The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical engineers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $68,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $155,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $155,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,090.
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 | $104,210 | 3.76% | 18.85% |
| 2021 | $100,290 | 5.21% | - |
| 2020 | $95,060 | 7.24% | - |
| 2019 | $88,180 | 1.24% | - |
| 2018 | $87,090 | -20.63% | - |
| 2017 | $105,060 | 3.92% | - |
| 2016 | $100,940 | 4.96% | - |
| 2015 | $95,930 | 18.20% | - |
| 2014 | $78,470 | -4.19% | - |
| 2013 | $81,760 | -3.44% | - |
| 2012 | $84,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $104,210, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for electrical engineers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $111,020). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of electrical engineers in Raleigh-Cary is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower.