Staff Electrical Engineer H-1B Salary

219 certified H-1B filings list the job title Staff Electrical Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $125,000; the middle half of filings fall between $93,662 and $150,766. The largest sponsor for this title is BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. (76 filings).

219
certified filings
$125,000
Median base salary
$93,662
25th pct
$150,766
75th pct
$170,203
90th pct
$86,691
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 people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$86,691$125,000 median$170,203

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202635$139,394
FY202562$134,798
FY202484$127,500
FY202338$98,405

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Irvine, CA28$146,000
Kansas City, MO17$88,090
Upton, NY12$109,995
Andover, MA11$150,000
Cedar Rapids, IA9$135,000
Austin, TX8$158,500
San Jose, CA8$170,508
Greensboro, NC7$145,000
Phoenix, AZ6$86,112
Atlanta, GA5$97,282
Newbury Park, CA5$145,000
Sunnyvale, CA5$223,400
Charlotte, NC4$86,988
Houston, TX4$96,152
Raleigh, NC4$87,274
San Francisco, CA4$209,844
Brookhaven, GA3$84,535
Concord, NC3$86,791
Detroit, MI3$90,355
Hillsboro, OR3$143,336

Staff Electrical Engineer salary by employer

Top 40 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.76$88,862
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.67$145,000
Brookhaven National Laboratory13$109,990
Avnera Corporation5$143,350
Renesas Electronics America Inc.5$152,500
Cruise LLC4$216,850
Masonite Corporation4$95,868
Rivian Automotive, LLC4$157,601
Stryker Corporation4$125,317
3S Engineering and Design LLC2$122,720
Arcadis U.S., Inc.2$105,424
Astronics Advanced Electronics Systems Corp.2$175,503
CoreWeave, Inc.2$315,000
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.2$138,276
Tesla, Inc.2$161,355
Alert Innovation Inc.1$145,000
Antora Energy Inc.1$208,000
Bloom Energy Corporation1$157,600
Brown and Caldwell1$88,000
Burns & McDonnell Western Enterprises, Inc1$101,254
CooperSurgical, Inc.1$130,832
Draeger Medical Systems, Inc.1$150,988
EG&R ENGINEERING PC1$84,490
Form Energy, Inc.1$195,187
Fulfil Solutions, Inc.1$158,413
Google LLC1$230,000
IMI Norgren LLC1$137,031
Imperative Care, Inc.1$193,500
Interactive Engineering Corporation1$83,000
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.1$225,451
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.1$204,687
Itron, Inc.1$103,259
Mytra, Inc.1$198,000
Norgen GT Development LLC1$124,440
Norgren GT Development LLC1$137,031
NxStage Medical, Inc., a Fresenius Medical Care N.A. company1$145,000
Qorvo US, INC.1$160,500
Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC1$159,390
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.1$101,000
Waabi Innovation US Inc.1$230,000

Related job titles

Electrical Engineer $94,346Staff Engineer $155,000Staff Software Engineer $175,000Senior Staff Engineer $174,475Staff Data Engineer $165,105Senior Electrical Engineer $128,180Staff Engineer, Software $146,850Electrical Engineer II $98,197Electrical Design Engineer $94,612Staff ASICS Engineer $140,000

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer