Senior Electrical Engineer salary in Tucson, AZ

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Tucson, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Green Valley.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$134,000
Middle 50%$129.2k–$145.2k
vs. all levels here+25%comparison median $107,099
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $125,203 and $175,054.
PercentileSalary
10th$127,025
25th$129,174
50th (median)$134,000
75th$145,166
90th$159,340

Cost of living

Tucson's median senior Electrical Engineer salary of $134,000 is worth about $138,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Tucson = 96.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Tucson, AZ area earned a median of $117,470 in May 2025 (1,690 employed). The H-1B median here is $134,000, 14% 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
Texas Instruments Incorporatedtoo few7

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $85,301 11
Mid-level · Level II $107,099 23
Senior · Level III $134,000 10
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
Entry-level · Level I$85,301$85,30111
Mid-level · Level II$107,099$107,09923
Senior · Level III$122,450$134,00010

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.