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Electrical Engineer Salary in El Centro, California

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in El Centro, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers in El Centro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Electrical Engineers in El Centro, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$71,030
25th Percentile Wage
$82,550
50th Percentile Wage
$92,910
75th Percentile Wage
$102,820
90th Percentile Wage
$120,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in El Centro, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,030.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$92,910
2.12% 0.00%
2014
$90,940
-2.17% -
2012
$92,910
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in El Centro with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $92,910, El Centro is the lowest paying city for electrical engineers in state of California, following city of San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $155,480). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in El Centro is about 40.2 percent (40.2%) lower than that of the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$155,480
Chico
$141,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$138,000
Fresno
$135,050
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$133,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$129,410
Yuba City
$124,550
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$123,590
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$122,820
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$122,420
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$121,930
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$121,910
Modesto
$120,830
Redding
$118,100
Stockton
$116,980
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$115,450
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$114,100
Salinas
$113,730
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$111,460
Bakersfield-Delano
$110,320
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$110,040
Vallejo-Fairfield
$109,490
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$108,970
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$108,260
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$107,120
Madera-Chowchilla
$106,630
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$102,720
Visalia-Porterville
$102,470
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$102,110
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$101,600
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$100,190
El Centro
$92,910

See also: Top paying jobs in El Centro, California.