Electrical Engineer Salary in Gary, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Gary, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers in Gary 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 Gary, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$53,780
25th Percentile Wage
$69,270
50th Percentile Wage
$85,790
75th Percentile Wage
$105,000
90th Percentile Wage
$124,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in Gary, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,780.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$85,790
10.34% 7.29%
2016
$76,920
-0.69% -
2015
$77,450
-1.70% -
2014
$78,770
-9.17% -
2013
$85,990
7.50% -
2012
$79,540
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in Gary with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,790 in Gary is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Gary is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 12.6 percent (12.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lafayette.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bloomington
$103,220
Terre Haute
$99,650
Indianapolis-Carmel
$98,090
Fort Wayne
$97,640
Kokomo
$96,450
Elkhart-Goshen
$93,040
Michigan City-La Porte
$89,270
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$87,910
Gary
$85,790
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$83,750
Columbus
$80,940
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$80,080
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$79,140
Lafayette
$74,970