon | $129,920 | +1.8% | 103.361 | $125,700 | 14 |
| Missouri | $114,140 | -10.5% | 90.817 | $125,680 | 15 |
| Colorado | $127,610 | 0.0% | 103.052 | $123,830 | 16 |
| Alabama | $108,240 | -15.2% | 88.823 | $121,860 | 17 |
| Oklahoma | $106,850 | -16.3% | 87.843 | $121,640 | 18 |
| Illinois | $121,380 | -4.9% | 99.958 | $121,430 | 19 |
| West Virginia | $107,370 | -15.8% | 89.497 | $119,970 | 20 |
| Virginia | $120,050 | -5.9% | 101.104 | $118,740 | 21 |
| Ohio | $109,870 | -13.9% | 92.774 | $118,430 | 22 |
| Arkansas | $100,600 | -21.2% | 86.937 | $115,720 | 23 |
| Tennessee | $105,390 | -17.4% | 91.87 | $114,720 | 24 |
| Indiana | $105,850 | -17.0% | 93.329 | $113,420 | 25 |
| Michigan | $109,020 | -14.6% | 96.217 | $113,310 | 26 |
| Hawaii | $123,990 | -2.8% | 109.951 | $112,770 | 27 |
| Wisconsin | $106,110 | -16.8% | 94.095 | $112,770 | 27 |
| North Carolina | $105,360 | -17.4% | 94.326 | $111,700 | 29 |
| Utah | $110,390 | -13.5% | 98.864 | $111,660 | 30 |
| Florida | $114,430 | -10.3% | 103.414 | $110,650 | 31 |
| Kansas | $99,650 | -21.9% | 90.068 | $110,640 | 32 |
| Louisiana | $95,970 | -24.8% | 88.207 | $108,800 | 33 |
| Pennsylvania | $106,110 | -16.8% | 97.572 | $108,750 | 34 |
| North Dakota | $96,720 | -24.2% | 88.959 | $108,720 | 35 |
| Kentucky | $97,020 | -24.0% | 90.159 | $107,610 | 36 |
| New York | $115,200 | -9.7% | 107.921 | $106,740 | 37 |
| Montana | $100,430 | -21.3% | 94.645 | $106,110 | 38 |
| Idaho | $99,890 | -21.7% | 95.494 | $104,600 | 39 |
| Iowa | $90,910 | -28.7% | 87.762 | $103,590 | 40 |
| Wyoming | $94,590 | -25.9% | 92.691 | $102,050 | 41 |
| New Hampshire | $105,560 | -17.3% | 104.165 | $101,340 | 42 |
| Connecticut | $103,740 | -18.7% | 103.61 | $100,130 | 43 |
| Alaska | $102,120 | -20.0% | 102.359 | $99,770 | 44 |
| Nevada | $97,770 | -23.4% | 99.979 | $97,790 | 45 |
| Minnesota | $96,310 | -24.5% | 98.621 | $97,660 | 46 |
| Nebraska | $85,600 | -32.9% | 90.103 | $95,000 | 47 |
| Vermont | $91,500 | -28.3% | 97.958 | $93,410 | 48 |
| South Dakota | $81,760 | -35.9% | 88.586 | $92,290 | 49 |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
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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.