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Fast Facts for Electrical Engineers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Jose, Santa Barbara and Santa Rosa
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Stockton, Fresno and Riverside
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Jose, Oakland and San Diego

Salaries for Electrical Engineers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Stockton, Santa Cruz and Sacramento

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Electrical Engineers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Electrical Engineers relative to the population of the city. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade1360$100,500
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara4630$138,450
Santa Rosa180$108,820
Modesto50$105,860
Bakersfield480$102,710
San Diego-Carlsbad3530$106,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward4340$120,990
Santa Cruz-Watsonville70$110,700
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara350$100,440
Stockton-Lodi80$117,050
Visalia-Porterville40N/A
Salinas40$129,850
Fresno180$119,270
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim7910$116,010
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura510$107,150
Redding90$107,660
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario940$93,670
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande70$109,080
Vallejo-FairfieldN/A$116,690
Yuba City40N/A

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