H1B Report
Salary comparison

Electrical Engineers vs Computer Occupations, All Other

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
Electrical Engineers
SOC 17-2071Rank #21
Occupation B
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299Rank #2

Key metrics

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

MetricElectrical EngineersComputer Occupations, All Other
Median wage$104,794$101,920
P25 wage$85,717$80,434
P75 wage$132,000$132,829
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$46,283$52,395
Total filings29,152289,708
Wage samples29,098289,384
Rank#21#2

Median wage by year

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

Electrical Engineers
Computer Occupations, All Other

Top 5 hiring states — Electrical Engineers

  • 1CA7,801$135,000
  • 2TX3,391$101,483
  • 3MI2,269$100,000
  • 4WA1,356$132,537
  • 5IL1,169$93,288

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA46,693$136,531
  • 2TX45,907$95,000
  • 3NJ21,807$94,999
  • 4WA16,359$135,000
  • 5NY14,993$115,990

Top 5 sponsors — Electrical Engineers

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