Occupation · SOC 17-2071

Electrical Engineers: H-1B salaries and wage levels

Level IV starts anywhere from $115,835 to $218,275 depending on the city. The median offer is $125,000.

7,128certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

$125,000median offer

$100k to $155kmiddle half of offers

13%of new-employment offers reach Level IV for their area

Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27

Wage levels by city

same scale for every row · black mark: median offer in that city

Austin, TX

IV $190k

San Jose · Sunnyvale · Cupertino

IV $218k

IV $162k

IV $152k

IV $155k

IV $116k

under Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $67k to $229k

City	LCAs	Median	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Austin, TX	252	$140,920	$93,205	$125,403	$157,602	$189,800
San Jose, CA	235	$167,313	$130,686	$159,890	$189,072	$218,275
Sunnyvale, CA	208	$179,567	$130,686	$159,890	$189,072	$218,275
Cupertino, CA	175	$166,538	$130,686	$159,890	$189,072	$218,275
Houston, TX	164	$119,600	$81,182	$108,035	$134,909	$161,762
Santa Clara, CA	159	$170,000	$130,686	$159,890	$189,072	$218,275
Dallas, TX	116	$116,721	$79,435	$103,771	$128,086	$152,422
San Diego, CA	107	$139,500	$82,638	$106,808	$130,978	$155,147
Palo Alto, CA	106	$205,200	$130,686	$159,890	$189,072	$218,275
Columbus, IN	101	$104,707	$74,235	$88,109	$101,962	$115,835
Mountain View, CA	101	$208,000	$130,686	$159,890	$189,072	$218,275

What employers offer

7,128 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area

$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k

Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 20 LCAs = 50 LCAs

Lottery entries

2,318 new-employment LCAs

Electrical Engineers 12%28%30%17%13% 2,318

All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984

1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry

How this is calculated

New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.

Over time

fiscal years, October to September · hatched: year to date

Certified H-1B LCAs

5,698 FY2026 to date

6.2kFY23

6.5kFY24

7.4kFY25

5.7kFY26

Median offer

$125,182 FY2026

$110kFY23

$111kFY24

$119kFY25

$125kFY26

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

#	Employer	Certified LCAs	Median salary
1	Apple Inc.	463	$159,890
2	Microsoft Corporation	162	$180,006
3	Tesla, Inc.	132	$180,000
4	Texas Instruments Incorporated	122	$122,860
5	Micron Technology, Inc.	115	$152,782
6	Cummins Inc.	112	$104,707
7	Meta Platforms, Inc	110	$188,282
8	General Motors	84	$138,773
9	Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.	66	$119,279
10	Black & Veatch Corporation	57	$95,326
11	Google LLC	57	$178,600
12	Eaton Corporation	56	$127,329
13	Caterpillar Inc.	55	$107,099
14	Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.	55	$149,622
15	Rivian Automotive, LLC	49	$166,521
16	Analog Devices, Inc.	46	$139,694
17	Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation	44	$114,784
18	Mirafra Inc	44	$160,000
19	Asml US, LP	43	$130,832
20	Ford Motor Company	42	$127,379
21	DC Group, Inc.	40	$97,500
22	Fca US LLC	39	$141,000
23	L&T Technology Services Limited	36	$93,264
24	Nokia of America Corporation	34	$135,110
25	Siemens Industry, Inc.	34	$114,654
	All other employers	5,031	–