H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Hardware Development Engineer I

Occupation profile for Hardware Development Engineer I covers 43 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $128,239.

FY2026 certified median
$128,239
Total filings
43
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$117,240–$139,239
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202428$129,500$121,375$143,586
FY202513$141,981$130,000$148,700
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$128,239$117,240$139,239

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Hardware Development Engineer IFY2024 $129,500; FY2025 $141,981; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $128,239$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$129,500FY2025$141,981FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$128,239Certified median offer, Hardware Development Engineer IFY2024 $129,500; FY2025 $141,981; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $128,239$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$129,500FY2025$141,981FY2026*$128,239
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC41 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.1 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale17 filings
  2. Westborough11 filings
  3. North Reading3 filings
  4. Seattle3 filings
  5. Los Gatos2 filings
  6. Cupertino1 filings
  7. Pasadena1 filings
  8. San Francisco1 filings
  9. Boston1 filings
  10. Hudson1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Hardware Development Engineer I41 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
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934017-2061$110,594$134,389$158,163$181,958
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2061$120,994$148,720$176,467$204,194
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2061$121,576$151,050$180,523$209,997
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2061$114,670$139,402$164,154$188,885
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2061$137,426$167,565$197,725$227,864
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2141$88,026$108,222$128,398$148,595
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934017-2141$77,688$95,826$113,942$132,080