Electrical Engineer salary in San Antonio, TX

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Seguin, Boerne, New Braunfels, Bulverde, Elmendorf.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$110,802
Middle 50%$94.5k–$136.4k
vs. national median−10%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 $82,608 and $152,973.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,074
25th$94,511
50th (median)$110,802
75th$136,399
90th$141,700

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $95k $130k FY2020: median $73,757 (11 filings) FY2022: median $106,850 (12 filings) FY2024: median $93,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $106,725 (12 filings) FY2026: median $120,546 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 13
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$73,757$73,757$83,90711
FY2021–––8
FY2022$106,850$93,750$120,13712
FY2023–––7
FY2024$93,000$85,884$112,00013
FY2025$106,725$92,222$120,73612
FY2026$120,546$98,763$136,39910

Cost of living

San Antonio's median Electrical Engineer salary of $110,802 is worth about $117,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Antonio = 94.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the San Antonio, TX area earned a median of $103,520 in May 2025 (820 employed). The H-1B median here is $110,802, 7% 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
Microsofttoo few3

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 – 0
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.