Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering at Western Digital
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Western Digital pay a Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering on an H-1B?
$130k Western Digital has filed 185 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $130k. Most of those filings fall between $115k and $145k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
Filings and pay by year
Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering at Western Digital, by fiscal year
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| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 24 | $154k |
| FY2025 | 41 | $137k |
| FY2024 | 34 | $137k |
| FY2023 | 23 | $135k |
| FY2022 | 25 | $125k |
| FY2021 | 15 | $105k |
| FY2020 | 15 | $112k |
| FY2019 | 4 | $105k |
| FY2018 | 2 | $100k |
| FY2017 | 2 | $111k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 75 | $135k |
| Fremont, CA | 71 | $126k |
| Milpitas, CA | 19 | $127k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 5 | $142k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3 | $142k |
| Elk Grove, CA | 2 | $94k |
| Irvine, CA | 2 | $102k |
| Newark, CA | 2 | $118k |
| Blacksburg, VA | 1 | $130k |
| El Cerrito, CA | 1 | $164k |
| Los Altos, CA | 1 | $145k |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $118k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 39 | $118k |
| Level II | 69 | $119k |
| Level III | 55 | $141k |
| Level IV | 7 | $147k |