H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Hardware Engineer

Occupation profile for Hardware Engineer covers 506 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $158,427.

FY2026 certified median
$158,427
Total filings
506
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$127,218–$183,000
Top employer
Google LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024196$154,128$112,882$177,290
FY2025175$142,000$108,741$167,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)135$158,427$127,218$183,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Hardware EngineerFY2024 $154,128; FY2025 $142,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $158,427$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$154,128FY2025$142,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$158,427Certified median offer, Hardware EngineerFY2024 $154,128; FY2025 $142,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $158,427$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$154,128FY2025$142,000FY2026*$158,427
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Google LLC118 filings
  2. Cisco Systems, Inc.55 filings
  3. Microsoft Corporation39 filings
  4. Intel Corporation32 filings
  5. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.32 filings
  6. L&T Technology Services Limited25 filings
  7. Meta Platforms, Inc18 filings
  8. Arista Networks, Inc.14 filings
  9. Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.7 filings
  10. DoorDash, Inc.6 filings

Top cities

  1. Mountain View87 filings
  2. Santa Clara43 filings
  3. San Jose42 filings
  4. San Diego39 filings
  5. Sunnyvale34 filings
  6. Redmond28 filings
  7. Austin13 filings
  8. San Francisco12 filings
  9. Fremont11 filings
  10. Chicago11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Google LLC · Hardware Engineer118 filings
  2. Cisco Systems, Inc. · Hardware Engineer55 filings
  3. Microsoft Corporation · Hardware Engineer39 filings
  4. Intel Corporation · Hardware Engineer32 filings
  5. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Hardware Engineer32 filings
  6. L&T Technology Services Limited · Hardware Engineer25 filings
  7. Meta Platforms, Inc · Hardware Engineer18 filings
  8. Arista Networks, Inc. · Hardware Engineer14 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2061$121,576$151,050$180,523$209,997
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2061$137,426$167,565$197,725$227,864
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2061$82,805$110,906$139,027$167,128
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2061$114,670$139,402$164,154$188,885
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2072$100,298$124,426$148,533$172,661