Electrical Engineer salary in Arizona

Official occupation: 17-2071 Electrical Engineers · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 95/100

In Arizona, the median electrical engineer earns $100,550 a year, 17% below the United States median of $120,630.

It ranks 43rd of 49 states with a published figure.

Pay is relatively compressed, with the 10th percentile at $75,560 and the 90th at $165,510 (a ratio of 2.2).

Arizona has 5,370 of these jobs, a location quotient of 1.30: the role is 30% more concentrated here than nationally.

For context, the median across all occupations in Arizona is $50,060, so this role pays 2.0 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureArizonaNational
Median annual pay Observed$100,550United States: $120,630
Mean annual pay Observed$113,710United States: $125,100
10th percentile Observed$75,560United States: $76,550
25th percentile Observed$82,420United States: $92,830
75th percentile Observed$134,300United States: $152,950
90th percentile Observed$165,510United States: $184,300
Median hourly pay Observed$48.34United States: $58.00
Employment (jobs) Observed5,370
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed1.657
Location quotient Observed1.3
Difference from United States median ($120,630) Derived−17%
Rank among 49 states Derived43
Ratio to Arizona all-occupation median ($50,060) Derived2.01×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived2.19

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 41. Kansas$102,630
  2. 42. Ohio$100,620
  3. 43. Arizona$100,550
  4. 44. Wisconsin$99,700
  5. 45. South Dakota$98,980

Largest cities in Arizona: Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 95/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.