Expert Electronics Engineer salary in Colorado Springs, CO

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Hardware Engineer, Hardware Engineer Electronics

Median salary$156,521
Middle 50%$142.7k–$187.4k
vs. all levels here+12%comparison median $140,000
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $141,544 and $210,433.
PercentileSalary
10th$141,681
25th$142,700
50th (median)$156,521
75th$187,354
90th$204,858

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $135k $170k FY2020: median $117,416 (14 filings) FY2023: median $138,139 (12 filings) FY2026: median $160,613 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 3 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 4 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 14
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$117,416$117,416$117,41614
FY2021–––7
FY2022–––3
FY2023$138,139$132,169$171,90412
FY2024–––5
FY2025–––4
FY2026$160,613$144,557$187,35410

Cost of living

Colorado Springs's median expert Electronics Engineer salary of $156,521 is worth about $155,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Colorado Springs = 100.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in the Colorado Springs, CO area earned a median of $119,330 in May 2025 (850 employed). The H-1B median here is $156,521, 31% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
Infineon Technologiestoo few6
Analog Devicestoo few2
Lsitoo few2
Western Digital Technologiestoo few2

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 $107,713 11
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV $156,521 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$95,430$107,71311
Expert · Level IV$141,544$156,52114

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.