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

How much do Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ?

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 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is $85,370. The 10th percentile is $54,510 and the 90th percentile is $114,380. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$85,370

10th percentile
$54,510
25th percentile
$59,030
Median
$85,370
75th percentile
$108,350
90th percentile
$114,380
Mean
$86,120

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 $54,510 and the 90th percentile is $114,380. The difference is $59,870, which is 70.1% 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 $59,030 to the 75th at $108,350, covers $49,320.

The mean annual wage is $86,120, which sits above the median of $85,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ median is 9.2% higher than the national median of $78,190 for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $95,660, which is 22.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.5% higher than the Arizona median of $77,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 89.243, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $85,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $95,660 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

  • Tucson, AZ is 119 miles away, with a median of $75,460 and employment of 560. That median is 11.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,877, against $95,660 here.
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 163 miles away, with a median of $79,710 and employment of 1,480. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,152, against $95,660 here.
  • Las Cruces, NM is 176 miles away, with a median of $85,780 and employment of 180. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,087, against $95,660 here.

Employment share

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ (30 of 33,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (95,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.44 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 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is $85,370. The 10th percentile is $54,510 and the 90th percentile is $114,380. Employment is 30.

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

The local median is 9.2% higher than the national median of $78,190.

What is Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 89.243, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $85,370 is $95,660. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ compare with nearby metros for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

Tucson, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 119 miles away, at $75,460. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.