Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 22 people
How much does an electrical engineer make in Massachusetts?
$131,445typical pay for a electrical engineer in 2025
$99,043 – $157,408what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 11.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where electrical engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Massachusetts Department of Transportation10 people$158,390
- Department of Conservation and Recreation4 people$129,718
- Department of State Police3 people$93,810
- University of Massachusetts System2 people$99,906
- Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities1 person$123,055
- Massport1 person$124,789
- Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission1 person$135,381
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Electrical Engineer IV5 people$138,928
- Electrical Engineer V6 people$141,872
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).
- Lead Electrical Engineer$122,885 (everyone)
- Electrical Engineer (this page)$131,445 (everyone)
Highest-paid electrical engineers, 2025
- 1James De LashmitElectrical Engineer VI · Massachusetts Department of Transportation$256,636
- 2Daniel MullalyElectrical Engineer VI · Massachusetts Department of Transportation$200,289
- 3Wan TaiElectrical Engineer V · Massachusetts Department of Transportation$170,963
- 4Edwin MunguiaElectrical Engineer IV · Massachusetts Department of Transportation$169,498
- 5John WeathersElectrical Engineer V · Massachusetts Department of Transportation$169,418
Common questions
How much does an electrical engineer make in Massachusetts?
The typical electrical engineer was paid $131,445 in 2025; most earned between $99,043 and $157,408. This counts all 22 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 11.7% of all pay for electrical engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Electrical Engineer, at any level (for example "Electrical Engineer IV"). 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