SOC 17-2072 · Area 47380 · May 2025
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Waco, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $68,580 | $32.97 |
| 25th percentile | $94,890 | $45.62 |
| Median | $117,700 | $56.59 |
| 75th percentile | $149,460 | $71.86 |
| 90th percentile | $191,000 | $91.83 |
| Average | $123,950 | $59.59 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 40. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $94,890 to $149,460 in 2025, a span of $54,570.
The area median is $14,520 (11.0%) below Texas's $132,220 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 13 other published areas
- This area's median is $24,190 (25.9%) above the $93,510 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $24,070 (25.7%) above the $93,630 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $22,120 (23.1%) above the $95,580 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $11,140 (10.5%) above the $106,560 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $130 (0.1%) below the $117,830 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $770 (0.6%) below the $118,470 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $5,350 (4.3%) below the $123,050 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $11,930 (9.2%) below the $129,630 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $13,120 (10.0%) below the $130,820 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $13,460 (10.3%) below the $131,160 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $14,360 (10.9%) below the $132,060 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $17,450 (12.9%) below the $135,150 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $45,260 (27.8%) below the $162,960 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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