Electrical Engineer
Median salary
$104,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$84,219 – $130,832
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+4.58%
+1.41% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.2%
1,203 filings
Electrical Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$70,321
P25$84,219
Median$104,000
P75$130,832
P90$159,890
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$80,642403 LCAs
Level II$106,040418 LCAs
Level III$131,972158 LCAs
Level IV$159,637115 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Electrical Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Electrical Engineers 93%Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 5%Electrical Engineers, R&D 1%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 93.1% | 1,120 | $83,227 | $102,040 | $130,000 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 4.57% | 55 | $104,302 | $116,168 | $131,472 |
| Electrical Engineers, R&D 17-2074 | 0.83% | 10 | $130,092 | $134,518 | $141,642 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Electrical Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | 46 | $153,929 | +50.9% |
| Black & Veatch | 38 | $87,016 | -14.7% |
| Skyworks | 34 | $114,048 | -1.8% |
| L&t Technology | 29 | $94,353 | -7.5% |
| Asml Lp | 24 | $130,832 | +28.2% |
| Meta | 22 | $167,918 | +64.6% |
| Burns & Mcdonnell Engineering | 20 | $135,620 | +32.9% |
| Core Tech Construction | 17 | $65,500 | -35.8% |
| Tesla | 17 | $160,930 | +57.7% |
| Milwaukee Electric Tool | 15 | $101,250 | -0.8% |
| Alten Technology | 15 | $80,205 | -21.4% |
| 12 | $176,605 | +73.1% | |
| Kiewit Engineering | 12 | $105,617 | +3.5% |
| Eaton | 9 | $88,000 | -13.8% |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | 9 | $119,705 | +17.3% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Electrical Engineer153 LCAs · median $134,597
- Electrical Engineer II84 LCAs · median $96,688
- Electrical Engineer I43 LCAs · median $86,000
- Electrical Engineer III35 LCAs · median $107,619
- Senior Electrical Engineer I20 LCAs · median $130,832
- Senior Electrical Engineer II10 LCAs · median $152,766
- Electrical Engineer IV5 LCAs · median $115,627