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Electrical Engineers salary in Energy and utilities, New York

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Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Electrical Engineers (Energy) in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 34 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $127,936. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry6$103,750
Level II — qualified5$110,000
Level III — experienced8$135,865
Level IV — fully competent7$151,600

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Electrical Engineers (Energy) in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
New York Independent System OperatorPlanning Engineer, Transmission Integration26$114,930
Rochester Gas and Electric CorporationLead Engineer-Electric Distribution Eng - KBGFJG352407-12$127,936
Scale Microgrid Solutions Management LLCPerformance Engineer1$125,000
Avangrid Service CompanyPrincipal Engineer - Protection & Control1$148,720
Long Island Electric Utility ServCo LLCPrincipal Staff Engineer1$151,600
New York State Electric & Gas CorporationLead Engineer - Substation - KBGFJG352373-11$132,452
Northeast Power Systems, Inc.Field Service Engineer1$125,000
Applied High Voltage, LLCProject Engineer1$138,208

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Planning Engineer, System Modeling at New York Independent System Operator
    $106,000
    RensselaerDecided Dec 12, 2025I-200-25339-460761
  • Performance Engineer at Scale Microgrid Solutions Management LLC
    $125,000
    New YorkDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-388355
  • Principal Engineer - Protection & Control at Avangrid Service Company
    $148,720
    RochesterDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25308-370582
  • Principal Staff Engineer at Long Island Electric Utility ServCo LLC
    $151,600
    HicksvilleWage Level IVDecided Aug 13, 2025I-200-25218-225947
  • Planning Engineer, System Modeling at New York Independent System Operator
    $111,405
    RensselaerWage Level IIDecided Aug 5, 2025I-200-25210-206475
  • ICAP Market Operations Engineer at New York Independent System Operator
    $106,000
    RensselaerWage Level IIDecided Aug 4, 2025I-200-25209-204883
  • Senior Planning Engineer, Reliability Studies at New York Independent System Operator
    $136,729
    RensselaerWage Level IIIDecided Jul 25, 2025I-200-25199-185311
  • Manager, Interconnection Studies at New York Independent System Operator
    $175,140
    RensselaerWage Level IVDecided Jul 25, 2025I-200-25199-185366

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.