H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

AI Hardware Engineer

Occupation profile for AI Hardware Engineer covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $278,075.

FY2026 certified median
$278,075
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$175,000–$322,344
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)20$278,075$175,000$322,344

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, AI Hardware EngineerFY2026 (Q1–Q3) $278,075$0$100,000$200,000$300,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$278,075Certified median offer, AI Hardware EngineerFY2026 (Q1–Q3) $278,075$0$100k$200k$300kFY2026*$278,075
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.20 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto13 filings
  2. Austin7 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · AI Hardware Engineer20 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653