Electrical Engineers pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$128,340avg. a year
$61.70 an hour · 5,720 employed
Electrical Engineers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $128,340 a year. That is $7,240 (5%) less than the Texas average of $135,580. The U.S. average is $125,100.
$124,390Median pay
$61.70Average hourly
-5%vs. Texas average
5,720Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for electrical engineers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 22.
14,070 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$157,930
$75.93 an hour
2130 jobs
Midland, TX
$141,500
$68.03 an hour
35,770 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$135,160
$64.98 an hour
4360 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$125,550
$60.36 an hour
5230 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$124,590
$59.90 an hour
6820 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$121,130
$58.23 an hour
7110 jobs
Longview, TX
$118,190
$56.82 an hour
860 jobs
Tyler, TX
$118,180
$56.82 an hour
980 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$113,350
$54.50 an hour
1070 jobs
Odessa, TX
$113,340
$54.49 an hour
1130 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$113,220
$54.43 an hour
1240 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$113,220
$54.44 an hour
13140 jobs
Waco, TX
$112,090
$53.89 an hour
1440 jobs
Victoria, TX
$111,130
$53.43 an hour
1590 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$110,180
$52.97 an hour
1650 jobs
Abilene, TX
$108,890
$52.35 an hour
1760 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$108,280
$52.06 an hour
18100 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$106,470
$51.19 an hour
19300 jobs
El Paso, TX
$105,970
$50.95 an hour
2050 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$104,360
$50.17 an hour
21100 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$104,110
$50.05 an hour
22130 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$100,300
$48.22 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineers | $102,080 |
| Industrial Engineers | $114,160 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $114,530 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $140,680 |
| Engineers, All Other | $116,570 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | $156,150 |
Questions and answers
How much do electrical engineers make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $128,340 a year, and the median is $124,390. About 5,720 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $7,240 (5%) less than the Texas average of $135,580.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.11 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 17-2071. Metro area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.