H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Hardware Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Hardware Design Engineer covers 44 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $122,048.

FY2026 certified median
$122,048
Total filings
44
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$106,733–$171,250
Top employer
Knaq Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202422$135,000$97,355$135,394
FY202514$130,500$116,880$159,271
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$122,048$106,733$171,250

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Hardware Design EngineerFY2024 $135,000; FY2025 $130,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $122,048$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$135,000FY2025$130,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$122,048Certified median offer, Hardware Design EngineerFY2024 $135,000; FY2025 $130,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $122,048$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$135,000FY2025$130,500FY2026*$122,048
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Knaq Inc5 filings
  2. Tesla, Inc.5 filings
  3. Actalent Services, LLC.2 filings
  4. Decision Six Inc2 filings
  5. IonQ Quantum, Inc.2 filings
  6. Nexthop Systems Inc2 filings
  7. Super Micro Computer, Inc.2 filings
  8. Teradyne, Inc.2 filings
  9. ASICSoft Inc1 filings
  10. Bauer Associates, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara5 filings
  2. Cupertino4 filings
  3. San Jose3 filings
  4. Sunnyvale3 filings
  5. Austin3 filings
  6. Milpitas2 filings
  7. Palo Alto2 filings
  8. College Park2 filings
  9. Newtown Square2 filings
  10. San Diego1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2072$94,702$108,805$122,907$137,010
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2061$98,987$118,269$137,571$156,853
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790017-2061$105,539$131,248$156,957$182,666
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2071$80,995$102,939$124,883$146,827
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438