Hardware Developer, H-1B salary
What 156 H-1B filings report for “Hardware Developer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Hardware Developer?
$123k median H-1B base salary for a Hardware Developer, typically $95k to $171k, across 156 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $130k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California33$130k+$7k
- 2New York54$129k+$6k
- 3Texas30$121k−$2k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $123kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Hardware Developer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Hardware Developer roles are IBM, Oracle, and Cyient, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Hardware Developer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
Related titles in this family
208 filings carry “Hardware Developer” in the title, across 30 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Electronic Hardware Developer6 filings$77k
- 2Senior Hardware Developer6 filings$114k
- 3Hardware Developer Engineer5 filings$130k
- 4Jr. Software and Hardware Developer4 filings$82k
- 5Hardware Developer - Test Characterization and Diag Eng Prof3 filings$101k
- 6Device Engineer (Hardware Developer)2 filings$157k
- 7Senior FPGA/Hardware Developer - Kbgfjg106140-22 filings$102k
- 8Tcad Engineer, Hardware Developer2 filings$149k
- 9Unit Process Engineer - Wets Process (Hardware Developer)2 filings$140k
- 10Engineer III Hardware (Developer RF Antenna)94909721 filings$124k
- 11Fgpa Engineer, Hardware Developer1 filings$120k
- 12Hardware Developer (Chip Designer)1 filings$126k
Figures are for the exact title “Hardware Developer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.