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Lead / Director Electrical Engineers salary in Virginia

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the Virginia OES distribution for Electrical Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$175,000
Across 13 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Electrical Engineers in Virginia: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $175,000. 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 IV — fully competent13$175,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Electrical Engineers in Virginia. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Google LLCDatacenter Engineer4$203,000
Ofinno LLCSenior Technical Staff, IEEE/Wi-Fi Standards2$177,500
AECOM Technical Services, Inc.Traction Power Engineer1$175,970
HITACHI ENERGY USA INC.Senior Design Systems Specialist1$124,509
TMEIC CORPORATION AMERICASField Engineer1$130,894
Micron Technology, Inc.Process Control System - Lead Engineer1$158,097
ICF Resources, LLCManager, Energy Markets1$154,024
LINKEDIN CORPORATIONSr. Staff Engineer, Data Center1$171,000
GE GRID SOLUTIONS LLCSENIOR ENGINEER - CONTROLS ENGINEERING1$154,400

Recent sample filings

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

  • Data Center Engineer Manager at Google LLC
    $255,000
    RestonWage Level IVDecided Aug 7, 2025I-203-25212-213189
  • Traction Power Engineer at AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
    $175,970
    ArlingtonWage Level IVDecided Jul 25, 2025I-200-25199-186627
  • Senior Technical Staff, IEEE/Wi-Fi Standards at Ofinno LLC
    $180,000
    RestonWage Level IVDecided Jun 18, 2025I-200-25162-079158
  • Senior Design Systems Specialist at HITACHI ENERGY USA INC.
    $124,509
    South BostonWage Level IVDecided May 19, 2025I-200-25132-964310
  • Field Engineer at TMEIC CORPORATION AMERICAS
    $130,894
    RoanokeWage Level IVDecided Apr 28, 2025I-200-25111-886438
  • Process Control System - Lead Engineer at Micron Technology, Inc.
    $158,097
    ManassasWage Level IVDecided Mar 25, 2025I-200-25077-784355
  • Datacenter Engineer at Google LLC
    $203,000
    RestonWage Level IVDecided Mar 12, 2025I-203-25064-747336
  • Datacenter Engineer at Google LLC
    $203,000
    RestonWage Level IVDecided Mar 10, 2025I-200-25062-737880

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.