Electrical Engineer salary in Memphis, TN

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Olive Branch, West Memphis.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$116,459
Middle 50%$100k–$130.4k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $123,560
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,018 and $207,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$73,408
25th$100,000
50th (median)$116,459
75th$130,395
90th$146,079

Cost of living

Memphis's median Electrical Engineer salary of $116,459 is worth about $126,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Memphis = 92.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Memphis, TN area earned a median of $112,870 in May 2025 (250 employed). The H-1B median here is $116,459, 3% 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
Bioenergy Development Grouptoo few2
Hyve Solutions Corporation (Synnex)too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.