Electronics Engineer salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

Based on 33 certified H-1B filings in the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hiawatha.

Also listed as: Hardware Engineer, Hardware Engineer Electronics

Median salary$120,328
Middle 50%$105k–$125.3k
vs. national median−20%comparison median $151,091
Filings33FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,137 and $186,560.
PercentileSalary
10th$95,475
25th$105,000
50th (median)$120,328
75th$125,320
90th$155,720

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $97,032 (24 filings) FY2021: median $89,175 (13 filings) FY2022: median $100,400 (11 filings) FY2023: median $106,590 (12 filings) FY2025: median $113,000 (14 filings) FY2026: median $120,328 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 24
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$97,032$87,270$97,03224
FY2021$89,175$83,221$90,42013
FY2022$100,400$92,706$103,55011
FY2023$106,590$92,747$112,91112
FY2024–––9
FY2025$113,000$98,951$126,20314
FY2026$120,328$107,703$124,16019

Cost of living

Cedar Rapids's median Electronics Engineer salary of $120,328 is worth about $135,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cedar Rapids = 89.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in the Cedar Rapids, IA area earned a median of $90,490 in May 2025 (60 employed). The H-1B median here is $120,328, 33% higher.

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
Skyworks Solutions$115,16020
Rockwell Collinstoo few7
eInfochipstoo few5

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV $123,000 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
Expert · Level IV$120,328$123,00017

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.