Entry-level Electronics Engineer salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 49 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plano, Richardson, Irving, Allen, Mckinney.

Also listed as: Hardware Engineer, Hardware Engineer Electronics

Median salary$86,000
Middle 50%$84.4k–$96k
vs. all levels here−32%comparison median $126,547
Filings49FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $84,448 and $127,463.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,448
25th$84,448
50th (median)$86,000
75th$96,000
90th$107,308

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $79,738 (34 filings) FY2021: median $87,000 (19 filings) FY2022: median $86,000 (41 filings) FY2023: median $84,500 (12 filings) FY2024: median $83,533 (25 filings) FY2025: median $84,500 (30 filings) FY2026: median $97,900 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 34 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 41 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 25 filings FY24 FY2025: 30 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 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$79,738$77,147$87,20034
FY2021$87,000$82,425$92,94019
FY2022$86,000$85,530$89,60041
FY2023$84,500$83,998$88,52012
FY2024$83,533$83,533$85,86025
FY2025$84,500$84,448$84,87530
FY2026$97,900$90,574$104,16319

Cost of living

Dallas's median entry-level Electronics Engineer salary of $86,000 is worth about $83,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $135,150 in May 2025 (4,200 employed). The H-1B median here is $86,000, 36% lower.

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
Semiconductor Components Industriestoo few6
Aptamitra USA Consultingtoo few5
Mobilict Technologiestoo few5
HCLTechtoo few4
Axonsemitoo few3
Integer Telecom Servicestoo few3
Telkatoo few3
Microntoo few2
Invencestoo few2
Nokia of Americatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $86,000 49
Mid-level · Level II $112,174 111
Senior · Level III $134,181 72
Expert · Level IV $160,366 53

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$84,448$86,00049
Mid-level · Level II$105,498$112,174111
Senior · Level III$126,547$134,18172
Expert · Level IV$156,208$160,36653

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.