Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $114K, rent takes 18.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,263/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 $4,761/month. At HUD’s $1,263/month FMR, rent would take 27% of that take-home — manageable on an entry-level income.

Local pay runs 13% below the national median — $114K here vs. $130K nationally. Cost of living is 7% below the national average, which narrows that gap in real purchasing power.

South Carolina pays $114K median vs. the U.S. average of $130K — that’s -13%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 93.17), the purchasing-power equivalent is $122K — below the national median.

The median is $113,720 a year, that works out to about $55 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $79,350, and experienced electronics engineers, except computers can clear $161,890. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,895/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,263/month, which eats 18.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

South Carolina has a Regional Price Parity of 93.17 (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 $122,056 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.