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Electrical Engineer Salary in Kansas City, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Kansas City, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers in Kansas City 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 Kansas City, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$65,880
25th Percentile Wage
$79,400
50th Percentile Wage
$98,710
75th Percentile Wage
$130,830
90th Percentile Wage
$139,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in Kansas City, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,880.

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
$98,710
1.32% 18.67%
2021
$97,410
7.40% -
2020
$90,200
4.01% -
2019
$86,580
-1.09% -
2018
$87,520
2.62% -
2017
$85,230
-5.56% -
2016
$89,970
0.44% -
2015
$89,570
1.42% -
2014
$88,300
6.95% -
2013
$82,160
2.29% -
2012
$80,280
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in Kansas City with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $98,710 in Kansas City is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Kansas City is 1.6 percent (1.6%) lower than that in the highest paying St Louis and 25.3 percent (25.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
St Louis
$100,290
Jefferson City
$99,260
Kansas City
$98,710
Joplin
$94,390
St Joseph
$94,170
Springfield
$92,180
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$84,620
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$80,920
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$79,950
Columbia
$79,740
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$79,530
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$73,730

See also: Top paying jobs in Kansas City, Missouri.