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Electrical Engineer Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$68,280
25th Percentile Wage
$87,580
50th Percentile Wage
$113,530
75th Percentile Wage
$141,040
90th Percentile Wage
$165,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $165,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $113,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,280.

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
$113,530
5.07% 16.53%
2016
$107,770
2.16% -
2015
$105,440
1.79% -
2014
$103,550
3.92% -
2013
$99,490
4.75% -
2012
$94,760
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Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $113,530 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 32.8 percent (32.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Olympia.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$127,040
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$125,500
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$124,100
Lewiston
$123,020
Spokane
$114,530
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$113,530
Tacoma
$111,560
Longview
$110,670
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$103,500
Bellingham
$102,920
Walla Walla
$100,530
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
$99,710
Yakima
$99,090
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$96,300
Mount Vernon-Anacortes
$96,240
Bremerton-Silverdale
$94,690
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$89,900
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$88,090
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area
$82,610
Olympia
$76,300