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Electrical Engineer Career Market Report 2026

2,485 active jobs. 631 companies. Median salary $117K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

2,485
Active Job Openings
631
Companies Hiring
$117K
Median Salary (US)
73%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Electrical Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 73% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $117K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $90K to $166K.

Electrical is the most-demanded skill at 60%

Electrical demand rose +16.6pp — fastest-growing skill

Sgs leads hiring with 173 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$32K, +31%)

Salary increase: +$32K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 18% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior147$108K$135K$161K
Mid-Level58$90K$103K$131K
Staff54$128K$164K$198K
Junior27$75K$85K$129K
Entry-Level11$63K$70K$95K
Lead8$115K$117K$180K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$32K (31%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States298$122KUSD
Chile10$200KCLP
Remote9$125KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site8.1%
Remote4.4%
Hybrid1.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Electrical
60%
PCB Design
21%
AI/LLM
18%
AutoCAD
13%
Project Management
11%
Python
10%
Revit
8%
Robotics
8%
MATLAB
7%
MATLAB / Simulink
7%
PLC Programming
5%
Data Analysis
4%

Skills on the Rise

Electrical ↑+16.6ppRevit ↑+8.3ppPLC Programming ↑+4.7ppData Analysis ↑+4.5ppPCB Design ↑+4.2pp

Declining in Demand

FPGA ↓-8.9ppJournalism ↓-8.7ppSustainability ↓-8.5ppSupply Chain ↓-7.5ppProcurement ↓-6.7pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Sgs1737.0%
Globalhr1365.5%
Andurilindustries572.3%
Ngc431.7%
Alten Mexico421.7%
Syskahennessy381.5%
Toloka Ai291.2%
Amazon220.9%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States1,103
Chile145
Mexico127
Spain73
Remote48
United Kingdom34
China28
Peru24

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree34.6%631
Bachelor's Degree20.7%378
Master's Degree18.0%329
PhD / Doctorate0.9%17

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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