Mid-level Electrical Engineer salary in Cleveland, OH

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Cleveland, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes North Olmsted, Solon, Mayfield Heights, Independence, Avon.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$88,232
Middle 50%$85.9k–$95.3k
vs. all levels here−8%comparison median $96,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,509 and $106,368.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,509
25th$85,903
50th (median)$88,232
75th$95,250
90th$97,620

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $68,245 (29 filings) FY2021: median $73,000 (12 filings) FY2023: median $81,349 (10 filings) FY2024: median $82,684 (10 filings) FY2025: median $85,806 (10 filings) FY2026: median $89,564 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 29 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 29
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$68,245$67,621$74,00029
FY2021$73,000$71,541$81,25012
FY2022–––9
FY2023$81,349$80,954$88,34710
FY2024$82,684$81,744$87,66910
FY2025$85,806$85,535$92,69010
FY2026$89,564$87,402$95,75010

Cost of living

Cleveland's median mid-level Electrical Engineer salary of $88,232 is worth about $93,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cleveland = 93.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Cleveland, OH area earned a median of $98,550 in May 2025 (1,180 employed). The H-1B median here is $88,232, 10% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
R.E. Warner & Associatestoo few4
CSA America Testing & Certificationtoo few2
L&T Technology Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,000 13
Mid-level · Level II $88,232 20
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $130,395 18

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$69,597$75,00013
Mid-level · Level II$85,509$88,23220
Expert · Level IV$119,330$130,39518

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.