H-1B salary guideSOC 17-2072Rank #13Updated May 2026

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (SOC 17-2072). Based on 43,914 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$128,300

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$107,598

lower quartile

P75 wage

$154,660

upper quartile

Filings

43,914

Rank #13

Summary

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (SOC 17-2072) is one of the most actively sponsored occupations in the H-1B program, with 43,914 filings. H-1B salaries for this role typically range from $107,598 (25th percentile) to $154,660 (75th percentile), with a median of $128,300.

Wages increase significantly across Department of Labor (DOL) prevailing wage levels. Level I positions start at a median of $89,003, advancing to $110,718 at Level II, $137,252 at Level III, and $170,872 at Level IV. This progression reflects increasing experience and responsibility in electronics design, testing, and product development.

California dominates H-1B sponsorship for this occupation with 23,899 filings and a median wage of $143,187, followed by Texas (6,615 filings, $130,000 median). Other active states include Oregon, Massachusetts, and Arizona. Top employers include Intel Corporation (2,515 filings), Qualcomm Technologies (2,414), Apple Inc. (1,913), Advanced Micro Devices (984), and NVIDIA (849).

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Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

Level	N	P25	Median	P75
Level I	2,692	$75,192	$89,003	$104,291
Level II	15,176	$99,216	$110,718	$124,349
Level III	11,322	$123,419	$137,252	$151,902
Level IV	9,290	$151,474	$170,872	$191,580

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#	State	Filings	Median
1	CA	23,899	$143,187
2	TX	6,615	$130,000
3	OR	2,382	$95,763
4	MA	2,052	$116,662
5	AZ	1,286	$109,747
6	MI	1,157	$95,930
7	NC	639	$112,386
8	WA	619	$125,008
9	FL	562	$109,756
10	IL	534	$95,950

23,899

6,615

2,382

2,052

1,286

1,157

639

619

562

534

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	Intel Corporation	2,515
2	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	2,414
3	Apple Inc.	1,913
4	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	984
5	NVIDIA Corporation	849
6	Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.	270
7	Meta Platforms, Inc	232
8	Xilinx, Inc.	216
9	Texas Instruments Incorporated	171
10	Analog Devices, Inc.	152

Intel Corporation

2,515

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

2,414

Apple Inc.

1,913

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

984

NVIDIA Corporation

849

Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.

270

Meta Platforms, Inc

232

Xilinx, Inc.

216

Texas Instruments Incorpor…

171

Analog Devices, Inc.

152

Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

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