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Electrical Engineer Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of electrical engineers in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$64,170
25th Percentile Wage
$79,980
50th Percentile Wage
$101,160
75th Percentile Wage
$118,000
90th Percentile Wage
$140,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $140,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,170.

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
$101,160
1.84% 9.58%
2016
$99,300
-0.34% -
2015
$99,640
6.42% -
2014
$93,240
0.82% -
2013
$92,480
1.09% -
2012
$91,470
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,160 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Philadelphia is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 31.4 percent (31.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Williamsport.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$105,700
Altoona
$103,550
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$102,000
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$101,950
Philadelphia
$101,160
Newark-Union
$99,950
Pittsburgh
$99,540
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$98,950
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$98,250
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$97,650
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$96,630
York-Hanover
$94,300
Lancaster
$94,020
Johnstown
$93,810
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$92,910
Erie
$92,070
Lebanon
$91,040
Reading
$82,880
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$81,800
State College
$81,390
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$78,670
Williamsport
$69,350