Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Hardware Development Engineer II
Occupation profile for Hardware Development Engineer II covers 205 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $140,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $140,000
- Total filings
- 205
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $120,037–$160,025
- Top employer
- Amazon.com Services LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 103 | $150,000 | $132,500 | $162,500 |
| FY2025 | 78 | $150,000 | $135,000 | $166,525 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 24 | $140,000 | $120,037 | $160,025 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Amazon.com Services LLC170 filings
- Amazon Data Services, Inc21 filings
- Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.8 filings
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.6 filings
Top cities
- Sunnyvale75 filings
- North Reading25 filings
- Westborough22 filings
- Seattle22 filings
- Cupertino14 filings
- Bellevue14 filings
- Los Gatos6 filings
- Austin4 filings
- Pasadena3 filings
- Boston3 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2061 | $152,173 | $180,294 | $208,437 | $236,558 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 17-2061 | $121,576 | $151,050 | $180,523 | $209,997 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2061 | $120,994 | $148,720 | $176,467 | $204,194 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2112 | $99,362 | $122,158 | $144,955 | $167,752 |
| 2026-27 | Worcester, MAArea 49340 | 17-2061 | $110,594 | $134,389 | $158,163 | $181,958 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2112 | $89,149 | $104,541 | $119,933 | $135,325 |
| 2026-27 | Worcester, MAArea 49340 | 17-2112 | $84,302 | $98,134 | $111,966 | $125,798 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-2061 | $114,670 | $139,402 | $164,154 | $188,885 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 17-2061 | $116,958 | $145,558 | $174,179 | $202,779 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 17-2112 | $95,410 | $114,899 | $134,368 | $153,858 |