H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Hardware Development

Occupation profile for Hardware Development covers 57 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $167,188.

FY2026 certified median
$167,188
Total filings
57
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$159,890–$172,100
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202535$163,778$152,344$169,853
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)22$167,188$159,890$172,100

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Hardware DevelopmentFY2025 $163,778; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $167,188$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$163,778FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$167,188Certified median offer, Hardware DevelopmentFY2025 $163,778; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $167,188$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$163,778FY2026*$167,188
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.57 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino38 filings
  2. Santa Clara11 filings
  3. San Diego5 filings
  4. Austin2 filings
  5. Sunnyvale1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Hardware Development57 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 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2131$110,802$133,661$156,499$179,358
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2071$82,638$106,808$130,978$155,147
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358