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

How much do Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Wichita, KS?

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 Wichita, KS is $76,040. The 10th percentile is $47,590 and the 90th percentile is $97,550. Employment is 140.

Median annual wage

$76,040

10th percentile
$47,590
25th percentile
$58,630
Median
$76,040
75th percentile
$85,510
90th percentile
$97,550
Mean
$72,310

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 $47,590 and the 90th percentile is $97,550. The difference is $49,960, which is 65.7% 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 $58,630 to the 75th at $85,510, covers $26,880.

The mean annual wage is $72,310, which sits below the median of $76,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $78,190 for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $85,490, which is 9.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.1% higher than the Kansas median of $70,310.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $85,490 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Wichita, KS ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

  • Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $66,560 and employment of 290. That median is 12.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,607, against $85,490 here.
  • Manhattan, KS is 119 miles away, with a median of $66,440 and employment of 40. That median is 12.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,690, against $85,490 here.
  • Oklahoma City, OK is 153 miles away, with a median of $84,070 and employment of 470. That median is 10.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,990, against $85,490 here.

Employment share

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (140 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (95,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.74 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 Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Wichita, KS is $76,040. The 10th percentile is $47,590 and the 90th percentile is $97,550. Employment is 140.

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

The local median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $78,190.

What is Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay in Wichita, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $76,040 is $85,490. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wichita, KS compare with nearby metros for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $66,560. Wichita, KS ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.