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Electrical Engineers salaries in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 132 certified H-1B applications for electrical engineers in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 82 employers.
The middle half of offers were $97,000 to $136,000 a year, with a median of $119,000: 7% below the national median for this job ($127,500).
The most common wage level was Level III (29% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $80,995 at Level I and $102,939 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 20% | $80,995 |
| Level II (qualified) | 28% | $102,939 |
| Level III (experienced) | 29% | $124,883 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 24% | $146,827 |
Who sponsors electrical engineers here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burns & Mcdonnell Engineering Company, Inc. | 7 | $128,000 | 45 |
| Eaton Corporation | 5 | $120,000 | 10 |
| Vanderlande Industries, Inc. | 4 | $132,500 | 1 |
| Ampirical Solutions, LLC | 4 | $136,000 | 1 |
| Montage Semiconductor, Inc. | 4 | $125,000 | — |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 4 | $144,000 | 33 |
| Arcadis U.S., Inc. | 4 | $82,500 | 3 |
| Siemens Industry, Inc. | 3 | $129,000 | 11 |
| Primetals Technologies Usa Llc | 3 | $115,000 | — |
| Honeywell International Inc. | 3 | $145,000 | 2 |
| NSI-MI Technologies, Inc. | 3 | $116,500 | — |
| Alcon Research, LLC | 3 | $107,000 | 3 |
| M.C. Dean, Inc. | 2 | $99,500 | 2 |
| Is International Services, Llc | 2 | $96,500 | — |
| McKim & Creed, Inc. | 2 | $136,000 | — |
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About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.