Hiring an electrical and electronic engineering technologist in Cape Coral, FL
Employers in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL area pay electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians a median of $76,350, with the middle half of the market between $60,570 and $85,510. Cape Coral residents working in architecture and engineering occupations report a median of $73,995, which is 3% below what the metro pays for this role.
What does an electrical and electronic engineering technologist earn here?
Place of work
What employers pay
| 25th percentile | $60,570 |
| Median | $76,350 |
| 75th percentile | $85,510 |
Half of electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in this area earn between $60,570 and $85,510. A band set below $60,570 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.
Place of residence
What Cape Coral residents earn
$73,995
Median earnings of Cape Coral residents working in architecture and engineering occupations, 1,272 people. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. Where people live, not where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.
The 3% figure is not a pay gap. ACS counts the civilian employed population 16 and over, part-time and part-year work included; OEWS counts wage-and-salary jobs only. The two populations differ, so read this number against other cities rather than as a shortfall: the same definitional difference applies to every city equally, which is what makes a city-to-city reading sound.
The two sit close together, so pay alone is unlikely to be what wins or loses this hire.
What does the role actually involve?
Core tasks
- Modify, maintain, or repair electronics equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
- Replace defective components or parts, using hand tools and precision instruments.
- Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems.
- Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings, or engineering instructions for assembling electronics units, applying knowledge of electronic theory and components.
- Identify and resolve equipment malfunctions, working with manufacturers or field representatives as necessary to procure replacement parts.
O*NET 29.1, task statements for SOC 17-3023.
Tools and technologies in demand
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Bentley MicroStation, C.
O*NET 29.1, flagged in demand or hot for this occupation. Useful as a screen, not as a checklist.
Is the talent actually in Cape Coral?
This is a job zone three: medium preparation needed occupation. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
It does not require a degree, which widens the pool considerably. For context, 25.7% of Cape Coral adults hold one. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501.
The average Cape Coral commute runs 29.1 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 13.1% already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that.
How often do these jobs turn over?
In Lee County, architectural, engineering and related services employs 2,858 and turns over 6.2% a quarter, with 247 hires against 248 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $7,898 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 5413.
That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a low-churn market, where people do not move often and passive candidates are the whole game.
What does the search cost?
The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's median would bill roughly $15,270 to $22,905 on the first year salary alone.
One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.
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Hiring an electrical and electronic engineering technologist somewhere else?
Same role, different market. The wage band moves with the metro.
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Other architecture and engineering roles in Cape Coral
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
- Architectural and Civil Drafters
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Civil Engineers
- Electrical Engineers
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
- Engineers, All Other
- Environmental Engineers
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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Cape Coral is the 7th largest of 9 Florida cities in this dataset.