Electrical Engineer salary in Wisconsin

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

In Wisconsin, the median electrical engineer earns $99,700 a year, 17% below the United States median of $120,630.

It ranks 44th of 49 states with a published figure.

Pay is relatively compressed, with the 10th percentile at $74,850 and the 90th at $132,990 (a ratio of 1.8).

About 3,550 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 0.94).

For context, the median across all occupations in Wisconsin is $50,270, so this role pays 2.0 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureWisconsinNational
Median annual pay Observed$99,700United States: $120,630
Mean annual pay Observed$103,550United States: $125,100
10th percentile Observed$74,850United States: $76,550
25th percentile Observed$82,200United States: $92,830
75th percentile Observed$123,120United States: $152,950
90th percentile Observed$132,990United States: $184,300
Median hourly pay Observed$47.93United States: $58.00
Employment (jobs) Observed3,550
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed1.207
Location quotient Observed0.94
Difference from United States median ($120,630) Derived−17%
Rank among 49 states Derived44
Ratio to Wisconsin all-occupation median ($50,270) Derived1.98×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived1.78

Nearby in the ranking

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

Largest cities in Wisconsin: Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine (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.