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Lead / Director Electrical Engineers salary in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin OES distribution for Electrical Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$126,237
Across 23 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

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

Public records from 23 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $126,237. 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 competent23$126,237

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationManager Quality/Reliability Engineer11$128,000
Eaton CorporationLead Engineer Power Electronics3$135,000
Gehl Foods, LLCEngineering Specialist “ Linear Fillers2$150,000
Cooper Power Systems, LLCNPD Engineering Supervisor2$132,500
Research Products CorporationSenior Engineer - Embedded Systems1$115,000
ABB Inc.Senior R&D Engineer - Power Electronics1$112,840
Rockwell Automation, Inc.Sr Hardware Development Engineer - KBGFJG342281-11$117,000
Electrical Testing Solutions, Inc.Field Service Engineer1$124,800
Livewire EV LLCSr. Systems Engineer1$189,520

Recent sample filings

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

  • Senior Electrical Engineer “ Lighting & Lifestyle at Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    $118,500
    BrookfieldWage Level IVDecided Aug 14, 2025I-200-25219-227742
  • Engineering Specialist “ Linear Fillers at Gehl Foods, LLC
    $180,000
    GermantownWage Level IVDecided Jul 21, 2025I-203-25195-172288
  • NPD Engineering Supervisor at Cooper Power Systems, LLC
    $140,000
    South MilwaukeeWage Level IVDecided Jul 9, 2025I-200-25182-145658
  • Lead Engineer Power Electronics at Eaton Corporation
    $124,000
    Menomonee FallsWage Level IVDecided Jul 8, 2025I-200-25181-142577
  • Senior Engineer - Embedded Systems at Research Products Corporation
    $115,000
    Sun PrairieWage Level IVDecided Jul 3, 2025I-200-25177-132849
  • Senior R&D Engineer - Power Electronics at ABB Inc.
    $112,840
    New BerlinWage Level IVDecided Jun 26, 2025I-200-25169-104986
  • Principal Firmware Test Engineer at Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    $137,500
    BrookfieldWage Level IVDecided Jun 26, 2025I-200-25170-110359
  • Engineering Specialist “ Linear Fillers at Gehl Foods, LLC
    $120,000
    GermantownWage Level IVDecided Jun 26, 2025I-203-25169-106544

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.