Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Hardware Engineer I
Occupation profile for Hardware Engineer I covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $95,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $95,000
- Total filings
- 6
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $95,000–$97,500
- Top employer
- Quanta Manufacturing Nashville, LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | $105,840 | $105,840 | $105,840 |
| FY2025 | 2 | $105,500 | $100,750 | $110,250 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 3 | $95,000 | $95,000 | $97,500 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Quanta Manufacturing Nashville, LLC3 filings
- DOBLE ENGINEERING COMPANY1 filings
- Latitude AI, LLC1 filings
- TORC Robotics, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Fremont2 filings
- Freemont1 filings
- Palo Alto1 filings
- Marlborough1 filings
- Ann Arbor1 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2061 | $137,426 | $167,565 | $197,725 | $227,864 |
| 2026-27 | Ann Arbor, MIArea 11460 | 17-2061 | $88,171 | $108,056 | $127,920 | $147,805 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2071 | $87,818 | $109,616 | $131,435 | $153,234 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2141 | $117,998 | $141,835 | $165,693 | $189,530 |