Senior Electronics Engineer salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 115 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$138,715
Middle 50%$123.5k–$138.9k
vs. all levels here+12%comparison median $123,490
Filings115FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $123,490 and $201,708.
PercentileSalary
10th$123,490
25th$123,490
50th (median)$138,715
75th$138,858
90th$153,540

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $115k $150k FY2020: median $98,359 (52 filings) FY2021: median $106,392 (107 filings) FY2022: median $117,146 (160 filings) FY2023: median $128,939 (98 filings) FY2024: median $125,632 (75 filings) FY2025: median $123,490 (74 filings) FY2026: median $138,715 (41 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 52 filings FY20 FY2021: 107 filings FY21 FY2022: 160 filings FY22 FY2023: 98 filings FY23 FY2024: 75 filings FY24 FY2025: 74 filings FY25 FY2026: 41 filings FY26 160
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$98,359$93,101$108,71752
FY2021$106,392$106,392$117,146107
FY2022$117,146$117,146$122,461160
FY2023$128,939$128,939$128,93998
FY2024$125,632$125,632$125,63275
FY2025$123,490$123,490$138,71574
FY2026$138,715$138,715$139,00041

Cost of living

Phoenix's median senior Electronics Engineer salary of $138,715 is worth about $134,300 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 $138,715, 7% 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
Intel$124,09080
Nxptoo few7
Qualcommtoo few3
Renesas Design North Americatoo few3
Semiconductor Components Industriestoo few3
Lucid Motorstoo few2
Analog Devicestoo few2
Armtoo few2
Honeywell Internationaltoo few2
Microchip Technologytoo 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.