California · 2025 pay · 32 people
How much does an associate electrical engineer make in California?
$159,025typical pay for a associate electrical engineer in 2025
$135,769 – $192,397what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 14.8% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- LA County Auditor-Controller · lacounty.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where associate electrical engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- East Bay Municipal Utility District12 people$199,683
- California Energy Commission6 people$129,041
- City of Vernon2 people$115,235
- Department of Forestry & Fire Protection2 people$166,525
- Department of Water Resources2 people$144,065
- Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer)2 people$158,059
- Los Angeles County2 people$158,061
- Turlock Irrigation District1 person$159,773
- Sacramento County1 person$70,807
- City of Sacramento1 person$127,293
- San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority1 person$143,521
No employers match.
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Assistant Electrical Engineer$78,917 (everyone)
- Electrical Engineer$118,755 (everyone)
- Associate Electrical Engineer (this page)$159,025 (everyone)
- Senior Electrical Engineer$170,526 (everyone)
- Principal Electrical Engineer$211,593 (everyone)
Highest-paid associate electrical engineers, 2025
- 1Adam Steven MarcusAssociate Electrical Engineer · Los Angeles County$159,478
- 2Carlos Ibalio MonzonAssociate Electrical Engineer · Los Angeles County$156,643
Common questions
How much does an associate electrical engineer make in California?
The typical associate electrical engineer was paid $159,025 in 2025; most earned between $135,769 and $192,397. This counts all 32 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.8% of all pay for associate electrical engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Associate Electrical Engineer, at any level (for example "Associate Electrical Engineer"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this