California · 2025 pay · 73 people
How much does a senior electrical engineer make in California?
$170,526typical pay for a senior electrical engineer in 2025
$161,271 – $189,397what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.5% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
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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 senior electrical engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- California Energy Commission11 people$170,103
- Department of General Services9 people$162,641
- Department of Health Care Access and Information8 people$160,773
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District6 people$189,100
- City of San Diego6 people$215,327
- East Bay Municipal Utility District5 people$226,318
- Turlock Irrigation District4 people$179,436
- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District3 people$179,415
- Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation3 people$154,258
- City of Palo Alto3 people$256,285
- City of Long Beach2 people$45,774
- City of Anaheim2 people$119,833
- Sacramento County1 person$170,082
- Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer)1 person$182,303
- City of Alameda1 person$217,416
- Department of Forestry & Fire Protection1 person$167,521
- City of Moreno Valley1 person$135,643
- Los Angeles County1 person$184,491
- City of Burbank1 person$200,451
- Military Department (California National Guard)1 person$188,315
- Department of Fish and Wildlife1 person$169,522
- Department of Developmental Services1 person$19,284
- California State Parks1 person$162,509
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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$159,025 (everyone)
- Senior Electrical Engineer (this page)$170,526 (everyone)
- Principal Electrical Engineer$211,593 (everyone)
Highest-paid senior electrical engineers, 2025
- 1Mostafa KasheSenior Electrical Engineer · Los Angeles County$184,491
Common questions
How much does a senior electrical engineer make in California?
The typical senior electrical engineer was paid $170,526 in 2025; most earned between $161,271 and $189,397. This counts all 73 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.3% of all pay for senior electrical engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Senior Electrical Engineer, at any level (for example "Senior 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