Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $120K, rent takes 22.9% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,646/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new electronics engineers, except computers typically earn — is $81K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,842/month. At HUD’s $1,646/month FMR, rent would take 34% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $120K locally vs. $130K nationally, a 8% difference.

Virginia pays $120K median vs. the U.S. average of $130K — that’s -8%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 94.79), the purchasing-power equivalent is $127K — below the national median.

The median is $119,990 a year, that works out to about $58 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $80,700, and experienced electronics engineers, except computers can clear $176,490. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $7,199/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,646/month, which eats 22.9% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Virginia has a Regional Price Parity of 94.79 (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 $126,585 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.