Senior Electronics Engineer salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$139,963

Middle 50%$130k–$153.5k

vs. all levels here+8%comparison median $130,000

Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$110k$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k$170k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $128,669 and $160,965.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$129,468
25th	$130,000
50th (median)	$139,963
75th	$153,540
90th	$157,313

Cost of living

Atlanta's median senior Electronics Engineer salary of $139,963 is worth about $139,900 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 $139,963, 3% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Montage Semiconductor	too few	6
Intel	too few	2
Satwave Arrays	too few	2
Synaptics	too few	2
Vanderlande Industries	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
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 level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$83,075	$85,613	16
Mid-level · Level II	$105,872	$115,145	16
Senior · Level III	$139,963	$139,963	17
Expert · Level IV	$151,466	$168,000	17

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.