SOC 17-2072 · Huntsville, AL metro

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Salary in Huntsville, AL

The average salary for electronics engineers (except computer) in Huntsville, Alabama is $136,760 a year ($65.75 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $133,330: half of the 890 people in this job in the Huntsville, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($140,172).

$136,760average per year

$65.75 / hourMedian $133,330Take-home ≈ $99,221

  • $82K10th
  • $101K25th
  • $133KMedian
  • $164K75th
  • $195K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

890people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 6Alabama metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Electronics Engineers, Except Computer pay range in Huntsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $195,190 or more. The middle half of electronics engineers (except computer) in Huntsville earn between $100,780 and $163,630.

  • $82K10th
  • $101K25th
  • $133KMedian
  • $164K75th
  • $195K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$136,760$11,397$65.75
Median$133,330$11,111$64.10
Entry level (25th percentile)$100,780$8,398$48.45
Experienced (75th percentile)$163,630$13,636$78.67

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

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer salary after taxes in Huntsville

On the average salary of $136,760, a single filer in Huntsville takes home about $99,221 a year, or $8,268 a month and $3,816 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Huntsville a good place for electronics engineers (except computer)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Huntsville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $136,760 buys what about $146,940 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Huntsville ($51,740). A typical home costs $316,645, or 2.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Electronics Engineers, Except Computer salary in other Alabama cities

Huntsville ranks 1st of 6 Alabama metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Electronics Engineers, Except Computer salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for electronics engineers (except computer)

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($187,710).

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer salary by city

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Electronics Engineers, Except Computer salary in Huntsville: questions

How much do electronics engineers (except computer) make an hour in Huntsville?

$65.75 an hour on average, and $64.10 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level electronics engineers (except computer) salary in Huntsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,970 a year and the 25th percentile is $100,780, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the electronics engineers (except computer) take-home pay in Huntsville?

About $99,221 a year ($8,268 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $136,760. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do electronics engineers (except computer) earn more in Huntsville than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($140,172).

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 17-2072; area Huntsville, AL (26620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 5.38, this job is 5.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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