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Electrical Engineers Salary in CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Electrical Engineers in CA have a median annual salary of $144,040, with 24,230 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $81,840 at the 10th percentile to $217,760 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$144,040

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$69.25

Employment

24,230

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$81,840
10th
$106,100
25th
$144,040
Median
$185,520
75th
$217,760
90th

Local compared with national

CA

$144,040

Median annual · 2025

United States

$120,630

Median annual · 2025

The CA median is 19.4% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $23,410).

Top skills

  1. 1.WritingImportance 4.1
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  5. 5.SpeakingImportance 3.9
  6. 6.Active LearningImportance 3.9
  7. 7.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 3.5
  9. 9.MathematicsImportance 3.4
  10. 10.CoordinationImportance 3.3
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3
  12. 12.Systems AnalysisImportance 3.3

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Ada
  • Advanced boolean expression language ABEL
  • Altera hardware description language AHDL
  • Apache Subversion SVN
  • APLAC
  • ATD protocol
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Autodesk Revit
  • Automated material handling software
  • Availability prediction modeling software
  • AVEVA InTouch HMI
  • Bash
  • Bentley MicroStation
  • C

Common tasks

  • Design, implement, maintain, or improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, or domestic purposes.
  • Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed on time and within budget.
  • Direct or coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements.
  • Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction, or installation standards or specifications.
  • Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform engineering tasks.
  • Confer with engineers, customers, or others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects or products.
  • Investigate or test vendors' or competitors' products.
  • Inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational, safety, or environmental standards.
  • Investigate customer or public complaints to determine the nature and extent of problems.
  • Prepare technical drawings, specifications of electrical systems, or topographical maps to ensure that installation and operations conform to standards and customer requirements.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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