SOC 17-3023 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $94,330. The 10th percentile is $49,370 and the 90th percentile is $125,930. Employment is 930.

Median annual wage

$94,330

10th percentile
$49,370
25th percentile
$71,810
Median
$94,330
75th percentile
$110,920
90th percentile
$125,930
Mean
$91,520

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $49,370 and the 90th percentile is $125,930. The difference is $76,560, which is 81.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $71,810 to the 75th at $110,920, covers $39,110.

The mean annual wage is $91,520, which sits below the median of $94,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 20.6% higher than the national median of $78,190 for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,279, which is 15.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% lower than the Maryland median of $95,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $94,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $90,279 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 4th of 27 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • York-Hanover, PA is 44 miles away, with a median of $69,940 and employment of 220. That median is 25.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,854, against $90,279 here.
  • Lancaster, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $66,560 and employment of 130. That median is 29.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,741, against $90,279 here.
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $84,090 and employment of 2,590. That median is 10.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,229, against $90,279 here.

Employment share

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (930 of 1,356,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (95,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.12 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $94,330. The 10th percentile is $49,370 and the 90th percentile is $125,930. Employment is 930.

How does that compare with the national median for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

The local median is 20.6% higher than the national median of $78,190.

What is Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $94,330 is $90,279. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD compare with nearby metros for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

York-Hanover, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $69,940. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 4th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.