How much do Electrical Engineers make in Fort Wayne, IN?

Percentile spread

For Electrical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $66,740 and the 90th percentile is $153,840. The difference is $87,100, which is 86.4% 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 $80,160 to the 75th at $124,340, covers $44,180.

The mean annual wage is $105,140, which sits above the median of $100,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Wayne, IN median is 16.5% lower than the national median of $120,630 for Electrical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,867, which is 9.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the Indiana median of $102,670.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Wayne, IN is 92.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical Engineers at $108,867 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

35 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical Engineers. Fort Wayne, IN ranks 19th of 36 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).).

• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 53 miles away, with a median of $85,730 and employment of 200. That median is 14.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,913, against $108,867 here.
• Kokomo, IN is 59 miles away, with a median of $106,550 and employment of 210. That median is 5.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,854, against $108,867 here.
• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 71 miles away, with a median of $98,870 and employment of 110. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,474, against $108,867 here.

Employment share

Electrical Engineers accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Wayne, IN (370 of 225,520). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (198,750 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.28 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.