Electronics Engineer salary in Austin, TX

Based on 2,152 certified H-1B filings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes West Lake Hills, Leander, Round Rock, Bastrop, Georgetown.

Also listed as: Hardware Engineer, Hardware Engineer Electronics

Median salary$139,000
Middle 50%$120k–$161.2k
vs. national median−8%comparison median $151,091
Filings2,152FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,853 and $230,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$108,160
25th$120,000
50th (median)$139,000
75th$161,179
90th$185,270

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $125k $150k FY2020: median $120,000 (690 filings) FY2021: median $127,075 (882 filings) FY2022: median $134,118 (1,202 filings) FY2023: median $129,563 (967 filings) FY2024: median $131,352 (999 filings) FY2025: median $138,500 (1,273 filings) FY2026: median $140,000 (879 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 690 filings FY20 FY2021: 882 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,202 filings FY22 FY2023: 967 filings FY23 FY2024: 999 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,273 filings FY25 FY2026: 879 filings FY26 1,273
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$120,000$105,061$140,000690
FY2021$127,075$106,350$145,261882
FY2022$134,118$110,822$157,3941,202
FY2023$129,563$109,470$150,509967
FY2024$131,352$113,500$154,520999
FY2025$138,500$120,000$157,8001,273
FY2026$140,000$122,500$162,340879

Cost of living

Austin's median Electronics Engineer salary of $139,000 is worth about $141,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Austin = 98.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in the Austin, TX area earned a median of $162,960 in May 2025 (1,960 employed). The H-1B median here is $139,000, 15% 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
Advanced Micro Devices$135,907391
Apple$157,800268
Intel$129,814268
Qualcomm$134,500232
Arm$154,565212
NVIDIA$168,000117
Nxp$137,55892
Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor$158,27071
Samsung Austin Semiconductor$154,56565
Cadence Design Systems$135,90746

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $110,656 107
Mid-level · Level II $110,656 646
Senior · Level III $135,907 535
Expert · Level IV $162,000 792

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$84,947$110,656107
Mid-level · Level II$108,160$110,656646
Senior · Level III$131,352$135,907535
Expert · Level IV$161,179$162,000792

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.