H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Manager, Hardware Engineer

Occupation profile for Manager, Hardware Engineer covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $214,708.

FY2026 certified median
$214,708
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$213,512–$248,186
Top employer
NVIDIA Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)13$214,708$213,512$248,186

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Manager, Hardware EngineerFY2026 (Q1–Q3) $214,708$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$214,708Certified median offer, Manager, Hardware EngineerFY2026 (Q1–Q3) $214,708$0$80k$160k$240kFY2026*$214,708
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. NVIDIA Corporation12 filings
  2. SUMERU TECHNOLOGIES LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara11 filings
  2. Lisle1 filings
  3. Durham1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. NVIDIA Corporation · Manager, Hardware Engineer12 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 4194011-9041$186,264$219,315$252,366$285,418
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2141$74,298$91,853$109,387$126,942
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050011-9041$133,848$158,517$183,206$207,875