The highest-paying states for electrical and electronics engineering technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of electrical and electronics engineering technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $96,400, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for electrical and electronics engineering technicians. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $89,610). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of electrical and electronics engineering technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $96,400 |
$77,470 | 180 |
| 2 | Alaska | $89,610 |
$64,510 | 460 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $85,700 |
$68,600 | 280 |
| 4 | Maryland | $84,390 |
$53,820 | 2,420 |
| 5 | Washington | $77,720 |
$54,080 | 2,890 |
| 6 | California | $76,690 |
$49,140 | 17,380 |
| 7 | New Mexico | $76,510 |
$45,490 | 1,120 |
| 8 | Colorado | $76,080 |
$48,880 | 1,240 |
| 9 | Virginia | $75,750 |
$48,550 | 4,290 |
| 10 | Arizona | $75,120 |
$46,850 | 2,110 |
| 11 | Maine | $74,500 |
$39,970 | 390 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | $74,420 |
$38,940 | 1,150 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $73,940 |
$40,680 | 190 |
| 14 | Wyoming | $73,910 |
$62,030 | 150 |
| 15 | Missouri | $72,900 |
$39,720 | 800 |
| 16 | Montana | $72,660 |
$38,640 | 90 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $71,800 |
$49,110 | 200 |
| 18 | Louisiana | $70,620 |
$43,650 | 1,420 |
| 19 | Iowa | $69,250 |
$44,280 | 760 |
| 20 | Vermont | $67,690 |
$49,650 | 200 |
| 21 | Connecticut | $67,530 |
$44,910 | 1,240 |
| 22 | Ohio | $66,400 |
$40,750 | 2,150 |
| 23 | Illinois | $66,020 |
$44,300 | 2,710 |
| 24 | Georgia | $65,430 |
$39,240 | 2,550 |
| 25 | New York | $65,180 |
$45,960 | 4,400 |
| 26 | Minnesota | $65,170 |
$48,240 | 1,760 |
| 27 | West Virginia | $64,990 |
$37,280 | 400 |
| 28 | New Jersey | $64,390 |
$49,060 | 1,460 |
| 29 | Indiana | $64,230 |
$44,280 | 1,810 |
| 30 | Nevada | $64,000 |
$37,850 | 1,380 |
| 31 | Michigan | $63,910 |
$39,630 | 2,940 |
| 32 | Kentucky | $63,880 |
$39,020 | 1,220 |
| 33 | North Carolina | $63,840 |
$40,580 | 2,460 |
| 34 | Massachusetts | $63,800 |
$45,390 | 2,970 |
| 35 | Oregon | $63,550 |
$41,310 | 2,360 |
| 36 | Kansas | $63,390 |
$46,670 | 720 |
| 37 | New Hampshire | $63,150 |
$44,650 | 830 |
| 38 | Texas | $62,970 |
$37,890 | 7,330 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | $62,840 |
$36,950 | 1,950 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $62,760 |
$40,300 | 1,900 |
| 41 | Arkansas | $62,360 |
$27,330 | 300 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | $62,180 |
$38,890 | 3,240 |
| 43 | Utah | $61,890 |
$43,740 | 1,230 |
| 44 | Alabama | $61,680 |
$43,060 | 1,580 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $61,350 |
$40,560 | 480 |
| 46 | Idaho | $60,730 |
$46,810 | 580 |
| 47 | Florida | $59,650 |
$38,410 | 6,070 |
| 48 | Tennessee | $58,560 |
$38,550 | 1,960 |
| 49 | Guam | $57,830 |
$43,050 | 100 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $57,710 |
$36,860 | 980 |
| 51 | Delaware | $54,300 |
$38,950 | 210 |
| 52 | South Dakota | $53,600 |
$36,550 | 210 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $37,500 |
$26,980 | 830 |