The median annual wage of electrical and electronic engineering technicians was $56,040 in May 2010. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $34,070, and the top 10 percent earned more than $81,290.
Median annual wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of electrical and electronic engineering technicians in May 2010 were as follows:
| Federal government, excluding postal service | $75,220 |
| Electric power generation, transmission and distribution | 62,840 |
| Architectural, engineering, and related services | 54,120 |
| Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing | 51,060 |
| Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing | 49,930 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-13 Edition