Electronics Engineer salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 79 certified H-1B filings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Johns Creek, Suwanee, Alpharetta, Marietta, Duluth.

Also listed as: Hardware Engineer, Hardware Engineer Electronics

Median salary$130,000
Middle 50%$106.6k–$152.5k
vs. national median−14%comparison median $151,091
Filings79FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,075 and $206,600.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,898
25th$106,599
50th (median)$130,000
75th$152,500
90th$169,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $110k $150k FY2020: median $85,634 (39 filings) FY2021: median $90,000 (39 filings) FY2022: median $89,600 (23 filings) FY2023: median $120,750 (33 filings) FY2024: median $105,000 (36 filings) FY2025: median $116,391 (41 filings) FY2026: median $136,141 (38 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 39 filings FY20 FY2021: 39 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 33 filings FY23 FY2024: 36 filings FY24 FY2025: 41 filings FY25 FY2026: 38 filings FY26 41
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$85,634$83,387$100,29439
FY2021$90,000$85,634$107,09839
FY2022$89,600$86,095$120,23223
FY2023$120,750$96,470$142,00033
FY2024$105,000$102,107$128,66936
FY2025$116,391$90,453$151,46641
FY2026$136,141$120,900$159,33738

Cost of living

Atlanta's median Electronics Engineer salary of $130,000 is worth about $129,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in the Atlanta, GA area earned a median of $135,350 in May 2025 (1,400 employed). The H-1B median here is $130,000, 4% 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
Renesas Electronics America$152,50010
Montage Semiconductortoo few9
Ansco & Associatestoo few8
Vanderlande Industriestoo few7
Inteltoo few6
eInfochipstoo few6
Rambustoo few5
Microntoo few2
Satwave Arraystoo few2
Synapticstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $85,613 16
Mid-level · Level II $115,145 16
Senior · Level III $139,963 17
Expert · Level IV $168,000 17

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$83,075$85,61316
Mid-level · Level II$105,872$115,14516
Senior · Level III$139,963$139,96317
Expert · Level IV$151,466$168,00017

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.