National Electrical Code salary: $144K median
The median advertised National Electrical Code salary is $144K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $110K to $198K: counted from 64 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $69 an hour or $12,042 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $240K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll National Electrical Code jobs
$144Kmedian advertised salary
$110K – $198Kmiddle half of roles
$163Kaverage advertised salary
64roles counted
National Electrical Code salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $164K | 28 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $133K | 60 |
Skills that pay more for National Electrical Code roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Load testing | $208K | +$64K | 6 |
| Root cause analysis | $195K | +$50K | 7 |
| PE license | $185K | +$40K | 9 |
| Revit | $182K | +$38K | 10 |
| AutoCAD | $170K | +$26K | 15 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Meade | $199K | 4 |
| Crusoe | $175K | 11 |
| Valar Atomics | $160K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $158K | 5 |
| SpaceX | $118K | 13 |
| Gotion | $105K | 4 |
Highest-paying open National Electrical Code roles
All National Electrical Code jobs- Staff Electrical Engineer - Low VoltageLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$349K - $465KHybridLead and aboveMachine LearningPE licenseData centers
- Data Center Electrical Engineer – DesignAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly, United States$320K - $405KRemoteData centersStorage systemsRTOS
- Senior Electrical Delivery EngineerLambda · 🇺🇸Remote, USA$252K - $395KRemoteSeniorMachine LearningPE licenseHigh-performance computing
- Power Generation Design Engineer, Electrical & MechanicalOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$257K - $327KHybridPE licenseData centersTest planning
- Sr. Power Electronics Engineer1 Arc Power · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$140K - $300KSeniorMATLABMonth-end closeControl systems
- Principal Engineer, MEP & Building SystemsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveGoComputer VisionNetwork engineering
- Principal Power & Energy Infrastructure LeadAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveComputer VisionSensor fusionPreventive maintenance
- Electrical Commissioning LeadOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$177K - $285KLead and abovePE licenseLoad testingTechnical writing
- Principal Electrical EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸Arvada, CO - US$225K - $255KLead and aboveRegulatory compliancePLCAutoCAD
- Director, Data Center Design & Engineering – Digital InfrastructureInvenergy · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL$215K - $255KLead and aboveData centersPRDsHigh-performance computing
- Director of Electrical Engineering - West Coast RegionMeade · 🇺🇸Phoenix, AZ$215K - $254KLead and aboveControl systemsAutoCADNFPA 70E
- Lead Electrical and Instrumentation EngineerValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$196K - $240KLead and aboveAUTOSARIndustrial automationPLC
- Data Center Commissioning/Quality ManagerCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ$177K - $237KDriver's licenseMicrosoft WordOutlook
- Electrical Design EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$195K - $225KStorage systemsAutoCADNational Electrical Code
- Associate Director of Electrical Engineering - West Coast RegionMeade · 🇺🇸Phoenix, AZ$191K - $225KLead and aboveControl systemsAutoCADNFPA 70E
- Sr. Automation and Controls Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$135K - $220KSeniorNetwork engineeringMechatronicsTest equipment
- Sr. Automation & Controls Engineer (Components)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$135K - $215KSeniorPythonSQLC#
- Senior Electrical Engineer (Systems)Criticalloop · Torrance (Hybrid)$180K - $215KHybridSeniorControl systemsCADNFPA 70E
- Data Center ArchitectCloudflare · Hybrid$165K - $205KHybridGoAirflowPE license
- Senior Controls EngineerCritical Energy · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$140K - $200KSeniorPythonNetwork engineeringControl systems
Questions about National Electrical Code pay
- What is the average National Electrical Code salary?
- $163K a year on average and $144K at the median, across 64 open National Electrical Code postings at 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 $110K to $198K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest National Electrical Code pay?
- Meade ($199K), Crusoe ($175K), Valar Atomics ($160K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a national electrical code a high-paying job?
- The median National Electrical Code posting advertises $144K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 17% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a national electrical code?
- A tenth of the postings offer $240K a year or more; the highest open National Electrical Code role advertises up to $465K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the National Electrical Code salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $144K a year is about $69 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,042 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $53 to $95 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for National Electrical Code roles?
- Postings that ask for Load testing (+$64K, 6 postings), Root cause analysis (+$50K, 7 postings), PE license (+$40K, 9 postings) advertise more than the $144K median of all National Electrical Code postings with pay.
- 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 National Electrical Code roles at companies is $144K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $110K to $198K. Counted from 64 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/national-electrical-code/
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