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Electrical Engineer Salary in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$78,610
25th Percentile Wage
$98,740
50th Percentile Wage
$129,010
75th Percentile Wage
$162,350
90th Percentile Wage
$201,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $201,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $129,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,610.

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
$129,010
1.47% 37.52%
2021
$127,110
16.82% -
2020
$105,730
3.51% -
2019
$102,020
-2.74% -
2018
$104,820
-3.69% -
2017
$108,690
-5.19% -
2016
$114,330
2.79% -
2015
$111,140
6.40% -
2014
$104,030
10.31% -
2013
$93,300
13.60% -
2012
$80,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $129,010, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the highest paying city for electrical engineers in state of Texas, followed by Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $115,510). In comparison, the median annual salary of electrical engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 10.5 percent (10.5%) higher than that in Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$129,010
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$115,510
Wichita Falls
$114,360
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$111,090
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$109,990
Sherman-Denison
$109,660
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$108,950
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$107,820
Amarillo
$102,910
Texarkana-Texarkana
$102,880
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$101,330
Corpus Christi
$101,190
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$99,510
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$99,090
Waco
$98,330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$98,330
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$97,270
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$96,580
Odessa
$95,580
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$93,540
Brownsville-Harlingen
$93,290
Abilene
$91,940
Fort Worth-Arlington
$91,870
College Station-Bryan
$91,140
Tyler
$88,490
Longview
$87,130
Midland
$81,590
Lubbock
$80,860
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$79,320
El Paso
$78,520
Laredo
$77,590
Victoria
$77,220

See also: Top paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas.