Electrical Engineers, R&D
SOC code 17-2074 · 698 certified H-1B positions, FY2023–FY2026.
698
certified positions
$89,990
Median pay
$72,009
25th pct
$110,000
75th pct
$131,289
90th pct
$60,890
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
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Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$68,078
Median prevailing wage
$60,890$89,990 median$131,289
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 4.3%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 138 (21%), med $65,000Level II · Qualified — 177 (27%), med $85,820Level III · Experienced — 230 (35%), med $94,921Level IV · Fully competent — 121 (18%), med $106,496
Top employers hiring
| Employer | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC | 82 | $92,011 |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | 55 | $115,947 |
| Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. | 51 | $83,860 |
| UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) | 48 | $119,780 |
| Brookhaven National Laboratory | 40 | $111,888 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 17 | $71,663 |
| UChicago Argonne LLC | 17 | $94,486 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | 14 | $65,000 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 13 | $82,000 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | 13 | $85,000 |
| University of Colorado | 12 | $78,905 |
| BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC | 11 | $132,000 |
| National Radio Astronomy Observatory | 10 | $78,806 |
| The Ohio State University | 10 | $78,760 |
| Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC | 10 | $106,831 |
Top states
| State | Positions |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 103 |
| California | 80 |
| New York | 70 |
| Tennessee | 65 |
| Washington | 44 |
| Illinois | 34 |
| Texas | 33 |
| Massachusetts | 33 |
| Virginia | 28 |
| North Carolina | 21 |
| New Jersey | 16 |
| Georgia | 15 |
| Idaho | 13 |
| Ohio | 13 |
| Michigan | 11 |