H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Hardware Systems Engineering

Occupation profile for Hardware Systems Engineering covers 161 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $174,304.

FY2026 certified median
$174,304
Total filings
161
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,127–$195,061
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202570$173,944$151,433$189,281
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)91$174,304$152,127$195,061

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Hardware Systems EngineeringFY2025 $173,944; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,304$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$173,944FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$174,304Certified median offer, Hardware Systems EngineeringFY2025 $173,944; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,304$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$173,944FY2026*$174,304
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.161 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino78 filings
  2. Sunnyvale39 filings
  3. Austin28 filings
  4. San Jose7 filings
  5. Santa Clara3 filings
  6. San Diego2 filings
  7. Boulder2 filings
  8. Los Angeles1 filings
  9. Waltham1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Hardware Systems Engineering161 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2071$87,818$109,616$131,435$153,234
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450017-2071$90,230$112,278$134,306$156,354