Electrical Engineer salary in Cincinnati, OH

Based on 64 certified H-1B filings in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mason, Florence, West Chester, Milford, Union.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$103,255
Middle 50%$92.2k–$116.9k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $123,560
Filings64FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,378 and $159,954.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,595
25th$92,239
50th (median)$103,255
75th$116,942
90th$141,772

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $72,218 (42 filings) FY2021: median $75,629 (79 filings) FY2022: median $77,500 (70 filings) FY2023: median $87,641 (46 filings) FY2024: median $95,000 (53 filings) FY2025: median $99,403 (33 filings) FY2026: median $107,578 (31 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 42 filings FY20 FY2021: 79 filings FY21 FY2022: 70 filings FY22 FY2023: 46 filings FY23 FY2024: 53 filings FY24 FY2025: 33 filings FY25 FY2026: 31 filings FY26 79
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$72,218$67,028$80,79842
FY2021$75,629$70,352$85,34079
FY2022$77,500$73,888$89,95070
FY2023$87,641$80,041$97,62246
FY2024$95,000$83,659$110,45453
FY2025$99,403$91,689$107,59833
FY2026$107,578$92,538$125,81931

Cost of living

Cincinnati's median Electrical Engineer salary of $103,255 is worth about $108,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cincinnati = 95.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Cincinnati, OH area earned a median of $105,350 in May 2025 (1,170 employed). The H-1B median here is $103,255, 2% lower.

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
Intelligrated Systems$92,63514
Intelligrated Servicestoo few8
Jabiltoo few3
Matthews Automation Solutionstoo few3
Schneider Electrictoo few3
Siemenstoo few2
Dematictoo few2
Jacobs Engineering Grouptoo few2
L&T Technology Servicestoo few2
Nokia of Americatoo 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 $95,000 27
Senior · Level III $111,533 10
Expert · Level IV $141,620 10

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$89,336$95,00027
Senior · Level III$107,578$111,53310
Expert · Level IV$125,819$141,62010

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.