H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Hardware Systems Engineer

Occupation profile for Hardware Systems Engineer covers 67 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $152,506.

FY2026 certified median
$152,506
Total filings
67
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$133,524–$159,890
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202438$153,200$140,525$182,477
FY202519$177,380$139,110$203,193
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$152,506$133,524$159,890

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Hardware Systems EngineerFY2024 $153,200; FY2025 $177,380; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,506$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$153,200FY2025$177,380FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$152,506Certified median offer, Hardware Systems EngineerFY2024 $153,200; FY2025 $177,380; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,506$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$153,200FY2025$177,380FY2026*$152,506
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.42 filings
  2. Meta Platforms, Inc13 filings
  3. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.9 filings
  4. Block, Inc.1 filings
  5. Daryx Tech Inc.1 filings
  6. Navi Technologies Inc1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino19 filings
  2. Austin14 filings
  3. Sunnyvale11 filings
  4. San Diego9 filings
  5. Menlo Park6 filings
  6. Folsom2 filings
  7. Los Angeles1 filings
  8. Oakland1 filings
  9. Rancho Santa Margarita1 filings
  10. Boulder1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Hardware Systems Engineer42 filings
  2. Meta Platforms, Inc · Hardware Systems Engineer13 filings
  3. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Hardware Systems Engineer9 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 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2061$137,426$167,565$197,725$227,864
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090017-2071$93,142$117,000$140,837$164,694
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464