Electrical Engineer salary: $165K median
From 265 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$165Kmedian advertised salary
$126K – $198Kmiddle half of roles
$168Kaverage advertised salary
265roles counted
Electrical Engineer salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $198K, 10% more than senior roles ($180K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $180K | $165K–$200K | 73 |
| Lead and above | $198K | $188K–$224K | 54 |
| No level in title | $128K | $118K–$160K | 134 |
Electrical Engineer salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $198K | 61 |
| 🇺🇸California | $180K | 177 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $166K | 254 |
| 🇺🇸Denver | $150K | 21 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles | $136K | 64 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle | $125K | 18 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $324K | 6 |
| Apptronik | $257K | 3 |
| Astranis | $212K | 13 |
| Agility Robotics | $212K | 4 |
| Zoox | $204K | 3 |
| Kodiak | $202K | 3 |
| Muon Space | $199K | 6 |
| 1X | $185K | 5 |
| Figure | $185K | 5 |
| True Anomaly | $185K | 17 |
| Skydio | $184K | 5 |
| Crusoe | $175K | 9 |
| Varda Space Industries | $172K | 3 |
| Lucid Motors | $171K | 9 |
| Parallel Systems | $170K | 3 |
| IonQ | $169K | 7 |
| Whoop | $168K | 7 |
| Lunar Energy | $168K | 3 |
| Hermeus | $163K | 5 |
| Re:Build Manufacturing | $158K | 3 |
| Rocket Lab | $158K | 16 |
| HawkEye 360 | $152K | 3 |
| Apex Technology | $150K | 8 |
| General Matter | $141K | 4 |
| Meade | $131K | 9 |
Highest-paying open Electrical Engineer roles
All electrical engineer jobs- Electrical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$318K - $485KPython
- Compute Electrical Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$318K - $485KLinux
- Staff Electrical Engineer - Low VoltageLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$349K - $465KLeadMachine Learning
- Data Center Electrical Engineer – DesignAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly, United States$320K - $405KRemote
- Senior Electrical Delivery EngineerLambda · 🇺🇸Remote, USA$252K - $395KRemoteSeniorMachine Learning
- Principal RF Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$210K - $340KLeadPythonC++MATLAB
- Principal Electrical Engineer - Compute and SensingApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$295K - $330KLead
- Product Manager, Agent Harness & ModellingCohere · 🇨🇦Toronto$160K - $320KRemoteLLMRAG
- Manufacturing Electrical Test EngineerFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$130K - $300KPython
- Principal Electrical Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$190K - $290KLeadPythonC++
- Staff Robotics Architect - Electrical HardwareAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Fremont, CA$217K - $281KLead
- Sr. Electrical Integration Engineer - DiagnosticsZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$204K - $280KSeniorPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Electrical Engineer, Hardware SystemsDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$230K - $280KRails
- Electrical Engineer (Principal), Power SystemsTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO | Long Beach, CA$190K - $275KLead
- Principal Electrical Engineer, Radio Frequency (RF)True Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA$190K - $275KLead
- Senior RF Design EngineerSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$206K - $271KSenior
- Staff Electrical Engineer - Sensor FPGAApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$244K - $270KLeadVerilog
- Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Avionics / Electromechanical / Harnessing)Varda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$182K - $263KLead
- Senior Electrical Engineer- SDR HardwareAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco$170K - $260KSeniorPython
- Senior Electrical Reliability EngineerAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco$170K - $260KSenior
Questions about Electrical Engineer pay
- What is the average Electrical Engineer salary?
- $168K a year on average and $165K at the median, across 265 open Electrical Engineer postings at tech companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $126K to $198K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Electrical Engineer pay?
- OpenAI ($324K), Apptronik ($257K), Astranis ($212K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Electrical Engineer roles at tech companies is $165K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $126K to $198K. Counted from 265 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Hiring Right Now, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/electrical-engineer/
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