The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical engineers in Champaign-Urbana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $62,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,700 | 4.59% | -0.05% |
| 2021 | $78,900 | -5.59% | - |
| 2020 | $83,310 | 11.48% | - |
| 2019 | $73,750 | -27.42% | - |
| 2016 | $93,970 | 5.20% | - |
| 2014 | $89,080 | 21.81% | - |
| 2013 | $69,650 | -18.79% | - |
| 2012 | $82,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,700 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Champaign-Urbana is 24.0 percent (24.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 7.8 percent (7.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Carbondale-Marion.