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Principal Hardware Engineer, H-1B salary

What 55 H-1B filings report for “Principal Hardware Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$165k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Hardware Engineer, typically $118k to $220k, across 55 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$118k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$134k–$180k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$164,826
55 filings
Top (p90)
$220k
90th percentile
p10 $118k
median $165k
p90 $220k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California38$170k+$5k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $165kfor 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 Principal Hardware Engineer?

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

Related titles in this family

69 filings carry “Principal Hardware Engineer” in the title, across 7 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Principal 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.