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Hardware Development Engineer, H-1B salary

What 766 H-1B filings report for “Hardware Development Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Hardware Development Engineer?

$155k median H-1B base salary for a Hardware Development Engineer, typically $120k to $185k, across 766 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$120k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$140k–$171k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$155,000
766 filings
Top (p90)
$185k
90th percentile
p10 $120k
median $155k
p90 $185k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California703$159k+$4k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $155kfor 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 Development Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Hardware Development Engineer roles are Apple, Infinera, and Waymo, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Hardware Development Engineer 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

2,643 filings carry “Hardware Development Engineer” in the title, across 49 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Hardware Development Engineer”; 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.