H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Hardware Design Engineer covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $138,247.

FY2026 certified median
$138,247
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$130,530–$145,764
Top employer
General Motors
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$128,960$108,150$147,000
FY20251$111,394$111,394$111,394
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$138,247$130,530$145,764

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Hardware Design EngineerFY2024 $128,960; FY2025 $111,394; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $138,247$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$128,960FY2025$111,394FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$138,247Certified median offer, Senior Hardware Design EngineerFY2024 $128,960; FY2025 $111,394; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $138,247$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$128,960FY2025$111,394FY2026*$138,247
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. General Motors2 filings
  2. St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.2 filings
  3. Whirlpool Corporation2 filings
  4. ADTRAN, Inc.1 filings
  5. Aptamitra USA Consulting LLC1 filings
  6. ChargePoint, Inc.1 filings
  7. Danlaw, Inc.1 filings
  8. Loop America Inc.1 filings
  9. Motional AD Inc.1 filings
  10. New Century Block & Chain LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Milpitas2 filings
  2. Sunnyvale2 filings
  3. Benton Harbor2 filings
  4. Warren2 filings
  5. Huntsville1 filings
  6. Campbell1 filings
  7. San Jose1 filings
  8. Novi1 filings
  9. The Dalles1 filings
  10. Jackson1 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
    2026-27Niles, MIArea 3566017-2061$86,757$106,808$126,880$146,931
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2031$98,966$121,202$143,416$165,651
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2061$92,810$112,278$131,747$151,216
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2071$84,302$100,651$117,021$133,370
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2072$94,702$108,805$122,907$137,010
    2026-27Huntsville, ALArea 2662017-2061$95,680$117,770$139,838$161,928
    2026-27Central Oregon nonmetropolitan areaArea 410000717-2071$97,469$111,800$126,131$140,462
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899