H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Systems Analysts vs Electrical Engineers

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Computer Systems Analysts
SOC 15-1211Rank #2
Occupation B
Electrical Engineers
SOC 17-2071Rank #22

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricComputer Systems AnalystsElectrical Engineers
Median wage$70,000$90,000
P25 wage$60,500$73,500
P75 wage$88,046$115,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$27,546$41,500
Total filings806,26773,415
Wage samples802,69373,025
Rank#2#22

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Computer Systems Analysts
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$60k
FY2011$61k
FY2012$63k
FY2013$65k
FY2014$65k
FY2015$66k
FY2016$67k
FY2017$70k
FY2018$83k
FY2019$90k
FY2020$94k
FY2021$96k
FY2022$100k
FY2023$102k
FY2024$103k
FY2025$106k
FY2026$112k
Electrical Engineers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$73k
FY2011$73k
FY2012$74k
FY2013$75k
FY2014$76k
FY2015$77k
FY2016$79k
FY2017$79k
FY2018$85k
FY2019$88k
FY2020$93k
FY2021$99k
FY2022$102k
FY2023$106k
FY2024$110k
FY2025$118k
FY2026$120k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Systems Analysts

  • 1CA107,195$76,000
  • 2TX97,255$68,827
  • 3NJ81,789$66,000
  • 4IL49,492$69,000
  • 5NY43,467$71,510

Top 5 hiring states — Electrical Engineers

  • 1CA16,651$113,000
  • 2TX9,128$88,000
  • 3MI4,761$86,520
  • 4WA2,909$114,424
  • 5IL2,827$82,035

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Systems Analysts

Top 5 sponsors — Electrical Engineers

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