Senior Electrical Designer Salary in the United States
How much does a Senior Electrical Designer make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Senior Electrical Designer in the United States is $85,765 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.
However, a Senior Electrical Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,608
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,599 to $94,058
Key Factors That Influence Senior Electrical Designer Salaries
A Senior Electrical Designer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Senior Electrical Designer Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Senior Electrical Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $108,176
San Francisco: $106,991
Oakland: $104,737
San Jose, CA$108,176
San Francisco, CA$106,991
Oakland, CA$104,737
New York, NY$98,749
Paramus, NJ$97,549
Queens Village, NY$97,544
Passaic, NJ$97,463
Bergenfield, NJ$97,455
Stamford, CT$97,266
Huntington, NY$97,231
Newark, NJ$96,597
Bridgeport, CT$96,416
Vallejo, CA$96,246
New Brunswick, NJ$96,212
Petaluma, CA$96,160
Middlesex, NJ$95,997
Somerset, NJ$95,937
Santa Cruz, CA$95,826
Boston, MA$95,302
Monterey, CA$95,001
Seattle, WA$94,805
Santa Rosa, CA$94,788
Los Angeles, CA$94,762
Juneau, AK$94,539
Washington, DC$94,445
Orange, CA$94,139
Santa Ana, CA$93,913
Long Beach, CA$93,827
Anaheim, CA$93,810
Anchorage, AK$93,767
Santa Maria, CA$93,510
Everett, WA$93,493
Danbury, CT$93,191
Bremerton, WA$93,073
Tacoma, WA$92,764
New Suffolk, NY$92,762
Sacramento, CA$92,738
Santa Barbara, CA$92,644
Trenton, NJ$92,549
San Diego, CA$92,549
Brockton, MA$92,455
Fairbanks, AK$92,245
Lompoc, CA$92,026
Lowell, MA$91,957
Ventura, CA$91,940
Nashua, NH$91,923
Stockton, CA$91,915
Modesto, CA$91,289
Poughkeepsie, NY$91,100
Olympia, WA$90,937
Kennewick, WA$90,937
New Haven, CT$90,903
Lawrence, MA$90,594
Hartford, CT$90,508
Riverside, CA$90,491
New Bedford, MA$90,405
Richland, WA$90,405
Bakersfield, CA$90,285
San Bernardino, CA$90,251
New Britain, CT$90,242
Atlantic City, NJ$90,242
New London, CT$90,208
Norwich, CT$90,182
Portsmouth, NH$90,165
Boulder, CO$89,983
Portland, OR$89,865
Worcester, MA$89,856
Minneapolis, MN$89,590
Philadelphia, PA$89,470
Honolulu, HI$89,187
Saint Paul, MN$89,146
Vineland, NJ$89,127
Providence, RI$88,879
Chicago, IL$88,630
Bellingham, WA$88,527
Springfield, MA$88,458
Baltimore, MD$88,433
Chico, CA$88,218
Pittsfield, MA$87,987
Manchester, NH$87,824
Spokane, WA$87,446
Denver, CO$87,438
Albany, NY$87,035
Troy, NY$87,000
Nassau, NY$86,909
Schenectady, NY$86,820
Wilmington, DE$86,752
Burlington, VT$86,632
Salem, OR$86,597
Portland, ME$86,331
Yakima, WA$86,246
Rochester, MN$85,980
Reno, NV$85,937
Fresno, CA$85,937
Milwaukee, WI$85,860
Detroit, MI$85,774
Ann Arbor, MI$85,759
Allentown, PA$85,748
Colorado Springs, CO$85,602
Syracuse, NY$85,559
Carson City, NV$85,559
Houston, TX$85,439
Eugene, OR$85,397
Gary, IN$85,294
Springfield, OR$85,225
Bismarck, ND$85,208
Galveston, TX$85,148
Medford, OR$85,019
Fort Collins, CO$84,985
Concord, NH$84,942
Austin, TX$84,916
Mesa, AZ$84,736
Reading, PA$84,728
Phoenix, AZ$84,719
Dallas, TX$84,693
Saint Cloud, MN$84,611
Madison, WI$84,496
Utica, NY$84,264
Rochester, NY$84,127
Des Moines, IA$84,119
Raleigh, NC$84,110
Atlanta, GA$83,981
Battle Creek, MI$83,956
Salt Lake City, UT$83,930
Lancaster, PA$83,801
Harrisburg, PA$83,681
Kansas City, MO$83,595
Champaign, IL$83,578
Kansas City, KS$83,578
Fort Worth, TX$83,570
Columbus, OH$83,555
Boca Raton, FL$83,535
Pittsburgh, PA$83,501
Richmond, VA$83,467
Indianapolis, IN$83,450
Cleveland, OH$83,441
Las Vegas, NV$83,338
Cincinnati, OH$83,338
Petersburg, VA$83,209
Huntsville, AL$83,081
Lansing, MI$83,023
Lebanon, PA$83,012
Pueblo, CO$83,004
Appleton, WI$82,978
Buffalo, NY$82,944
Dayton, OH$82,918
Racine, WI$82,901
Charlotte, NC$82,892
Saint Louis, MO$82,866
York, PA$82,815
Elkhart, IN$82,815
Gastonia, NC$82,799
Billings, MT$82,778
Beaumont, TX$82,755
Lorain, OH$82,738
Benton Harbor, MI$82,721
Toledo, OH$82,703
Binghamton, NY$82,661
Rock Hill, SC$82,652
Rockford, IL$82,609
Springfield, IL$82,575
Elyria, OH$82,566
Fargo, ND$82,566
Flagstaff, AZ$82,506
Fort Lauderdale, FL$82,455
Duluth, MN$82,403
Miami, FL$82,403
Cheyenne, WY$82,343
Grand Forks, ND$82,343
Bangor, ME$82,155
Cedar Rapids, IA$82,060
Durham, NC$82,024
Louisville, KY$82,017
Grand Rapids, MI$82,000
Hialeah, FL$81,992
Casper, WY$81,872
Scranton, PA$81,769
New Orleans, LA$81,743
Virginia Beach, VA$81,734
Akron, OH$81,691
Peoria, IL$81,580
Sarasota, FL$81,563
Nashville, TN$81,503
Omaha, NE$81,503
Green Bay, WI$81,503
Baton Rouge, LA$81,460
Charleston, SC$81,443
Jamestown, NY$81,400
Davenport, IA$81,400
Tucson, AZ$81,357
Saint Petersburg, FL$81,306
Tampa, FL$81,288
Evansville, IN$81,237
Port Arthur, TX$81,237
Bradenton, FL$81,203
Santa Fe, NM$81,048
Orlando, FL$80,894
Clearwater, FL$80,868
Canton, OH$80,688
La Crosse, WI$80,688
Albuquerque, NM$80,637
Newport News, VA$80,628
High Point, NC$80,602
Ogden, UT$80,568
Corpus Christi, TX$80,499
Norfolk, VA$80,448
Laramie, WY$80,448
Rock Island, IL$80,396
Saginaw, MI$80,379
Jacksonville, FL$80,371
Salisbury, NC$80,354
Boise, ID$80,336
Moline, IL$80,293
Fort Myers, FL$80,268
Memphis, TN$80,251
Tulsa, OK$80,208
Waterloo, IA$80,156
Spartanburg, SC$80,070
Lincoln, NE$80,028
Fort Wayne, IN$80,010
Provo, UT$80,002
Cedar Falls, IA$79,899
San Antonio, TX$79,865
Greensboro, NC$79,830
South Bend, IN$79,822
Savannah, GA$79,727
Muskegon, MI$79,693
Birmingham, AL$79,685
Winston Salem, NC$79,643
Lake Charles, LA$79,436
Anderson, IN$79,419
Lexington, KY$79,393
Augusta, GA$79,367
Greenville, SC$79,367
Lima, OH$79,299
Wichita, KS$79,290
Tuscaloosa, AL$79,290
Columbia, SC$79,213
Springfield, OH$79,196
Asheville, NC$79,058
Bloomington, IN$78,998
Knoxville, TN$78,690
Shreveport, LA$78,681
Wilmington, NC$78,570
Roanoke, VA$78,570
Topeka, KS$78,415
Frankfort, KY$78,406
Oklahoma City, OK$78,347
Chillicothe, OH$78,312
Longview, TX$78,304
Melbourne, FL$78,295
Sioux Falls, SD$78,158
Mobile, AL$78,149
Terre Haute, IN$78,115
Altoona, PA$78,064
Amarillo, TX$78,004
Killeen, TX$77,978
Fayetteville, AR$77,909
Chattanooga, TN$77,883
Sioux City, IA$77,806
Idaho Falls, ID$77,789
Lynchburg, VA$77,721
Gainesville, FL$77,609
Portsmouth, OH$77,566
Little Rock, AR$77,549
Lafayette, LA$77,515
Youngstown, OH$77,515
Daytona Beach, FL$77,463
Clarksville, TN$77,455
Pensacola, FL$77,446
Temple, TX$77,440
Hopkinsville, KY$77,189
Erie, PA$77,172
Florence, SC$77,137
Charleston, WV$77,000
Great Falls, MT$76,957
Macon, GA$76,837
Tallahassee, FL$76,829
Fayetteville, NC$76,811
Waco, TX$76,794
Helena, MT$76,734
Pine Bluff, AR$76,702
Vincennes, IN$76,597
Lubbock, TX$76,563
Alamogordo, NM$76,511
Twin Falls, ID$76,434
Rapid City, SD$76,408
Jackson, MS$76,254
Huntington, WV$76,248
Greenville, MS$76,245
Parkersburg, WV$76,158
Montgomery, AL$76,142
Wichita Falls, TX$76,057
Springfield, MO$76,057
Biloxi, MS$76,014
Monroe, LA$75,928
Johnstown, PA$75,868
Sumter, SC$75,834
Columbus, GA$75,825
Pascagoula, MS$75,662
Abilene, TX$75,662
Kingsport, TN$75,439
Albany, GA$75,439
Gulfport, MS$75,413
Alexandria, LA$75,130
Fort Smith, AR$74,916
El Paso, TX$74,684
Las Cruces, NM$74,298
Harlingen, TX$74,081
Pocatello, ID$74,067
Florence, AL$73,955
Brownsville, TX$73,938
Mcallen, TX$73,758
Dothan, AL$73,638
Columbus, MS$73,129
Altus, OK$72,729
Lawton, OK$72,566
Pierre, SD$72,257
What Skills Can Increase a Senior Electrical Designer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Consulting (Mentioned in 3.9% Job Postings): Providing technical or business expertise and advice to internal or external clients.
System Design (Mentioned in 2.53% Job Postings): Systems design is the process of defining elements of a system like modules, architecture, components and their interfaces and data for a system based on the specified requirements.
Electrical Codes (Mentioned in 1.54% Job Postings): Following a set of rules and regulations to install and repair electrical fixtures to minimize the risk of electric shock, fires, or explosion.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Senior Electrical Designer's salary.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Self-Directed: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Electrical Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Senior Electrical Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Senior Electrical Designer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Aerospace & Defense
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Senior Electrical Designer positions in Retail & Wholesale or Pharmaceuticals typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Senior Electrical Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Senior Electrical Designer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$111,495
$54.0
30%
Aerospace & Defense
$107,207
$52.0
25%
Healthcare
$102,918
$49.0
20%
Biotechnology
$98,630
$47.0
15%
Software & Networking
$94,342
$45.0
10%
How Education impacts a Senior Electrical Designer's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Senior Electrical Designers enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Senior Electrical Designer with a Associate's Degree is between
$79,612
and $85,084).
Senior Electrical Designer Salaries by Degree Level
Understanding how a Senior Electrical Designer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
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Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$77,599
Average$85,765/year
$94,058
$6,467
Average$7,147/month
$7,838
$1,492
Average$1,649/week
$1,809
$37
Average$41/hour
$45
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$94,058
$7,838
$1,809
$45
Average
$85,765
$7,147
$1,649
$41
25th Percentile
$77,599
$6,467
$1,492
$37
Salaries of Jobs related to Senior Electrical Designer
Salaries for a Senior Electrical Designer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $86,711 in 2023
to around $86,139 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Senior Electrical Designer salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Senior Electrical Designer
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Senior Electrical Designer
Here are companies hiring for Senior Electrical Designer and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Senior Electrical Designer
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Senior Electrical Designer?
The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Senior Electrical Designer roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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