Electrical Engineer salary in Miami, FL

Based on 79 certified H-1B filings in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fort Lauderdale, Plantation, Hialeah, Juno Beach, Doral.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$112,000
Middle 50%$90.7k–$130.4k
vs. national median−9%comparison median $123,560
Filings79FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,621 and $200,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,969
25th$90,688
50th (median)$112,000
75th$130,354
90th$155,962

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $71,843 (39 filings) FY2021: median $90,000 (41 filings) FY2022: median $90,501 (33 filings) FY2023: median $85,000 (37 filings) FY2024: median $80,000 (26 filings) FY2025: median $109,995 (44 filings) FY2026: median $112,549 (35 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 39 filings FY20 FY2021: 41 filings FY21 FY2022: 33 filings FY22 FY2023: 37 filings FY23 FY2024: 26 filings FY24 FY2025: 44 filings FY25 FY2026: 35 filings FY26 44
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$71,843$71,843$82,70039
FY2021$90,000$80,038$102,48741
FY2022$90,501$80,267$107,00033
FY2023$85,000$73,549$115,00037
FY2024$80,000$71,306$115,83926
FY2025$109,995$86,798$127,00044
FY2026$112,549$96,500$130,35435

Cost of living

Miami's median Electrical Engineer salary of $112,000 is worth about $98,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Miami = 114.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Miami, FL area earned a median of $102,800 in May 2025 (2,050 employed). The H-1B median here is $112,000, 9% 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
Scientific Components Corp. DBA Mini-Circuits$94,00010
Motorola Solutionstoo few8
NextEra Energy Resourcestoo few5
Motor Services Hugo Stamptoo few4
Wartsila North Americatoo few4
Florida Power & Light Companytoo few3
NextEra Energy Marketingtoo few3
Exowatttoo few2
Magic Leaptoo few2
Metco Services Southeasttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $70,923 16
Mid-level · Level II $95,000 19
Senior · Level III $115,000 13
Expert · Level IV $131,579 29

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$67,621$70,92316
Mid-level · Level II$86,798$95,00019
Senior · Level III$105,997$115,00013
Expert · Level IV$130,354$131,57929

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.