Electrical Engineers Salary in Albuquerque, NM

Electrical Engineers pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $104,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $202,680 or more. The middle half of electrical engineers in Albuquerque earn between $131,720 and $202,680.

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

Electrical Engineers salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $158,230, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $112,994 a year, or $9,416 a month and $4,346 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Albuquerque a good place for electrical engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $158,230 buys what about $165,606 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 2.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Electrical Engineers salary in other New Mexico cities

Albuquerque ranks 1st of 2 New Mexico metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for electrical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($189,370).

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• Engineers, All Other$151,910 a year
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$150,010 a year
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• Aerospace Engineers$143,200 a year
• Industrial Engineers$133,120 a year
• Environmental Engineers$122,760 a year
• Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$114,620 a year
• Civil Engineers$108,760 a year

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