Senior Electronics Engineer salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 72 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$134,181
Middle 50%$132.6k–$150k
vs. all levels here+6%comparison median $126,547
Filings72FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $126,547 and $188,640.
PercentileSalary
10th$126,547
25th$132,568
50th (median)$134,181
75th$150,000
90th$162,248

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $130k $150k FY2020: median $122,901 (18 filings) FY2021: median $127,000 (39 filings) FY2022: median $130,000 (38 filings) FY2023: median $135,000 (25 filings) FY2024: median $139,000 (42 filings) FY2025: median $134,181 (46 filings) FY2026: median $134,591 (26 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 39 filings FY21 FY2022: 38 filings FY22 FY2023: 25 filings FY23 FY2024: 42 filings FY24 FY2025: 46 filings FY25 FY2026: 26 filings FY26 46
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$122,901$118,050$130,00018
FY2021$127,000$122,904$130,00039
FY2022$130,000$127,000$133,37538
FY2023$135,000$125,000$150,00025
FY2024$139,000$130,000$147,75042
FY2025$134,181$128,000$150,75046
FY2026$134,591$134,181$148,22526

Cost of living

Dallas's median senior Electronics Engineer salary of $134,181 is worth about $130,200 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 $134,181, 1% 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

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.