H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER III

Occupation profile for HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER III covers 156 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,263.

FY2026 certified median
$160,263
Total filings
156
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$153,356–$185,275
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202469$169,575$145,350$184,662
FY202551$167,685$152,848$185,700
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)36$160,263$153,356$185,275

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 IIIFY2024 $169,575; FY2025 $167,685; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,263$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$169,575FY2025$167,685FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$160,263Certified median offer, HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IIIFY2024 $169,575; FY2025 $167,685; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,263$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$169,575FY2025$167,685FY2026*$160,263
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC133 filings
  2. Amazon Data Services, Inc16 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.3 filings
  4. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.2 filings
  5. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.1 filings
  6. Pillpack LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale51 filings
  2. Seattle30 filings
  3. Bellevue20 filings
  4. Westborough10 filings
  5. Cupertino6 filings
  6. North Reading6 filings
  7. Austin6 filings
  8. Cambridge3 filings
  9. Monroe3 filings
  10. Milpitas2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER III133 filings
  2. Amazon Data Services, Inc · HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER III16 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2061$121,576$151,050$180,523$209,997
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2061$120,994$148,720$176,467$204,194
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934017-2061$110,594$134,389$158,163$181,958
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2112$95,410$114,899$134,368$153,858
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714017-2061$71,386$93,350$115,315$137,280
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2061$137,426$167,565$197,725$227,864
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2061$75,566$94,827$114,088$133,349