Electrical Engineer salary in Grand Rapids, MI

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Zeeland, Lowell, Byron Center, Grand Haven, Kentwood.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$90,999
Middle 50%$81.8k–$104.2k
vs. national median−26%comparison median $123,560
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,625 and $118,740.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,731
25th$81,818
50th (median)$90,999
75th$104,161
90th$112,190

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $80,321 (17 filings) FY2021: median $81,598 (15 filings) FY2022: median $78,279 (15 filings) FY2024: median $90,300 (13 filings) FY2025: median $90,999 (12 filings) FY2026: median $90,314 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 17
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$80,321$67,621$90,07817
FY2021$81,598$65,500$97,03315
FY2022$78,279$72,251$87,22015
FY2023–––6
FY2024$90,300$84,872$106,78713
FY2025$90,999$81,168$105,95112
FY2026$90,314$83,700$98,28010

Cost of living

Grand Rapids's median Electrical Engineer salary of $90,999 is worth about $95,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Grand Rapids = 95.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Grand Rapids, MI area earned a median of $100,080 in May 2025 (1,160 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,999, 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

EmployerMedianFilings
Gentextoo few5
Bastian Solutionstoo few4
Dematictoo few2
Progressive AEtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $92,520 11
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$88,109$92,52011

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.