Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $116K, rent takes 18.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,284/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new electronics engineers, except computers typically earn — is $79K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,765/month. At HUD’s $1,284/month FMR, rent would take 27% of that take-home — manageable on an entry-level income.

Local pay runs 11% below the national median — $116K here vs. $130K nationally. Cost of living is 7% below the national average, which narrows that gap in real purchasing power.

North Carolina pays $116K median vs. the U.S. average of $130K — that’s -11%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 92.66), the purchasing-power equivalent is $125K — below the national median.

The median is $115,920 a year, that works out to about $56 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $79,420, and experienced electronics engineers, except computers can clear $171,540. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $7,060/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,284/month, which eats 18.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

North Carolina has a Regional Price Parity of 92.66 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median electronics engineers, except computer salary is worth about $125,103 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.