H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Staff Hardware Applications Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Staff Hardware Applications Engineer covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $204,901.

FY2025 certified median
$204,901
Total filings
6
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$194,843–$207,065
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$141,500$141,500$146,483
FY20253$204,901$194,843$207,065

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Staff Hardware Applications EngineerFY2024 $141,500; FY2025 $204,901$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$141,500FY2025$204,901Certified median offer, Senior Staff Hardware Applications EngineerFY2024 $141,500; FY2025 $204,901$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$141,500FY2025$204,901
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.4 filings
  2. Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara3 filings
  2. Auburn Hills3 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
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2072$94,702$108,805$122,907$137,010
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899