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Hardware Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 500 certified H-1B applications for Hardware Engineer roles between Apr 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $153,504.

Median salary offered
$153,504
Middle half earn
$112,882 to $177,819
Top 10% earn over
$200,000
Certified filings
500

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Google LLC117$175,000$162,000 – $195,000
Cisco Systems, Inc.55$152,464$129,200 – $160,895
Microsoft Corporation39$174,203$160,842 – $193,738
Intel Corporation32$141,461$117,910 – $155,771
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.32$109,274$108,766 – $112,882
L&T Technology Services Limited28$92,248$85,499 – $101,956
Meta Platforms, Inc18$186,000$178,418 – $221,071
Arista Networks, Inc.14$160,556$157,261 – $178,043
DoorDash, Inc.6$199,882$199,763 – $202,162
SambaNova Systems Inc.6$158,252$156,853 – $159,912
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.6$105,724$103,854 – $107,909
SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp6$100,162$95,014 – $111,784
Micron Technology, Inc.5$139,050$121,639 – $145,260
Polar Operations LLC d/b/a IMC Markets5$200,000$190,000 – $200,000
Vimerse InfoTech Inc5$85,883$85,883 – $115,253
Nokia of America Corporation4$165,682$159,558 – $174,234
Juniper Networks, Inc.4$142,772$123,589 – $164,258
NetApp, Inc.4$129,072$111,108 – $150,780
Microchip Technology Inc.3$137,863$111,432 – $147,358
Jump Operations, LLC3$250,000$202,064 – $255,000
Narvee Tech Inc3$73,029$69,857 – $76,045
General Motors3$114,109$112,750 – $114,342
Panasonic Avionics Corporation3$102,165$89,012 – $108,709
Waymo LLC3$197,000$191,000 – $208,000
Qualitrol Company LLC2$113,016$107,291 – $118,742
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.2$127,042$126,268 – $127,815
Taara Connect, Inc.2$178,426$167,640 – $189,213
Tesla, Inc.2$229,056$191,688 – $266,425
Teledyne LeCroy, Inc.2$114,193$113,496 – $114,890
Urban Robotics, Inc.2$120,000$120,000 – $120,000
Tek Labs, Inc.2$90,834$88,410 – $93,257
Polar Operations LLC2$190,000$185,000 – $195,000
NVIDIA Corporation2$200,674$195,451 – $205,897
Mistral Solutions, Inc2$106,154$101,577 – $110,731
Base Power, Inc.2$157,500$148,750 – $166,250
eInfochips Inc.2$122,075$120,515 – $123,635
Enphase Energy, Inc.2$85,000$85,000 – $85,000
Apple Inc.2$151,433$151,433 – $151,433
Atomic Semi Inc.1$118,810$118,810 – $118,810
Astera Labs INC1$128,149$128,149 – $128,149
Aptiv Corporation1$105,000$105,000 – $105,000
AIIR Holdings, Inc.1$120,000$120,000 – $120,000
Intel Federal LLC1$153,504$153,504 – $153,504
Insight Global, LLC1$150,238$150,238 – $150,238
Hughes Network Systems LLC1$104,887$104,887 – $104,887
HL Mando America Corporation1$135,463$135,463 – $135,463
Harvey Nash Inc.1$91,520$91,520 – $91,520
Hella Electronics Corporation1$130,000$130,000 – $130,000
GN Audio USA, Inc.1$131,768$131,768 – $131,768
GoForward, Inc.1$166,900$166,900 – $166,900

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Mountain View, CA86$177,585$162,250 – $192,750
Santa Clara, CA43$160,083$135,274 – $183,000
San Jose, CA42$154,512$134,511 – $160,458
San Diego, CA39$112,882$109,274 – $121,922
Sunnyvale, CA33$175,440$150,238 – $210,000
Redmond, WA28$168,715$160,871 – $186,869
Austin, TX13$130,354$109,470 – $161,179
San Francisco, CA12$175,950$129,875 – $199,822
Chicago, IL11$185,000$157,000 – $200,000
Fremont, CA10$189,500$176,750 – $218,000
Holmdel, NJ7$149,600$130,236 – $152,464
Menlo Park, CA7$189,000$154,750 – $210,000
Milpitas, CA6$160,770$154,341 – $174,676
Palo Alto, CA6$159,825$155,652 – $165,625
Rancho Cordova, CA6$109,626$97,588 – $113,942
Carlsbad, CA6$139,734$130,744 – $150,176
Chandler, AZ5$101,358$97,791 – $101,358
Irvine, CA5$102,165$90,522 – $106,038
Hillsboro, OR5$103,147$85,758 – $141,461
Pullman, WA5$103,854$103,854 – $107,593

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I48$104,944
Level II194$131,650
Level III110$181,000
Level IV39$216,091

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202341$169,430
2024194$153,178
2025165$135,549
2026100$160,806