H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Hardware Developer

Occupation profile for Hardware Developer covers 58 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $140,000.

FY2026 certified median
$140,000
Total filings
58
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$136,217–$163,355
Top employer
IBM Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202421$150,862$122,916$165,256
FY202523$160,849$140,136$174,703
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)14$140,000$136,217$163,355

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Hardware DeveloperFY2024 $150,862; FY2025 $160,849; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$150,862FY2025$160,849FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$140,000Certified median offer, Hardware DeveloperFY2024 $150,862; FY2025 $160,849; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$150,862FY2025$160,849FY2026*$140,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. IBM Corporation33 filings
  2. Oracle America, Inc.25 filings

Top cities

  1. Albany11 filings
  2. Yorktown Heights8 filings
  3. Santa Clara7 filings
  4. Poughkeepsie5 filings
  5. Austin5 filings
  6. Westfield3 filings
  7. Burlington3 filings
  8. Kansas City2 filings
  9. Hopewell Junction2 filings
  10. Frisco2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. IBM Corporation · Hardware Developer33 filings
  2. Oracle America, Inc. · Hardware Developer25 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
2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058017-2061$112,091$138,299$164,507$190,715
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
2026-27Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYArea 2888017-2061$114,483$141,336$168,168$195,021
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2061$112,445$140,046$167,648$195,250
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2061$120,994$148,720$176,467$204,194
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690017-2061$88,982$101,754$114,504$127,275
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2061$100,110$127,982$155,875$183,747
2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814017-2061$76,898$95,805$114,691$133,598
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2061$121,576$151,050$180,523$209,997