Electrical Engineer Salary by City (2026)

Mid-career New York baseline: $80,000. Each city lists local-market pay and a COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent — the equivalent is not market pay.

Highest Adjusted
Zurich
$97,920
Median City
Rome
$39,440
Best Value
Dubai
$57,920

Electrical Engineer Salary — All 113 Cities

#CityLocal marketLifestyle equivalentCOLITake-Home %
1ZurichCHF 44,077CHF 79,339122.464.9%
2GenevaCHF 44,077CHF 76,876118.660.9%
3New York$80,000$80,000100.066.2%
4San Francisco$80,000$78,08097.667.2%
5SingaporeS$57,319S$91,39887.776.9%
6London£38,554£52,71187.573.9%
7Copenhagenkr 253,916kr 435,21185.761.8%
8Amsterdam€47,482€56,02982.663.0%
9Boston$80,000$65,92082.467.5%
10Tel Aviv₪149,735₪234,10581.375.1%
11Miami$80,000$64,08080.176.5%
12Washington DC$80,000$63,84079.868.0%
13Seattle$80,000$63,60079.576.5%
14Oslokr 441,988kr 630,83778.568.4%
15San Diego$80,000$62,00077.567.2%
16Tokyo¥4,957,108¥9,579,61277.373.9%
17Los Angeles$80,000$61,04076.367.2%
18SydneyA$72,752A$84,68874.582.7%
19Hong KongHK$313,253HK$461,10873.688.5%
20Chicago$80,000$58,56073.271.6%
21Dublin€33,916€49,38172.876.0%
22DubaiAED 150,706AED 209,82972.4100.0%
23DohaQAR 145,783QAR 202,63969.5100.0%
24Seoul₩38,595,181₩69,979,15768.978.9%
25Philadelphia$80,000$55,04068.873.5%
26Luxembourg City€36,629€46,39768.472.8%
27MelbourneA$72,752A$77,52668.282.7%
28Abu DhabiAED 150,706AED 196,49767.8100.0%
29Portland$80,000$53,76067.266.6%
30Denver$80,000$52,56065.772.1%
31VancouverC$73,653C$70,83765.469.6%
32Austin$80,000$51,84064.876.5%
33Tampa$80,000$51,60064.576.5%
34Stockholmkr 458,837kr 468,30564.361.0%
35PerthA$72,752A$72,18363.582.7%
36Atlanta$80,000$50,56063.271.0%
37Nashville$80,000$50,24062.876.5%
38Osaka¥4,957,108¥7,782,66062.873.9%
39Dallas$80,000$50,00062.576.5%
40TorontoC$73,653C$67,47962.368.2%
41Edinburgh£38,554£37,41062.174.6%
42Munich€60,370€41,71661.560.3%
43Minneapolis$80,000$49,12061.468.7%
44AucklandNZ$73,482NZ$78,38160.876.4%
45Houston$80,000$48,16060.276.5%
46Charlotte$80,000$47,84059.872.0%
47Phoenix$80,000$47,12058.974.0%
48Raleigh$80,000$46,88058.672.0%
49Helsinki€30,524€39,47858.278.0%
50Las Vegas$80,000$46,56058.276.5%
51Milan€21,706€39,20757.867.2%
52Nice€42,734€35,74752.763.7%
53MontrealC$73,653C$56,43152.162.3%
54Fukuoka¥4,957,108¥6,369,88451.473.9%
55Berlin€60,370€34,73051.260.3%
56Brussels€29,846€34,11950.374.1%
57Rome€21,706€33,44149.367.2%
58Vienna€31,202€32,69548.267.1%
59Paris€42,734€31,81346.963.7%
60Shanghai¥118,482¥248,81246.269.6%
61TaipeiNT$809,639NT$1,133,49444.887.7%
62Beijing¥118,482¥234,27143.569.6%
63RiyadhSAR 132,000SAR 127,80042.690.2%
64Panama City$14,400$33,84042.386.7%
65Barcelona€21,706€28,55742.172.1%
66Shenzhen¥118,482¥225,65441.969.6%
67São PauloR$64,578R$168,71141.874.8%
68Guangzhou¥118,482¥208,42038.769.6%
69Madrid€21,706€25,77638.072.1%
70Bangkok฿322,314฿922,31337.294.2%
71CancúnMX$189,759MX$485,24135.886.4%
72Lisbon€18,993€23,53734.770.6%
73Valencia€21,706€22,72333.572.1%
74SantiagoCLP 12,000,000CLP 24,900,00033.279.4%
75Kuala LumpurRM 58,554RM 106,69932.884.8%
76Mexico CityMX$189,759MX$440,51232.586.4%
77Montevideo$U 470,602$U 1,092,47032.581.9%
78Split€14,923€21,57031.860.0%
79Málaga€21,706€21,16331.272.1%
80San José (CR)₡6,477,108₡12,630,36131.289.3%
81Playa del CarmenMX$189,759MX$417,47030.886.4%
82Athens€16,958€20,75630.671.8%
83PragueKč 479,277Kč 564,07230.674.0%
84Phuket฿322,314฿756,19830.594.2%
85Porto€18,993€20,41730.170.6%
86Tallinn€17,636€19,60328.987.3%
87Cape TownR 262,410R 414,02428.481.2%
88Warsawzł 75,181zł 88,96428.479.1%
89Lagos₦8,855,422₦34,536,14527.370.3%
90Manila₱359,036₱1,202,77126.890.4%
91Ho Chi Minh City₫180,000,000₫528,000,00026.479.5%
92BudapestFt 5,746,988Ft 7,499,81926.166.5%
93LimaS/29,639S/76,46725.886.8%
94Buenos AiresAR$10,698,795AR$22,824,09625.656.0%
95Bali (Denpasar)Rp 111,144,578Rp 312,439,75925.385.4%
96Riga€14,923€17,16125.369.5%
97Phnom Penh$5,600$19,84024.8100.0%
98NairobiKSh 723,193KSh 2,551,83724.772.7%
99JakartaRp 111,144,578Rp 302,560,24124.585.4%
100Hanoi₫180,000,000₫482,000,00024.179.5%
101Krakowzł 75,181zł 74,55423.879.1%
102Istanbul₺409,639₺591,41623.163.3%
103BogotáCOP 36,578,313COP 76,149,39822.992.0%
104Chiang Mai฿322,314฿560,33022.694.2%
105Bucharestlei 60,940lei 76,17522.555.0%
106Mumbai₹732,229₹1,484,42822.393.9%
107CasablancaMAD 62,169MAD 171,74122.186.2%
108Bangalore₹732,229₹1,384,57820.893.9%
109MedellínCOP 36,578,313COP 67,836,14520.492.0%
110Delhi₹732,229₹1,298,04219.593.9%
111MarrakechMAD 62,169MAD 149,20519.286.2%
112Chennai₹732,229₹1,258,10218.993.9%
113CairoE£273,253E£655,80716.872.1%

Data covers 113 cities. Local market = verified / OECD / COLI badge (same as /is-my-salary-good/). Lifestyle equivalent = NYC baseline × city COLI / 100 — not market pay. Updated 2026.

Salary Range

Typical electrical engineer salary range (New York baseline, USD):

Entry Level
$42,000
Mid-Career
$80,000
Senior
$145,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average electrical engineer salary in 2026?

The mid-career electrical engineer New York baseline is $80,000. Each city shows two numbers: local-market pay (verified national stats, OECD estimate, or COLI fallback) and a lifestyle equivalent (NYC baseline scaled by city COLI). The equivalent is not what someone earns locally.

Which city pays electrical engineers the most?

The highest COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent for a electrical engineer is Zurich at $97,920 USD. That figure is purchasing-power scaled from the New York baseline, not local market pay. See both columns in the table for all 113 cities.

How is the salary adjusted for each city?

Local-market pay uses the same country multipliers as /is-my-salary-good/ (verified national statistics, OECD wage ratios, or COLI fallback). Lifestyle equivalent starts from the New York baseline and scales by city COLI (NYC = 100). Take-home percentage is tax and social contributions on the local-market figure.