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Hardware Systems Engineer, H-1B salary

What 284 H-1B filings report for “Hardware Systems Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$158k median H-1B base salary for a Hardware Systems Engineer, typically $105k to $210k, across 284 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $161k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$105k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$134k–$182k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$158,100
284 filings
Top (p90)
$210k
90th percentile
p10 $105k
median $158k
p90 $210k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California237$161k+$3k
  • 2Texas38$142k−$16k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $158kfor 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 Systems Engineer?

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

548 filings carry “Hardware Systems Engineer” in the title, across 21 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Hardware Systems 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.