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Salary, Wages, Pay: Electrical and Electronics Engineers, except Computer
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Median annual earnings of electrical engineers were $68,180 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $54,550 and $84,670. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $44,780, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $100,980. Median annual earnings in the industries
employing the largest numbers of electrical engineers in 2002 were:
Scientific research and development services
$77,410
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing
72,670
Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution
71,640
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
70,430
Architectural, engineering, and related services
66,980
Median annual earnings of electronics engineers, except computer, were $69,930 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $55,930 and $85,980. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $46,310, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $103,860. Median annual earnings in
the industries employing the largest numbers of electronics engineers in 2002 were:
Federal government
$78,830
Architectural, engineering, and related services
72,850
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
70,950
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing
70,800
Wired telecommunications carriers
62,670
According to a 2003 salary survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, bachelor’s degree candidates in electrical/electronics and communications engineering received starting offers averaging $49,794 a year; master’s degree candidates averaged $64,556; and Ph.D. candidates averaged $74,283.
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