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Hardware Engineer

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

651

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$146,202

Median Salary

National Average

-96.6%

Growth

Growth 2021-2025 (Filing Volume) (latest year appears partial)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$107,786

25th Percentile

$122,629

Median (50th)

$140,000

75th Percentile

$162,119

90th Percentile

$199,925

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Top Employers Hiring Hardware Engineer
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 133 $150,890 $100,880 - $237,700 95.5%
GOOGLE INC. 74 $148,082 $73,000 - $247,000 100.0%
Intel Corporation 42 $143,071 $88,375 - $210,787 76.2%
Cisco Systems Capital Corporation 27 $130,999 $100,024 - $184,080 96.3%
SambaNova Systems, Inc. 15 $123,585 $111,634 - $141,669 93.3%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 13 $111,660 $98,800 - $139,152 100.0%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 12 $205,913 $142,000 - $266,500 100.0%
WAYMO LLC 8 $172,500 $130,000 - $230,000 100.0%
Cruise LLC 5 $188,800 $170,000 - $210,000 100.0%
Blissway Inc. 5 $150,000 $140,000 - $165,000 60.0%
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. 4 $93,440 $79,004 - $108,680 100.0%
SK hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp.dba Solidigm 4 $140,951 $107,786 - $152,006 100.0%
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. 4 $122,500 $100,000 - $153,000 75.0%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 4 $218,647 $197,475 - $241,745 75.0%
NETFLIX 3 $208,263 $184,080 - $229,590 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 339 $143,352 $73,000 - $247,000
Senior 71 $145,227 $80,330 - $237,700
Manager 15 $209,306 $92,250 - $277,173
II 12 $128,352 $107,536 - $145,000
Principal 9 $153,222 $71,240 - $230,000
Staff 9 $172,997 $139,152 - $210,000
Director 1 $195,000 $195,000 - $195,000
I 1 $144,227 $144,227 - $144,227
III 1 $119,496 $119,496 - $119,496
Lead 1 $124,842 $124,842 - $124,842
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 459 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 459 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
Mountain View CA 89 $156,922
Redmond WA 79 $152,121
Santa Clara CA 45 $165,883
San Jose CA 31 $137,598
Sunnyvale CA 24 $157,283
San Diego CA 15 $112,857
Hillsboro OR 14 $136,096
Morrisville NC 13 $120,509
San Francisco CA 13 $163,538
PALO ALTO CA 11 $125,096
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2021 178 $138,323 96.1%
FY 2022 108 $149,643 92.6%
FY 2023 88 $147,573 90.9%
FY 2024 78 $154,304 96.2%
FY 2025 6 $179,459 83.3%
FY 2026 1 $225,000 100.0%
Company Comparison - Hardware Engineer

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 133 $150,890 95.5%
GOOGLE INC. 74 $148,082 100.0%
Intel Corporation 42 $143,071 76.2%
Cisco Systems Capital Corporation 27 $130,999 96.3%
SambaNova Systems, Inc. 15 $123,585 93.3%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.