Electrical Engineer salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 713 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plano, Richardson, Frisco, Irving, Fort Worth.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$113,000
Middle 50%$89.7k–$134.5k
vs. national median−9%comparison median $123,560
Filings713FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,213 and $211,282.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,680
25th$89,668
50th (median)$113,000
75th$134,453
90th$154,632

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $89,672 (336 filings) FY2021: median $91,600 (308 filings) FY2022: median $94,640 (331 filings) FY2023: median $102,533 (289 filings) FY2024: median $105,165 (350 filings) FY2025: median $107,559 (423 filings) FY2026: median $117,042 (290 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 336 filings FY20 FY2021: 308 filings FY21 FY2022: 331 filings FY22 FY2023: 289 filings FY23 FY2024: 350 filings FY24 FY2025: 423 filings FY25 FY2026: 290 filings FY26 423
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$89,672$76,586$106,513336
FY2021$91,600$83,583$110,000308
FY2022$94,640$82,564$118,000331
FY2023$102,533$88,816$120,000289
FY2024$105,165$84,198$125,821350
FY2025$107,559$83,200$127,835423
FY2026$117,042$95,826$138,278290

Cost of living

Dallas's median Electrical Engineer salary of $113,000 is worth about $109,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $124,390 in May 2025 (5,720 employed). The H-1B median here is $113,000, 9% 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

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,000 155
Mid-level · Level II $98,013 231
Senior · Level III $125,165 153
Expert · Level IV $148,000 141

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$62,213$75,000155
Mid-level · Level II$95,826$98,013231
Senior · Level III$117,042$125,165153
Expert · Level IV$123,739$148,000141

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.