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Electrical Engineer Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of electrical engineers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$78,490
25th Percentile Wage
$93,930
50th Percentile Wage
$107,120
75th Percentile Wage
$139,750
90th Percentile Wage
$161,780

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,490.

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
$107,120
6.29% 26.69%
2021
$100,380
-10.84% -
2020
$111,260
4.86% -
2019
$105,850
5.20% -
2018
$100,350
7.19% -
2017
$93,130
-2.86% -
2016
$95,790
-7.55% -
2015
$103,020
9.34% -
2014
$93,400
-3.91% -
2013
$97,050
19.08% -
2012
$78,530
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,120 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 31.1 percent (31.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 13.3 percent (13.3%) 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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