SOC 17-3023 · Gainesville, FL metro

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Gainesville, FL

The average salary for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in Gainesville, Florida is $70,000 a year ($33.65 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $70,910: half of the 40 people in this job in the Gainesville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,650).

$70,000average per year

$33.65 / hourMedian $70,910Take-home ≈ $58,075

  • $47K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $71KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $96K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#10 of 15Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $96,440 or more. The middle half of electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in Gainesville earn between $56,250 and $76,960.

  • $47K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $71KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $96K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$70,000$5,833$33.65
Median$70,910$5,909$34.09
Entry level (25th percentile)$56,250$4,688$27.04
Experienced (75th percentile)$76,960$6,413$37.00

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Gainesville

On the average salary of $70,000, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $58,075 a year, or $4,840 a month and $2,234 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Gainesville a good place for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.7), so the average $70,000 buys what about $72,364 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($47,020). A typical home costs $306,605, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Florida cities

Gainesville ranks 10th of 15 Florida metro areas for this job; Panama City pays the most ($89,410).

All Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($108,520).

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary by city

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Gainesville: questions

How much do electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians make an hour in Gainesville?

$33.65 an hour on average, and $34.09 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians salary in Gainesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,250, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians take-home pay in Gainesville?

About $58,075 a year ($4,840 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $70,000. Florida has no state income tax.

Do electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians earn more in Gainesville than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,650).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3023; area Gainesville, FL (23540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.47, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.47).

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