Electrical Engineer salary in Allentown, PA

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hackettstown, Bethlehem, Washington, Easton, Macungie.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$120,500
Middle 50%$93.9k–$141.9k
vs. national median−2%comparison median $123,560
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,987 and $196,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,064
25th$93,930
50th (median)$120,500
75th$141,898
90th$152,094

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $105k $140k FY2020: median $88,293 (16 filings) FY2021: median $97,567 (20 filings) FY2023: median $104,437 (17 filings) FY2024: median $100,800 (11 filings) FY2025: median $109,990 (13 filings) FY2026: median $132,000 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 20 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 20
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$88,293$76,411$102,62516
FY2021$97,567$85,248$105,85120
FY2022–––8
FY2023$104,437$87,700$121,20217
FY2024$100,800$95,500$111,86611
FY2025$109,990$80,000$120,00013
FY2026$132,000$122,593$145,30215

Cost of living

Allentown's median Electrical Engineer salary of $120,500 is worth about $120,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Allentown = 100.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Allentown, PA area earned a median of $111,500 in May 2025 (410 employed). The H-1B median here is $120,500, 8% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Nokia of Americatoo few6
Air Products & Chemicalstoo few3
Astrodynetoo few3
Hive Power Engineeringtoo few3
Albea Americastoo few2
Infineratoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.