Salary guide, May 2025
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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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Lead Controls Technician metro ranking: Lead Controls Technician, 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 Lead Controls Technician metro ranking: Lead Controls Technician, 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 Lead Controls Technician metro ranking: Lead Controls Technician, 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 Lead Controls Technician metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
Lead Controls Technician metro ranking: Lead Controls Technician, 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 Lead Controls Technician metro ranking: Lead Controls Technician, 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 Lead Controls Technician metro ranking: Lead Controls Technician, 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 Lead Controls Technician metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
Lead Controls Technician metro ranking: Lead Controls Technician, 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 Lead Controls Technician metro ranking: Lead Controls Technician, 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 Lead Controls Technician metro ranking: Lead Controls Technician, 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 Lead Controls Technician metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
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Lead Controls Technician metro ranking: Lead Controls Technician, 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 Lead Controls Technician metro ranking give an exact offer for my plant?
Lead Controls Technician metro ranking: Lead Controls Technician, 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 Lead Controls Technician metro ranking describe?
For the same Lead Controls Technician metro ranking: Lead Controls Technician, 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 Lead Controls Technician metro ranking measure available candidates?
The Lead Controls Technician metro ranking: Lead Controls Technician, 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 Lead Controls Technician 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?
The best interviews will focus on a breakdown assignment where the candidate balanced the need for fast equipment recovery with the capabilities of their support team. This approach isolates their technical leadership from simple experience with specific brands or types of machinery.
Recruiter's read. Qualitative interpretation, not another BLS estimate.
The Lead Controls Technician role is defined by the practical troubleshooting of controls faults and the safe recovery of production equipment. Managers should look for those who can distinguish hardware issues from logic problems during electrical checks. Before reviewing regional wage data, assess whether you need someone to lead the technical resolution process or someone to assist in general maintenance design.
The best interviews will focus on a breakdown assignment where the candidate balanced the need for fast equipment recovery with the capabilities of their support team. This approach isolates their technical leadership from simple experience with specific brands or types of machinery. Evaluate how well they explain their troubleshooting decisions and what they sought to verify before implementing a permanent fix.
Metropolitan wage statistics offer broad market context but are largely indifferent to the unique demands of plant-level controls troubleshooting. Do not equate these figures with your internal salary grades or assume they define the limit of your hiring potential. Your offer should be based on the technical impact the person will have on your production equipment's reliability rather than on generic regional averages.
Establish the specific remit and reporting hierarchy before starting your search. A skilled lead technician will want to understand exactly what level of authority they have during a high-pressure line stoppage. By detailing this responsibility upfront, you attract those who are not just looking for a higher salary, but who want to apply their expertise where it has the most tangible impact on production output.
What should you know about questions before using this pay map?
Are the wage figures in the guide reflective of a lead position?
The figures relate to the broader electrical engineering category, which may or may not cover all aspects of a lead technician's role. They provide a general economic baseline, not a specific valuation for your lead technician role.
Does a higher regional wage signify a broader talent pool for technicians?
Regional wage medians are general economic data and do not map to the number of skilled controls technicians available. Talent density is driven by the local manufacturing history and presence of comparable operations.
Is the wage data helpful if I am hiring in a rural area?
It provides a broad reference for the general economic climate, but local rural competition for talent may differ significantly from the median data shown. Focus on the value of the technical impact for your specific line.
What should I offer to secure a proven lead controls technician?
Offer should reflect the high value of their technical troubleshooting skills and their responsibility for keeping production running. Use regional data only to understand the broader market, then tailor your package based on individual technical fit.