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The average salary for an Electrical Engineer with Microsoft Office skills in Detroit, Michigan is $78,703.
10%
$56k
MEDIAN
$79k
90%
$98k
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Job Description for Electrical Engineer
Electrical Engineer Tasks
- Design, maintain, implement, and improve electrical instruments and equipment.
- Supervise and train project staff as needed.
- Inspect completed projects to ensure conformance with design standards.
- Apply principles of electrical theory to engineering projects.
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Popular Skills for Electrical Engineer
Avg. Salary
Popularity
Engineering Design
$78,260
71 responses
Microsoft Excel
$78,749
42 responses
Project Management
$83,963
37 responses
Matlab
$76,985
25 responses
Microsoft Word
$76,000
24 responses
Skills in Microsoft Excel and Project Management are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Microsoft Word, Matlab and Engineering Design.
Pay by Experience Level for Electrical Engineer
An early career Electrical Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $70,639 based on 19 salaries. A mid-career Electrical Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $83,705 based on 16 salaries.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Electrical Engineer in their job title in San Diego, California earn an average of 6.2% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Houston, Texas (1.2% more) and Los Angeles, California (0.0% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Atlanta, Georgia (10.7% less), Chicago, Illinois (10.3% less) and New York, New York (5.9% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 35 survey responses.
Early Career
54.3%
Mid Career
45.7%
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