H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Hardware Engineering

Occupation profile for Hardware Engineering covers 152 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $190,000.

FY2026 certified median
$190,000
Total filings
152
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$175,000–$205,635
Top employer
Microsoft Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202437$194,900$170,340$223,800
FY202578$183,500$174,508$198,925
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)37$190,000$175,000$205,635

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Hardware EngineeringFY2024 $194,900; FY2025 $183,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $190,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$194,900FY2025$183,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$190,000Certified median offer, Hardware EngineeringFY2024 $194,900; FY2025 $183,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $190,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$194,900FY2025$183,500FY2026*$190,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Microsoft Corporation150 filings
  2. Google LLC2 filings

Top cities

  1. Redmond82 filings
  2. Mountain View30 filings
  3. Austin9 filings
  4. Hillsboro7 filings
  5. San Diego3 filings
  6. Arlington3 filings
  7. Black Diamond3 filings
  8. Folsom2 filings
  9. Fort Collins2 filings
  10. Fremont1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Microsoft Corporation · Hardware Engineering150 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2071$101,670$123,531$145,413$167,274
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2061$110,656$139,714$168,750$197,808
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2131$107,432$130,499$153,546$176,613
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2112$95,410$114,899$134,368$153,858
2026-27Fort Collins-Loveland, COArea 2266017-2061$111,446$140,046$168,667$197,267