Hardware Engineer H-1B Salary

774 certified H-1B filings list the job title Hardware Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $147,058; the middle half of filings fall between $108,082 and $176,730. The largest sponsor for this title is Google LLC (169 filings).

774
certified filings
$147,058
Median base salary
$108,082
25th pct
$176,730
75th pct
$200,000
90th pct
$95,000
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$95,000$147,058 median$200,000

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026128$158,426
FY2025176$141,490
FY2024191$154,128
FY2023279$128,107

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Mountain View, CA98$175,000
San Diego, CA83$105,221
San Jose, CA57$151,902
Santa Clara, CA54$159,136
Redmond, WA53$162,820
Sunnyvale, CA41$179,000
Austin, TX20$129,230
Fremont, CA19$178,700
San Francisco, CA16$155,778
Palo Alto, CA15$154,320
Folsom, CA13$115,086
Hillsboro, OR12$121,139
Chicago, IL11$157,000
Milpitas, CA11$177,341
Cupertino, CA10$168,426
Carlsbad, CA7$128,898
Chandler, AZ7$97,791
Holmdel, NJ7$149,600
Irvine, CA7$102,165
Florence, SC6$92,248

Hardware Engineer salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Google LLC169$175,440
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.83$104,562
Microsoft Corporation81$174,203
Cisco Systems, Inc.72$134,838
Intel Corporation52$131,531
L&T Technology Services Limited37$92,248
Meta Platforms, Inc21$189,000
Arista Networks, Inc.17$159,628
Juniper Networks, Inc.11$130,894
SambaNova Systems Inc.9$156,853
SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp9$98,155
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.8$119,668
DoorDash, Inc.6$199,882
Polar Operations LLC d/b/a IMC Markets6$195,000
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.6$105,724
Vimerse InfoTech Inc6$87,942
Micron Technology, Inc.5$139,050
Nokia of America Corporation5$161,364
Waymo LLC5$219,000
eInfochips Inc.4$107,953
GoForward, Inc.4$144,678
MISTRAL SOLUTIONS, INC4$106,154
NetApp, Inc.4$129,072
NVIDIA Corporation4$183,784
Tesla, Inc.4$139,958
Achronix Semiconductor Corporation3$135,000
Apple Inc.3$151,433
General Motors3$114,109
JUMP OPERATIONS, LLC3$250,000
L&T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LLC3$84,302
Microchip Technology Inc.3$137,863
Narvee Tech Inc3$73,029
Panasonic Avionics Corporation3$102,165
Autosystems America Inc.2$121,593
Base Power, Inc.2$157,500
Credo Semiconductor, Inc.2$147,250
DreamBig Semiconductor Inc2$130,894
Enphase Energy, Inc.2$85,000
Gotion, Inc.2$133,598
Hughes Network Systems LLC2$99,708
Immersive Tech Inc2$87,090
Intel Federal LLC2$152,703
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.2$105,180
Kneron Inc.2$118,922
MangoBoost, Inc.2$180,000
MicroStrategy, Inc.2$74,000
Polar Operations LLC2$190,000
Qualitrol Company LLC2$113,016
ROBERT BOSCH LLC2$96,470
Taara Connect, Inc.2$178,426

Related job titles

Hardware Engineer, Electronics $166,366Graphics Hardware Engineer $126,464Senior Hardware Engineer $123,208Hardware Systems Engineer $160,000Staff Hardware Engineer $143,187Hardware Development Engineer $159,320Engineer $110,304Hardware Development Engineer II $150,000Hardware Development Engineer III $169,575Hardware Development Engineer I $129,000

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer