H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Hardware Engineer

Occupation profile for Lead Hardware Engineer covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $126,350.

FY2025 certified median
$126,350
Total filings
5
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$124,524–$128,175
Top employer
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$133,663$128,181$139,164
FY20252$126,350$124,524$128,175

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Hardware EngineerFY2024 $133,663; FY2025 $126,350$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$133,663FY2025$126,350Certified median offer, Lead Hardware EngineerFY2024 $133,663; FY2025 $126,350$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$133,663FY2025$126,350
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.3 filings
  2. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.1 filings
  3. Honeywell International Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Pullman3 filings
  2. Phoenix1 filings
  3. San Jose1 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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaArea 530000717-2072$81,016$91,062$101,088$111,134
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2061$105,477$132,579$159,702$186,805
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558