H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D Engineer Hardware

Occupation profile for R&D Engineer Hardware covers 50 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $168,012.

FY2026 certified median
$168,012
Total filings
50
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$147,235–$199,771
Top employer
Broadcom Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$170,785$151,408$180,003
FY202518$165,748$161,888$196,126
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)22$168,012$147,235$199,771

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, R&D Engineer HardwareFY2024 $170,785; FY2025 $165,748; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $168,012$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$170,785FY2025$165,748FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$168,012Certified median offer, R&D Engineer HardwareFY2024 $170,785; FY2025 $165,748; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $168,012$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$170,785FY2025$165,748FY2026*$168,012
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Broadcom Corporation26 filings
  2. Avago Technologies US Inc.22 filings
  3. Avago Technologies Wireless (USA) Manufacturing LLC1 filings
  4. LSI Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose30 filings
  2. Irvine12 filings
  3. Chandler3 filings
  4. Mendota Heights2 filings
  5. San Diego1 filings
  6. Breinigsville1 filings
  7. Austin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Broadcom Corporation · R&D Engineer Hardware26 filings
  2. Avago Technologies US Inc. · R&D Engineer Hardware22 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2072$97,261$122,803$148,366$173,909
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2072$81,827$104,894$127,941$151,008
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2072$84,822$105,040$125,258$145,475
2026-27Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJArea 1090017-2072$85,925$104,520$123,136$141,731
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358