How much do Electrical Engineers make in Pittsfield, MA?

Percentile spread

For Electrical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $71,930 and the 90th percentile is $158,600. The difference is $86,670, which is 75.4% 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 $73,010 to the 75th at $147,170, covers $74,160.

The mean annual wage is $116,570, which sits above the median of $114,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsfield, MA median is 4.7% lower than the national median of $120,630 for Electrical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $120,844, which is 0.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10% lower than the Massachusetts median of $127,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsfield, MA is 95.106, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $114,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical Engineers at $120,844 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical Engineers. Pittsfield, MA ranks 11th of 28 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).).

• Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 28 miles away, with a median of $116,710 and employment of 40. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,427, against $120,844 here.
• Springfield, MA is 34 miles away, with a median of $113,330 and employment of 200. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,977, against $120,844 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 47 miles away, with a median of $105,910 and employment of 720. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,372, against $120,844 here.

Employment share

Electrical Engineers accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsfield, MA (90 of 56,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (198,750 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 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.