The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $76,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,620.
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 | $103,500 | 1.44% | 14.37% |
| 2021 | $102,010 | 6.73% | - |
| 2020 | $95,140 | 2.74% | - |
| 2019 | $92,530 | 1.35% | - |
| 2018 | $91,280 | -1.29% | - |
| 2017 | $92,460 | 4.69% | - |
| 2016 | $88,120 | 1.04% | - |
| 2015 | $87,200 | 2.90% | - |
| 2014 | $84,670 | -1.76% | - |
| 2013 | $86,160 | -2.87% | - |
| 2012 | $88,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,500 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 26.3 percent (26.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Olympia.