Expert Electrical Engineer salary in Savannah, GA

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Savannah, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Rincon.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$172,017
Middle 50%$165.2k–$182.6k
vs. all levels here+26%comparison median $136,697
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $138,148 and $191,364.
PercentileSalary
10th$150,305
25th$165,152
50th (median)$172,017
75th$182,633
90th$185,350

Cost of living

Savannah's median expert Electrical Engineer salary of $172,017 is worth about $180,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Savannah = 95.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Savannah, GA area earned a median of $121,240 in May 2025 (150 employed). The H-1B median here is $172,017, 42% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Gulfstream Aerospace$172,01712

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 $172,017 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$139,734$172,01712

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.