H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Hardware Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Hardware Engineer covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $155,507.

FY2026 certified median
$155,507
Total filings
17
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$118,414–$199,450
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$180,000$157,035$257,850
FY20255$204,096$180,861$216,894
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$155,507$118,414$199,450

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Hardware EngineerFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $204,096; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $155,507$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$180,000FY2025$204,096FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$155,507Certified median offer, Principal Hardware EngineerFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $204,096; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $155,507$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$180,000FY2025$204,096FY2026*$155,507
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.3 filings
  2. Covidien LP2 filings
  3. Cruise LLC2 filings
  4. BrainScope Company Inc.1 filings
  5. Brambles USA Inc1 filings
  6. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.1 filings
  7. Cisco Systems, Inc.1 filings
  8. Medtronic, Inc.1 filings
  9. Micron Technology, Inc.1 filings
  10. Ruckus Wireless LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego3 filings
  2. San Jose3 filings
  3. San Francisco2 filings
  4. Santa Clara2 filings
  5. North Haven2 filings
  6. Tempe1 filings
  7. Palo Alto1 filings
  8. Sunnyvale1 filings
  9. Westford1 filings
  10. Chevy Chase1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
    2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530017-2031$84,968$99,362$113,776$128,170
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186011-9041$170,477$203,507$236,558$269,589
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2071$87,818$109,616$131,435$153,234
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2072$81,827$104,894$127,941$151,008
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790017-2072$103,168$124,197$145,226$166,254