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Computer Hardware Engineers H-1B Salary

Wages offered on certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for computer hardware engineers, decided in fiscal year 2026 through Jun 30, 2026.

Certified filings
1,192
FY 2026 through Q3
Median offered wage
$175,115
Middle half $144,000 to $205,000
Positions requested
2,744
On certified filings
Median, all workers
$161,740
BLS OEWS, May 2025

Top employers

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#EmployerCertifiedMedian wage
1Google LLC227$188,000
2Amazon.com Services LLC128$157,560
3Meta Platforms, Inc91$176,696
4Tesla, Inc.53$244,860
5Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.47$196,600
6Microsoft Corporation46$194,812
7Apple Inc.29$171,138
8Tenstorrent USA Inc.29$164,528
9Intel Corporation28$155,030
10Fiori Technology Solutions, Inc.25$97,000
11Amazon Data Services, Inc22$170,000
12NVIDIA Corporation16$190,738
13Arm, Inc.15$148,762
14IBM Corporation14$150,989
15Samsung Austin Semiconductor,llc14$157,383
16Micron Technology, Inc.13$163,000
17OpenAI OpCo, LLC12$380,000
18Arista Networks, Inc.9$168,274
19Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.9$176,696
20MIPS Holding, Inc.9$106,000
21Groq, Inc.8$265,000
22Quanta Manufacturing Nashville, LLC8$105,000
23Nuvacore Inc.7$203,133
24Oracle America, Inc.7$136,261
25Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC7$174,149
26L&T Technology Services Limited6$92,998
27Waymo LLC6$208,500
28Aheadcomputing, INC.5$137,717
29Cummins Inc.5$99,341
30Polar Operations LLC d/b/a IMC Markets5$200,000
31Talents R US LLC.5$104,000
32Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.4$154,500
33CARIAD, Inc.4$217,500
34General Motors4$162,500
35Sandisk Technologies, Inc.4$126,313
36Susquehanna International Group, LLP4$127,050
37Xilinx, Inc.4$156,935
38Aeva, Inc.3$208,000
39Astera Labs INC3$229,590
40Baya Systems, Inc.3$230,000
41Cerebras Systems INC.3$204,000
42d-Matrix, Inc. (fka d-Matrix Corporation)3$265,000
43Density AI Inc.3$229,590
44Etched.ai, Inc.3$225,000
45Everpure, Inc.3$150,238
46Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company3$203,237
47I Machines Inc.3$183,000
48Lenovo (United States) Inc3$110,318
49MIPS Holdings, Inc.3$95,472
50NetApp, Inc.3$118,144

By work state

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StateCertifiedMedian wage
California650$192,525
Texas205$159,471
Washington89$163,400
Massachusetts51$153,900
New York34$151,989
Oregon23$137,717
North Carolina19$132,710
Michigan17$128,066
Illinois16$137,001
Colorado11$170,039
Pennsylvania10$129,342
Indiana9$99,341
Arizona8$130,874
Wisconsin7$121,500
Florida6$116,200
Ohio5$128,960
Georgia4$143,641
Kentucky4$185,700
Tennessee4$107,222
Minnesota3$131,806
New Jersey3$143,200
Virginia3$152,000
Idaho2Not reported
Nevada2Not reported
Alabama1Not reported
Iowa1Not reported
Kansas1Not reported
Maryland1Not reported
Missouri1Not reported
New Mexico1Not reported
South Carolina1Not reported

Top work cities

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#CityCertifiedMedian wage
1Sunnyvale, CA167$190,000
2Austin, TX142$164,528
3Mountain View, CA129$201,000
4Santa Clara, CA97$183,000
5San Jose, CA48$217,561
6Seattle, WA46$160,000
7Palo Alto, CA40$260,000
8Cupertino, CA37$203,133
9Redmond, WA24$188,289
10Frisco, TX22$97,000
11San Francisco, CA22$302,500
12San Diego, CA20$175,000
13Westborough, MA20$152,750
14Richardson, TX16$113,069
15New York, NY15$164,403
16Bellevue, WA14$147,500
17Morrisville, NC13$132,710
18Folsom, CA11$183,000
19Fremont, CA11$153,500
20Portland, OR11$135,000
21Menlo Park, CA10$197,736
22Chicago, IL9$200,000
23Albany, NY8$140,004
24Irvine, CA8$120,000
25Longmont, CO7$170,039
26Chandler, AZ6$130,874
27Goleta, CA6$161,000
28Hillsboro, OR6$183,996
29Beaverton, OR5$137,717
30Cambridge, MA5$175,115

Job titles employers used

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#Job titleCertifiedMedian wage
1Silicon Generalist67$187,000
2Hardware Engineer55$179,000
3Silicon Design Verification Engineer42$185,000
4Hardware Development Engineer III34$160,263
5ASIC Engineer32$164,466
6Cloud Hde II29$170,000
7Asic II27$179,500
8Graphics Hardware Engineer26$155,030
9Hardware Dev Engr II25$147,200
10Hardware Engineering24$185,619
11Silicon Engineering23$203,133
12Hardware Development Engineer II22$140,000
13Physical Design Engineer20$97,500
14Silicon Engineer20$167,206
15Hardware Dev Engr III18$167,700
16Silicon Architect18$193,430
17Design Verification Engineer16$127,200
18Staff Engineer15$164,528
19Firmware Engineer14$172,000
20Silicon Digital Design Engineer14$182,500
21AI Hardware Engineer13$244,860
22Asic III13$225,000
23Hardware Developer13$140,000
24Senior Engineer13$150,238
25Senior Hardware Engineer13$175,240
26Cloud HDE III11$185,700
27Computer Hardware Engineer11$94,390
28Silicon Design Engineer11$260,000
29DFT Engineer10$97,000
30Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering)10$380,000

Prevailing wage levels

Share of certified filings by the DOL wage level of the job

  • Level I (entry)10811.7%
  • Level II (qualified)34437.2%
  • Level III (experienced)22524.3%
  • Level IV (fully competent)24826.8%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the H-1B salary for computer hardware engineers?
The median wage offered on certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for computer hardware engineers was $175,115 a year in FY 2026 through Q3; the middle half ranged from $144,000 to $205,000.
How does that compare with all computer hardware engineers?
BLS reports a median of $161,740 a year for all computer hardware engineers in the U.S. (May 2025). Filings cover specific jobs at specific employers and locations, so the two are not directly comparable.