Hardware Engineer at Microsoft
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Microsoft pay a Hardware Engineer on an H-1B?
$145k Microsoft has filed 389 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Hardware Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $145k. Most of those filings fall between $128k and $169k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
389
Median base salary
$145k
Middle 50%
$128k to $169k
Filings and pay by year
Hardware Engineer at Microsoft, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $142k |
| FY2024 | 40 | $175k |
| FY2023 | 43 | $175k |
| FY2022 | 99 | $157k |
| FY2021 | 49 | $150k |
| FY2020 | 89 | $130k |
| FY2019 | 55 | $131k |
| FY2018 | 10 | $127k |
| FY2017 | 3 | $126k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond, WA | 209 | $150k |
| Raleigh, NC | 50 | $104k |
| Mountain View, CA | 35 | $180k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 19 | $145k |
| Bellevue, WA | 14 | $143k |
| San Diego, CA | 10 | $168k |
| Morrisville, NC | 10 | $110k |
| Austin, TX | 6 | $162k |
| Hillsboro, OR | 4 | $204k |
| West Lafayette, IN | 4 | $125k |
| Charlotte, NC | 2 | $143k |
| Fort Collins, CO | 2 | $130k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 80 | $104k |
| Level II | 192 | $145k |
| Level III | 79 | $176k |
| Level IV | 30 | $219k |