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Hardware Development Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 51 certified H-1B applications for Hardware Development Engineer roles between Feb 2023 and May 2026. The median salary was $155,043.

Median salary offered
$155,043
Middle half earn
$131,660 to $180,700
Top 10% earn over
$203,834
Certified filings
51

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Apple Inc.31$160,700$148,048 – $179,056
Waymo LLC5$243,000$221,000 – $261,000
Ford Motor Company2$128,430$126,240 – $130,620
Schneider Electric Systems USA Inc.2$102,000$102,000 – $102,000
Flextronics International USA, Inc.1$126,131$126,131 – $126,131
Applied Intuition, Inc.1$215,000$215,000 – $215,000
Amazon.com Services LLC1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
IBM Corporation1$203,834$203,834 – $203,834
Fortinet, Inc.1$156,624$156,624 – $156,624
Infinera Corporation1$90,979$90,979 – $90,979
LanceSoft Inc.1$131,019$131,019 – $131,019
Philips Ultrasound, Inc.1$113,214$113,214 – $113,214
Nokia of America Corporation1$152,480$152,480 – $152,480
PLANET.TECH, Inc.1$120,000$120,000 – $120,000
Wolfspeed, Inc.1$113,614$113,614 – $113,614

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Cupertino, CA21$162,589$153,504 – $180,003
Santa Clara, CA7$170,539$151,668 – $177,555
Mountain View, CA5$221,000$215,000 – $261,000
Sunnyvale, CA3$156,624$154,552 – $199,812
San Diego, CA3$132,870$131,235 – $138,028
Lake Forest, CA2$102,000$102,000 – $102,000
Austin, TX1$120,000$120,000 – $120,000
Allen Park, MI1$132,810$132,810 – $132,810
Irvine, CA1$112,300$112,300 – $112,300
Fayetteville, AR1$113,614$113,614 – $113,614
Dearborn, MI1$124,050$124,050 – $124,050
Cambridge, MA1$113,214$113,214 – $113,214
Allentown, PA1$90,979$90,979 – $90,979
Milpitas, CA1$126,131$126,131 – $126,131
Seattle, WA1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
Yorktown Heights, NY1$203,834$203,834 – $203,834

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I5$131,019
Level II8$114,007
Level III15$151,902
Level IV14$180,700

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
20239$170,539
202422$158,816
202517$140,000
20263$131,019