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What power systems engineers make
Licensed engineer
$105,000
Engineer-in-training
$70,000
Senior or principal
$165,000
Job Bank's page is titled design engineer, electrical power systems, inside the electrical engineers group. Its national median is $50.67 an hour, about $105,000 a year full time. Utility jobs pay steadily; consulting pays more at the top and less at the start.