H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Hardware Development Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Hardware Development Engineer covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $127,875.

FY2026 certified median
$127,875
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$103,730–$146,286
Top employer
Infinera Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$100,800$100,800$116,171
FY20258$142,528$113,984$154,707
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$127,875$103,730$146,286

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Hardware Development EngineerFY2024 $100,800; FY2025 $142,528; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,875$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$100,800FY2025$142,528FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$127,875Certified median offer, Senior Hardware Development EngineerFY2024 $100,800; FY2025 $142,528; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,875$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$100,800FY2025$142,528FY2026*$127,875
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Infinera Corporation11 filings
  2. Rockwell Automation, Inc.2 filings
  3. Viavi Solutions, Inc.2 filings
  4. Nokia of America Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Allentown6 filings
  2. Sunnyvale5 filings
  3. Mequon2 filings
  4. San Jose1 filings
  5. Indianapolis1 filings
  6. Morrisville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Infinera Corporation · Senior Hardware Development Engineer11 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
2026-27Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJArea 1090017-2071$77,272$97,614$117,936$138,278
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJArea 1090017-2061$137,467$162,968$188,490$213,990
2026-27Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIArea 3334017-2071$78,395$91,374$104,333$117,312
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690017-2061$88,982$101,754$114,504$127,275
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2061$79,539$106,850$134,181$161,491
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530