Electronics Engineer salary in Allentown, PA

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Breinigsville, Bethlehem, Hackettstown.

Also listed as: Hardware Engineer, Hardware Engineer Electronics

Median salary$110,032
Middle 50%$101k–$130.3k
vs. national median−27%comparison median $151,091
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $81,144 and $147,533.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,027
25th$101,026
50th (median)$110,032
75th$130,325
90th$145,278

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $99,216 (23 filings) FY2021: median $93,351 (32 filings) FY2022: median $109,567 (30 filings) FY2023: median $104,582 (25 filings) FY2024: median $117,590 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 23 filings FY20 FY2021: 32 filings FY21 FY2022: 30 filings FY22 FY2023: 25 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 4 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 32
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$99,216$99,216$119,24623
FY2021$93,351$92,206$112,00832
FY2022$109,567$97,594$117,87430
FY2023$104,582$83,741$115,81425
FY2024$117,590$92,654$122,62516
FY2025–––4
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Allentown's median Electronics Engineer salary of $110,032 is worth about $110,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Allentown = 100.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in the Allentown, PA area earned a median of $127,900 in May 2025 (130 employed). The H-1B median here is $110,032, 14% lower.

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
Cisco Systemstoo few3
Inteltoo few2
Cybeltoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.