Electrical Engineer salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Based on 46 certified H-1B filings in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Saline, Chelsea, Superior Township, Ypsilant, Ypsilanti Township.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$115,627
Middle 50%$100k–$128.1k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $123,560
Filings46FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,930 and $167,755.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,895
25th$100,023
50th (median)$115,627
75th$128,070
90th$140,810

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $105k $140k FY2020: median $80,015 (32 filings) FY2021: median $87,360 (40 filings) FY2022: median $87,732 (34 filings) FY2023: median $104,894 (21 filings) FY2024: median $103,834 (37 filings) FY2025: median $108,160 (27 filings) FY2026: median $126,714 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 32 filings FY20 FY2021: 40 filings FY21 FY2022: 34 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 37 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 40
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$80,015$76,149$95,58032
FY2021$87,360$81,634$101,35040
FY2022$87,732$75,000$108,15034
FY2023$104,894$96,623$115,21121
FY2024$103,834$85,000$118,29037
FY2025$108,160$91,877$115,96127
FY2026$126,714$104,432$137,55119

Cost of living

Ann Arbor's median Electrical Engineer salary of $115,627 is worth about $114,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Ann Arbor = 100.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Ann Arbor, MI area earned a median of $109,240 in May 2025 (810 employed). The H-1B median here is $115,627, 6% 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
Kla$130,77510
Black & Veatchtoo few9
Kyybatoo few4
HDR Michigantoo few2
Hinduja Techtoo few2
May Mobilitytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $104,000 13
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $127,840 16

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$84,531$104,00013
Expert · Level IV$126,714$127,84016

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.