H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Leader, Hardware Engineering

Occupation profile for Leader, Hardware Engineering covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $191,400.

FY2026 certified median
$191,400
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$188,936–$203,746
Top employer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$184,000$184,000$184,000
FY20254$178,006$178,006$178,006
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$191,400$188,936$203,746

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Leader, Hardware EngineeringFY2024 $184,000; FY2025 $178,006; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $191,400$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$184,000FY2025$178,006FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$191,400Certified median offer, Leader, Hardware EngineeringFY2024 $184,000; FY2025 $178,006; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $191,400$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$184,000FY2025$178,006FY2026*$191,400
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc.11 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc. · Leader, Hardware Engineering11 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 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899