Salary guide, May 2025
Controls Engineer pay by metro, ranked
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Of 393 metros, BLS published an exact annual median for 317. The highest is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $187,060 and the lowest is San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR at $72,910. 0 more are published but not rankable and 76 are not published by bls.
Broader occupation · SOC 17-2071 Electrical Engineers
BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$187,060
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$167,010
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$166,030
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$164,880
- Albuquerque, NM$163,720
- Vallejo, CA$160,060
- Manchester-Nashua, NH$159,360
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$145,360
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$140,210
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$139,780
- Kahului-Wailuku, HI$137,030
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$136,240
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$136,190
- Idaho Falls, ID$136,100
- Fresno, CA$134,780
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$134,640
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$133,560
- Baton Rouge, LA$133,030
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$132,930
- Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$131,330
- Stockton-Lodi, CA$131,080
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$131,070
- Huntsville, AL$130,330
- Raleigh-Cary, NC$130,240
- Boulder, CO$130,170
Bars show the top 25 of 317 ranked. The table below lists all 317. Literal BLS medians, May 2025.
| Rank | Metro | BLS occupation | 25th | Median | 75th | Employment | LQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $157,150 | $187,060 | $218,170 | 4,160 | 2.87 |
| 2 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $96,570 | $167,010 | $174,600 | 50 | 0.41 |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $124,720 | $166,030 | $204,490 | 2,470 | 0.81 |
| 4 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $111,200 | $164,880 | $164,880 | 100 | 0.36 |
| 5 | Albuquerque, NM | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $131,720 | $163,720 | $202,680 | 1,280 | 2.47 |
| 6 | Vallejo, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $102,240 | $160,060 | $160,770 | 150 | 0.79 |
| 7 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $123,780 | $159,360 | $170,020 | 1,050 | 4.1 |
| 8 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $110,310 | $145,360 | $202,060 | 4,070 | 2.46 |
| 9 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $109,330 | $140,210 | $169,440 | 4,930 | 1.85 |
| 10 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $103,770 | $139,780 | $179,520 | 8,970 | 1.12 |
| 11 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $106,350 | $137,030 | $161,150 | 70 | 0.72 |
| 12 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $101,180 | $136,240 | $165,490 | 100 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $104,270 | $136,190 | $171,570 | 1,420 | 1.03 |
| 14 | Idaho Falls, ID | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $100,800 | $136,100 | $137,060 | 130 | 1.24 |
| 15 | Fresno, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $102,710 | $134,780 | $171,620 | 400 | 0.65 |
| 16 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $101,440 | $134,640 | $169,780 | 230 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $122,080 | $133,560 | $171,230 | 90 | 0.74 |
| 18 | Baton Rouge, LA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $98,430 | $133,030 | $164,900 | 350 | 0.68 |
| 19 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $102,830 | $132,930 | $132,930 | 80 | 1.19 |
| 20 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $104,390 | $131,330 | $135,460 | 50 | 0.68 |
| 21 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $98,620 | $131,080 | $165,490 | 160 | 0.42 |
| 22 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $95,990 | $131,070 | $164,240 | 5,770 | 1.37 |
| 23 | Huntsville, AL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $103,040 | $130,330 | $170,440 | 2,190 | 6.42 |
| 24 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,280 | $130,240 | $169,310 | 1,500 | 1.58 |
| 25 | Boulder, CO | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $99,770 | $130,170 | $165,370 | 530 | 2.17 |
| 26 | Lake Charles, LA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $97,060 | $129,940 | $162,600 | 70 | 0.51 |
| 27 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $100,270 | $129,880 | $160,990 | 460 | 1.12 |
| 28 | Boise City, ID | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $104,090 | $129,790 | $165,240 | 590 | 1.17 |
| 29 | Worcester, MA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $105,370 | $129,720 | $162,130 | 480 | 1.08 |
| 30 | Charleston, WV | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $113,420 | $129,250 | $150,000 | 60 | 0.47 |
| 31 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,500 | $129,030 | $166,210 | 1,020 | 2.31 |
| 32 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $105,030 | $128,960 | $158,210 | 430 | 0.84 |
| 33 | Lexington Park, MD | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $104,100 | $128,900 | $155,520 | 420 | 4.62 |
| 34 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $100,030 | $128,610 | $161,770 | 4,030 | 1.17 |
| 35 | Longview-Kelso, WA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $103,140 | $128,340 | $140,860 | 30 | 0.62 |
| 36 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $100,600 | $128,340 | $158,880 | 6,290 | 0.52 |
| 37 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $111,010 | $128,190 | $164,120 | 450 | 2.74 |
| 38 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $102,000 | $128,080 | $144,040 | 2,320 | 1.5 |
| 39 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $99,790 | $127,730 | $144,280 | 3,520 | 0.95 |
| 40 | Midland, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $80,320 | $127,420 | $198,330 | 130 | 0.85 |
| 41 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $101,100 | $127,370 | $130,420 | 70 | 1.07 |
| 42 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $93,660 | $127,270 | $162,340 | 2,400 | 1.22 |
| 43 | Bend, OR | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $107,630 | $127,090 | $145,000 | 110 | 0.81 |
| 44 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $99,090 | $126,960 | $155,940 | 460 | 1.06 |
| 45 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $102,490 | $126,800 | $131,600 | 40 | 0.17 |
| 46 | Anchorage, AK | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $100,240 | $126,730 | $155,340 | 220 | 0.98 |
| 47 | Salinas, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $103,760 | $126,460 | $160,650 | 50 | 0.23 |
| 48 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $98,550 | $126,420 | $165,690 | 4,450 | 1.11 |
| 49 | Redding, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $94,990 | $126,170 | $169,120 | 70 | 0.72 |
| 50 | Binghamton, NY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $102,620 | $126,010 | $163,440 | 270 | 2.17 |
| 51 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $95,410 | $125,560 | $147,520 | 200 | 0.94 |
| 52 | Topeka, KS | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $100,470 | $125,330 | $126,050 | 220 | 1.49 |
| 53 | Salem, OR | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $95,730 | $125,270 | $146,310 | 140 | 0.57 |
| 54 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $92,890 | $125,120 | $159,860 | 220 | 0.38 |
| 55 | Corpus Christi, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $95,330 | $124,800 | $155,220 | 230 | 0.93 |
| 56 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $94,460 | $124,630 | $159,060 | 170 | 0.5 |
| 57 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $89,760 | $124,570 | $157,920 | 360 | 1.74 |
| 58 | Decatur, AL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $100,760 | $124,440 | $145,960 | 160 | 2.07 |
| 59 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $89,410 | $124,390 | $161,080 | 5,720 | 1.11 |
| 60 | Visalia, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $99,430 | $124,010 | $126,770 | 90 | 0.4 |
| 61 | St. Louis, MO-IL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $93,550 | $123,960 | $165,120 | 1,290 | 0.75 |
| 62 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $95,410 | $123,840 | $143,100 | 440 | 1.29 |
| 63 | Yuba City, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $94,480 | $123,700 | $145,170 | 50 | 0.78 |
| 64 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $97,790 | $123,560 | $157,810 | 160 | 1.01 |
| 65 | Asheville, NC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $91,250 | $123,480 | $126,560 | 300 | 1.31 |
| 66 | Beckley, WV | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $93,330 | $123,450 | $145,200 | 40 | 0.69 |
| 67 | Albany, OR | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,220 | $122,840 | $139,120 | 40 | 0.68 |
| 68 | Charlottesville, VA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $99,460 | $122,600 | $158,190 | 110 | 0.75 |
| 69 | Dover, DE | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $92,970 | $122,410 | $130,150 | 60 | 0.63 |
| 70 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $95,430 | $122,100 | $141,180 | 320 | 0.98 |
| 71 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $97,530 | $122,020 | $137,350 | 960 | 3.05 |
| 72 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $103,630 | $121,650 | $132,870 | 110 | 0.54 |
| 73 | Barnstable Town, MA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $100,510 | $121,530 | $148,390 | 60 | 0.48 |
| 74 | Savannah, GA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $84,500 | $121,240 | $139,620 | 150 | 0.58 |
| 75 | Walla Walla, WA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $108,510 | $121,120 | $133,710 | 30 | 1 |
| 76 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,100 | $120,070 | $153,030 | 80 | 0.47 |
| 77 | Burlington, NC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $84,650 | $119,650 | $121,960 | 30 | 0.39 |
| 78 | Bellingham, WA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $100,700 | $119,200 | $142,670 | 110 | 0.98 |
| 79 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $80,730 | $119,080 | $128,490 | 2,010 | 1.11 |
| 80 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $98,230 | $119,020 | $143,670 | 2,620 | 1.27 |
| 81 | Pueblo, CO | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $87,470 | $118,520 | $128,570 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| 82 | Johnstown, PA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $86,660 | $118,480 | $146,730 | 50 | 0.75 |
| 83 | Oklahoma City, OK | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $91,140 | $118,260 | $162,970 | 910 | 1.05 |
| 84 | Colorado Springs, CO | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $91,960 | $118,250 | $140,540 | 540 | 1.33 |
| 85 | Greeley, CO | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $92,720 | $117,990 | $126,280 | 80 | 0.51 |
| 86 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $93,790 | $117,480 | $148,260 | 440 | 0.94 |
| 87 | Tucson, AZ | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $97,160 | $117,470 | $157,180 | 1,690 | 3.4 |
| 88 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $97,360 | $117,230 | $140,220 | 2,410 | 0.96 |
| 89 | Richmond, VA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $99,070 | $116,760 | $134,010 | 1,160 | 1.38 |
| 90 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $89,650 | $116,710 | $133,730 | 40 | 0.49 |
| 91 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $88,010 | $116,650 | $165,510 | 2,770 | 1.59 |
| 92 | Jacksonville, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $93,980 | $116,480 | $136,260 | 570 | 0.58 |
| 93 | Wheeling, WV-OH | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $97,720 | $115,850 | $137,220 | 50 | 0.62 |
| 94 | Albany, GA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $98,600 | $115,210 | $146,150 | 50 | 0.65 |
| 95 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $94,170 | $115,030 | $125,490 | 80 | 0.62 |
| 96 | Tuscaloosa, AL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $96,820 | $114,980 | $134,320 | 70 | 0.51 |
| 97 | Pittsfield, MA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $73,010 | $114,930 | $147,170 | 90 | 1.2 |
| 98 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $96,560 | $114,710 | $144,640 | 830 | 0.91 |
| 99 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $97,750 | $114,390 | $134,210 | 6,060 | 2.49 |
| 100 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $100,540 | $114,280 | $130,490 | 40 | 0.62 |
| 101 | Tyler, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $85,320 | $113,930 | $142,090 | 60 | 0.4 |
| 102 | Terre Haute, IN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $92,300 | $113,840 | $149,280 | 70 | 0.88 |
| 103 | Portland-South Portland, ME | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $97,590 | $113,760 | $133,910 | 650 | 1.77 |
| 104 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $92,320 | $113,520 | $134,330 | 4,290 | 0.74 |
| 105 | Springfield, MA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $93,030 | $113,330 | $143,160 | 200 | 0.8 |
| 106 | Birmingham, AL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $86,670 | $112,960 | $138,370 | 900 | 1.35 |
| 107 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $91,800 | $112,870 | $132,270 | 250 | 0.31 |
| 108 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $80,950 | $112,700 | $143,830 | 120 | 1 |
| 109 | Killeen-Temple, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $77,060 | $112,580 | $145,790 | 80 | 0.43 |
| 110 | Rockford, IL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,820 | $112,350 | $117,390 | 180 | 1.04 |
| 111 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,380 | $112,260 | $128,870 | 40 | 0.53 |
| 112 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $93,610 | $112,200 | $138,270 | 590 | 3.82 |
| 113 | Odessa, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,640 | $111,750 | $144,730 | 70 | 0.64 |
| 114 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,860 | $111,500 | $136,420 | 410 | 0.85 |
| 115 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $85,130 | $111,380 | $133,260 | 60 | 0.29 |
| 116 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $84,640 | $111,310 | $134,670 | 40 | 0.31 |
| 117 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $87,010 | $111,230 | $133,120 | 130 | 0.32 |
| 118 | Tallahassee, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $93,080 | $111,210 | $128,020 | 80 | 0.32 |
| 119 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $76,230 | $111,200 | $134,090 | 70 | 1.29 |
| 120 | Fairbanks-College, AK | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $85,530 | $111,090 | $137,840 | 40 | 0.79 |
| 121 | Syracuse, NY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $99,340 | $111,070 | $134,260 | 700 | 1.81 |
| 122 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $93,700 | $110,990 | $140,950 | 170 | 0.54 |
| 123 | Bismarck, ND | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $90,680 | $110,810 | $142,860 | 80 | 0.84 |
| 124 | Kansas City, MO-KS | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $88,990 | $110,740 | $134,430 | 1,760 | 1.25 |
| 125 | Springfield, MO | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $85,650 | $110,610 | $130,790 | 80 | 0.26 |
| 126 | Ogden, UT | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $87,660 | $110,520 | $142,200 | 390 | 1.14 |
| 127 | Pocatello, ID | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $102,420 | $110,380 | $129,900 | 40 | 0.81 |
| 128 | Reno, NV | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $88,860 | $110,280 | $128,870 | 250 | 0.7 |
| 129 | Longview, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $91,210 | $110,130 | $140,000 | 110 | 0.7 |
| 130 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,950 | $110,030 | $137,340 | 590 | 1.18 |
| 131 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $91,430 | $109,990 | $136,840 | 1,150 | 0.53 |
| 132 | Modesto, CA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $80,250 | $109,970 | $150,250 | 50 | 0.19 |
| 133 | Fargo, ND-MN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $79,030 | $109,790 | $127,670 | 70 | 0.39 |
| 134 | Saginaw, MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $86,440 | $109,440 | $140,120 | 90 | 0.91 |
| 135 | Erie, PA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $89,940 | $109,260 | $140,930 | 200 | 1.28 |
| 136 | Ann Arbor, MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $87,630 | $109,240 | $135,150 | 810 | 2.89 |
| 137 | Jackson, MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,240 | $109,240 | $132,610 | 230 | 3.22 |
| 138 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $88,790 | $109,100 | $128,440 | 30 | 0.33 |
| 139 | Waco, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,380 | $108,940 | $127,950 | 140 | 0.82 |
| 140 | Roanoke, VA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $87,570 | $108,930 | $134,870 | 270 | 1.37 |
| 141 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $88,730 | $108,740 | $137,700 | 50 | 0.51 |
| 142 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $86,960 | $108,700 | $136,770 | 370 | 0.8 |
| 143 | Knoxville, TN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $84,220 | $108,590 | $132,960 | 630 | 1.16 |
| 144 | Warner Robins, GA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $92,770 | $108,250 | $133,220 | 90 | 0.9 |
| 145 | Rochester, NY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $93,470 | $108,160 | $128,580 | 1,000 | 1.58 |
| 146 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $90,140 | $107,750 | $132,800 | 230 | 1.16 |
| 147 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $80,600 | $107,580 | $130,490 | 270 | 1.35 |
| 148 | York-Hanover, PA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $96,520 | $107,490 | $131,340 | 330 | 1.39 |
| 149 | Monroe, MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $90,000 | $107,400 | $131,790 | 110 | 2.02 |
| 150 | Wichita Falls, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $87,190 | $107,400 | $124,230 | 40 | 0.52 |
| 151 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $84,360 | $107,390 | $136,290 | 740 | 0.51 |
| 152 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $89,090 | $107,140 | $120,120 | 70 | 0.74 |
| 153 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,850 | $107,120 | $125,240 | 110 | 0.6 |
| 154 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $90,990 | $107,040 | $129,600 | 280 | 0.54 |
| 155 | Iowa City, IA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $99,750 | $107,000 | $128,430 | 60 | 0.48 |
| 156 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $88,550 | $106,840 | $133,210 | 170 | 0.74 |
| 157 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $93,880 | $106,760 | $135,230 | 990 | 1.29 |
| 158 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,850 | $106,640 | $123,000 | 70 | 0.62 |
| 159 | Hattiesburg, MS | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $101,250 | $106,620 | $126,210 | 60 | 0.73 |
| 160 | Kokomo, IN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $98,860 | $106,550 | $127,650 | 210 | 4.71 |
| 161 | Abilene, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,950 | $106,340 | $125,050 | 50 | 0.53 |
| 162 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $89,270 | $106,250 | $129,480 | 260 | 2.16 |
| 163 | Amarillo, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,810 | $106,130 | $128,430 | 60 | 0.41 |
| 164 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,230 | $105,910 | $131,930 | 720 | 1.25 |
| 165 | Ithaca, NY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $90,220 | $105,840 | $127,780 | 60 | 0.98 |
| 166 | Sheboygan, WI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $84,050 | $105,710 | $123,450 | 60 | 0.76 |
| 167 | Logan, UT-ID | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $90,620 | $105,660 | $166,360 | 130 | 1.5 |
| 168 | Urban Honolulu, HI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,810 | $105,460 | $130,360 | 930 | 1.63 |
| 169 | Jackson, MS | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,120 | $105,400 | $131,980 | 210 | 0.61 |
| 170 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $88,300 | $105,350 | $129,040 | 1,170 | 0.83 |
| 171 | Rapid City, SD | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $88,290 | $105,330 | $118,970 | 110 | 1.17 |
| 172 | Altoona, PA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $85,720 | $105,270 | $121,100 | 50 | 0.73 |
| 173 | New Haven, CT | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $96,670 | $105,250 | $129,630 | 310 | 0.87 |
| 174 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $85,480 | $105,230 | $142,020 | 810 | 0.77 |
| 175 | Lancaster, PA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,240 | $105,210 | $132,420 | 170 | 0.53 |
| 176 | Victoria, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $88,950 | $105,190 | $125,460 | 40 | 0.92 |
| 177 | Tulsa, OK | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $93,090 | $105,180 | $130,490 | 710 | 1.21 |
| 178 | Wilmington, NC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $73,890 | $105,130 | $174,250 | 350 | 1.44 |
| 179 | Helena, MT | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $85,920 | $105,050 | $130,560 | 50 | 0.93 |
| 180 | Montgomery, AL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $80,020 | $104,990 | $128,730 | 200 | 0.97 |
| 181 | Pittsburgh, PA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $85,540 | $104,990 | $131,560 | 1,630 | 1.14 |
| 182 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $87,460 | $104,700 | $129,420 | 390 | 1.31 |
| 183 | Mobile, AL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,220 | $104,370 | $134,540 | 340 | 1.53 |
| 184 | Cedar Rapids, IA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $97,690 | $104,360 | $126,500 | 390 | 2.21 |
| 185 | Niles, MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,040 | $104,310 | $128,820 | 130 | 1.7 |
| 186 | Dubuque, IA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $100,660 | $104,290 | $126,550 | 70 | 0.91 |
| 187 | Cleveland, TN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $85,350 | $104,280 | $121,120 | 70 | 1.19 |
| 188 | Rocky Mount, NC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,020 | $104,230 | $123,070 | 60 | 0.81 |
| 189 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,160 | $104,210 | $130,670 | 1,260 | 0.89 |
| 190 | Chambersburg, PA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $95,790 | $104,050 | $129,740 | 40 | 0.5 |
| 191 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,290 | $104,040 | $132,430 | 40 | 0.88 |
| 192 | Fayetteville, NC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $76,890 | $103,940 | $125,550 | 90 | 0.52 |
| 193 | Ames, IA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,160 | $103,750 | $127,760 | 40 | 0.51 |
| 194 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $80,680 | $103,740 | $126,050 | 230 | 0.53 |
| 195 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,840 | $103,720 | $132,890 | 660 | 1.39 |
| 196 | Lubbock, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,060 | $103,650 | $130,770 | 90 | 0.44 |
| 197 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,920 | $103,640 | $127,220 | 120 | 0.36 |
| 198 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,940 | $103,520 | $148,070 | 820 | 0.57 |
| 199 | Spartanburg, SC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $87,360 | $103,390 | $127,000 | 130 | 0.62 |
| 200 | Texarkana, TX-AR | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $91,560 | $103,380 | $131,360 | 30 | 0.46 |
| 201 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $95,990 | $103,370 | $130,310 | 230 | 0.6 |
| 202 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $77,650 | $103,360 | $137,850 | 1,770 | 1.02 |
| 203 | Omaha, NE-IA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,150 | $103,360 | $125,830 | 530 | 0.83 |
| 204 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,320 | $103,240 | $135,910 | 60 | 0.53 |
| 205 | Billings, MT | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,260 | $103,230 | $130,450 | 210 | 1.74 |
| 206 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $91,780 | $103,210 | $127,500 | 1,410 | 1.45 |
| 207 | El Paso, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $77,250 | $103,180 | $128,190 | 300 | 0.69 |
| 208 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $74,760 | $103,080 | $121,350 | 50 | 1.08 |
| 209 | Decatur, IL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $90,880 | $103,030 | $138,140 | 50 | 0.94 |
| 210 | Evansville, IN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,200 | $102,880 | $130,530 | 230 | 1.32 |
| 211 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,570 | $102,800 | $133,070 | 2,050 | 0.57 |
| 212 | Joplin, MO-KS | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,980 | $102,630 | $125,800 | 50 | 0.42 |
| 213 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $80,630 | $102,630 | $120,190 | 60 | 1.2 |
| 214 | Bangor, ME | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,210 | $102,610 | $126,170 | 90 | 0.95 |
| 215 | Glens Falls, NY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,830 | $102,520 | $144,250 | 30 | 0.51 |
| 216 | Reading, PA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,220 | $102,500 | $131,500 | 260 | 1.16 |
| 217 | Utica-Rome, NY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $85,350 | $102,480 | $127,540 | 100 | 0.69 |
| 218 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,360 | $102,450 | $130,420 | 40 | 0.64 |
| 219 | Madison, WI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $91,770 | $102,420 | $128,490 | 500 | 0.95 |
| 220 | Columbus, OH | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,510 | $102,380 | $126,830 | 1,100 | 0.78 |
| 221 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $79,580 | $102,110 | $129,990 | 1,500 | 0.81 |
| 222 | Florence, SC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $97,250 | $102,010 | $122,630 | 50 | 0.48 |
| 223 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,120 | $101,990 | $126,610 | 90 | 1.07 |
| 224 | Springfield, IL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,530 | $101,940 | $126,820 | 70 | 0.56 |
| 225 | Kenosha, WI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,430 | $101,690 | $121,330 | 60 | 0.58 |
| 226 | Appleton, WI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,120 | $101,670 | $115,690 | 190 | 1.18 |
| 227 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,300 | $101,620 | $128,650 | 690 | 1.24 |
| 228 | Peoria, IL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,700 | $101,500 | $132,080 | 160 | 0.75 |
| 229 | Bay City, MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $85,070 | $101,480 | $125,680 | 50 | 1.15 |
| 230 | Columbia, SC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $77,520 | $101,320 | $133,490 | 510 | 1.01 |
| 231 | Monroe, LA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,930 | $101,310 | $125,100 | 40 | 0.34 |
| 232 | Goldsboro, NC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $79,130 | $101,260 | $123,940 | 50 | 1 |
| 233 | Rochester, MN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $95,140 | $101,260 | $127,500 | 40 | 0.26 |
| 234 | Traverse City, MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $84,830 | $101,210 | $131,160 | 60 | 0.64 |
| 235 | Gainesville, GA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $92,310 | $101,160 | $123,560 | 40 | 0.32 |
| 236 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,260 | $100,980 | $126,250 | 240 | 1.15 |
| 237 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $85,840 | $100,900 | $131,770 | 130 | 1.36 |
| 238 | Sandusky, OH | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $91,900 | $100,900 | $125,060 | 60 | 0.86 |
| 239 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,320 | $100,870 | $132,730 | 100 | 0.49 |
| 240 | Bowling Green, KY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $91,860 | $100,860 | $110,270 | 40 | 0.34 |
| 241 | Casper, WY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $93,440 | $100,820 | $127,290 | 50 | 1.07 |
| 242 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,770 | $100,810 | $122,380 | 140 | 1.16 |
| 243 | Fort Wayne, IN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $80,160 | $100,780 | $124,340 | 370 | 1.29 |
| 244 | Green Bay, WI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,580 | $100,310 | $120,000 | 220 | 0.99 |
| 245 | Lincoln, NE | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,470 | $100,300 | $123,940 | 260 | 1.1 |
| 246 | Toledo, OH | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $79,470 | $100,290 | $122,800 | 370 | 0.98 |
| 247 | Morristown, TN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $77,650 | $100,240 | $120,800 | 30 | 0.53 |
| 248 | Jackson, TN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $90,830 | $100,190 | $127,540 | 40 | 0.39 |
| 249 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,470 | $100,080 | $125,960 | 1,160 | 1.51 |
| 250 | Bozeman, MT | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $75,950 | $100,020 | $115,540 | 100 | 1.11 |
| 251 | Columbus, IN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,290 | $99,960 | $117,610 | 70 | 1.11 |
| 252 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $77,260 | $99,960 | $133,330 | 100 | 0.27 |
| 253 | Kingston, NY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $74,870 | $99,800 | $124,520 | 50 | 0.65 |
| 254 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,510 | $99,790 | $130,240 | 690 | 0.49 |
| 255 | Canton-Massillon, OH | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $76,280 | $99,700 | $120,770 | 200 | 0.97 |
| 256 | Eau Claire, WI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $79,030 | $99,540 | $112,700 | 70 | 0.59 |
| 257 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,760 | $99,490 | $120,630 | 50 | 0.39 |
| 258 | Akron, OH | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,200 | $99,360 | $123,700 | 620 | 1.51 |
| 259 | Dothan, AL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $62,600 | $99,290 | $129,580 | 70 | 0.88 |
| 260 | Lafayette, LA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,110 | $99,280 | $130,670 | 40 | 0.2 |
| 261 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,040 | $99,160 | $131,260 | 3,420 | 1.13 |
| 262 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,350 | $99,010 | $124,180 | 100 | 0.37 |
| 263 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $91,100 | $98,980 | $99,840 | 290 | 1.27 |
| 264 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,920 | $98,950 | $124,020 | 1,380 | 1.32 |
| 265 | Bloomington, IL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $77,590 | $98,920 | $129,680 | 40 | 0.35 |
| 266 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,980 | $98,900 | $126,050 | 170 | 0.5 |
| 267 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,140 | $98,870 | $117,840 | 110 | 0.68 |
| 268 | Lynchburg, VA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $86,790 | $98,670 | $129,750 | 160 | 1.3 |
| 269 | Cleveland, OH | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $80,140 | $98,550 | $124,300 | 1,180 | 0.89 |
| 270 | Aguadilla, PR | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $61,850 | $98,540 | $99,700 | 50 | 0.72 |
| 271 | Columbus, GA-AL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $76,640 | $98,530 | $132,110 | 60 | 0.42 |
| 272 | Wichita, KS | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,940 | $98,480 | $124,140 | 400 | 1 |
| 273 | Mankato, MN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $76,840 | $98,430 | $126,320 | 80 | 1.07 |
| 274 | Johnson City, TN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,860 | $98,200 | $137,800 | 60 | 0.6 |
| 275 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,390 | $98,180 | $125,150 | 550 | 0.8 |
| 276 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $79,760 | $98,160 | $120,730 | 200 | 0.56 |
| 277 | Clarksville, TN-KY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $79,220 | $98,130 | $116,550 | 80 | 0.59 |
| 278 | Flagstaff, AZ | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $75,450 | $98,030 | $123,710 | 30 | 0.36 |
| 279 | Ocala, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $75,920 | $97,990 | $127,110 | 60 | 0.36 |
| 280 | Elizabethtown, KY | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $75,620 | $97,970 | $110,300 | 30 | 0.47 |
| 281 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $68,950 | $97,960 | $115,780 | 660 | 0.76 |
| 282 | Williamsport, PA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $88,770 | $97,890 | $118,570 | 50 | 0.71 |
| 283 | Port St. Lucie, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,370 | $97,820 | $118,430 | 100 | 0.48 |
| 284 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $76,470 | $97,680 | $126,400 | 170 | 1.11 |
| 285 | Duluth, MN-WI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $83,540 | $97,520 | $119,830 | 160 | 0.98 |
| 286 | State College, PA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $81,770 | $97,450 | $121,880 | 90 | 1.04 |
| 287 | Bloomington, IN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $80,210 | $97,350 | $128,310 | 90 | 0.93 |
| 288 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $79,340 | $97,250 | $115,240 | 110 | 1.17 |
| 289 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $74,360 | $97,180 | $112,740 | 160 | 0.8 |
| 290 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $75,990 | $96,790 | $123,830 | 190 | 0.77 |
| 291 | Medford, OR | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,650 | $96,750 | $126,060 | 50 | 0.46 |
| 292 | Dalton, GA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $74,290 | $96,730 | $118,230 | 140 | 1.7 |
| 293 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,870 | $96,270 | $125,920 | 100 | 1.45 |
| 294 | Las Cruces, NM | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $77,020 | $96,060 | $114,340 | 130 | 1.32 |
| 295 | Battle Creek, MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $79,600 | $95,970 | $124,040 | 70 | 0.99 |
| 296 | Paducah, KY-IL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $68,140 | $95,940 | $104,520 | 50 | 0.79 |
| 297 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $91,520 | $95,920 | $126,550 | 160 | 1.02 |
| 298 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $77,750 | $95,790 | $124,740 | 110 | 0.79 |
| 299 | Fond du Lac, WI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $79,040 | $95,720 | $120,480 | 70 | 1.24 |
| 300 | Jonesboro, AR | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $72,770 | $95,250 | $104,490 | 40 | 0.55 |
| 301 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $82,340 | $95,150 | $105,990 | 120 | 0.88 |
| 302 | Greenville, NC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $65,860 | $95,060 | $124,920 | 70 | 0.66 |
| 303 | Sumter, SC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $80,480 | $94,440 | $111,750 | 60 | 1.25 |
| 304 | Flint, MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $79,340 | $93,950 | $128,510 | 90 | 0.53 |
| 305 | Mansfield, OH | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $72,210 | $93,800 | $101,900 | 40 | 0.71 |
| 306 | Jefferson City, MO | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $66,690 | $92,550 | $121,640 | 100 | 0.99 |
| 307 | Winston-Salem, NC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $78,250 | $91,180 | $120,580 | 210 | 0.61 |
| 308 | Yuma, AZ | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $76,300 | $91,080 | $119,420 | 40 | 0.48 |
| 309 | San Angelo, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $74,500 | $91,040 | $132,130 | 50 | 0.76 |
| 310 | Missoula, MT | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $73,840 | $88,770 | $104,990 | 70 | 0.84 |
| 311 | College Station-Bryan, TX | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $75,420 | $88,690 | $125,030 | 130 | 0.73 |
| 312 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $43,440 | $85,730 | $108,190 | 200 | 1.23 |
| 313 | Wausau, WI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $77,750 | $85,210 | $107,410 | 60 | 0.69 |
| 314 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $67,920 | $83,930 | $110,090 | 170 | 0.48 |
| 315 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $66,570 | $83,180 | $119,280 | 320 | 1.15 |
| 316 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $75,020 | $75,020 | $102,300 | 50 | 0.46 |
| 317 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | Electrical Engineers (17-2071) | $52,120 | $72,910 | $98,010 | 230 | 0.26 |
What should you know about not published by BLS?
Alexandria, LA, Arecibo, PR, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, Carson City, NV, Cheyenne, WY, Chico, CA, Columbia, MO, Corvallis, OR, Eagle Pass, TX, El Centro, CA, Elmira, NY, Enid, OK, Farmington, NM, Fort Smith, AR-OK, Gadsden, AL, Gainesville, FL, Gettysburg, PA, Grand Island, NE, Grand Junction, CO, Grants Pass, OR, Great Falls, MT, Guayama, PR, Hammond, LA, Hanford-Corcoran, CA, Harrisonburg, VA, Hinesville, GA, Homosassa Springs, FL, Hot Springs, AR, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Jacksonville, NC, Kankakee, IL, Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Laredo, TX, Lawrence, KS, Lawton, OK, Lebanon, PA, Lewiston, ID-WA, Lima, OH, distribution management software, KS, Mayaguez, PR, Merced, CA, Midland, MI, Minot, ND, Morgantown, WV, Muncie, IN, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, Napa, CA, Naples-Marco Island, FL, North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, Owensboro, KY, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, Ponce, PR, Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, Punta Gorda, FL, Rome, GA, St. Cloud, MN, St. George, UT, St. Joseph, MO-KS, Salisbury, MD, Santa Fe, NM, Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, Sebring, FL, Sherman-Denison, TX, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD, Springfield, OH, Twin Falls, ID, Valdosta, GA, Vineland, NJ, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, Winchester, VA-WV, Yakima, WA.
What should you know about role pay against all occupations, by metro?
Ratio = this role's published median divided by the all-occupations median in the same metro, same units, both exact. A ratio above 1.00 means the role's median is higher than the metro's all-occupations median. It makes no cost-of-living claim. Location quotient (LQ) is employment concentration, not a wage index.
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA3.82
- Aguadilla, PR3.72
- Albuquerque, NM3.41
- Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL3.30
- Beckley, WV2.95
- Idaho Falls, ID2.91
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA2.90
- Fresno, CA2.87
- Lake Charles, LA2.84
- Hattiesburg, MS2.82
- Charleston, WV2.82
- Manchester-Nashua, NH2.82
- Auburn-Opelika, AL2.79
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX2.79
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX2.76
- Corpus Christi, TX2.75
- Visalia, CA2.75
- Baton Rouge, LA2.73
- Vallejo, CA2.73
- Burlington, NC2.72
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA2.70
- Decatur, AL2.69
- Johnstown, PA2.69
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA2.68
- Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL2.68
Bars show the highest 25 of 317. The table lists all.
| Metro | Role median | All-occupations median | Ratio | LQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $167,010 | $43,710 | 3.82 | 0.41 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $98,540 | $26,480 | 3.72 | 0.72 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $163,720 | $48,060 | 3.41 | 2.47 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $131,330 | $39,740 | 3.30 | 0.68 |
| Beckley, WV | $123,450 | $41,850 | 2.95 | 0.69 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $136,100 | $46,800 | 2.91 | 1.24 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $164,880 | $56,850 | 2.90 | 0.36 |
| Fresno, CA | $134,780 | $46,910 | 2.87 | 0.65 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $129,940 | $45,700 | 2.84 | 0.51 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $106,620 | $37,750 | 2.82 | 0.73 |
| Charleston, WV | $129,250 | $45,830 | 2.82 | 0.47 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $159,360 | $56,530 | 2.82 | 4.1 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $109,100 | $39,070 | 2.79 | 0.33 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $99,960 | $35,830 | 2.79 | 0.27 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $100,870 | $36,490 | 2.76 | 0.49 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $124,800 | $45,350 | 2.75 | 0.93 |
| Visalia, CA | $124,010 | $45,130 | 2.75 | 0.4 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $133,030 | $48,710 | 2.73 | 0.68 |
| Vallejo, CA | $160,060 | $58,620 | 2.73 | 0.79 |
| Burlington, NC | $119,650 | $44,010 | 2.72 | 0.39 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $132,930 | $49,290 | 2.70 | 1.19 |
| Decatur, AL | $124,440 | $46,280 | 2.69 | 2.07 |
| Johnstown, PA | $118,480 | $44,110 | 2.69 | 0.75 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $136,240 | $50,770 | 2.68 | 0.67 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $103,240 | $38,520 | 2.68 | 0.53 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $131,080 | $48,990 | 2.68 | 0.42 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $126,960 | $47,470 | 2.67 | 1.06 |
| Tyler, TX | $113,930 | $42,650 | 2.67 | 0.4 |
| Salinas, CA | $126,460 | $47,380 | 2.67 | 0.23 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $126,800 | $47,520 | 2.67 | 0.17 |
| Monroe, LA | $101,310 | $38,150 | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $131,070 | $49,410 | 2.65 | 1.37 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $123,840 | $46,700 | 2.65 | 1.29 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $125,120 | $47,290 | 2.65 | 0.38 |
| Boise City, ID | $129,790 | $49,100 | 2.64 | 1.17 |
| Albany, GA | $115,210 | $43,620 | 2.64 | 0.65 |
| Asheville, NC | $123,480 | $46,870 | 2.63 | 1.31 |
| Dover, DE | $122,410 | $46,690 | 2.62 | 0.63 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $115,850 | $44,250 | 2.62 | 0.62 |
| El Paso, TX | $103,180 | $39,510 | 2.61 | 0.69 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $134,640 | $51,690 | 2.60 | 0.88 |
| Dothan, AL | $99,290 | $38,170 | 2.60 | 0.88 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $123,560 | $47,510 | 2.60 | 1.01 |
| Cleveland, TN | $104,280 | $40,230 | 2.59 | 1.19 |
| Redding, CA | $126,170 | $48,920 | 2.58 | 0.72 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $127,370 | $49,540 | 2.57 | 1.07 |
| Savannah, GA | $121,240 | $47,240 | 2.57 | 0.58 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $124,570 | $48,630 | 2.56 | 1.74 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $119,080 | $46,630 | 2.55 | 1.11 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $145,360 | $56,950 | 2.55 | 2.46 |
| Binghamton, NY | $126,010 | $49,460 | 2.55 | 2.17 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $115,030 | $45,160 | 2.55 | 0.62 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $114,980 | $45,220 | 2.54 | 0.51 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $113,840 | $44,870 | 2.54 | 0.88 |
| Topeka, KS | $125,330 | $49,540 | 2.53 | 1.49 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $117,480 | $46,570 | 2.52 | 0.94 |
| Huntsville, AL | $130,330 | $51,740 | 2.52 | 6.42 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $130,240 | $51,990 | 2.51 | 1.58 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $118,260 | $47,230 | 2.50 | 1.05 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $112,700 | $45,030 | 2.50 | 1 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $139,780 | $55,850 | 2.50 | 1.12 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $101,260 | $40,570 | 2.50 | 1 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $122,020 | $49,030 | 2.49 | 3.05 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $107,400 | $43,210 | 2.49 | 0.52 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $111,380 | $44,820 | 2.49 | 0.29 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $123,960 | $49,990 | 2.48 | 0.75 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $72,910 | $29,440 | 2.48 | 0.26 |
| Yuba City, CA | $123,700 | $49,970 | 2.48 | 0.78 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $107,580 | $43,470 | 2.47 | 1.35 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $129,880 | $52,510 | 2.47 | 1.12 |
| Albany, OR | $122,840 | $49,700 | 2.47 | 0.68 |
| Lubbock, TX | $103,650 | $42,130 | 2.46 | 0.44 |
| Jackson, MS | $105,400 | $42,850 | 2.46 | 0.61 |
| Tucson, AZ | $117,470 | $47,760 | 2.46 | 3.4 |
| Erie, PA | $109,260 | $44,460 | 2.46 | 1.28 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $121,650 | $49,680 | 2.45 | 0.54 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $124,630 | $50,990 | 2.44 | 0.5 |
| Pocatello, ID | $110,380 | $45,160 | 2.44 | 0.81 |
| Victoria, TX | $105,190 | $43,050 | 2.44 | 0.92 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $133,560 | $54,730 | 2.44 | 0.74 |
| Longview, TX | $110,130 | $45,150 | 2.44 | 0.7 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $111,200 | $45,830 | 2.43 | 1.29 |
| Pueblo, CO | $118,520 | $48,940 | 2.42 | Not published by BLS |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $124,390 | $51,440 | 2.42 | 1.11 |
| Springfield, MO | $110,610 | $45,780 | 2.42 | 0.26 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $99,490 | $41,220 | 2.41 | 0.39 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $112,580 | $46,660 | 2.41 | 0.43 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $112,870 | $46,890 | 2.41 | 0.31 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $107,120 | $44,600 | 2.40 | 0.6 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $102,450 | $42,680 | 2.40 | 0.64 |
| Abilene, TX | $106,340 | $44,340 | 2.40 | 0.53 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $103,380 | $43,200 | 2.39 | 0.46 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $111,210 | $46,520 | 2.39 | 0.32 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $116,480 | $48,830 | 2.39 | 0.58 |
| Rockford, IL | $112,350 | $47,120 | 2.38 | 1.04 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $107,750 | $45,220 | 2.38 | 1.16 |
| Amarillo, TX | $106,130 | $44,580 | 2.38 | 0.41 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $114,280 | $48,040 | 2.38 | 0.62 |
| Altoona, PA | $105,270 | $44,270 | 2.38 | 0.73 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $111,230 | $46,780 | 2.38 | 0.32 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $137,030 | $57,640 | 2.38 | 0.72 |
| Lafayette, LA | $99,280 | $41,780 | 2.38 | 0.2 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $108,700 | $45,790 | 2.37 | 0.8 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $104,230 | $43,960 | 2.37 | 0.81 |
| Saginaw, MI | $109,440 | $46,200 | 2.37 | 0.91 |
| Waco, TX | $108,940 | $46,020 | 2.37 | 0.82 |
| Birmingham, AL | $112,960 | $47,770 | 2.36 | 1.35 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $127,730 | $54,310 | 2.35 | 0.95 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $111,310 | $47,440 | 2.35 | 0.31 |
| Florence, SC | $102,010 | $43,520 | 2.34 | 0.48 |
| Midland, TX | $127,420 | $54,480 | 2.34 | 0.85 |
| Montgomery, AL | $104,990 | $44,950 | 2.34 | 0.97 |
| Bend, OR | $127,090 | $54,570 | 2.33 | 0.81 |
| Monroe, MI | $107,400 | $46,240 | 2.32 | 2.02 |
| Roanoke, VA | $108,930 | $47,140 | 2.31 | 1.37 |
| Knoxville, TN | $108,590 | $47,080 | 2.31 | 1.16 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $107,390 | $46,670 | 2.30 | 0.51 |
| Odessa, TX | $111,750 | $48,590 | 2.30 | 0.64 |
| Wilmington, NC | $105,130 | $45,800 | 2.30 | 1.44 |
| Dalton, GA | $96,730 | $42,210 | 2.29 | 1.7 |
| Jackson, MI | $109,240 | $47,760 | 2.29 | 3.22 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $96,060 | $42,070 | 2.28 | 1.32 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $102,630 | $44,980 | 2.28 | 0.42 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $121,120 | $53,100 | 2.28 | 1 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $136,190 | $59,750 | 2.28 | 1.03 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $105,660 | $46,360 | 2.28 | 1.5 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $103,940 | $45,620 | 2.28 | 0.52 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $108,740 | $47,750 | 2.28 | 0.51 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $104,700 | $45,990 | 2.28 | 1.31 |
| Rapid City, SD | $105,330 | $46,270 | 2.28 | 1.17 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $111,500 | $48,990 | 2.28 | 0.85 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $109,990 | $48,400 | 2.27 | 0.53 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $125,560 | $55,310 | 2.27 | 0.94 |
| Richmond, VA | $116,760 | $51,460 | 2.27 | 1.38 |
| Niles, MI | $104,310 | $45,980 | 2.27 | 1.7 |
| Salem, OR | $125,270 | $55,310 | 2.26 | 0.57 |
| Morristown, TN | $100,240 | $44,280 | 2.26 | 0.53 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $98,530 | $43,540 | 2.26 | 0.42 |
| Ogden, UT | $110,520 | $48,900 | 2.26 | 1.14 |
| Johnson City, TN | $98,200 | $43,480 | 2.26 | 0.6 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $112,260 | $49,760 | 2.26 | 0.53 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $95,250 | $42,240 | 2.25 | 0.55 |
| Tulsa, OK | $105,180 | $46,670 | 2.25 | 1.21 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $102,630 | $45,540 | 2.25 | 1.2 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $103,080 | $45,840 | 2.25 | 1.08 |
| Sandusky, OH | $100,900 | $44,970 | 2.24 | 0.86 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $118,250 | $52,710 | 2.24 | 1.33 |
| Worcester, MA | $129,720 | $57,830 | 2.24 | 1.08 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $100,860 | $45,040 | 2.24 | 0.34 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $110,030 | $49,150 | 2.24 | 1.18 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $128,190 | $57,290 | 2.24 | 2.74 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $103,640 | $46,330 | 2.24 | 0.36 |
| Jackson, TN | $100,190 | $44,790 | 2.24 | 0.39 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $166,030 | $74,260 | 2.24 | 0.81 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $128,340 | $57,420 | 2.24 | 0.62 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $122,100 | $54,660 | 2.23 | 0.98 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $107,490 | $48,170 | 2.23 | 1.39 |
| Ocala, FL | $97,990 | $43,990 | 2.23 | 0.36 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $108,250 | $48,600 | 2.23 | 0.9 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $187,060 | $84,050 | 2.23 | 2.87 |
| Bay City, MI | $101,480 | $45,620 | 2.22 | 1.15 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $122,600 | $55,180 | 2.22 | 0.75 |
| Reno, NV | $110,280 | $49,660 | 2.22 | 0.7 |
| Mobile, AL | $104,370 | $47,000 | 2.22 | 1.53 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $97,180 | $43,800 | 2.22 | 0.8 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $114,930 | $51,860 | 2.22 | 1.2 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $101,990 | $46,060 | 2.21 | 1.07 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $107,140 | $48,390 | 2.21 | 0.74 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $104,040 | $47,050 | 2.21 | 0.88 |
| Evansville, IN | $102,880 | $46,540 | 2.21 | 1.32 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $106,640 | $48,260 | 2.21 | 0.62 |
| Gainesville, GA | $101,160 | $45,900 | 2.20 | 0.32 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $99,010 | $44,940 | 2.20 | 0.37 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $103,520 | $47,010 | 2.20 | 0.57 |
| Sumter, SC | $94,440 | $42,890 | 2.20 | 1.25 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $106,840 | $48,550 | 2.20 | 0.74 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $114,390 | $52,080 | 2.20 | 2.49 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $104,050 | $47,540 | 2.19 | 0.5 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $98,130 | $44,860 | 2.19 | 0.59 |
| Springfield, MA | $113,330 | $51,930 | 2.18 | 0.8 |
| Lancaster, PA | $105,210 | $48,210 | 2.18 | 0.53 |
| Columbia, SC | $101,320 | $46,430 | 2.18 | 1.01 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $101,620 | $46,580 | 2.18 | 1.24 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $110,740 | $50,820 | 2.18 | 1.25 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $99,700 | $45,810 | 2.18 | 0.97 |
| Kokomo, IN | $106,550 | $48,980 | 2.18 | 4.71 |
| Modesto, CA | $109,970 | $50,610 | 2.17 | 0.19 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $103,390 | $47,650 | 2.17 | 0.62 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $127,270 | $58,690 | 2.17 | 1.22 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $121,530 | $56,360 | 2.16 | 0.48 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $103,370 | $48,010 | 2.15 | 0.6 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $109,790 | $51,050 | 2.15 | 0.39 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $98,900 | $46,140 | 2.14 | 0.5 |
| Greeley, CO | $117,990 | $55,070 | 2.14 | 0.51 |
| Bangor, ME | $102,610 | $47,960 | 2.14 | 0.95 |
| Dubuque, IA | $104,290 | $48,750 | 2.14 | 0.91 |
| Iowa City, IA | $107,000 | $50,060 | 2.14 | 0.48 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $114,710 | $53,680 | 2.14 | 0.91 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $98,670 | $46,190 | 2.14 | 1.3 |
| Traverse City, MI | $101,210 | $47,470 | 2.13 | 0.64 |
| Williamsport, PA | $97,890 | $46,050 | 2.13 | 0.71 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $129,030 | $60,720 | 2.13 | 2.31 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $98,870 | $46,540 | 2.12 | 0.68 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $95,920 | $45,240 | 2.12 | 1.02 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $104,990 | $49,650 | 2.11 | 1.14 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $104,360 | $49,360 | 2.11 | 2.21 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $102,800 | $48,640 | 2.11 | 0.57 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $100,780 | $47,700 | 2.11 | 1.29 |
| Rochester, NY | $108,160 | $51,210 | 2.11 | 1.58 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $104,210 | $49,340 | 2.11 | 0.89 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $128,080 | $60,690 | 2.11 | 1.5 |
| Bismarck, ND | $110,810 | $52,560 | 2.11 | 0.84 |
| Anchorage, AK | $126,730 | $60,200 | 2.11 | 0.98 |
| Kenosha, WI | $101,690 | $48,310 | 2.10 | 0.58 |
| Billings, MT | $103,230 | $49,060 | 2.10 | 1.74 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $97,820 | $46,490 | 2.10 | 0.48 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $100,080 | $47,570 | 2.10 | 1.51 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $105,350 | $50,170 | 2.10 | 0.83 |
| Mansfield, OH | $93,800 | $44,700 | 2.10 | 0.71 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $128,960 | $61,470 | 2.10 | 0.84 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $100,900 | $48,120 | 2.10 | 1.36 |
| Syracuse, NY | $111,070 | $52,990 | 2.10 | 1.81 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $96,790 | $46,240 | 2.09 | 0.77 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $97,970 | $46,810 | 2.09 | 0.47 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $102,480 | $48,970 | 2.09 | 0.69 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $95,940 | $45,860 | 2.09 | 0.79 |
| San Angelo, TX | $91,040 | $43,530 | 2.09 | 0.76 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $103,740 | $49,610 | 2.09 | 0.53 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $128,340 | $61,430 | 2.09 | 0.52 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $102,520 | $49,090 | 2.09 | 0.51 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $103,210 | $49,430 | 2.09 | 1.45 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $102,110 | $48,940 | 2.09 | 0.81 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $103,360 | $49,660 | 2.08 | 0.83 |
| Toledo, OH | $100,290 | $48,220 | 2.08 | 0.98 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $103,720 | $49,980 | 2.08 | 1.39 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $113,520 | $54,720 | 2.07 | 0.74 |
| Reading, PA | $102,500 | $49,440 | 2.07 | 1.16 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $99,540 | $48,100 | 2.07 | 0.59 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $103,360 | $49,990 | 2.07 | 1.02 |
| Wichita, KS | $98,480 | $47,630 | 2.07 | 1 |
| Ames, IA | $103,750 | $50,220 | 2.07 | 0.51 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $107,040 | $51,820 | 2.07 | 0.54 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $98,030 | $47,500 | 2.06 | 0.36 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $98,980 | $47,970 | 2.06 | 1.27 |
| Casper, WY | $100,820 | $48,880 | 2.06 | 1.07 |
| Columbus, IN | $99,960 | $48,470 | 2.06 | 1.11 |
| Yuma, AZ | $91,080 | $44,170 | 2.06 | 0.48 |
| Bellingham, WA | $119,200 | $57,820 | 2.06 | 0.98 |
| Flint, MI | $93,950 | $45,880 | 2.05 | 0.53 |
| Peoria, IL | $101,500 | $49,590 | 2.05 | 0.75 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $116,710 | $57,030 | 2.05 | 0.49 |
| Bloomington, IN | $97,350 | $47,660 | 2.04 | 0.93 |
| Greenville, NC | $95,060 | $46,560 | 2.04 | 0.66 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $105,710 | $51,890 | 2.04 | 0.76 |
| Appleton, WI | $101,670 | $49,910 | 2.04 | 1.18 |
| Akron, OH | $99,360 | $48,840 | 2.03 | 1.51 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $97,960 | $48,370 | 2.03 | 0.76 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $98,160 | $48,620 | 2.02 | 0.56 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $128,900 | $63,990 | 2.01 | 4.62 |
| Lincoln, NE | $100,300 | $49,800 | 2.01 | 1.1 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $97,680 | $48,510 | 2.01 | 1.11 |
| Decatur, IL | $103,030 | $51,290 | 2.01 | 0.94 |
| Green Bay, WI | $100,310 | $49,940 | 2.01 | 0.99 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $113,760 | $56,960 | 2.00 | 1.77 |
| Kingston, NY | $99,800 | $50,020 | 2.00 | 0.65 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $88,690 | $44,470 | 1.99 | 0.73 |
| Columbus, OH | $102,380 | $51,340 | 1.99 | 0.78 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $97,250 | $48,870 | 1.99 | 1.17 |
| Mankato, MN | $98,430 | $49,530 | 1.99 | 1.07 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $99,790 | $50,390 | 1.98 | 0.49 |
| State College, PA | $97,450 | $49,220 | 1.98 | 1.04 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $117,230 | $59,320 | 1.98 | 0.96 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $116,650 | $59,070 | 1.97 | 1.59 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $109,240 | $55,380 | 1.97 | 2.89 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $95,970 | $48,690 | 1.97 | 0.99 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $91,180 | $46,380 | 1.97 | 0.61 |
| Cleveland, OH | $98,550 | $50,140 | 1.97 | 0.89 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $100,980 | $51,440 | 1.96 | 1.15 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $95,150 | $48,780 | 1.95 | 0.88 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $97,520 | $50,000 | 1.95 | 0.98 |
| Medford, OR | $96,750 | $49,900 | 1.94 | 0.46 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $120,070 | $61,960 | 1.94 | 0.47 |
| Springfield, IL | $101,940 | $52,670 | 1.94 | 0.56 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $98,950 | $51,160 | 1.93 | 1.32 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $98,180 | $50,790 | 1.93 | 0.8 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $140,210 | $72,610 | 1.93 | 1.85 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $128,610 | $66,620 | 1.93 | 1.17 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $99,160 | $51,380 | 1.93 | 1.13 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $92,550 | $48,030 | 1.93 | 0.99 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $119,020 | $62,320 | 1.91 | 1.27 |
| Helena, MT | $105,050 | $55,040 | 1.91 | 0.93 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $105,230 | $55,240 | 1.90 | 0.77 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $95,720 | $50,340 | 1.90 | 1.24 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $95,790 | $50,700 | 1.89 | 0.79 |
| Boulder, CO | $130,170 | $69,580 | 1.87 | 2.17 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $112,200 | $60,020 | 1.87 | 3.82 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $100,810 | $54,060 | 1.86 | 1.16 |
| Bloomington, IL | $98,920 | $53,140 | 1.86 | 0.35 |
| Missoula, MT | $88,770 | $47,830 | 1.86 | 0.84 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $105,460 | $57,220 | 1.84 | 1.63 |
| Bozeman, MT | $100,020 | $54,830 | 1.82 | 1.11 |
| Ithaca, NY | $105,840 | $58,130 | 1.82 | 0.98 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $105,910 | $58,460 | 1.81 | 1.25 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $83,930 | $46,610 | 1.80 | 0.48 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $111,090 | $61,810 | 1.80 | 0.79 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $85,730 | $48,070 | 1.78 | 1.23 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $106,760 | $59,940 | 1.78 | 1.29 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $126,420 | $71,060 | 1.78 | 1.11 |
| Madison, WI | $102,420 | $58,080 | 1.76 | 0.95 |
| New Haven, CT | $105,250 | $60,060 | 1.75 | 0.87 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $110,990 | $63,490 | 1.75 | 0.54 |
| Wausau, WI | $85,210 | $48,790 | 1.75 | 0.69 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $75,020 | $43,850 | 1.71 | 0.46 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $106,250 | $63,200 | 1.68 | 2.16 |
| Rochester, MN | $101,260 | $60,620 | 1.67 | 0.26 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $96,270 | $59,590 | 1.62 | 1.45 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $83,180 | $52,800 | 1.58 | 1.15 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 17-2071 Electrical Engineers, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.
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Controls Engineer metro ranking: Controls Engineer, mapped to Electrical Engineers (17-2071), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a published annual median of $187,060 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount.
A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.
For the same Controls Engineer metro ranking: Controls Engineer, mapped to Electrical Engineers (17-2071), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA row, the published lower quartile is $157,150 and the upper quartile is $218,170. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.
The Controls Engineer metro ranking: Controls Engineer, mapped to Electrical Engineers (17-2071), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA employment estimate is 4,160. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Controls Engineer metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
Controls Engineer metro ranking: Controls Engineer, mapped to Electrical Engineers (17-2071), in Hattiesburg, MS has a published annual median of $106,620 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.
For the same Controls Engineer metro ranking: Controls Engineer, mapped to Electrical Engineers (17-2071), in Hattiesburg, MS row, the published lower quartile is $101,250 and the upper quartile is $126,210. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.
The Controls Engineer metro ranking: Controls Engineer, mapped to Electrical Engineers (17-2071), in Hattiesburg, MS employment estimate is 60. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Controls Engineer metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
Controls Engineer metro ranking: Controls Engineer, mapped to Electrical Engineers (17-2071), in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR has a published annual median of $72,910 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.
For the same Controls Engineer metro ranking: Controls Engineer, mapped to Electrical Engineers (17-2071), in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR row, the published lower quartile is $52,120 and the upper quartile is $98,010. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.
The Controls Engineer metro ranking: Controls Engineer, mapped to Electrical Engineers (17-2071), in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR employment estimate is 230. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Controls Engineer metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
Which questions matter for Controls Engineer metro ranking?
Controls Engineer metro ranking: Controls Engineer, mapped to Electrical Engineers (17-2071), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a published annual median of $187,060 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening.
Does Controls Engineer metro ranking give an exact offer for my plant?
Controls Engineer metro ranking: Controls Engineer, mapped to Electrical Engineers (17-2071), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a published annual median of $187,060 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.
What does the wage band in Controls Engineer metro ranking describe?
For the same Controls Engineer metro ranking: Controls Engineer, mapped to Electrical Engineers (17-2071), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA row, the published lower quartile is $157,150 and the upper quartile is $218,170. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.
Does the employment figure in Controls Engineer metro ranking measure available candidates?
The Controls Engineer metro ranking: Controls Engineer, mapped to Electrical Engineers (17-2071), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA employment estimate is 4,160. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Controls Engineer metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
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What does this ranking mean for your opening?
Controls engineering is one of the most highly contested fields in manufacturing, making broad regional wage rankings a dangerous benchmark to use for hiring. Hiring managers should avoid relying on the electrical engineering median data provided, as controls specialists who can manage modular PLCs, integrated automation, and industrial robot controllers are frequently bid upon by OEMs, integrators, and plants alike.
Recruiter's read. Qualitative interpretation, not another BLS estimate.
Controls engineering is one of the most highly contested fields in manufacturing, making broad regional wage rankings a dangerous benchmark to use for hiring. Hiring managers should avoid relying on the electrical engineering median data provided, as controls specialists who can manage modular PLCs, integrated automation, and industrial robot controllers are frequently bid upon by OEMs, integrators, and plants alike. A controls engineer who can diagnose a fault in the dark and restore the system is a critical, high-value asset whose pay should reflect the cost of production downtime.
When planning your offer, recognize that your competition for these candidates includes system integrators who operate with high velocity and variety. If you only look at the local plant-side median, you will likely offer too little to attract proven talent. Instead, focus your compensation package on the specific platform proficiency you need, whether it’s Studio 5000 or TIA Portal, and the level of authority the engineer will have over code, HMI standards, and the plant’s backup strategy. A candidate who can truly own the controls stack is worth a premium.
The regional wage snapshot should be viewed as a baseline for the general engineering market, not for the specialized controls engineering talent you need. Keep in mind that controls engineers are often measured by their ability to reduce changeover times and minimize nuisance faults. A person with this expertise can make a massive, tangible difference in your line’s performance, justifying higher compensation than a general engineer. Do not be tempted to use regional wage medians to ceiling your offer when the candidate's skill is directly tied to the uptime and productivity of your equipment.
Consider the impact of the role's on-call and travel expectations on retention. Controls engineers often resign when the workload is poorly defined or the on-call burden is too high, regardless of the base salary. Use this to your advantage: offer a transparent, sustainable role with clear support structures and compensation that recognizes the stress of high-pressure startups or downtime events. A salary that aligns with their actual market value, combined with a clear professional environment, is the best path to success.
In summary, focus on the platform-specific expertise and the candidate's ability to document and train the floor staff. A controls engineer who leaves behind readable, maintainable code is an insurance policy for your plant’s long-term efficiency. Pay them for that reliability, and ensure your offer is based on the specific, competitive market for controls talent rather than general salary medians.
What should you know about questions before using this pay map?
Offer a more sustainable work-life balance and a deeper opportunity to own the long-term maintainability of a production line. Controls engineers often tire of the travel associated with integrator work and will move for a role that allows them to build and improve a single system over time.
Should I use the published electrical engineering salary data to guide my controls hire?
No, the general electrical engineering occupation data is far too broad for the specialized controls engineering market. Base your budget on the competitive rate for PLC and automation talent, which often commands higher pay due to intense industry-wide demand.
Why does the salary range for controls engineers vary so much between regions?
Variance is driven by the local presence of major integrators, tech firms, and large-scale manufacturing plants, not just the regional salary average. Focus your offer on the specific value of the engineer's platform expertise rather than local industrial benchmarks.
How can I win a candidate who has other options from integrators or machine builders?
Offer a more sustainable work-life balance and a deeper opportunity to own the long-term maintainability of a production line. Controls engineers often tire of the travel associated with integrator work and will move for a role that allows them to build and improve a single system over time.
What should I do if my salary budget for this role is lower than the local metro average?
If your budget is constrained, emphasize the stability of the plant role, the clarity of the automation pipeline, and the training you offer for other platform architectures. The right controls engineer is often someone looking for the chance to refine and own a system rather than just chasing the highest hourly rate.