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Senior Hardware Development Engineer, H-1B salary

What 69 H-1B filings report for “Senior Hardware Development Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$120k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Hardware Development Engineer, typically $99k to $153k, across 69 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $131k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$99k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$106k–$133k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$120,000
69 filings
Top (p90)
$153k
90th percentile
p10 $99k
median $120k
p90 $153k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California32$131k+$11k
  • 2Pennsylvania26$112k−$8k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $120kfor 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 Senior Hardware Development Engineer?

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

71 filings carry “Senior Hardware Development Engineer” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.