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Electrical Engineer Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$75,570
25th Percentile Wage
$87,980
50th Percentile Wage
$121,930
75th Percentile Wage
$153,810
90th Percentile Wage
$167,920

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $167,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,570.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$121,930
-5.25% 0.08%
2021
$128,330
17.22% -
2020
$106,230
6.56% -
2019
$99,260
-8.63% -
2018
$107,830
-5.61% -
2017
$113,880
10.23% -
2016
$102,230
9.32% -
2015
$92,700
-12.06% -
2014
$103,880
-12.39% -
2013
$116,750
-4.35% -
2012
$121,830
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $121,930 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 21.6 percent (21.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 23.8 percent (23.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.

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

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