Hardware Engineer, H-1B salary
What 2,794 H-1B filings report for “Hardware Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Hardware Engineer?
$119k median H-1B base salary for a Hardware Engineer, typically $82k to $179k, across 2,794 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $145k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington271$145k+$26k
- 2California1,613$130k+$11k
- 3Colorado26$116k−$3k
- 4Oregon95$104k−$15k
- 5North Carolina103$100k−$19k
- 6Illinois55$100k−$19k
- 7Texas121$99k−$20k
- 8Arizona33$98k−$21k
- 9Pennsylvania47$97k−$22k
- 10Massachusetts53$94k−$25k
- 11New York60$89k−$30k
- 12Michigan107$85k−$34k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $119kfor 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 Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Hardware Engineer roles are Microsoft, Intel, Qualcomm, Google, and Cisco, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Hardware Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Microsoft389 filings$145k
- 2Intel325 filings$117k
- 3Qualcomm295 filings$97k
- 4Google264 filings$170k
- 5Cisco194 filings$124k
- 6L&T Technology Services185 filings$85k
- 7Nvidia139 filings$125k
- 8Meta52 filings$178k
- 9Arista Networks48 filings$136k
- 10Juniper Networks41 filings$119k
- 11Mindlance38 filings$123k
- 12SambaNova Systems31 filings$135k
- 13Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories24 filings$85k
- 14Teradyne24 filings$97k
- 15Bosch18 filings$88k
- 16Waymo16 filings$196k
- 17Uber15 filings$120k
- 18Nokia14 filings$143k
- 19Panasonic Avionics14 filings$112k
- 20IMC Trading13 filings$185k
- 21Barefoot Networks11 filings$145k
- 22Solidigm11 filings$98k
- 23Micron10 filings$118k
- 24Veoneer10 filings$90k
- 25DoorDash9 filings$200k
- 26Jump Trading9 filings$142k
- 27Rockwell Automation9 filings$81k
- 28Kneron9 filings$100k
- 29IBM9 filings$113k
- 30Synopsys8 filings$116k
- 31Microchip Technology8 filings$90k
- 32GoForward7 filings$143k
- 33Synapse Design Automation7 filings$125k
- 34Pony.ai7 filings$102k
- 35Apple7 filings$130k
- 36Gotion7 filings$95k
- 37LHP7 filings$65k
- 38Oculii7 filings$75k
- 39Tesla7 filings$150k
- 40Verily Life Sciences7 filings$136k
- 41LTIMindtree6 filings$78k
- 42Vimerse InfoTech6 filings$88k
- 43Lucid Circuit6 filings$79k
- 44Mistral Solutions6 filings$96k
- 45Achronix6 filings$128k
- 46Teledyne6 filings$105k
- 47eInfochips6 filings$93k
- 48Brainco5 filings$78k
- 49Easi5 filings$68k
- 50LER TechForce5 filings$76k
Related titles in this family
8,571 filings carry “Hardware Engineer” in the title, across 956 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Graphics Hardware Engineer944 filings$116k
- 2Hardware Engineer, Electronics759 filings$164k
- 3Senior Hardware Engineer752 filings$113k
- 4Staff Hardware Engineer365 filings$128k
- 5Computer Hardware Engineer192 filings$104k
- 6Hardware Engineering159 filings$187k
- 7Senior Staff Hardware Engineer115 filings$150k
- 8Electrical/Hardware Engineer102 filings$102k
- 9Sr. Hardware Engineer82 filings$127k
- 10Hardware Engineer 266 filings$98k
- 11Hardware Engineer II61 filings$110k
- 12Principal Hardware Engineer55 filings$165k
Figures are for the exact title “Hardware 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.