2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Eaton

Offered base salaries from 125 certified H-1B filings, across 5 roles in 14 metro areas.

DOL LCA disclosures · FY 2025 Certified, full-time filings only
Table 1 — The median offer

Half of Eaton's certified filings offered $120,000 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $103,850 and $136,235. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.

Table 2 — Roles

What they hire for

Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.

RoleMedian offerRangeFilings
Electrical Engineers$120,000$75k – $165k67
Software Developers$128,563$90k – $165k18
Industrial Engineers$99,156$55k – $230k10
Computer Occupations, All Other$136,235$105k – $155k8
Mechanical Engineers$81,900$80k – $135k5
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
Raleigh-Cary, NC$120,000$81k – $145k18
Pittsburgh, PA$117,000$98k – $165k12
Sumter, SC$86,000$75k – $112k12
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$121,000$116k – $149k11
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$135,200$109k – $155k10
Cleveland, OH$136,235$92k – $184k9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$135,000$100k – $158k9
El Paso, TX$97,335$48k – $230k6
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$124,000$110k – $150k5
Asheville, NC$112,514$112k – $135k4
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

Each row compares Eaton's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Electrical Engineers — Raleigh$120,00012−7.9%
Electrical Engineers — Denver$125,00010+5.0%
Electrical Engineers — Sumter$85,0008−10.0%
Electrical Engineers — Pittsburgh$125,0006+19.1%
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
125 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
Market comparison
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Eaton's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.