Hardware Engineer, Electronics at Nvidia
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Nvidia pay a Hardware Engineer, Electronics on an H-1B?
$164k Nvidia has filed 746 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Hardware Engineer, Electronics with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $164k. Most of those filings fall between $136k and $180k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
746
Median base salary
$164k
Middle 50%
$136k to $180k
Filings and pay by year
Hardware Engineer, Electronics at Nvidia, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 58 | $168k |
| FY2025 | 225 | $178k |
| FY2024 | 141 | $163k |
| FY2023 | 112 | $155k |
| FY2022 | 82 | $172k |
| FY2021 | 67 | $142k |
| FY2020 | 38 | $142k |
| FY2019 | 23 | $130k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara, CA | 574 | $166k |
| Austin, TX | 53 | $151k |
| Westford, MA | 42 | $136k |
| Durham, NC | 23 | $134k |
| Redmond, WA | 18 | $146k |
| Hillsboro, OR | 15 | $163k |
| Westborough, MA | 10 | $114k |
| Seattle, WA | 7 | $147k |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $136k |
| Brea, CA | 1 | $136k |
| San Francisco, CA | 1 | $167k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 16 | $100k |
| Level II | 122 | $117k |
| Level III | 124 | $149k |
| Level IV | 328 | $177k |