Expert Electronics Engineer salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 79 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Chandler, Tempe, Gilbert, Scottsdale, Casa Grande.

Also listed as: Hardware Engineer, Hardware Engineer Electronics

Median salary$164,000
Middle 50%$159.8k–$183.3k
vs. all levels here+33%comparison median $123,490
Filings79FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $145,642 and $229,808.
PercentileSalary
10th$145,642
25th$159,814
50th (median)$164,000
75th$183,325
90th$201,375

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $145k $180k FY2020: median $127,279 (36 filings) FY2021: median $130,007 (41 filings) FY2022: median $143,600 (31 filings) FY2023: median $155,000 (31 filings) FY2024: median $156,000 (48 filings) FY2025: median $162,809 (46 filings) FY2026: median $171,330 (33 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 36 filings FY20 FY2021: 41 filings FY21 FY2022: 31 filings FY22 FY2023: 31 filings FY23 FY2024: 48 filings FY24 FY2025: 46 filings FY25 FY2026: 33 filings FY26 48
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$127,279$106,870$138,40036
FY2021$130,007$126,298$150,00041
FY2022$143,600$136,240$160,00031
FY2023$155,000$151,320$173,67131
FY2024$156,000$145,725$180,00048
FY2025$162,809$145,642$181,98846
FY2026$171,330$163,218$195,00033

Cost of living

Phoenix's median expert Electronics Engineer salary of $164,000 is worth about $158,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $129,540 in May 2025 (1,650 employed). The H-1B median here is $164,000, 27% 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
Arm$163,21815
Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor$190,09710
Renesas Design North Americatoo few8
Inteltoo few7
NVIDIAtoo few6
Analog Devicestoo few5
Semiconductor Components Industriestoo few4
Marvell Semiconductortoo few3
Medtronictoo few2
Asm Americatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $89,731 58
Mid-level · Level II $110,394 128
Senior · Level III $138,715 115
Expert · Level IV $164,000 79

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$89,731$89,73158
Mid-level · Level II$101,358$110,394128
Senior · Level III$123,490$138,715115
Expert · Level IV$163,218$164,00079

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.